Six Nations community members take long awaited stand as historic land claim case continues

By Barbara Latkowski Writer It’s not just about a parcel of land, it’s about relationships, for Phil Monture from Six Nations of the Grand River (SNGR). “It’s been over a 50-year journey. It’s about remembering those before us,” Monture said. “And I hope we get justice,” Monture said. Six Nations (SGNR) has waited over 31 years since suing Canada and Ontario over sold land and mismanaged trust funds spanning more than 150-years. Under the 1784 Haldimand Proclamation, the Crown granted 950,000 acres of land to SNGR in Ontario, known as the Haldimand Tract, in return for their alliance during the Revolutionary War. Monture took to the stand for the first time last Wednesday for the decades long land claim that finally went to trial on Monday in Toronto. Today, the…

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