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The Sovereign Collective of Ojibways (SCO) will be sharing news, upcoming events & progress focused on strengthening the sovereignty of Ojibwayland.

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๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’ฏ โ€” Revitalizing Clan Governance requires the restoration of family & community bonds which the colonialists intended to sever.

๐Ÿ”จ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ โ€” Defending Indigenous Rights: Like, share & follow us @scojibways!

20.10.2025 19:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
[image: Side profile of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney]

caption: In order to promote their hegemony, Canadian officials are intensifying efforts to deter Indigenous Communities from seeking the development of the capacity to self-sustain. 

By interrupting the independent livelihoods of Treaty Rights Holders, Lawmakers in Ottawa hope to delay the inevitable end of their genocidal Rule. 

Defending Indigenous Rights: follow us @scojibways

[image: Side profile of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney] caption: In order to promote their hegemony, Canadian officials are intensifying efforts to deter Indigenous Communities from seeking the development of the capacity to self-sustain. By interrupting the independent livelihoods of Treaty Rights Holders, Lawmakers in Ottawa hope to delay the inevitable end of their genocidal Rule. Defending Indigenous Rights: follow us @scojibways

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆโ• โ€” Canadian officials are intensifying efforts to deter Indigenous Communities from seeking the development of the capacity to self-sustain.

By interrupting the independent livelihoods of Treaty Rights Holders, Lawmakers in Ottawa hope to delay the inevitable end of their genocidal Rule.

05.10.2025 21:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
[image: Band Council Member of Beausoleil First Nation wearing a ribbon shirt standing in front of their Band flag standing on a podium which has the word โ€˜Chimnissingโ€™ (Big Island) written across it]

[SCO logo]

caption: Methodically picking & choosing when Provincial & Federal laws apply within Reserve limitsโ€” Band Councils openly flaunt their tyrannical authority. 

Maintaining complete control over the economic development & activity within Reserve Limits helps Band Councils retain a sense of legitimacy.

[image: Band Council Member of Beausoleil First Nation wearing a ribbon shirt standing in front of their Band flag standing on a podium which has the word โ€˜Chimnissingโ€™ (Big Island) written across it] [SCO logo] caption: Methodically picking & choosing when Provincial & Federal laws apply within Reserve limitsโ€” Band Councils openly flaunt their tyrannical authority. Maintaining complete control over the economic development & activity within Reserve Limits helps Band Councils retain a sense of legitimacy.

โš ๏ธ โ€” Methodically picking & choosing when Provincial & Federal laws apply within Reserve limitsโ€” Band Councils openly flaunt their tyrannical authority.

Maintaining complete control over the economic development & activity within Reserve Limits helps Band Councils retain a sense of legitimacy.

05.10.2025 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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image 1: Two members of the Ontario Provincial Police are seen adorning Mรฉtis Nation of Ontario paraphernalia in their parade uniforms.

image 2: Two Band Council officials are seen laughing maniacally with the caption overlaying the image

image 3: SCO logo]

caption: As extensions of the Canadian Govt, Band Councils continue the practice of weaponizing Colonial Law against Indigenous communities & individuals exercising their inherent rightsโ€” through deceit & force.

[image divided 1:2 image 1: Two members of the Ontario Provincial Police are seen adorning Mรฉtis Nation of Ontario paraphernalia in their parade uniforms. image 2: Two Band Council officials are seen laughing maniacally with the caption overlaying the image image 3: SCO logo] caption: As extensions of the Canadian Govt, Band Councils continue the practice of weaponizing Colonial Law against Indigenous communities & individuals exercising their inherent rightsโ€” through deceit & force.

๐Ÿšฑ๐Ÿšญ โ€” As extensions of the Canadian Govt, Band Councils continue the practice of weaponizing Colonial Law against Indigenous communities & individuals exercising their inherent rightsโ€” through deceit & force.

05.10.2025 21:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
[Drone footage of a cannabis farm being seized by Ontario Provincial Police on Thaientenaka Mohawk Territory September 2025]

caption: Under the guise of combatting โ€˜Organized Crimeโ€™, Provincial & Federal Authorities have ramped up efforts to dismantle any industry operating outside of the Colonial Tax Regime.

