The Treaty Rights of the Six Nations

Treaty Rights are about Indigenous sovereignty and selfdetermination.

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 nonviolently 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