Six Nations Elected Council’s (SNEC) long awaited land claim trial is continuing this week. And, interestingly enough Haudenosaunee oral history is being played out as part of SNEC’s claim to land rights at Grand River. The testimony itself is revealing since all of it is based on a time period prior to the existence of the elected council, a political machinery imposed by the Canadian government, you remember them, the guys they are actually fighting in court. So, it shouldn’t come as any surprise when community members become confused about who’s history is being played out, who the characters are and why SNEC uses a political history that political system cannot call its own. Of course, it is a lot simpler for Canada and Ontario to take on SNEC. SNEC…
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