Here We Go Again. Who's In Charge?

Once more, Caledonia is in the midst of a land dispute with members of the Six Nations Reserve.  But this time there is a different twist.  The question still though is; Who's is really in charge?

Negotiations apparently were successful between the "elected council of the Six Nations" and a land developer in the Caledonia area.  Despite that the land agreement was made, and the Six Nations received money for the sale of the land, it did not go well.

The "hereditary council" did not like the deal.  The hereditary council does not recognize the elected council.   The end result is that members who support the hereditary council camped out on the land in question as a demonstration against the deal.  The developer who has paid for the land, and has an agreement with the Elected Council applied for a court order for the demonstrators vacate the land in question.

The Ontario Provincial Police arrived and removed the demonstrators so that development could resume.  The hereditary council then returned to the blocking off of Argyle Street and the Hiway 6 bypass.  Fires have been lit with tires across Argyle Street and of course the opportunity has risen for demonstration, protest, and destruction.

This is a near repeat of the stand off when Douglas Creek Estates development was occupied.  There were 29 fully functional homes already built when the hereditary council demanded the land be returned to them.  At that time the McGuinty government of Ontario bought the land from the developer and gave it to the protestors who have since fenced off the area declaring it theirs.  The 29 homes have been destroyed completely and there isn't a trace of them left.  This is the work of the hereditary council it appears.

One of the excuses used that land needed to be taken so Six Nations could use it for housing.  So far nothing has been done, the houses that were built are gone and the land just sits.  The hereditary council have claimed victory so now they are looking at doing the same with this new development.

Here's the rub as I understand it.  The Elected Council is suppose to be in charge.  They have been elected by the people of the Six Nations.  The elected chief is a young and intelligent person.  He is popular and is well educated.  He is perhaps one of the best chiefs that has ever been elected.

So what is going on?  The hereditary council wants to be in control.  They want their positions restored, meaning that the voices of the people of the Six Nations is meaningless and of no importance.  Those who support the hereditary council appear to be happy with being told what to do by a group who's hereditary back ground is being questioned as to the proof that they in fact have a hereditary claim.

So who's in charge?  That's the question.  Who is in charge?  Why are the people's voice not being heard as to who they want to be in charge.  This has been the problem across Canada.  The elected councils are being ignored by the hereditary councils who have this desire of power.

The end result is that like the Douglas Creek Estates, nothing will be done with the land and it will just sit there undeveloped, not even used by the Six Nations themselves, and this is the victory that the hereditary council believe is great.

Meanwhile the people's voice of the Six Nations is being ignored and pushed aside by the hereditary council and their supporters.  It needs to be known that the hereditary council does not represent the majority of the people living on Six Nations.  The majority voice is being squashed and ignored.

So who's in charge; and why are the majority of the people not standing up and saying enough is enough and support the Elected Council.