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[Drone footage of a cannabis farm being seized by Ontario Provincial Police on Thaientenaka Mohawk Territory September 2025] caption: Under the guise of combatting โ€˜Organized Crimeโ€™, Provincial & Federal Authorities have ramped up efforts to dismantle any industry operating outside of the Colonial Tax Regime. [SCO logo]

๐Ÿ‘ฎ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ โ€” Under the guise of combatting โ€˜Organized Crimeโ€™, Provincial & Federal Authorities have ramped up efforts to dismantle any industry operating outside of the Colonial Tax Regime.

05.10.2025 21:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
[Chiefs of Ontario representative is imaged wearing Kanienโ€™kehรก:ka kastoweh which has white feathers in an Assimilationist assembly]

caption: Band Council Assimilationists are looking to consolidate power within their communities by partnering with Colonial Law Enforcement services. 

[SCO logo]

[Chiefs of Ontario representative is imaged wearing Kanienโ€™kehรก:ka kastoweh which has white feathers in an Assimilationist assembly] caption: Band Council Assimilationists are looking to consolidate power within their communities by partnering with Colonial Law Enforcement services. [SCO logo]

๐ŸŒช๏ธ๐Ÿฆ  โ€” Band Council Assimilationists are looking to consolidate power within their communities by partnering with Colonial Law Enforcement services.

05.10.2025 21:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for the heads up! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

05.10.2025 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿชค๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ โ€” Colonial Officials seek to control
Sovereign Supply Chains (SSCs) & undermine Indigenous economies by force.
The Sovereign Collective of Ojibways stands firm: our inherent rights cannot be taxed, dismantled, or denied. The days of colonial control over our territories & economies are numbered.

05.10.2025 21:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒช๏ธโšก๏ธ โ€” Canada may be engaging in deals that look like treaty settlements, but because they are negotiated with Indian Act Band Councils (colonial administrative bodies), their legal validity as genuine โ€œtreatyโ€ agreements is questionable.

05.10.2025 21:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join us at our first public gathering ๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒž June 26th 6PM at Big Canoe Indigenous Market in Sutton!

19.06.2025 03:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšฑโš ๏ธ โ€” Leaders with conflicting interests impede the progress of our communities & undermine the defence of our traditional homelands.

๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿšง โ€” Defending Indigenous Rights: follow us for updates, join the movement @scojibways

10.06.2025 21:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โŒ โ€” The SCO recognizes Band Councils & organizations representing their Chiefs as colonial institutions built to undermine Ojibway sovereignty.

โŒ โ€” The SCO rejects any efforts by Chiefs & Councils who wish to secure a portion of the revenue which derives from the destruction of our homelands.

06.06.2025 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
โ€œThis [Bill 5] is a concerted plan to keep First Nations on the periphery, threatening our ability for even a fraction of resource revenue opportunity should that be desired.โ€ 

โ€”Linda Debassige
Anishinaabek Grand Council Chief

โ€œThis [Bill 5] is a concerted plan to keep First Nations on the periphery, threatening our ability for even a fraction of resource revenue opportunity should that be desired.โ€ โ€”Linda Debassige Anishinaabek Grand Council Chief

๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฌ โ€” We condemn comments made by the โ€˜Anishinaabek Nation Chiefโ€™ which express support for Band Councils who wish to put the wellbeing of our communities on the Negotiating Table.

โš ๏ธ โ€” Defending Ojibwaylandโ€™s Territorial Integrity: follow us @scojibways!

06.06.2025 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ๐Ÿ“Œ โ€” Every Indigenous vote cast in a settler election reinforces Canadaโ€™s false authority over Indigenous lands and people.

27.04.2025 14:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšฉ โ€” The Sovereign Collective of Ojibways stands firm: The Mรฉtis Nation of Ontario has no claim to our traditional homelands.

01.04.2025 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ’ญ๐Ÿ’ฏ โ€” We urge Canadian decision makers to reconsider their reliance on guarantees made overseasโ€” we believe the best response to American aggression would be to strengthen ties with Canadaโ€™s closest allies & partners, the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island.

