Six Nations Police and Ministry of Transport truck inspections raise community concerns

 By Lynda Powless Editor SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND-A political misstep could have come close to a confrontation Tuesday (Dec.19, 2023) when Six Nations Police invited the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to conduct vehicle checks on large trucks passing through Six Nations without the approval of either the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC) or Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) . Turtle Island News received calls from community members of trucks being pulled over and inspected including opening the doors to look inside. Mohawk Chief Allen MacNaughton said the MTO “has no authority at Six Nations and shouldn’t be here, and the Six Nations Police have no authority to call them in.” He said the HCCC was not contacted or consulted by Six Nations Police. Not just the HCCC wasn’t made…

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