Hi Friends
The former Aboriginal affairs Minister for Ontario, Brad Duguid has brought the third world charity group, "Right to Play" to the northern reserves.
http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/news/canada/article/754270--right-to-play-takes-hockey-north
Is this an admission, finally, by the Canadian Government that the First Nations are living in third world conditions? Has Canada decided to turn over their responsibility for the reserves' child welfare system to charitable organizations?
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The effects of colonization still plague the Nations. The residential school system reigned supreme here for generations of abuse and mistreatment for these people. The apology in June of 2008 has not removed the generational damage done to them.
It has been said over and over in many ways by sage after sage;" A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members."
regards debra
Monday, January 25, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Save the Children, funding debacle
Hi Friends
The Canadian Government is to be taken to court over the inequitable funding of child welfare on reserves. Human rights activists, concerned citizens and child advocates, are distressed over the latest move by the Canadian Government's attempt to dodge their responsibility on this issue. The Canadian Government has chosen to mount a court challenge, over the issue, rather than just pony up the funding in an equitable way, to all it's citizenry.
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I suggest that the Canadian Government accept their responsibility, and quit complaining about it and realize that they can't have things both ways. It is the Canadian Government who has sought to make all the First Nation people, wards of the state, through the Indian Act.
These are genocidal policies the government is pushing much like the Khmer Rouge did when they took over Viet Nam in the seventies. Exactly as the Canadian Government did when they opened the residential schools, and again as they did in the sixties sweep.
As you can see these are not new ideas, and it can be argued that these policies have been implemented before, not just here, but around the world ,especially when one nation attempts to usurp another nation.
"There is no place in Canada for the attitudes that inspired the Indian residential school to ever prevail again..."
Excerpt from official apology offered by the current P.M.June 11th 2008
click here
Do You Believe?
regards debra
The Canadian Government is to be taken to court over the inequitable funding of child welfare on reserves. Human rights activists, concerned citizens and child advocates, are distressed over the latest move by the Canadian Government's attempt to dodge their responsibility on this issue. The Canadian Government has chosen to mount a court challenge, over the issue, rather than just pony up the funding in an equitable way, to all it's citizenry.
click here
I suggest that the Canadian Government accept their responsibility, and quit complaining about it and realize that they can't have things both ways. It is the Canadian Government who has sought to make all the First Nation people, wards of the state, through the Indian Act.
These are genocidal policies the government is pushing much like the Khmer Rouge did when they took over Viet Nam in the seventies. Exactly as the Canadian Government did when they opened the residential schools, and again as they did in the sixties sweep.
As you can see these are not new ideas, and it can be argued that these policies have been implemented before, not just here, but around the world ,especially when one nation attempts to usurp another nation.
"There is no place in Canada for the attitudes that inspired the Indian residential school to ever prevail again..."
Excerpt from official apology offered by the current P.M.June 11th 2008
click here
Do You Believe?
regards debra
Friday, January 8, 2010
Tip O' My Hat...Flip O' the Bird
Hi Friends
Since there are all sorts of New year's lists coming out, I thought I'd add my own: Tip O' My Hat and Flip O' the Bird to the fray (inspired by Stephen Colbert).
My first Tip O' My Hat goes to : Sharon McIvor for her admirable efforts in taking on the Government of Canada (at great cost, both personally and financially), in hopes of ending the sex discrimination legislation in the Indian Act for First Nations women all across Canada. A twenty-five year fight,( taking time away from her own family) even as the Government canceled the court challenges program (fighting on, with funds raised at bake sales and speaking engagements around the country). Having the integrity to stay with it, for all the affected families, even after the Government offered to recognize her child. A true hero! Yeah!! Sharon.
Sean Atleo for his monthly web addresses in an effort to engage the off-reserve membership and keep us in the loop. Go Sean!
All the dedicated aboriginal men and women who are working tirelessly on the Sisters In Spirit campaign to find our lost sisters and bring them home and hopefully, end this sad chapter in our shared marginalization. Best of luck to us all.
