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"Men's Fire issues warning after Confederacy invite to meeting", p. 1

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Men's Fire issues warning after Confederacy invite to meeting By Donna Duric and Lynda Powless, Writers Six Nations Police are still investigating the forcible removal of Mohawk lawyer Aaron Detlor and shutdown of the Grand River Employment building last week. Deputy chief Rocky Smith said "it's still under investigation," Tuesday. Six Nations Police were on scene as the Tuesday incident spread into Wednesday when Detlor returned to his office. A group of men had attempted to block Sunrise Court Wednesday to prevent him from entering. When that failed a day long stand off took place with at the height of it about 60 people standing in the social services building parking lot. At one point Six Nations Men's Fire spokesman Bill Monture warned "things will get ugly" as they continue to push Mohawk Lawyer Aaron Detlor from his role as a legal advisor for the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC), despite a Confederacy statement opposing their actions. Chiefs and Clanmothers from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council met in an emergency meeting Wednesday at the Grand River Employment and Training building (GREAT) to discuss the attempted eviction of Detlor from his office on the Six Nations territory. Men's Fire spokesman Bill Monture said they were evicting Detlor because "he is not good for our people" and claimed to have Clanmother support for the action. Monture would not comment on why he felt Detlor was "not good for our people." The Chiefs and clanmothers provided a statement Wednesday that was given to and read out to the Mens' Fire members by Doreen Silversmith, after an hours-long meeting with dozens of chiefs and Clanmothers. Members of the Men's Fire group threw away the statements or handed them back, with a warning the group would continue to prevent Detlor from returning to his office. The Statement said; "Firstly, the HCCC would like to remind people to use our good mind and to be peaceful towards each other." The statement reads "That actions of the past 24 hours (Continued on page 4)

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