,FIR/ ,NATIONS 9 ,CANADA3 ,:5 ,PROP]TY ,LAW ,DOES ,NOT ,APPLY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,&REW ,FLOOD 

,TEXT 3 

,NORMALLY ! SETTLEM5T ( CLAIMS TO PROP]TY >E SOME?+ ! C\RT SY/EM TAKES V]Y S]I\SLY4 ,! V]Y F\NDATION ( CAPITALISM AFT] ALL IS ?AT SOME P]SON CAN CLAIM [N]%IP ( A PIECE ( L&1 & ?R\< ?AT [N]%IP *>GE O!RS R5T TO USE IT4 

,OR ?AT [N]%IP ( MA*9]Y CAN BE US$ TO TAKE MO/ ( ! VALUE ( :AT ! WORK]S US+ ! MA*9ES PRODUCE TO SELL = PR(IT4 ,OBVI\SLY SU* A SY/EM DEP5DS ON ! C\RTS & ! ?REAT ( VIOL5CE TO PREV5T ?OSE ACTUALLY DO+ ! WORK OR LIV+ ON ! L& TELL+ ! '[N]' TO GET LO/4 

,! MAJOR EXCEPTION IS :5 ?OSE ) ! LEGAL CLAIMS >E FROM ! ,FIR/ ,NATIONS1 9 P>TICUL> :5 ! CLAIM IS ONE ( COLLECTIVE [N]%IP BY A COMMUNITY TO ! L&4 ,!N RA!R ?AN USUAL PATT]N ( C>EFUL 9VE/IGATION & PROMPT DECISIONS WE SEE ! MO/ ABSURD 'SALES' TREAT$ AS VALID1 LEGAL DOCUM5TS ALL BUT TORN UP & LEGAL PROCESSES DRAWN \T = DECADES )\T CONCLUSION4 ,MEAN:ILE ! C\RTS >E US$ TO SUPPRESS ! PROTE/S ( ?OSE :O APPE> TO HAVE ! BE/ LEGAL CLAIM TO [N]%IP4 

,9 #aiie ,TY5D9AGA ,MOHAWKS SUBMITT$ AN (FICIAL L& CLAIM :I* 9CLUD$ ! GRAVEL QU>RY WORK$ BY ,?URL[ ,AGGREGATES4 ,IT TOOK TILL #bc = ! CLAIM TO BE ACKN[L$G$ AS LEGITIMATE BY ! ,CANADIAN GOV]NM5T4 ,YET ?IS DID NOT HALT ! QU>RY+1 ! ,ONT>IO GOV]NM5T CONT9U$ TO R5EW ! LIC5SE TO ,?URL[ & ?\S&S ( TRUCKLOADS ( GRAVEL CONT9U$ TO LEAVE4 

,ANO!R OCCUPATION BEGAN ,FEBRU>Y #bf :5 MEMB]S ( ,SIX ,NATIONS RECLAIM$ ! ,D\GLAS ,CREEK ,E/ATES BORD]+ ,CAL$ONIA4 ,!IR CLAIM IS BAS$ ON ! FACT ?AT ! SO CALL$ AGREEM5T :]E !Y W]E SAID TO HAVE SURR5D]$ ?IS L& WAS OBVI\SLY 9VALID4 ,YET F> FROM WAIT+ ON ! SIDEL9ES UNTIL ! C\RTS RESOLV$ ?IS ! POLICE 9 ,APRIL MOV$ 9 TO EVICT !M4 

,SO :Y DON'T ! ,CANADIAN C\RTS JUMP TO ! DEF5SE ( 9DIG5\S PROP]TY RI<TS 9 ! MANN] !Y W\LD IF WORK]S OCCUPI$ A FACTORY OR T5ANTS REFUS$ TO PAY R5T TO A L&LORD8 

,FUNDAM5TALLY !Y FACE ! PROBLEM ?AT C\RTS ALL OV] ! ,AM]ICAS FACE4 ,CAPITALISM 9 ! ,AM]ICAS WAS BUILT \T ( A MASSIVE !FT :]E ! EXI/5CE ( ! 9DIG5\S POPULATIONS :O W]E LIV+ ON ! L& WAS NOT EV5 RECOGNIZ$4 ,9DIG5\S NATIONS ?AT TRI$ TO DEF5D !IR USAGE W]E MURD]$4 ,MANY W]E 5SLAV$ 9 ! M9ES & ! E/ATES ( ! NEW [N]S4 ,ACROSS ! ,AM]ICA'S ANY LEGAL SY/EM ?AT RECOGNIZ$ ! DE FACTO CLAIM TO ! L& BY ?OSE :O HAD BE5 LIV+ ON IT W\LD UND]M9E ! BASE ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN CAPITALISM4 

,HI/ORIC CONDITIONS 9 ,CANADA MEANT ?AT H]E MORE ?AN ELSE:]E ! COLONIAL P[] WAS =C$ TO CONC$E SOME RECOGNITION ?AT !RE W]E PEOPLE ALREADY LIV+ ON ! L&4 ,LEGAL TREATIES RECOGNIZ+ ?IS >E ?US MORE COMMON & ( QUITE REC5T ORIG94 ,YET AT ! SAME TIME A SIGNIFICANT W+ ( CAPITALISM 9 ,CANADA MAKES IT PR(ITS FROM ! MASSIVE EXTRACTION ( RES\RCES FROM ! L& COV]$ BY SU* TREATIES4 

,A SPE$Y & FAIR RESOLUTION ( ! L& DISPUTES W\LD BE A MAJOR PROBLEM = !SE CORPORATIONS & ! C\RTS & GOV]NM5T KN[ ?IS4 ,?IS IS :Y LA/ ,AUGU/ ,CANADA WAS ONE ( ONLY F\R C\NTRIES TO VOTE AGA9/ A ,U,N DECL>ATION ON 9DIG5\S RI<TS4 

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,*RONOLOGY 3 
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