Anishinabeg Clan Council and Warrior Gathering

https://www.gofundme.com/f/anishinabeg-clan-council-and-warrior-gathering

This is being organized by ACTION - Anishinaabek Clans to Invoke our Nation www.anishinaabek.com A forming collective of this initiative. This Gathering is intended to identify Leadership, Hereditary Chiefs lineage, Clan Mothers, Council Fires, rekindle our Ogitchida Warrior Society, seek Organizers for this Collective and most importantly develop a Charter and Constitution to establish a Non-Profit for our Organization so we organize more effectively in our efforts, seek grants and to be accountable.

In 2019 a group from our Communities rallied at the Union of Ontario to meet with the Grand Council and to smoke Pipe and speak on the UOI's Anishinabek Governance Agreement. https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/protesters-hold-rally-to-stop-the-anishinabek-governance-agreement-1.4800759?cache=yes%3FclipId%3D375756%3FcontactForm%3Dtrue

Former Grand Chief of the AFN/National Indian Brotherhood, Del Riley from Chippewas of the Thames stood with us and we were denied at the last minute from these so called Leaders.

We were successful in defeating this Self Termination Agreement in majority of our Communities however we need to organize more strongly as the efforts to create us as municipalities and exterminate our inherent rights and lands is moving faster the more agreements and settlements our people are accepting with Canada and Ontario.

We need to organize and separate from the current Indian Act Chief and Council and their Orgs and advocate and represent ourselves as Clans who have the legitimate title to our rights and lands. We need to be united as a organization to advocate for those in our communities also whos are being bullied and rights violated by these Indian Act colonial Bands. We need to build an Organization to do this.

We plan on having the gathering between January and February in so called Tiny Township, at the host community Territory of the Council Fire of the Otter/Beaver Clan. We need to raise funds to secure Wildfire Lodge an Outfitters Venue

https://www.facebook.com/WildfireLodge which can accommodate our needs which includes rooms for an estimated 40 People.

If you'd like to help organize the gathering contact Johnny Hawke. communications@anishinaabek.net

GO FUND ME LINK

https://www.gofundme.com/f/anishinabeg-clan-council-and-warrior-gathering

Anishinabek Land Defender Calls on Tiny to Protect Species At Risk

Beausoleil First Nation, Christian Island, ON

Indigenous Land Defender from Gchimnissing Anishinabek (Beausoleil First Nation) is calling upon Tiny Township Council to follow in the steps of his community to help the Federally protected Forked Three-awned Grass.

Johnny Hawke of Christian Island who helped lead a blockade that stopped the construction of North Simcoe Landfill (Dump Site 41) to protect the Aliston Aquifier in 2009 wants Tiny Council to halt its planned construction of its Administration Building where the Forked Three-awned Grass is growing adjacent to the proposed site. 

“My Community had to reconsider the proposed site of two key infrastructure plans, our Community Centre as well as a proposed Public Works Facility on a field purchased on Cedar Point Road in Tiny Township because of this Ice Age Grass.” Says Hawke.    

The Species at Risk Act is a federal government commitment to provide legal protection of wildlife species and the conservation of their biological diversity. The purposes of the Act are to prevent Canadian indigenous species, subspecies, and distinct populations from becoming extirpated or extinct, to provide for the recovery of endangered or threatened species.

Forked Three-awned Grass is a hardy annual plant that occurs in Canada at only a handful of sites. Christian Island, Beausoleil First Nation is home to one of the largest populations of this endangered species. In 2006 The Parks Canada Agency and Beausoleil First Nation have partnered together to help recover this endangered species. 

Hawke also cites and raises Treaty concerns in this issue and claims Tiny Township is occupying lands that his People was never compensated for and that Tiny needs to be environmental stewards of his Nations illegally occupied Territory he claims. 

“We never have been properly compensated in the 1795 Penetanguishene Purchase Treaty # 5, The Lakes Simcoe Purchase of 1815, Treaty # 16 and the Lake Simcoe-Nottawasaga Treaty# 18 which encompass 250,000 Acres that Simcoe County unlawfully occupies. The Chippewa Tri Council submitted this outstanding injustice to Canada’s Specific Claims Branch in 1990 but Canada refused to accept this matter at that time.” explains Hawke. The Chippewa Tri Council consists the Beausoleil, Georgina Island and Rama First Nations. 

In 2018 the Williams Treaty Settlement Agreement between Seven First Nations including the Chippewa Tri Councol, Ontario and Canada resolved a land issue regarding 13 Million Acres of the 1931 Williams Treaty Surrender which involved lands separate of the Preconfederation Treaties that Hawke mentions.

“In the 2018 Williams Treaty Settlement, Ontario and Canada ensure they will renew ongoing treaty relationship and foster reconciliation and understanding. Allowing a municipality to illegally occupy our Lands and be unaccountable to the Federal Species Act Risk Act violates this 2018 Agreement and is discriminatory action where we’re made to follow but Tiny Council is exempt.” claims Hawke. 

Hawke who erected a 5 Week blockade of Awenda Provincial Parkin 2019 and set up a Tipi in several location in Tiny Township for Land and Shoreline Rights is no stranger to Occupations and takings claims to Court. He Self Represented for his actions in which the Crown who wanted to pursue charges of Mischief, Breach of Probation for his actions dropped their case after Hawke presented Constitutional Challenge and specific arguments in 2020. 

Hawke plans on organizing a peaceful educational and arts action to raise awareness on these issues but has not disclosed what that will entail. 

He is also calling upon community member of Tiny to support and work in unity with him of these complex matter in unity with Stop the Build.

“We are in the era of Truth and Reconciliation which goes beyond tokenism and wearing an orange shirt for one day in September.” Says Hawke.  

Link to Go Fund Me

https://www.gofundme.com/f/landback-camp-in-tiny-township

LAND BACK CAMP FUNDRAISER

https://www.gofundme.com/f/landback-camp-in-tiny-township

Hi my name is Johnny Hawk and I normally don't do Go Fund Me as I practice being self sufficient however a matter has come up where I need help setting up an Occupation as I using timing in this month of September as strategy. I am trying to raise $1300 to set up a LAND BACK camp.

For the Past 13 years, to raise issue of Historic Land, Treaty and Environmental issues I've shut down successfully a proposed dump where Toronto would've brought its garbage into our Territories, I set up a Cultural Cabin in Awenda Provincial Park, blocked the entrance to the Park for 5 Weeks and occupied Private Lands on Beach in Tiny for all to access the shore in our Stolen Lands of the Chippewa Tri Council. I also successful in Court where Crown wanted pursue charges backed down as I self represented with International and Constitutional Law.

Today to combat Tiny Township proposed build on lands of Chipoewa Tri Council on Treaty 5, 16, 18 lands that we never compensated for aka Stolen Land. I need help with funds for Fuel to harvest Tipi Poles. Firewood, Signs to set up this Educational and Art and Reconciliation Camp in an undisclosed area. ASAP. I will be occupying to raise and bring our outstanding claims attention and educate the settler community. To Donate click the above link. Please Help Share.