Democracy part two

Hi Friends
Democracy is from the Greek word (demokratia) meaning "rule of the people" or (demos) people, (kartos) power. Democracy is defined as a form of political organization in which all the people through consensus (direct referendum) or elected representatives exercise equal control over the matters which effect their common interests.

We, I have mentioned in past posts are rather new to the game of governing, having only secured the right to vote in federal elections since to the nineteen sixties.
This is not a true statement, and let me clarify! We the Indigenous people know democracy very well. It could be argued that its in our very bones. We have, before colonization, had democratic governments, and it is a known fact that the United States government is famously noted to be inspired, by the Six Nations confederacy.

With our long glorious history of people run governments, when and why did we stray so far from our own ideals? Was it the influence of the Indian agents who in the past, chose the chief and councils (usually from the largest families on the reserve, it being easier to control the people if you had the largest family in your pocket..) or as I have heard lamented over and over again that the problem is INAC rules.

To this I say, INAC didn't force any of us to elect the most corrupt in your community, nor did they instruct you to keep these people in power. That was the Indian agents' ways. Nor does INAC encourage those elected to take advantage of their people. That is the option exercised entirely by the unscrupulous chiefs and councilors.
To the tyranny practiced on some reserves today, and to the despots who harass their citizens for wanting better, shame on you!

You have lived down to the very worst of expectations. You have allied with those who seek to continue colonial rule over us. You have armed our common enemy with example after example of why we are unable to rise up, and be our own men and women capable of governing ourselves. You have cemented us as wards of the state through your unmitigated selfishness. You have pulled our children down, made fools of our elders, and the many courageous men and women activists fighting for our human rights and very dignity to be thought of as equals in our own country.

When you conduct yourselves like tyrants who would intimidate those who would disagree with you, you give credence to those who malign us.
When we are seeing other nations around the world rising up to throw off the mantle of tyrannical rule, you and your greed have condemned us to more of the same..thank you to all the chiefs and councils out there who have followed this race to the bottom...you have done us all a huge disservice.

Regards Debra