On September 19, on a property in Cajeme, Sonora, personnel from the public prosecutor's office located skeletal remains and yesterday confirmed that they correspond to five members of the Yaqui ethnic group. Photo Cristina Gómez Lima Cajeme, Sonora.
The media coverage by AP and many news outlets has been mediocre, and failed to point out that Bacum Yaqui, south of the Arizona border, have been fighting the Sempra gas pipeline, promoted by the state and federal governments. La Jornada points out that it is this opposition to megaprojects that led to the kidnapping of 10 men from Bacum Pueblo, when they went for a cow for a traditional feast. Earlier, Bacum Yaqui said the Mexican military planted drugs in their community in an attempt to dismantle their Yaqui traditional guard. As families held out hope for the safe return of the kidnapped men, the remains of five were confirmed on Monday, found in a stream bed near the remote camp of a criminal gang. Investigators were fired on and killed two of the assailants during the search. -- Censored News.
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Translated article by La Jornada
CAJAME, Sonora, Mexico -- Yaqui in Bacum Pueblo said that the kidnapping of ten men, and confirmed murder of five of the men, from their community is the result of their opposition to megaprojects supported by the state and federal governments.
Bacum Yaqui are opposed to Sempra's gas pipeline planned for construction across the state of Sonora. In their original homeland of Yoeme (Yaqui) south of the Arizona border, Yaqui said Sempra's megaproject would directly affect their culture, language, religion, and their relationship with the land, including farming areas and medicinal plants.
MNN. 27 Sep. 2021. This Notice was sent by Registered Mail to McGill University for illegal construction on Mohawk rotinoshonni land. We Mohawk kanienkehaka have inalienable rights to this land and have received no notification. We need to be put on the agenda. We own this land and they do not have our permission. We want an investigation of our property which may be a crime scene.
LISTEN, THEY THINK THEY’RE GONNA KILL OUR MOUNTAIN. NOT AS LONG AS WE’RE ALIVE.
NOTICE: Men’s Fire of the Six Nations Grand River Territory
542 Mohawk Rd., ON N0A 1H0 226 388 4191
27/09/2021
Attention: Office de Consultation Publique de Montréal
Attention: The Public Consultation (Site of the Former Royal Victoria Hospital):
I am writing to request a formal hearing session to express the following issues prior to any construction associated with the project:
Introduction:
Kahnawake, Akwesasne, Six Nations and all kanienkehaka are the original people of the territory and as such are; Haudenosaunee Iroquois Confederacy onkwehonweh meaning we are not citizens of either Canada or the United States or Quebec. As Haudenosaunee Iroquois Confederacy onkwehonweh,
The Commissioner is on Notice to effectively notify the proper Authorities of any development to this property (Former Royal Victoria Hospital)
As per: The Two Row Wampum, and Silver Covenant Chain Wampum, the onkwehonweh (original peoples) have inherent treaty rights on the territory of tionitiohtià:kon (Montreal), as nor we nor our ancestors have ever relinquished their sovereignty from the beginning of time. The City of Montreal acknowledges that the Haudenosaunee Iroquois Confederacy have never ceded their territory. There has never been any surrender of any of our territories.
McGill University was initially built with money taken from the Indian Trust Fund in 1850, supposed to be given back to the rotinoshonni. The reimbursement process for these loans has not been implemented yet by the City of Montreal nor McGill University.
The Constitution of 1982 legislation allows us to exercise the following:
Haudenosaunee have inherent outright claim to this property
No Consultation has been conducted to-date
Onkwehonweh have strong suspicions from our elders in the community of buried bodies of our people at various locations on site.
kahentinetha, rotiskariwakeh [spitting bear clan], wishes to have a meeting with the Commissioner ASAP.
1701 Great Peace of Montreal when the French sued for peace with the rotinoshonni after 100 years of defeat.
Fiduciary Obligation
There are two ways in which fiduciary obligation may arise between the Crown and Indigenous Peoples. (Haudenosaunee):
When the Crown has discretionary control over a specific or cognizable aboriginal interest, (“SUI GENERIS fiduciary obligation”)
Where the Crown has undertaken to exercise its discretionary control over a legal or substantial practical interest in the best interests of a beneficiary (the “AD HOC fiduciary relationship”)
Case Law: Williams Lake Indian Band v Canada, Coldwater Indian Band v Canada (Indian Affairs and Northern Affairs)
The Hodiskeagehda (Men’s Fire of the Kahnawake, Akwesasne, and Six Nation Territory) are presenting to you your responsibility to honor and act in accordance to the kaianerenko:wa (Iroquois Great Law of Peace), the teiohate Two Row Wampum, and the Silver Convonant Chain.
The Iroquois of turtle island have never relinquished their sovereignty to allow the proposed repurposing of the site of the former Royal Victoria Hospital. Allow me to remind you of your legislation:
Bomberry v. Ontario (Minister of Revenue) (Ont. Div. Ct.), 1989 CanLII 4300 (ON SC)
It is clear that neither the province nor the federal government can extend their administrative power beyond their constitutional reach, the charter of rights, particularly in a way that trenches upon the exclusive legislative authority of the other order of government, or the universal human rights of individuals. Please contact us if you have any questions, concerns or complaints.
Respectfully submitted by the Hodiskeagehda (Men’s Fire of the Kahnawake, Akwesasne, and Six Nation Territories)
Signed by:
Wifred Davey, Secretary for the Hodiskeagehda Wilfred Davey (Latudalasluni), Six Nations Grand River Territory. wilfreddavey@gmail.com
ROTISKEHRAKETEH ROBBIE ROBERTSON makes it as simple as it gets: “You’re in Indian country. This is Indian Country.”
