Category Archives: Indigenous Issues

PLEASE SIGN AND FORWARD ~in~UNITY~&~SPIRIT

http://www.cepn-fnec.com/petition/petition_e.aspx

YOUR SIGNATURE IS NEEDED. SO IS YOUR CHILDREN’S AND YOUR PARENTS AND WHOEVER ELSE YOU CAN GET BECAUSE ACTION IS REQUIRED TO CEASE THE PLANNED ACTIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH REGARD TO OUR TREATY RIGHT TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AS WELL AS OUR RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINE. THE COVERT PLAN IS UNDERWAY AS WE SPEAK TO STOP FUNDING OUR FIRST NATIONS POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SHIFT RESPONSIBILITY TO OUTSIDE 3RD PARTY MANAGEMENT AND IF IT IS SUCCESSFUL WE WILL ALL HAVE TO APPLY FOR FUNDING LIKE STUDENT LOANS. THIS IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE.

IT JUST TAKES A MINUTE - YOUR NAME, YOUR EMAIL AND YOUR CITY. THAT’S ALL IT TAKES TO LEND YOUR SUPPORT TO A VERY VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT WILL AFFECT US ALL, INCLUDING - AND ESPECIALLY - OUR CHILDREN. THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW.

PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO AS MANY FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE AS YOU CAN, AND PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION. THIS IS A DETRIMENT TO OUR TREATY RIGHTS AND WE CANNOT ALLOW IT TO HAPPEN. THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS IS MUCH TOO GREAT TO SIT IDLY BY IN APATHY.

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Police Shooting “Inquiry” Outcome of Freddy Villanueva’s Death

Well, I think his shooting death was totally wrong, and now the cops implicated get off. Typical. Us brown folks get shot for nothing, and the true criminals get off. This is sick and they should be stopped!

As was seen by all caring people living in Montreal and elsewhere, this young man of 19 was killed by cops, and their subsequent acquittal is seen by many including myself as a severe injustice. These sorts of violent acts have to stop.

I am sick and tired of seeing my fellow Indigenous brothers and sisters get killed by the real terrorists, the paper-country of “Canada” state apparatus of low-level, and not so low-level, warfare.

Plenty of people are angry about this, any surprise that there’s been “civil unrest”, peaceful rallies, and protests? Not to this NDN, there isn’t. And now, these cops are effectively pardoned. This is just so wrong to me.

I’ve posted articles about various men and women that were murdered this year, and various excuses were postulated by the canadian state. None of them satisfying, none of the outcomes had to happen that way, in death, and now their families and friends mourn their early passing.

Why is it that they treat people differently? There’s no valid reason for it. Racism is just so wrong in so many ways. As I write, I feel that heavy, burning, weight in my gut, the pain of injustice, and wanting to do something about it.

I haven’t been to to the rallies, protests, riots, but I have been there in spirit, praying that the madness ends, but the system keeps going, oblivious to what’s going on, as if they can continue doing what they’ve doing all these years. It crumbles around their ears, and they sort of realize it, with the recent “economic crisis”; but not really. They try to solve it doing things “as usual”, and it won’t work. Try waking up, and doing the right thing.

Stop killing people because they’re brown!

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Support needed for Frank Paul Inquiry/Justice

Kat Norris and her people of British Columbia have worked tirelessly to bring justice to Frank Paul’s wrongful death and pushed for the Frank Paul Inquiry. He was a Mi’kmaq man from Big Cove aka Elsipotog, NB who died of exposure when left in the Alley by the police. Frank was also a residential school survivor.

For more information about the Inquiry, please see the photo of Frank Paul in the photos section of the group or join this group that Kat Created that is dedicated in bringing justice for our brothers and sisters of turtle island: INDIGENOUS ACTION MOVEMENT Coast Salish Territory

facebook group id # 22118360040

Kat needs our Help from Mi’kmaki, I hope a few people can find the time and heart to write a short letter as requested below.

