Anyways, getting back to matters Quatloosian, various posters here have declared that the FMOTL/Sovereign Citizen movement is dead here in Canada. I may be inclined to agree with them if all we are concerning ourselves with is those espousing the classic OPCA arguments. That being said, one of the strongest purveyors of sovereign arguments and getting stronger everyday is what I call the “just another fake Indian band”. Here on Quatloos we have touched on this before with Sue Holland/Mike Parsons and the Chilcotin National Congress and multiple posts about Anishinabek Solutrean Métis Nation (ASMIN)
https://www.anishinabeksolutreanmetis.com
I'm not going to get too deep into ASMIN here, it would take me at least thirty pages. If you have a financial issue, just become a member, some dollars for membership may be required:
The tweet has links to the Manary family which I mentioned in the Christopher James thread
https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2 ... c1156.html
and a tax fraud/evasion in Quebec which I had missed
https://www.canlii.org/en/qc/qcca/doc/2 ... a1354.html
What is more interesting is that the fake “Indigenous Rights” claimants have become major players in the anti-covid restrictions movement. Just claim you're a member of whatever nation, even better an ambassador ala Sue Holland/Mike Parsons and you're all set.
Right now, and for the past few weeks there has been an “occupation” of the Alberta Legislature grounds up in Edmonton with some of the major figures in the covid denial movement claiming these rights. Although the antics of Pat King (sub-chief and general gadabout neo-Nazi) and Kelly-Anne Farkas/Wolfe (“ambassador”) are certainly interesting I don't have time to do them proper justice with an appropriate post about them. Let's just say that almost every day one or both of them have a news story about them. Note The encampment was in the process of being cleared out on Monday.
Instead I'm going to talk about a smaller group – The Peoples of the Salmon. They tick off every box for fake Indian – some “real” Indians but membership is open to all; a conflict between inherited title and elected band council; and unusual, somewhat humorous “you're not the boss of me” declarations based on the UCC and somebody, sometime did or did not sign a treaty. I first became aware of them last week. It was all over certain facebook groups and on the personal pages of some of the local villagers that all you had to do was fire off this declaration and the government of Canada would resign enmass on 18 October and you certainly didn't have to follow any covid restrictions.
Intrigued, I checked up on them, and it was blast from the past time since one of the major players I had been aware of for years, just never got around to writing him up. First some background is required. There are real “People(s) of the Salmon”. Roughly speaking they are Coastal Salish/Haida cultural groups occupying coastal regions from Washington State, through BC, up to Alaska. As their name implies their entire lifestyle and culture revolved around the salmon fishery.
This particular group appears to be the brainchild of two people, plus assorted bit players. The two major players are both members of the shíshálh nation. Quite a prosperous little band based out of Sechelt BC, I expect that Burnaby49 has probably driven through their territory multiple times as have I. Their method of government is somewhat unique – an elected band council which handles day to day administration, but all major decisions are carried out by referendum. Social and cultural matters are the job of a group of elders who also act as advisors to the elected council.
https://shishalh.com
The two major players I have identified are the following: a person known as maathlaatlaa is up first. I couldn't find out anything about him except he has a grudge. I would expect considering his age and language skills and claimed status as a headsman he would be one of the advisory elders. Surprise – he isn't, having done some research on the nation's site
The next character is David Quinn aka popois. Here ya go:
At approximately 0:45 he states he went under UCC in 2008 and is now “the secured party for all his contracts” whatever that means.
Since he went down the sovereign path ten plus years ago I will go way back and look at his history before going deeper into Peoples of the Salmon. His public (non-sov) persona has been as a herring fisherman and forestry practices advocate. Here's an example:
https://www.cheknews.ca/herring-aid-ral ... ch-650758/
The first of the two threads that tied together to create the People of the Salmon has to do with Indigenous land ownership and resource rights in Canada. Roughly speaking, all reserve land is owned by the band in common. If you live on-reserve, you may own your house, but the land it sits on is communal land. What often happens though is that an individual band member rents out farmland or timber cutting rights under the table. In fact this illegal practice is common enough that they are referred to as Buckshee Contracts in the Prairie Provinces which is an old commonwealth military slang term for something done not quite legal and performed under the table involving pilfering and bribes.
