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Who We Are
 We are a group that includes local Caledonia residents, members of the labor movement, community activists and representatives from Six Nations who have joined together to support the reclamation of the Douglas Creek Estates. We believe that the Six Nations people have been cheated of their land rights, and that the Canadian government needs to honor existing treaties with Six Nations and deal with them on a nation to nation basis. .


Our Goals
 The goal of our coalition is to build a broad spectrum of support to pressure the Canadian provincial and federal governments to:

  1. Immediately return full title of the Douglas Creek Estates to the Six Nations people.
  2. Drop all criminal charges against all Six Nations people stemming from the resistance to the unprovoked April 20 OPP raid on the reclamation site. Furthermore we believe that the government should not lay any new charges on Six Nations people for defending their land and their rights.
  3. Immediately begin full negotiations on a nation to nation basis with the Six Nations people to swiftly, fairly and peacefully resolve all outstanding land claims concerning the Haldimand tract.
  4. We will work to educate people in Caledonia and elsewhere about the issue of Six Nations land rights and the wider issue of indigenous sovereignty on Turtle Island / the Americas.
  5. We look forward to a future where the people of Caledonia and the people of Six Nations can heal the divisions within our communities and come together in peace and understanding.

The focus of our work will be to develop and build the widest possible solidarity and action in support of the reclamation of Douglas Creek Estates through the following initiatives.

What we will do:
  1. We will work within the Caledonian community to overcome the racism and hatred which has been whipped up against Six Nations people. We will do this by peacefully engaging Caledonians within the anti-native demonstrations, bringing information about Six Nations door to door within the community, organizing within the high schools, and by encouraging community dialogue and discussion within public forums and events.
  2. We will work to build political, financial, and active support within the trade union movement for the people of Six Nations. This will include encouraging trade union locals to pass motions of support and to send solidarity donations and delegations to Six Nations but will also involve encouraging unions to organize within their own locals to educate their membership about the issues and take political action in support of initiatives to meet our goals.
  3. We will work with other community organizations and progressive networks regionally, nationally and internationally to share information and resources in support of the Six Nations struggle.

Our coalition currently has representation and participation from native and non-native Caledonia residents, Six Nations residents, as well as members of CAW 707, CAW 555, CAW 88, CUPE 3903, CUPE 3906, CUPE 5167, USWA 1005, USWA 1998, the CUPE National Aboriginal Council, the McMaster Indigenous Studies Program, the Six Nations youth group “Spirit of the Youth”, the Niagara and District Labour Council, and the McMaster University Community. (Note: the listing of these organizations does not imply that the organization as a whole supports or is a member of the coalition, but identifies the organizational affiliation of those present at our meetings).

Mission Statement and Goals - printable page (pdf)

We can be reached at Contact us or by phone at 289-284-0154.

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