01.04.2025 20:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ›‘โ€ผ๏ธ โ€” We condemn comments made by Mark Carney characterizing Canada as

โ€œThe most European of Non-European countriesโ€

We would like to emphasize how harmful statements like these are to the process of Truth & Reconciliation.

01.04.2025 20:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ›”๏ธโš ๏ธ โ€” We reject calls for Canada to join the European Union.

01.04.2025 20:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšฉ โ€” The Sovereign Collective of Ojibways stands firm: The Mรฉtis Nation of Ontario has no claim to our traditional homelands.

01.04.2025 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ˜ฎ๏ธโ™พ๏ธ โ€” Wampum Belts are designed to withstand the Test of Time.

Indigenous Nations around the Great Lakes traditionally opted out of using the written word, especially in relation to International Law, as the definition of words are fluid throughout the course of thousands of years.

21.02.2025 21:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ƒ๐Ÿ“Œ โ€” This Article of International Law was encoded onto a wampum belt & it signified the co-administration of a defined territory between the two nations.

Throughout millennia, this Belt symbolized the historical Anishishinaabe-Onkwehรณn:we diplomatic relationship & International cooperation.

21.02.2025 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿ”Š โ€” The provisions of the One Dish One Spoon Treaty centred around land usage & hunting rights.

Instead of compete & potentially heighten the risk of conflict over perceived rights, concerns or shifting national interests, the Anishinaabek & the Onkwehรณn:we entered into a Treaty Agreement.

21.02.2025 21:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ˜ฎ๏ธ๐Ÿ’Ÿ โ€” The One Dish One Spoon Treaty between the Ojibways (Anishinaabek) & Haudenosaunee (Onkwehรณn:we) is an article of International Law which existed for thousands of years.

This treaty was agreed upon to define boundaries & Rules of Engagement between the two nations within a shared territory.

21.02.2025 21:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“โŒ โ€” Treaty Agreements which were written & signed were done so under duress & were inconsistent with what was spoken between the signatory parties.

โš ๏ธ โ€” Defending Indigenous Rights: follow us @scojibways!

21.02.2025 06:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคจโ‰๏ธ โ€” We are gravely concerned about the first โ€˜Indigenous Mortgageโ€™ being approved by TD on Reserve Lands.

โ€˜Indigenous Mortgagesโ€™ pose a major risk of encroaching & dispossessing of Indigenous territories. We must condemn this & protect the sovereignty of Indigenous nations across Turtle Island.

29.01.2025 19:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒŽโœจ โ€” The resurgence of Indigenous States on the World Stage could redefine the 21st Century.

๐ŸŒ…๐Ÿ”‹ โ€” Promoting Ojibway Diplomacy: Like, share & follow us @scojibways!

24.01.2025 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿš€ โ€” Re-emerging Economies

โ€œIf colonial authorities agree to relinquish their control over Indigenous peoples, governance & economies, in the spirit of Truth & Reconciliation, Indigenous communities would have a tremendous opportunity to participate in the North American economyโ€ฆ (contโ€™d)โ€

22.01.2025 06:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โค๏ธ๐Ÿ“จ โ€” Raising public awareness is one of the most effective ways to influence change.

๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ฏ โ€” Miigwetch, thank you for your support! Please like, comment, share & follow us as we pursue Indigenous statehood & promote the advancement of Indigenous statecraft.

20.01.2025 20:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿชบ๐Ÿฆ… โ€” Thunderbirds Returning:

โ€œWith Indigenous populations beginning to rebound after centuries of fatal pandemics & ethnic cleansing, Indigenous peoples are reclaiming their inherited birthrights & presence on their traditional territoriesโ€ฆ (contโ€™d)โ€

(๐Ÿงต 9/9)

20.01.2025 10:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง โ€” Colonialism Continues:

โ€œToday the Legacy of Smallpox is still being capitalized on by Colonial governments across Turtle Island. The devastating impacts have led to paralyzing conditions for Indigenous representatives & generational disadvantages to Indigenous communities...(contโ€™d)โ€

(๐Ÿงต 8/9)

20.01.2025 10:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0