Update Oct. 3, 2021: Bacum Yaqui Removed from Mexico President's Unveiling of 'Justice Plan.' Bacum Yaqui said identification of remains was not credible.
Bacum Yaqui were uninvited and removed as Mexico's President presented his so-called 'Justice Plan,' in Vicam, Sonora, south of the Arizona border. Bacum Yaqui are demanding the return of their kidnapped family members alive, and say the identification of remains by the government, of five of the ten men, is not credible. When they were kidnapped, the men at Bacum Yaqui Pueblo were serving as security guards. Bacum Yaqui continues its long resistance to the Sonora gas pipeline and mining in Sonora, south of the Arizona border. Bacum Yaqui said the President's 'Justice Plan' will not halt the theft of Yaqui River, by the Independence Aqueduct, for the City of Hermosillo. Bacum Yaqui said that before the men were kidnapped, the Mexican military planted drugs in their community in an attempt to dismantle the traditional Yaqui security guards. -- Grieta Collective at Censored News.
The Attorney General of Sonora said that DNA testing has confirmed the remains of five of the 10 missing Yaqui from Bacum Pueblo. The remains were found at Chichiquelite Ranch in Cajeme municipality, where the search continues along a stream bed.
The ten men from Bacum Pueblo were kidnapped when they went for a cow for a traditional feast. Yaqui, in their traditional Yoeme homeland south of the Arizona border, have been fighting energy corporations and the theft of their water.
Bacum Yaqui were kidnapped at gunpoint on July 15. In Bacum, Yaqui have been fighting a gas pipeline. Prior to the kidnappings, Bacum Yaqui said the Mexican military planted drugs in their community in an attempt to dismantle their traditional guards.
Now, lithium, in demand for electric cars, laptops and cellphones, is targeted for mining in the state of Sonora. Around the world, Indigenous Peoples are now the victims of lithium mining.
In nearby Vicam Pueblo, Water Protector Tomas Rojo -- among those leading efforts to protect Yaqui River water from theft by an aqueduct for the City of Hermosillo -- was brutally assassinated after being kidnapped in May.
On Sunday, the Attorney General in Sonora said based on the scientific tests, the remains of five of the 10 kidnapped and disappeared from Bacum Pueblo were identified. They are:
Photo of search by Sonora Attorney General's Office
Indigenous Sami women greet Zapatistas in Lapland, Sami ancestral territory occupied by Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. They were welcomed on the Kola Peninsula. Twitter photo.
By Brenda Norrell Censored News
English/Espanol
Indigenous Sami women in the far north welcomed delegates from the Zapatistas Journey for Life, which arrived earlier in Vienna, Austria.
Colectivo Armadillo said, "The Sami coordination has been sharing experiences with the Zapatista delegation about the Sami way of life: Who the Sami people are and where they are heading as an indigenous group in northern Europe."
"They shared aspects about what kind of fish is used for human consumption traditionally. They also talked about the environmental impact on the rivers that have reduced the quantity and quality of fish."
Photo courtesy Colectivo Armadillo
"They have been facing the invasive species that were introduced in the Russian side in the 60's and 70's. Climate change has also allowed those species to reproduce more quickly affecting the endemic species provoking a drastic reduction in their population."
Photo courtesy Colectivo Armadillo
"There have been initially restrictions imposed to the Sami people about fishing, but nowadays it is forbidden, although more tourists are coming to the area to do fishing."
"They also shared an amazing landscape, talked about the local flora, while walking along the riverbanks, and making juice from berries collected during the day."
Photo courtesy Colectivo Armadillo
Sami women extending welcome and solidarity in August.
(Above) In August, Sami women extended their welcome and solidarity. "Solidarity greeting from the Sámi territory on August 13," said Aili Keskitalo (President of the Sámi Parliament) and Eva Maria Fjellheim (member of the Sámi co-ordination for the Journey for Life."
Sami women welcome Zapatistas in Lapland, their ancestral territory occupied by Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. They were welcomed on the Kola Peninsula. Listen to the song of support, welcoming the Zapatistas to the land of the Sami. Here's the greeting from Sápmi where the Zapatista delegation is visiting right now. https://twitter.com/i/status/1441462896517652480
Zapatistas welcomed to far north Sami ancestral land.
Sami women joined Water Protectors defending the sacred water and land in Standing Rock in October of 2016.
Above -- Sami Women at Standing Rock, Oct. 2016. Watch video of the Sami women's song:
La coordinación Sami ha estado compartiendo experiencias con la delegación zapatista sobre el modo de vida Sami: quienes son y a donde se dirigen como grupo indígena del norte de Europa. Compartieron aspectos sobre la pesca tradicional y el tipo de peces que se consume. También se habló sobre el impacto ambiental de las granjas de peces que han traído al territorio Sápmi especies invasoras desde el lado ruso entre los años 60’s y 70’s. El cambio climático ha permitido a esas especies reproducirse más rápidamente afectando a las especies endémicas y una drástica reducción de sus poblaciones. Inicialmente hubieron restricciones de pesca, pero ahora la pesca está completamente prohibida, aunque más y más turistas llegan a la zona a practicar la pesca ilegal. También compartieron sus maravillosos paisajes, hablaron sobre la flora local, mientras caminaban a la margen de los ríos y hacían jugo de las bayas colectadas.
