Justice For Natives 2?

Indigenous Women for Justice do not believe that a young Indian mother's life is expendable. Anyone who thinks that stepping forward for Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash is wrong, must, by association, believe that a young Indian mother's life is expendable. If strong, indigenous women had not stepped forward, those who murdered Anna Mae would never have had to answer for her death, and those who conspired to kill her would have continued to profit from her name, adding insult to injury, and making a mockery of the justice her daughters seek. Debbie and Denise, Annie Mae's daughters, have suffered the greatest pain; it was their mother who was murdered, and if they wish to see their mother's killers tried in the criminal justice system, who has the right to deny them that? The IWJ stands with and honors the brave-hearted women who have found the courage to be witnesses for Anna Mae. With all of the controversy, propaganda, and intimidation that has surrounded Anna Mae's death, if this case can be resolved then it might provide hope for others who lost loved ones during that era, and who are still awaiting closure. If Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash's life is expendable, where does it end? Are we to believe that the lives of all young Indian mother's are expendable? Or should we just accept that a handful of men associated with AIM have the right to decide who lives or dies, and that it's okay to take an Indian woman's life as long as her executioners are Indian? The IWJ do not believe that Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash's life is expendable; we do not believe that any woman's life is expendable. This isn't a battle between what's left of AIM and the FBI, this is a struggle to bring justice for one of our sisters who was kidnapped, brutalized, and murdered. [(]To be a member of the Indigenous Women for Justice you don't have to carry a banner, or march down Main Street, or participate in any action that creates fear of persecution or retribution; membership to the IWJ is in your heart and through your prayers. Violence against women is not traditional and the Indigenous Women for Justice urges Canada to extradite John Graham to face trial for the charge on which he is indicted, the first-degree murder of Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash. [)] http://indigenouswomenforjustice.org/justiceweb.jpg [Note: The IWJ is a unity sisterhood of women from the indigenous nations located in what is commonly called the United States and Canada.]