For those of you that have been following the Sue Holland/Mike Parsons thread forestry rights were one of the things claimed by the fake Chilcotin National Congress. In summary the same thing happened around Sechelt. One family, represented by David Quinn popois claimed the right to determine forestry policy. Things did not go well for them:
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail ... de92cff598
https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2 ... ultIndex=4
https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2 ... ultIndex=3
The defendant, the Province of British Columbia, applies for an order striking out the plaintiffs’ Amended Notice of Civil Claim against the Province on three alternative bases: (1) the plaintiffs lack standing; (2) the claim discloses no reasonable claim, is unnecessary or frivolous, or is an abuse of process; or (3) the claim is moot.
Although the Sechelt Indian Band did not appear at the hearing, counsel for the Province provided the court with a letter from the Band, dated April 30, 2013, and signed by Chief Garry Feschuk and two councillors, which states:
As Chief and Council of the Sechelt Indian Band and Nation (“Sechelt”), we wish to confirm that the Plaintiff David Quinnis not authorized to represent Sechelt in any court proceeding or in any capacity whatsoever. Further, Steemas also has no authority to represent Sechelt and any arguments, positions or evidence advanced by him are his own.
Sechelt does not wish the Court to be misled by any representations by the Plaintiffs in this action as they do not have the authority to make any representations on behalf of the Sechelt people.
There is evidence that for some time the Band has challenged the authority of David Quinn to represent the Sechelt Nation in respect of matters pertaining to the assertion of aboriginal rights and title. On December 11, 2011, prior to the issuance of the TSL in issue here, the Sechelt Indian Band notified BC Timber Sales that only the Chief and Council of the Band has such authority and that David Quinn is neither a member of the Council nor authorized by the Chief and Council to deal with matters affecting Sechelt Nation rights and title. Attached to this letter is a public notice published in a local newspaper in December 2008, where the Band makes the same statements regarding David Quinn’s lack of authority.
And it is not just with respect to forestry rights that David Quinn popois has had issues. He has had some problems while “travelling” in his state vehicle. Let us call him by his proper name: :popois of the :shishalh.-tl’extl’ax-min, authorized representative for David Brian Jeffries Quinn[42] The Province’s application to strike the whole of the Plaintiffs’ claim is granted and the claim is dismissed.
[43] The plaintiffs’ application for injunctive relief and damages to the environment is also dismissed.
also sometimes known as: Fictional Name David Brian Jeffries Quinn . Ok, I admit defeat, I will just call him Quinn from now on. Anyways, Quinn, like most of his ilk has issues with licence, insurance, and registration while “travelling”.
https://turtletalk.blog/2011/06/23/quin ... erve-land/In 2009, Mr. Quinn, an aboriginal from Sechelt Indian Band, was pulled over by two Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers on reserve land owned in fee simple by the Band. They ticketed him for (ironically enough) displaying Canadian flags instead of license plates. He did not have car insurance. Quinn claimed that he would not sign the violation ticket nor would he obtain insurance, because, he claimed, he was operating a “state” vehicle immune from provincial requirements. The RCMP impounded his car and Quinn brought suit, claiming the officers exercised unlawful authority to ticket him and to impound his car.
https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2 ... sc792.html
https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2 ... c1287.html
After having lost one of his vehicles to impound, being a determined sort of fellow, he repeated the same offence twice more. This time he went full nuclear on all and sundry:
and this was his statement of claim:Between:
Popois Authorized Representative for
David Brian Jeffries Quinn
Plaintiff
And
RCMP officers: S. Coutts, CPL. Attlesey, Tracey Dubnyk,
C. McPherson, Attorney General for Canada, Attorney
General for British Columbia, Minister of Public Safety,
Solicitor General for British Columbia, Super intendant of
Motor Vehicle, ICBC
Defendants
with the inevitable results[1] On June 5, 2017 the plaintiff filed a notice of civil claim which in Part 1 reads:
1. Popois is a nimulh shishalh tlax-min(reference by CANADA as an INDIAN)
2. Two vehicles have been taken by above listed RCMP officers. A 1999 dodge Ram Pick up vlalued at 10,000 and a Mazda MX6 valued at 5,000.
