tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461637042198814103.post4534429320196024955..comments2023-07-02T11:05:36.456-04:00Comments on Six Nations (Haudenosaunee) & the Haldimand Tract: Beliefs versus Facts: Ten Years After the Barricades Came Down: Some Remaining Issues, Need for CompensationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461637042198814103.post-69314626366482503192016-05-20T12:44:16.222-04:002016-05-20T12:44:16.222-04:00Hello Bonnie, removed duplicate comment.
Thanks...Hello Bonnie, removed duplicate comment. <br /><br />Thanks, I keep plugging away with facts and data sources hoping that this source of information will dispel the myths and false beliefs out there. That may be a bit idealistic, but none the less I simply have to keep trying to make a dent - truth and justice demand it.Administrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281509400158726212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461637042198814103.post-82299885911492994322016-05-17T21:37:35.614-04:002016-05-17T21:37:35.614-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175330020838279984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461637042198814103.post-62142459983878222952016-05-17T21:37:28.885-04:002016-05-17T21:37:28.885-04:00Counterpoise, reading about the help for Fort McMu...Counterpoise, reading about the help for Fort McMurray fire victims provided by a First Nations gas bar, the Canadian Council of Aboriginal Business, and several people from Sioux Lookout was refreshing and welcomed news to me. Perhaps this example will inspire others to think a little differently.<br /><br />DeYo, as ever, I just love and appreciate your blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175330020838279984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461637042198814103.post-26104067567976235002016-05-17T15:19:48.106-04:002016-05-17T15:19:48.106-04:00Thanks for the 1970 reference - it is poignant.Thanks for the 1970 reference - it is poignant.Administrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281509400158726212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461637042198814103.post-79978063864979793362016-05-17T15:17:59.449-04:002016-05-17T15:17:59.449-04:00Alas counterpoise, the positive aspects "do n...Alas counterpoise, the positive aspects "do not sell papers". So we are left with the one sided, biased and "politically in tune" version which paints Canada as a "Colonial villain", and Six Nations people are "victims" (now to heighten the impact, called "survivors"). The truth could not possibly be further from the perception, but perception wins out. It is always heartening to hear of the positives coming out of aboriginal communities across Canada - when they get press coverage.Administrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281509400158726212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461637042198814103.post-91977741316966040842016-05-17T15:07:01.315-04:002016-05-17T15:07:01.315-04:00DeYo, my heart goes out to all those in Haldimand ...DeYo, my heart goes out to all those in Haldimand and Brant counties who have been negatively impacted the vandalism, threats, etc. The fact that this has been going on for more than 10 years is deeply troubling. At least a "handful of Six Nations" recognize that things are getting out of hand.<br /><br />Three things I would like to point out:<br /><br />1. As you know, I spent quite a bit of time reading and analyzing the 382-page TRC final report executive summary which was released in June 2015 (and discussed in my September 7 and November 6, 2015 counterpoise.ca posts). Have not read the December 2015 multi-volume final report. However, today I was doing some research in Volume 1 of the final report, entitled "The History, Part 2, 1939-2000." On page 93, it says that in March 1970, the "Six Nations Council" lobbied to have the Mohawk Institute kept open because many of the "successful members of Six Nations passed through the Institute."<br /><br />There are references in other parts of Volume 1 to additional positive aspects of the residential schools. But the TRC spokespeople rarely draw attention to the upbeat accounts, preferring instead to dwell on the negative. And the media almost always goes along with this one-sidedness.<br /><br />2. The federal Liberal government is talking about getting rid of the Indian Act, and replacing it with a focus on Section 35 of the Constitution and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Some aboriginals do not like this plan, but, last I heard, the Liberals are going ahead with it.<br /><br />3. I think some individuals at Six Nations could learn something from thoughtful indigenous people who have reached out to help the Fort McMurray fire victims, regardless of race. A First Nations gas bar near Edmonton provided free tanks of gas to those fleeing the fire; the Canadian Council of Aboriginal Business raised $100,000 towards rebuilding the community, and a Sioux Lookout "indigenous man" and his two cousins are walking to Fort McMurray to raise money for the stricken families.counterpoisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13924091255218004722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461637042198814103.post-3963916767571063872016-05-12T09:19:21.282-04:002016-05-12T09:19:21.282-04:00MyOenda, your summary and take on the matter is br...MyOenda, your summary and take on the matter is brilliant - succinct and spot on.Administrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281509400158726212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461637042198814103.post-75258367939270833692016-05-12T07:24:49.352-04:002016-05-12T07:24:49.352-04:00The Indian Act and reserve system would have long ...The Indian Act and reserve system would have long been abolished with the adoption of the Liberal White Paper of 1969;the much maligned White Paper which proposed fair and honest solutions, including exactly what you have suggested; unfortunately it became a political football but mostly was defeated because the chiefs at the time refused to support it and offered the usual scare tactics that claimed it would have led to total assimilation and cultural genocide...a lie deliberately fabricated and maintained for many years afterward, especially by those who never even bothered to read the White Paper; once again it was about money and that same hypocrisy because as badly as the Indian Act had to go the chiefs were reluctant to relinquish all the benefits and perks that very same Act provided; not to mention the fact that their people would begin developing independence and self-worth and no longer be under the power and control of chiefs and councils; the result was that countless billions were wasted with no change in the status-quo with the doors being flung open to the ever-increasing aboriginal industry to this day, with the chiefs still being the main beneficiaries at the expense of their own people.MyOrendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10648612748999773257noreply@blogger.com