IN MEMORY OF SPLITTING-THE-SKY, DACAJEWEIAH

March 17, 2013

Mohawk Warrior and Champion of the People Dies ~ March 13, 2013. A great loss to the people, to the nation, to the resistance, to the anti-imperialist movement right across Great Turtle Island.

On March 13^th, Dacajeweiah, Splitting-the-Sky, 61, left us forever when he passed away in his home in Adams Lake, British Columbia. Dac’s colonial name was John Boncore Hill, from Six Nations. “From Attica to Gustafsen Lake,” and thereafter, he was a warrior, a comrade, a brother, a father, a grandfather, a friend.

We deeply mourn his loss.

The family will release a biographical statement and details of memorial arrangements in due course. With deepest love to his wife, She-Keeps-the-Door, and children. We stand with Dac’s many many co-fighters and friends. He loved the People. The AIM song is dedicated to the continuance of the resistance after a warrior has fallen A.I.M. song

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R.I.P TO ACTIVIST AND WARRIOR FOR JUSTICE, SPLITTING THE SKY

Splitting The Sky attempts citizen’s arrest of war criminal George W. Bush

Via Joshua Blakeney:

I am distressed to announce that my friend and comrade ~ Mohawk activist Splitting the Sky ~ has died. He participated in the Attica prison rebellion of 1971, John Lennon dedicated the famous song “Imagine” to him, he was in the American Indian Movement, he attempted a citizen’s arrest on George W. Bush, he was a dedicated 9/11 truther and much more. Some called him the “Che Guevara of North America”. He will be sorely missed. Condolences to his loved ones including Sandra Bruderer.

Source: DisInfo.com

WE LOST “SPLITTING THE SKY”, 

MOHAWK WARRIOR AND ACTIVIST

Canada Palestine Association is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Mohawk warrior and indigenous activist Splitting the Sky (John Boncore). The Palestinian people are indebted to Splitting the Sky for his enduring resistance and uncompromising anti-colonial positions, as well as his long time support of the Palestinian struggle.

He was an early member of the American Indian Movement and also attempted a citizen’s arrest of U.S. President George W. Bush in 2009 in Calgary for war crimes and crimes against humanity .

We were honored to have him deliver a solidarity message on the occasion of the Int’l Day of Solidarity with the Palestinians in 2003 in Vancouver, an event that also featured the parents of Rachel Corrie.

Our condolences to his family, friends and nation; rest assured his legacy will carry on!

In Solidarity

Hanna Kawas

Chair, Canada Palestine Association

Cohost, Voice of Palestine

SPLITTING-THE-SKY: THE MAN

John Boncore was born in Buffalo, New York on January 7, 1952.  His Mohawk name, Dacajeweiah, translated into English means "Splitting the Sky".  From the age of seven he endured many years in New York foster homes and youth detention centres where he was ill-treated.  Eventually he would become the only man convicted as a ringleader of the infamous 1971 Attica State Prison rebellion in upstate New York, in the course of which 43 inmates were killed.

This event has inspired several movies ~ "Against the Wall" (1994) starring Samuel L. Jackson, and "Attica" (1980) starring Morgan Freeman ~ and documentaries including "Attica" (1974), and "The Ghosts of Attica" (2001).  He was listed by former UN Ambassador Andrew Young of the Carter administration as the number one political prisoner in the USA in 1975.

Splitting the Sky founded an organization to unite all Indigenous Peoples into a great confederation called the League of Indigenous Sovereign Nations of the Western Hemisphere (LISN). In 1995 he was the Sun Dance Chief at Gustafsen Lake, British Columbia, during the Gustafsen Lake Standoff, which was precipitated by a rancher who attempted to evict the Sun Dancers from what he claimed was his property. The incident turned into a major protest against the occupation of unceded native land.  Splitting the Sky was an outspoken critic of the government's handling of the incident and was among those who raised the question of so-called "Aboriginal Title" under international law.  Specifically, aboriginal title is enshrined under the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which is validated as an aboriginal right in section (35) of the Canadian Constitution. 
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On September 10th, 2001, Splitting the Sky and his family were checking out of the Marriott Hotel one block from the World Trade Center in New York.  Had he stayed an extra day or two, as was originally planned, he and his family might have suffered the fate of 400 others at that location who lost their lives during the 9/11 tragedy. As if by some intuition, he and his wife decided to cut short their stay and get out of New York City.  
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While many researchers for 9/11 Truth deal with the never ending incongruities and falsehoods of the government's story regarding 9/11, or the various examples of forensic evidence proving controlled demolition, Splitting the Sky has studied the complex web of people and organizations he believes to be the authors of this crime.  
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Through careful deconstruction of the financial entities involved, as well shining the light on those specific figures who occupy the principle seats of power within those structures, he follows the age old maxims of criminology which compel us to "follow the money", as well as determine "who benefits". 

The following is his story about the real criminals behind the heinous acts of 9/11.

"I've named many, many other players in the whole corporate gambit, the whole stinking cabal, and I've laid it out and you can see it on my website,www.splittingthesky.net  There's hours and hours of interviews relative to all of this investigation."

Read in full: Op Ed News

Related links:

Splitting-The-Sky's Blog

James Corbett interviews Splitting-The-Sky

Splitting-The-Sky Versus the War Criminals

Kamloopsnews: Accidental Fall Claims Political Activist

The Autobiography of Dacajeweiah, Splitting the Sky, John Boncore Hill 

Related videos:

Anthem For Dissent by Splitting the Sky

In Memory of Splitting The Sky - American Indian Movement Anthem

Corbett report: Bush in BC - Canada Hosts a War criminal