By Lynda Powless Editor BRANTFORD, ONT- An attempt by the Six Nations Elected Band Council (SNEC) and Men’s Fire to join forces in a court action against the Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI) has been ruled out. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in a decision Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, dismissed the move saying it would “add complex constitutional questions and cause further delay,” to a case already a decade before the courts. The Davey vs Hill suit was launched 10 years ago. The HDI is the development arm of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC). The court also said SNEC/the Band was “not a necessary party to the existing action.” In a statement released today ( Oct., 29 2026) The Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC) welcomed the decision saying it is

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