Indigenous Peoples Day: Genocide It Is

It is the "elephant in the living room" situation that the author of that article described. When one takes a good look at todays headlines or headlines within the past decade, you around bound to see hundreds of stories about "dead indians".

Look at Helen Betty Osborne and the people of that community back then and look at the whole Ipperwash thing now. Sure we have moved up a little in addressing such issues (its only taken 8 years instead of 16 + years)it is still an issue that was swept under the rug. People in power were trying to deliberately not address issues of that nature, more so if they are somehow involved in it.

With quotes like "makes it pretty easy to shoot an indian" being said about OPP taped conversations, one really does wonder about how many native deaths go unreported or are reported as "accidental"? How many natives do really die like Frank Paul or Neil Stonechild?

As a First Nation woman I cant honestly say that I would be suprised if the numbers were higher than what is being reported, or told to the public. It saddens me somewhat to know that we, as a society,need campaigns like Sisters in Spirit, to remind us of how many Aboriginal people (not only women) are dead or missing in Canada.
I agree with the UN. But is that enough?



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"The wind mocks me"- JA

This is very sad, and it is bad enough when you look back in history and see how barbaric people have been, on every continent,because of ignorance and greed, but to realize that it continues today, is just sickening.

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If I stand for my country today...will my country be here to stand for me tomorrow?

This so-called 'peacekeeping' display says North America is(present tense) the worst example of genocide - that's insulting and ridiculous, this group loses all credibility with such outlandish claims.

Whereas you lose all credibility by not having enough manners to post your name or to provide a shred of documentation with your propagandic pedantic pronouncements, Anonymouse.

I don't see the difference it makes if a poster makes up some kind of 'handle' or pseudonym, you're just upset because the anonymous posts are usually more astute than posts people make under their pet names.
Insofar as documentation is concerned with regards to the fact that there is no genocide going on in North America today - well, it's hardly headline news. Let's see - no asteroids have hit North America today either, no aliens have landed today etc. - so, not surprisingly, newspapers are instead running stories about hurricanes and children being shot in the back in Russia. Reporting what's not happening isn't a good way to sell the news.
With regards to North American history there have actually been many volumes written over the years, attaching entire libraries of documentation would probably be quite cumbersome.

You're a buffoon.

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Revolution.

The difference is, as you well know Anonymouse, that we would be able to tell that the <b>same</b> person continuously posted propagandistic comments. If our arguments are so easy to refute, then refute them. <p>The media is owned and controlled by a few rich people and they say what is covered and what is not. The reporters and news anchors are all reading from cue cards. They, like you, are not allowed to express an original thought.

You can call people names, but it doesn't hide the fact that when people use big words without knowing what they mean, they look pretty dumb.

Hello. My name is Qi, from http://ghostchild.com

It is good to see there is talk about this, as talk of contemporary genocide in North and South America is startlingly quiet.

There are many Indiegnous People, all whom admit to the genocide that was and is, that there is in fact another genocide on its way, the likes of which has not been known on this planet; for this potential posseses the ability to start a global trend...

It is rather alarmist, however the potential is there, and it is not going away.

In response, we, for starters, have been working to create an Intercontinental government. We are not just doing this because of a potential though. Rather, because there is a need and a call for it.

We are working with the Grand Continental Head Chief of North America and others... while simultaenously working to create a Unity of The People in North America, especially to consolidate our efforts, so we are not wasting time overlapping everyone's efforts, and so that we all focus on the root of the problem, rather than each focusing on one leaf.

Anyway, I don't know if this is the right place to talk about this... for instance that Canada and the U.S. are "legal fictions..." There is actually no Real Legitimate Authority on this Continent, with the exception of the Chief mentioned above, and the Six Nations (who owns the intellectual properties of the Canada and US constitution)... so I'll end by saying: Whether you are for or against The People, I implore you to come to our site, or be aware of these things in other ways.. and if you see a value in these things, that you give to it (and I'm not referring to money), through being aware and becoming involved, as this changes everything...

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I am glad to see someone writing about genocide of the native peoples. But I'd like to ask a question. Right wingers are forever bellowing about the sacredness of property. Yet the greatest theft in history was done here when the Europeans stole the continent. Why aren't our right-wingers concerned about this property? What could be more blatant an act of "state socialism" than the European states seizure of native land? It puts Stalin's colectivization to shame!

Yes, you make a good point. The divide and conquer crowd know how to deflect criticism, you buy the media and have them print what you want. The media consists of book publishing companies, newspapers, radio and TV stations. You elect officials that make sure that the truth does not appear in text books if it would threaten or harm the desired status quo. Anybody who espouses the actual truth is blackballed or marginalized.