Gualtieri suffered a broken nose and bruised skull, his brother Joe Gualtieri told a local TV station.
His injured brother was drifting in and out of consciousness and was at times unaware he was in the hospital, Gualtieri said, adding he wants those responsible for the attack charged with attempted murder.
He said his nephews were with his brother at the house when a group of aboriginals went inside and confronted them. Sam Gualtieri was then beaten with what may have been an oak railing.
Thursday's occupation was set to end peacefully when the altercation with Gualtieri occurred. His co-workers blamed aboriginal youths for provoking the incident, while the Six Nations protesters claim they were defending themselves.
Provincial police Const. Paula Wright said no arrests had been made, but investigators were "working around the clock" collecting information and conducting interviews.
Owners of the Stirling South housing development south of Hamilton had reportedly said there would be no construction Friday at the site, which was briefly occupied two weeks ago.
Six Nations officials say anyone planning to build in the area needs aboriginal approval.
The site is just kilometres away from another housing development that's been the site of a contentious Six Nations occupation since late February 2006.
The aboriginals were given the land in 1784 by the British Crown, but Ottawa says most of it was surrendered or sold by 1850. The protesters claim the land was never surrendered.
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And the documents are where?
"Here we go again, seems the folk in Caledonia now need native permission to build anywhere in their community!! (rural)"
until the documents are brought into view "the folk in Caledonia" have no certainty about any ownership of the lands in question.
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"When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do."
William Blake
Not only in Caledona, this area includes the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Brandford and many other towns and communities that have been in existence since the days of early settlement. This is, in my view nothing short of extortion, pay our fee or we will ? Why now and not 10, 20 or 50 years ago? We must indeed get our federal government and the native community to come to an agreement on this however I cannot see any evidence that EITHER side is really willing to come to a practical compromise .<br />
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WATERLOO REGION - Traditional chiefs at Six Nations say anyone planning to build in this region now needs native approval.<br />
Developers in the Grand River watershed have been told they must secure a permit, issued for a fee by a new planning department established under aboriginal law.<br />
"We are saying specifically that you need to apply and be given a permit," Aaron Detlor, a spokesperson for the new planning agency, said yesterday.<br />
"If you do not have a permit and you proceed, it's our position that you are doing so in an unlawful fashion."<br />
He cited permit fees of $5,000 to $7,000 but said they could be smaller, depending on the size of the project. It's not clear how Six Nations would enforce permits not required by Ontario law.<br />
"We believe that good-faith negotiations with the development community, as well as with municipalities, will mean that we don't have to take the next step of considering enforcement," Detlor said.<br />
He said there are no plans to send protesters here to challenge a development that has no permit. "That's not part of the process that we envision whatsoever," he said.<br />
Also, "we're not going to rely on the Canadian court system." .<br />
More at <a href="http://www.thestar.com/News/article/256216">http://www.thestar.com/News/article/256216</a><br />
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<p>---<br>When you are up to your ass in alligators it is difficult to remember that the initial objective was to drain the swamp
what factor does time have were people who held this land BEFORE the "settlers" took over were bamboozled out of their heritage?
"We must indeed get our federal government and the native community to come to an agreement on this however I cannot see any evidence that EITHER side is really willing to come to a practical compromise .
Agreed!
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"When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do."
William Blake
What is Waterloo county, including Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, was PURCHASED from the Indians by the German Land Company around 1800 or so, say 1798 to 1804.
Two principals of the German Land Company were the Schneider and the Erb families from Pennsylvania, who re-located to Waterloo county after the American Revolution. I believe their loyalty had been on the 'wrong' side during that conflict.
The deed of sale is preserved in the archives of the Kitchener Public Library.
Read it and weep.
The rest of the shit I don't care about; but if I were the individual who got beat up by the Indians I would make sure they would have many a restless night.
The police your friend and protector my ass!
H.F. Wolff
Present it here and I will decide if weeping is necessary
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"When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do."
William Blake
I meant for the Indians to weep over what their ancestors sold off "cheaply".
I doubt that the library would let me make a copy of a politically incorrect document. I'll try next time I'm there.
H.F. Wolff