originally published on no-vote.ca TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY – The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte (MBQ) Elected Band Council held the first of two scheduled “open house” meetings at the Mohawk Community Centre on Tuesday, Oct 22nd. The gathering was attended by about 30 people, but the Chief and Council members present faced a…
Dispensing Freedom
Originally published on no-vote.ca The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte Band Council is trying to assert Canadian law over sovereign Mohawk Territory by pushing for a “Cannabis Control Law” that Mohawks warn will bring “civil war” and “as much carnage as has ever been done in our world.” TYENDINAGA…
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