The Treaty Rights of the Six Nations

Treaty Rights are about Indigenous sovereignty and self-

determination.

Treaty Rights are certain rights that were reserved by indigenous

peoples when they signed treaties with settler societies in the

wake of European colonization.

So why can First Nations hunt in Short Hills Provincial Park?

The Albany Deed, or the Nanfan Treaty, is a treaty signed in

1701 between John Nanfan on behalf of the British Crown and

the Iroquois Confederacy, or the Haudenosaunee, which is a

confederacy of Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca

Nations, and joined by Tuscarora Nations in 1722. This Iroquois

Confederacy is also known as the Six Nations of the Grand

River.

This treaty gives Haudenosaunee hunters the right to hunt on

their traditional grounds, which includes Short Hills.

This treaty pre-dates the provincial park designation by the

Ministry of Natural Resources, related laws, and rural

development in the area.

Regardless of any arguments against the hunt, the Treaty Rights

need to be respected.

For more information, research any of the bolded terms and read

the treaty:

www.sixnations.ca/LandsResources/NanFanTreaty.pdf

Supporters of Haudenosaunee right to hunt.

We are citizens and community members and we are Treaty

people. We aim to honour the Treaties and would like to see that

the Nanfan treaty is honoured by all. We believe as members of

this community and as settlers in the Haudenosaunee territory

encompassed by the Nanfan Treaty that it is our responsibility to

be here in support of the Haudenosaunee hunters. We work non-

violently and by the invitation of the hunters. At the moment we

are small in numbers but affirm, by our presence on this ground,

the social justice inherent in affirming Treat rights and

responsibilities. We encourage others in this territory to support

the hunters and their Treaty rights through non-violent social

action and support.

Nathan Cecckin, Teaching Assistant at Brock

Grace Channer, PhD student, Teaching Assistant at Brock

Margot Francis, Associate Professor, WGST, Brock

Peter Haresnape, Toronto Christian Peacemaker Teams

Jodielynn Harrison, Teaching Assistant at Brock

Karen Hoffman, Teaching Assistant at Brock

Mike Hyde, community activist

Luke Kalfleish, MA student, Teaching Assistant at Brock

Derek Lindman, Social Justice Educator

Andrew McCloud, activist

Mandy Page, community member

H. Patterson, community member

Carrie Peters, Toronto Christian Peacemaker Teams

Alex Tigchelaar, MA student, Teaching Assistant at Brock

Cecilia Turnbull, MA student, Teaching Assistant at Brock

Sherri Vansickle, Six Nations

Ron Walker, community activist

Chuck Wright, Winnipeg Christian Peacemaker Teams

Anna Zwanzig, Teaching Assistant at Brock