Kat wrote this requested help in these ways. “Two things.. Promoting the inquiry to get people out there because many work and go to school but to those finishing up classes and to those who work in the evening..we need to try to get more people into the courtoom. Also I’m trying to gather letters.. one page letters of support for the Frank Paul case. ASAP. via email.. to send to the family as well as to the press and to share with Frank’s family lawyer and to the UNN most fearless lawyer Cameron Ward.”

You can email Kat Norris your letters of support for the family of Frank Paul and she will compile and send to the media as well as the family. Will also share with supporting organizations that have hired lawyers to fight for the rights of Frank Paul. (please keep length - one page letter format.
Her email is csiaction@gmail.com

*** Frank Paul Inquiry is being held at 800 Smith Street, 6th floor courtroom 60 from today Dec 1-Wed Dec 3, 2008. ***

Cameron Ward stated it is open to the public.

———- Forwarded message ———-

From: Don <don@ubcic.bc.ca>
Date: Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 7:43 AM
Subject: B.C. Appeal Court hearing to decide if Crown lawyers must testify at inquest

B.C. Appeal Court hearing to decide if Crown lawyers must testify at inquest

2 hours, 55 minutes ago

By The Canadian Press
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/081201/national/prosecutors_immunity

VANCOUVER, B.C. - B.C.’s Appeal Court will hear arguments today over the issue of Crown prosecutors’ immunity from testifying.

The argument has forced the delay of an inquest looking a murder-suicide involving Peter Lee, who killed his son, his wife and his in-laws near Victoria last year.

The jury at the inquest wanted to hear from prosecutors about why Lee was granted bail, but a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled earlier that the independence of prosecutors needs to be protected.

The B.C. Criminal Justice Branch has said prosecutors are immune under the Constitution from having to justify their decisions.

The court’s decision will also affect a public inquiry into the death of Frank Paul, an alcoholic aboriginal man who froze to death in 1998 when a Vancouver police officer left him in an alley.

The inquiry commissioner ruled that three prosecutors had to answer for the decision not to lay charges against the two police officers who dealt with Paul the night he died.

Emsit Noqamaq

Thank you for your time.

Eva

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Barriere Lake Blockade: What you can do to help

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This morning at 7:30am, 70 members of the Algonquin community of Barriere Lake and 30 non-native supporters peacefully blockaded highway 117 in Northern Quebec, while a Christian Peacemaker Team observed the action. Read More »

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One arrested as Algonquins mount protest on Quebec highway north of Ottawa

One arrested as Algonquins mount protest on Quebec highway north of Ottawa

Canadian Press Article online since November 19th 2008, 0:00

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GRAND-REMOUS, Que. - Algonquin activists say police have dismantled three blockades they erected on a western Quebec highway in what they described as a protest to get governments to respect treaty agreements.

A spokesman for the Barriere Lake community says that after protesters set up a blockade around 7 a.m. they were quickly confronted by as many as 50 provincial police officers toting pepper spray.

Norman Matchewan, a spokesman for the community 300 kilometres north of Ottawa, said police also arrested his fellow spokesperson Marylynn Poucachiche.

He said the protest was peaceful but that Poucachiche was charged with obstructing police and mischief.

Matchewan said that police were towing vehicles and charging some participants with traffic violations, but that the protest had not escalated into violence as a similar one did last month.

The Algonquins said police arrested nine people during the Oct. 6 blockade and used tear gas against the crowd that included elders, youth and children.

One man was allegedly hit in the chest by a tear-gas canister.

“Right now the tension is still high,” Matchewan said in a telephone interview just moments before his vehicle was towed away from the scene.

“(Police) are still forming a line on the access road so that we can’t exit our community and they’ve dismantled all of our barricades.”

The Algonquins say they want the federal and provincial governments to let them select new community leaders, and to respect environmental and revenue-sharing agreements signed in 1991.

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