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Confederacy Council (Continued from page 4) rent dispute between various parties and groups at Six Nations are internal to the community. While I have had the privilege of assisting numerous individuals and organizations at Six Nations over the years, I am merely a technician. My competence, representation, and advocacy are confined to Canadian and provincial legal issues. It would be inappropriate for me to involve myself in the community's internal governance and disputes of this kind. I am Secwepemc, not Haudenosaunee." Hill concluded by saying, "All these people and all these events were somehow trying to take out Detlor and HDI but more importantly this council. It's a direct hit by the government to try and take you out." Hill then announced she was taking a leave of absence from her role with HDI. The chiefs then had opportunity to speak regarding their family's position on the problems surrounding HDI - some support, some clan families are split, some in direct opposition - but it was clear on the matter of HDI and Detlor's work within it, the Confederacy does not have consensus. Cayuga Hoyane Sam General spoke and said the Great Law states that when there is a presence in the territory that is a disruption to peace that there is protocol to deal with those matters. General spoke directly to Detlor saying he addressed these concerns a year ago, saying there was disruption then and it has continued since and was never resolved. General again spoke directly to Detlor in Gayogohono. He then began in English and said, "As of today I'm saying that you're relieved of your responsibility with HDI. You walk out that door, you're not allowed back into our territory. Once you're gone that's it you can't come back into our territory." General said, "That's the message I carry. When you go out that door you don't come back in." Mohawk Clanmother Shirley Hill also spoke saying she agreed with General. "What I see is the same as Sam. I hate to say it. This man here [Detlor] calls himself Haudenosaunee, Mohawk. That's what you call yourself?, the clan mother asked Detlor. "You brought awful things to our people," Hill said. "If you don't know who you are it will show. There's a lot of things that my people have been telling me; a lot of things. The disrespect. That's not the way its supposed to be. You see how upset the people are." Hill addressed the council saying the Haudenosaunee citizens raising concerns about the HDI and Detlor have been silenced by claims of following protocol. Hill said all people with concerns have a right to be heard. "The peacemaker never wanted us to be that way. That eagle is crying. Something is happening," Hill said. "They got a right just as much as anybody else. Even that child has a right to speak they're sitting in council here they don't get to speak they sit there for months and months." "I think they all have a legitimate right to say what they're going to say," Hill said. "It's not gossip, it's all black and white. So don't say we're gossiping. There's treaties that have been broken, there's lands that have been sold. And do we all know about it? No we don't. See we got children too and we'd like to have something for them for when they come. We have to respect the nations opinions." Council ended abruptly when one Six Nations elder, Jan Longboat, invited people in attendance to join hands in a peace circle. Bursts of laughter were heard and about 70 people left the building. The wampum was gathered and the meeting closed.