SPECIAL: 100 Years: Imposed governance system “took away” part of Haudenosaunee identity

Mohawk Royanni Allen MacNaughton spoke to the group gathered at the HCCC council building. (Photo by Austin Evans)

100 years: Imposed governance brought violence, disrupted Haudenosaunee identity Royanni says By Austin Evans Writer Though Canada tried to depose the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC) government 100 years ago, the hereditary chiefs continue to fight for Haudenosaunee rights. On October 7, 1924 the Royal Canadian Mounted Police raided the HCCC council house forcibly removing all signs of the HCCC. Mohawk Royanni Allen McNaughton spoke to a small crowd at the HCCC council house on Fourth Line October 7, 2024 to mark the 100th anniversary of the “attack” on Haudenosaunee sovereignty. Chief MacNaughton highlighted how HCCC tradition and structure had been eroded in the past 100 years, especially with how people get information. “I’m not offended personally but it used to be when I grew up you went to visit old…

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