Six Nations and the "rule of law" in Ontario August 15, 2007. "ONE RULE OF LAW FOR ALL CANADIAN CITIZENS...", has been the cry of many CANADIANS, however they are referring to the illegal imposition of their 'law' on sovereign nations, us the Six Nations Confederacy. The cry has also included equal treatment and application of the 'law' for Ogwehowe (the real people) and Canadians. Well, let's have it. In CANADA all who are in 'contempt of court' or are 'violating a court order' or 'fail to acknowledge or respect the rule of law' are subject to arrest and detention and will go through the process of criminalization CANADA has laid out. On April 20, 2006 @ Kanonhstaton (Douglas Creek Estates) CANADA, ONTARIO and the OPP set the standard for executing a 'contempt of court' injunction. They declared it an acceptable standard of arrest for a 'contempt of court' charge to taser young children, drag women around by the hair, handcuff and assault 70 year old men, pepperspray unarmed women, men and children, beat grandmothers at a ratio of 5 to 1. They declared it an acceptable standard of arrest to point high calibre weapons at close range at sleeping 10 month old and 2 year old babies and new mothers. They declared it an acceptable standard of arrest to use snipers carrying all types of heavy artillery to chase down unarmed women and children in the dark. They declared it legal and an acceptable standard to assault, threaten and terrorize unarmed, sleeping Natives of all ages. Well, now let's talk about equal treatment under the 'law'. Who drug Marie Trainer around by the hair for inciting violence on Native women? NOBODY. Who is being held accountable for all levels of CANADA for not upholding section 35 of their constitution and breaking their own laws? NOBODY. Who is being held accountable for UPPER CANADA stealing Six Nations' money from the GRAND RIVER NAVIGATION COMPANY to build the LAW SOCIETY OF UPPER CANADA? NOBODY. One rule of law, yeah right. The fight against discrimination against Ogwehowe in the legal system is just beginning. The very foundation of CANADA'S legal system is based on theft, fraud and deceit. Theft of our land, theft of our lease money, forged documents, etc. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE LAW... We need your support. skennen, niawen. (peace, thank you) Janie Jamieson Six Nations And see ... http://grannyrantson.blogspot.com/2008/08/six-nations-peace-and-friendship.html

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Can we talk openly about native issues?

Certainly. What do you know for a fact? Anything?

Studied ignorance is not rationale for anything. ...g

Aug 17, 2008 04:30 AM

"That's dynamite, don't touch it!" a politician once told me when I expressed the desire to write about Caledonia and the natives. I agree, it was and still is dynamite, but is this a valid reason not to talk about it?

I don't think so. There are pre-Confederation treaties signed but never respected, and $12 billion a year from Ottawa to assist the aboriginals. But still Canada's natives are dying in their reserves. Can we talk about it?

With the proliferation of media outlets competing for readers and viewers, the attention goes almost exclusively to those who scream the loudest.

The daily headline hunters use their shrill voices to throw heavy, loaded words like "racist" at whoever dares to challenge their views. People who want to have a civilized debate but who aren't willing to participate in a verbal riot are forced to leave the stage to the professional screamers and join the frustrated "silent majority" of Canadians.

This exclusion of the silent majority means that many problems may never be solved, and one such issue is the embarrassing treatment of natives living on reserves.

There are 1.2 million aboriginals in Canada. Some 700,000 of them live on reserves in conditions similar to those of Third World countries despite massive federal government spending. Alcoholism is widespread and the suicide rate among young natives is three times higher than in the rest of the population.

Unfortunately, instead of debating how our governments and aboriginal leaders spend taxpayers' money, the discussion turns to the choice of words used by OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino in trying to keep one of the busiest Canadian highways open and remove an illegal blockade.

Can we do better? Of course we can, if we focus on two main issues: a settlement to replace the pre-Confederation treaties signed but never respected, and a better accountability system to see how the $12 billion from Ottawa is spent.

Somebody was wondering if the OPP had forgotten the lessons of Ipperwash. I don't think so. Last year in Deseronto we may have had harsh words, but nobody got hurt. I'm wondering if the lessons of Ipperwash were ever learned by politicians and native leaders.

Aboriginals are still frustrated with their leadership because their quality of life is deteriorating. And Canadian taxpayers are frustrated with their governments because they are exposed to criticism from the international community despite being very generous.

Instead of debating how we have created a black hole into which billions are funnelled with minimal accountability and why human rights and legal processes are suspended, we talk about a frustrated Mohawk, Shawn Brant, who is taking the law into his hands, and OPP Commissioner Fantino, who has the almost impossible mandate to enforce a rule of law that, regarding native issues, has taken a leave of absence.

Focusing only on Ipperwash, Caledonia and the highway blockage at Deseronto is misleading if we don't recognize that they aren't the problem, merely the symptoms.

The problems were there long before Fantino and are going to be there after he leaves. In fact, they're going to be worse because the natives are increasingly disappointed by the work done by the governments and by their leaders.

In the meantime, while the lawyers are trying to find out if Fantino's language was appropriate, does anybody out there have any idea how to handle the historical native claim? Can anybody tell us how our leaders spend $12 billion a year while natives live in poverty? Where is the money? Or are these racist questions?

Angelo Persichilli is the political editor of Corriere Canadese. His column appears Sunday.

For rebuttal, see ...

http://grannyrantson.blogspot.com/2008/08/six-nations-and-rule-of-law-in-ontario.html