On April 28, 2012, a thousand Canadians from across Southern Ontario participated in the Walk, Rally, and Potluck for Peace, Respect, and Friendship and joined with Indigenous land defenders and families who are tired of the inaction and disrespect shown by all levels of Canadian government, to demand that Six Nations land rights be respected.
OFL staff and Aboriginal Circle members helped to plan the event and attended the rally in Kanonhstaton, the “protected place”—a site of Haudenosaunee land reclamation and defense. Located on the boundary between the Six Nation reserve and the settler town of Caledonia, Kanonhstaton has brought Indigenous land rights to the forefront of national attention over and over again in the past six years, gaining prominence rarely seen in land occupations since the 1990 Oka standoff.
In the six years since the reclamation began, the Federal government, which is, according to Canadian laws, in charge of dealing with land claims, has done nothing to bring resolution to the issue.
In communities all along the Grand River, meetings to keep the dialogue going and to build on the momentum of the walk have been set to take place throughout the spring and summer.
