Six Nations Elected Chief appears confused and uncomfortable during testimony at long awaited land claim trial

By Barbara Latkowski Writer TORONTO, ONT- A noticeably flustered and at times confused Six Nations Elected Chief Sherri-Lyn Hill took the stand in the community’s long awaited multi-billion-dollar land claim trial last week Six Nations on the Grand River (SNGR) has waited over 31 years for their day in court after launching a suit against Canada and Ontario over sold land and mismanaged trust funds spanning more than 150-years. Noticeably flustered, Elected Chief Hill opened with a comment about her community saying, “we’re strong, we’re resilient and we’re still here.” Under the 1784 Haldimand Proclamation, the Crown granted 950,000 acres of land in Ontario to SNGR that was known as the Haldimand Tract, in return for their alliance during the Revolutionary War.