3. Numerouse tickets have been given by these Rented Police OFFICERS of the Sechelt Detachment WITHOUT CONSENT.
4. Two of these Tickets driving without a license and insurance were dropped by the Attorney General's office.
5. At all times, Popois was on his lands, unceded, unpurchased and unconquered Indian Lands.
6. BC refused to hear the case in PROVINCIAL COURT on the grounds of a Constitutional QUESTION.(June 9, 2017)
7. True Bills made out to the PROVINCE of BRITISH COLUMBIA Solicitor General HAVE GONE UNPAID.
8. Bills of Sales for the vehicles were in POPOIS and David Quinns name.
9. These vehicle registrations were made in the PPSA and UCC as the secured party POPOIS.
10. Denial of Jurisdiction has been made by Postal Contract to the province.
11. Popois is an Elder and age of Majority.
12. A $10 million dollar INDEMNITY BOND has been in place since 2008.
13. Sechelt does not own the lands and ownly has a corporation on these lands.
14. Fee Simple lands and Crown Lands are still Indian lands.
15. Coutts RCMP was not allowed ticketing and no consent was stated.
16. Coutts admitted she had prior knowledge of Popois.
17. T. Dubnyk RCMP had no consent.
18. Cpl Attlesey RCMP had no consent.
19. The Solicitor General and Minister of Public Safety are contractors of the RCMP in this Province.
[2] The plaintiff seeks the following relief:
1. RESTITUTION AND Punitive Damages from the Minister of Public Safety.
2. RETURN OF MY VEHICLES by the officers who took possession and have the vehicles towed. Dubnyk and McPherson towed the MazdaMx6 and Attlesey towed the Dodge Truck
3. Aboriginal right to travel unhindered.
4. Expunge of all Tickets on BCDR. License 2052737.
5. The Ticket issued by S. Coutts be dismissed.
https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2 ... ultIndex=2[19] I am satisfied that the plaintiff is a vexatious litigant within the meaning of s. 18 of the Supreme Court Act.
[20] My order is that the plaintiff’s pleading be struck and the action dismissed. The plaintiff is not entitled to institute any legal proceeding in this Court without leave of the court. I decline to order that, if the plaintiff makes an application for leave to institute a proceeding, his application be limited to three pages or less and be accompanied by only one affidavit. To do so would purport to fetter the discretion of the Chambers judge who may hear an application by the plaintiff to institute proceedings.
Well that didn't go so well.... Things sort of went quite with Quinn for a couple of years, except for being bust at various forestry protests and then he decided to create Peoples of the Salmon in 2021 where I caught up with his latest antics.
https://peoplesofthesalmon.net
First of all, Quinn goes through the standard process of claiming all parties he doesn't like are bad people:
https://peoplesofthesalmon.net/wp-conte ... 6.2021.pdf
Here's a summary: Send letters to all sorts of people, from The Governor General on down saying he doesn't like them. A few odd ones in there – the Ontario Teachers' Pension Fund who rates anEmergency Writ of Mandamus
which absolutely baffles me. Included are some other odd ones -
Provost Marshall Derek Andriatz, Esquimalt, BC . Captain Andriatz is in charge of the Military Police Detachment at CFB Nanaimo and is certainly not the Provost Martial of the CAF. (Note the spelling). Another odd one - Bernard Dionne RCM Strategic Military Command. Checked that one's address as well and it's Bernard Dionne who is in charge of Strategic Communications (Public Affairs Officer)at my old alma mater, Royal Military College or the guy who makes a statement when the young gentlemen (or ladies) there do something which attracts public notice.
https://peoplesofthesalmon.net/notices- ... sept-2021/
Now that Quinn has decided that there are a lot of BAD (tm) people who annoy him, you can relive yourselves of all chance of these people telling you what to do by simply sending this notice to the Governor General:
https://peoplesofthesalmon.net/about/re ... -governed/
There, that told them, didn't it.REMOVAL OF CONSENT TO BE GOVERNED
To: Her Excellency the Right Honourable Governor General Mary May Simon, In your official and private capacity, I hereby give notice that, due to an ongoing breach of trust, lack of good faith actions, and failure to provide trustworthy governance, I do not have confidence in you, any political party, any parliament, premier, prime minister, member of parliament, member of a legislative assembly, city council, municipal board, school board or any other alleged government agent, department or agency in Kanata (Canada). Therefore, I hereby revoke, rescind, withdraw, remove and deny my consent for you, any man or woman, any political party, any parliament, premier, prime minister, member of parliament, member of a legislative assembly, city council, municipal board, school board or any other alleged government agent, department or agency in Kanata (Canada) to have authority over my actions, choices or property. I do not consent to be governed, having lost all confidence in said governance in Kanata (Canada).