Theoren Fleury, for his courageous accounting of his pro hockey career and the exposing of the vultures and their exploitation of the vulnerable youth entrusted to their care. Phoenix rising. Welcome home brother.
The whistle blowers on the Peguis reserve who shone a light on their own. You did the right thing. Way to go at keeping them honest.
Flip O' the Bird goes to the Canadian Government for their never ending attempts to grind us down. Not signing the Indigenous peoples act, but also, and in my opinion more nefariously, campaigning, in an effort to get other countries... not to sign as well...Shame on you!
Chuck Strahl for being... well, you! With all your lying, miserly ways, towards communities under your portfolio . Uninhabitable houses and molding schools as well as unsafe municipal buildings, caps on child welfare funding, unpotable water, massive suicide rates, unsettled land claims, continued theft and marginalization, these are your legacies. What other segment of Canadian society would be forced to live with such an impotent mean spirited minister handling their affairs? Shame shame on you!
The Federal and Provincial governments for playing ping-pong with the HST and the abrogation of our treaty rights. No Nation has the right to tax another Nation. Hence diplomat cards. If you bring out your army, against us, as was done in the conflict between the Canadian Government, and the First Nation of Kanesatake, you demonstrated your recognition of us as separate nations within the country of Canada. No taxation ever.
Last but by no means least, our own political leadership. The Chief's and council's out there willing to victimize their own. Shame-shame on you and, on us for electing your types. Power corrupts...( I think you all know the rest...)
Bring on 2010 and lets hope and, if you're of that mind set, pray for a better showing this time next year!
Happy New Year
debra
Since there are all sorts of New year's lists coming out, I thought I'd add my own: Tip O' My Hat and Flip O' the Bird to the fray (inspired by Stephen Colbert).
My first Tip O' My Hat goes to : Sharon McIvor for her admirable efforts in taking on the Government of Canada (at great cost, both personally and financially), in hopes of ending the sex discrimination legislation in the Indian Act for First Nations women all across Canada. A twenty-five year fight,( taking time away from her own family) even as the Government canceled the court challenges program (fighting on, with funds raised at bake sales and speaking engagements around the country). Having the integrity to stay with it, for all the affected families, even after the Government offered to recognize her child. A true hero! Yeah!! Sharon.
Sean Atleo for his monthly web addresses in an effort to engage the off-reserve membership and keep us in the loop. Go Sean!
All the dedicated aboriginal men and women who are working tirelessly on the Sisters In Spirit campaign to find our lost sisters and bring them home and hopefully, end this sad chapter in our shared marginalization. Best of luck to us all.
Theoren Fleury, for his courageous accounting of his pro hockey career and the exposing of the vultures and their exploitation of the vulnerable youth entrusted to their care. Phoenix rising. Welcome home brother.
The whistle blowers on the Peguis reserve who shone a light on their own. You did the right thing. Way to go at keeping them honest.
Flip O' the Bird goes to the Canadian Government for their never ending attempts to grind us down. Not signing the Indigenous peoples act, but also, and in my opinion more nefariously, campaigning, in an effort to get other countries... not to sign as well...Shame on you!
Chuck Strahl for being... well, you! With all your lying, miserly ways, towards communities under your portfolio . Uninhabitable houses and molding schools as well as unsafe municipal buildings, caps on child welfare funding, unpotable water, massive suicide rates, unsettled land claims, continued theft and marginalization, these are your legacies. What other segment of Canadian society would be forced to live with such an impotent mean spirited minister handling their affairs? Shame shame on you!
The Federal and Provincial governments for playing ping-pong with the HST and the abrogation of our treaty rights. No Nation has the right to tax another Nation. Hence diplomat cards. If you bring out your army, against us, as was done in the conflict between the Canadian Government, and the First Nation of Kanesatake, you demonstrated your recognition of us as separate nations within the country of Canada. No taxation ever.
Last but by no means least, our own political leadership. The Chief's and council's out there willing to victimize their own. Shame-shame on you and, on us for electing your types. Power corrupts...( I think you all know the rest...)
Bring on 2010 and lets hope and, if you're of that mind set, pray for a better showing this time next year!
Happy New Year
debra
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