126.) Position Paper from the Haudenosaunee Grand Council, dated may 14, 2013, reiterating position against imposed "elected band councils" and "tribal councils" in Canada and the United States. These imposed elected councils are not a part of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. (5 min. read)
Here is the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Position Paper as it recently appeared in a Facebook post. The authenticity of this letter has been confirmed. " Haudenosaunee Grand Council Reiterates Position On Elected Councils. For immediate release, Ononadaga, May 14, 2013. Greetings from the Chiefs, Clanmothers, Faithkeepers, and people of the Haudenosaunee Six Nations Confederacy- People of the Longhouse. The Grand Council of Chiefs would like to take this time to remind its citizens of the Haudenosaunee position on imposed elected Band and Tribal councils and our proposed remedy to standardize governance within the domain of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. From the moment elected councils were imposed in our communities, its primary intent was to abolish the strength and national character of our traditional governments and to assist in the enfranchisement and assimilation of the Haudenosaunee into the national fabric of both Canada and the United States. It has since been the positio...