Inside the Tribunal That Declared mRNA Injections “Weapons”

Inside the Tribunal That Declared mRNA Injections “Weapons”: A Flashpoint Between Indigenous Sovereignty and the Crown

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It began quietly — a document, stamped and solemn, emerging from a place few Canadians had ever heard of: the Alliance of Indigenous Nations International Tribunal¹. Within hours, Telegram threads and fringe news sites were ablaze: “First Court Declares mRNA a Biological Weapon.”

To some, it looked like another entry in the swelling tide of anti-vax paranoia². But to others — especially within Indigenous sovereignty circles — it was something deeper. A signal that a parallel justice system had arrived, one that didn’t bow to Ottawa, the Crown, or even the United Nations¹³.

The tribunal claimed to act under inherent Indigenous sovereignty, not delegated authority¹. Its judges, drawn from multiple nations, rendered what they called a “declaration of harm” — a statement not just about vaccines, but about control, consent, and the right to decide what happens to the human body¹².

⚖️ Beyond the Vaccine Debate

The tribunal’s declaration didn’t come out of nowhere. For months, Indigenous legal scholars, Elders, and sovereignty advocates had been meeting online and in person, debating whether Canada’s ratification of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in 2021 via Bill C-15 gave Indigenous nations a new legal foothold³. Their argument: if sovereignty is inherent, then Indigenous courts can issue rulings grounded in natural law — even if Ottawa refuses to recognize them⁴⁵.

So when the AIN judges released their “declaration of harm,” the headlines focused on the word vaccine. But inside the movement, the real issue was consent: who decides what enters the body, who decides what happens to the land, who decides which law rules this territory⁵.

👑 The Crown’s Jurisdictional Dilemma

Under Canadian law, no Indigenous tribunal currently has criminal or international jurisdiction⁶⁷. Yet every time the Crown invokes its own supremacy, it reinforces the colonial hierarchy that Indigenous nations are challenging⁸. The AIN ruling, though not enforceable, becomes a political mirror — a reminder that the Crown’s authority depends on continued acceptance, not divine right⁴.

A senior constitutional lawyer I spoke to called it “a legal fiction staring into another legal fiction.” Both systems claim legitimacy; both are built on stories of who truly owns the land⁴.

🪶 What It Really Means

Strip away the viral rhetoric, and the declaration is less about biotechnology than about biopolitics — about who gets to control life. For Indigenous leaders, the tribunal is a symbolic reclamation of that power⁵. For the Crown, it’s a challenge to a 150-year-old assumption that Canada is a settled question⁸.

🌎 The Future of Parallel Sovereignties

As Canada—and much of the world—grapples with questions of authority, consent, and legitimacy, the AIN Tribunal raises a thorny question: can two legal realities coexist on the same land⁴⁵?

On one side is the Crown, backed by centuries of colonial law, codified constitutions, and international recognition⁶⁷. Its power is concrete, enforceable, and symbolically dominant. But on the other side are Indigenous nations asserting sovereignty by birthright, stewardship, and natural law — a framework that predates any colonial government⁵.

The AIN ruling on mRNA injections may never be enforceable in Ottawa’s courts¹², but its real power is narrative. It forces a public reckoning with who gets to define safety, consent, and jurisdiction. It reminds Canadians — and the world — that authority is not absolute; it is socially and politically mediated⁵.

Some legal scholars see this as the early stages of a parallel justice system, where Indigenous nations enforce their own laws, guided by principles of community, land stewardship, and intergenerational responsibility⁴⁵. Others worry about conflicts: what happens when Crown law contradicts Indigenous rulings? Will Canadians start choosing which system to recognize — or worse, ignore one entirely⁷⁴?

For Indigenous communities, the tribunal is more than a court; it’s a symbol of self-determination⁵. It signals that sovereignty isn’t something granted; it is inherent¹³. And in the tension between Crown authority and Indigenous law lies the potential for a new kind of Canada — a land where multiple legal realities coexist, not as an afterthought, but as a recognition of history, responsibility, and the sacred relationship with the land⁵.

Because, in the end, this isn’t just a story about vaccines or tribunals. It’s about who gets to decide the future of life on this land — and who has the courage to claim it⁵.

Footnotes

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Footnotes

1. Alliance of Indigenous Nations International Tribunal – Claims to act under inherent Indigenous sovereignty and has issued declarations regarding mRNA injections. Website: https://allianceofindigenousnations.org ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

2. “Declaration of mRNA as Biological Weapons” – Reported in alternative media sources; note that these claims are not recognized by mainstream science or government bodies. Example: https://www.josephsansone.com ↩ ↩² ↩³

3. UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) – Ratified by Canada in 2021 via Bill C-15, recognizing Indigenous self-determination and sovereignty. Source: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/pl/undrip.html ↩ ↩² ↩³

4. Fiduciary Duty vs. Inherent Sovereignty – Academic discussion of tensions between Crown law and Indigenous natural law: Borrows, John. Canada’s Indigenous Constitution, University of Toronto Press, 2010. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

5. Parallel Sovereignty / Natural Law Perspective – Indigenous scholars emphasize responsibility to land and community over Crown recognition: Coulthard, Glen Sean. Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition, University of Minnesota Press, 2014. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰

6. Section 35, Constitution Act, 1982 – Recognizes and affirms Aboriginal and treaty rights in Canada. Source: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/Const/index.html ↩ ↩²

7. Guerin v. The Queen, [1984] 2 SCR 335 – Supreme Court of Canada case establishing the Crown’s fiduciary duty toward Indigenous peoples in Canada. ↩ ↩² ↩³

8. Historical Context: Indigenous-Crown Treaties – Land dispossession, residential schools, and treaty violations. See: Milloy, John S. A National Crime: The Canadian Government and the Residential School System, University of Manitoba Press, 1999. ↩ ↩²