Why Haudenosaunee women are central to advocating for land rights, from Oka to Caledonia – CBC

Aug 26, 2020
‘As rights holders, we should be the ones consulted,’ says activist Ellen Gabriel

According to the Haudenosaunee worldview, all issues regarding land fall on the responsibility of women.

It’s why a group of women from Six Nations of the Grand River are opposing the use of injunctions against their community members who have been occupying a housing development outside Caledonia, Ont., since July 19.

It’s been renamed 1492 Land Back Lane.

The group has faced court injunctions saying they must vacate the site, but the women said in a statement issued through the Yellowhead Institute on Tuesday that injunctions deny their inherent right to the land.

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