Regarding the front page article in Saturday's Expositor inferring that those bad ol' Indians are standing in the way of a much-needed medical centre, I'd like to interject a few points. This work stoppage has nothing to do with depriving Brantford of a medical centre. All, including the people of Six Nations, agree it is a needed service. The problem is the same one that pops up whether it's a medical centre or a dog house. There has been no consultation or accommodation with Six Nations, at any point in the planning, as the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled since 2002. Several large land claims in B. C. and elsewhere have come down in favour of First Nations since then, yet here in Ontario -- and in Brantford and Caledonia especially -- some people are quick to pull out the phrase "rule of law" to prevent Six Nations' right to protect the very land that is under land claim. Yet what they forget is that same rule of law also includes these Supreme Court rulings, as well as the Canadian Constitution that actually forms the rule of law which states: " The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed." No. This is not about a medical centre. I don't remember much fanfare and city hall outcry about the closure of two neighbourhood medical centres over the past year. Now, to go to a medical centre, a sick person is expected to take public transit to the very outskirts of the city. Why? Because it's more convenient for the doctors who would commute here from out of town, and will generate higher tax revenues for the city than they would get by putting it in one of dozens of empty buildings within the greater city itself. Once again, this is all about money, not about anybody's health care. It's also about product placement. Mark my words. This medical centre is the least of the plans for the Johnson Settlement lands. There will be a hotel, gas bar and restaurant in there before the pavement in the parking lot dries. City hall has already rezoned the area in anticipation of three more huge sub-developments they are planning for the Johnson Tract. It's just another a thinly veiled theft of more Six Nations land. The Johnson Settlement is 7,000 acres of land specifically protected by Six Nations for more than 150 years. It was never to be sold, only leased, with the proceeds to go to the perpetual care and maintenance of the Six Nations economy. Will Six Nations get any of the lease money from that medical centre? Yeah, right. Jim Windle Brantford http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1301071