Tyendinaga Mohawks Braced For Arrival Of 'Cop Shop' - Words From Ojibway Author - Lesley Belleau
TYENDINAGA MOHAWKS BRACED FOR ARRIVAL OF MEGA OPP ‘COP SHOP’ BROUGHT IN TUESDAY OCTOBER 28, 2008 -
MNN - Oct. 28, 2008. Friends, allies and supporters were asked to come to be witnesses to the arrival of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Police and the Ontario Provincial Police - OPP - on Tuesday.
The Mohawks of Tyendinaga are under siege right now. OPP Swat Team has been spotted in the area. Canada, Ontario and the band council want to set up a mega jail in the middle of the community. The Mohawks are adamantly against it. .
"There's no need for it. What we really need are fresh water, education and health facilities. And we want a peaceful resolution", say the concerned Mohawks.
“Tyendinaga is a small community of several thousand. Some fear this may be more than just a ‘jail’. That jail can go anywhere in any community. It doesn't have to go in the middle of ours. It is obviously being used as a tool of provocation”.
Police Chief Ron Maracle has warned the people that he is prepared to use force to set up the multi-million dollar high tech security jailhouse. He already threatened that if local residents keep complaining, they'll be the first inmates.
The police building issue has been hotly debated for sometime. The band council went around the community to consult the people. At least they said that is what they were doing. Just about everybody said "no". So, Chief Maracle and the council of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte made a unilateral decision to bring it in anyway.
At the meeting update today the people vowed that the cop shop and construction equipment are not coming in. They are demanding that whatever equipment is already there be removed immediately.
The Tyendinaga Mohawk Police are threatening that if the pre fab jail is not allowed in and set up they will use force. Chief Maracle has stated he will charge and arrest anybody who gets in his way. The Mohawks have said over and over again they have no weapons and want a peaceful resolution.
UPDATE ON MOHAWK WOMEN'S LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CROWN
On October 23 2008 Prothonotary Mireille Tabib of the Federal Court of Canada ordered that Mohawk women, Kahentinetha and Katenies, who live in Kahnawake and Akwesasne, are not "Canadian residents"!
Therefore, they must pay the crown's expenses to defend itself from charges of assaulting and attempting to murder them at the Cornwall border check point on June 14, 2008.
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WORDS FROM OJIBWAY AUTHOR, LESLEY BELLEAU
The Colour Of Dried Bones
By Lesley Belleau
Published by Kegedonce Press
This collection of intertwined short stories shows the life of a young Ojibway woman as she struggles to find her place in society, within her relationships, and within her own body. In her exploration of different moments in her life, she also explores her relationships with her family, her people, and the people around her.
Through observation and intense seeking, she breaks through her confusion and eventually, finds a voice that is her own-even if she does not yet recognize it. Ultimately, she discovers that she must look within herself to determine her outcome. That only by traveling homeward, to her roots at her reserve, can she find the path that leads to healing and rest.
For more information on this book, please visit http://www.kegedonce.com/.
LESLEY BELLEAU was born and raised in Garden River First Nation, located outside Sault Ste. Marie, ON. She is Ojibway, and holds an MA in Literature and Creative Writing. She writes fiction, poetry plays, and spoken word pieces.
Her poetry and short stories have been published in Rampike Magazine, Yellow Medicine Review, and by Theytus Books. She is currently a faculty member at Algoma University.
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MNN - Oct. 28, 2008. Friends, allies and supporters were asked to come to be witnesses to the arrival of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Police and the Ontario Provincial Police - OPP - on Tuesday.
The Mohawks of Tyendinaga are under siege right now. OPP Swat Team has been spotted in the area. Canada, Ontario and the band council want to set up a mega jail in the middle of the community. The Mohawks are adamantly against it. .
"There's no need for it. What we really need are fresh water, education and health facilities. And we want a peaceful resolution", say the concerned Mohawks.
“Tyendinaga is a small community of several thousand. Some fear this may be more than just a ‘jail’. That jail can go anywhere in any community. It doesn't have to go in the middle of ours. It is obviously being used as a tool of provocation”.
Police Chief Ron Maracle has warned the people that he is prepared to use force to set up the multi-million dollar high tech security jailhouse. He already threatened that if local residents keep complaining, they'll be the first inmates.
The police building issue has been hotly debated for sometime. The band council went around the community to consult the people. At least they said that is what they were doing. Just about everybody said "no". So, Chief Maracle and the council of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte made a unilateral decision to bring it in anyway.
At the meeting update today the people vowed that the cop shop and construction equipment are not coming in. They are demanding that whatever equipment is already there be removed immediately.
The Tyendinaga Mohawk Police are threatening that if the pre fab jail is not allowed in and set up they will use force. Chief Maracle has stated he will charge and arrest anybody who gets in his way. The Mohawks have said over and over again they have no weapons and want a peaceful resolution.
UPDATE ON MOHAWK WOMEN'S LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CROWN
On October 23 2008 Prothonotary Mireille Tabib of the Federal Court of Canada ordered that Mohawk women, Kahentinetha and Katenies, who live in Kahnawake and Akwesasne, are not "Canadian residents"!
Therefore, they must pay the crown's expenses to defend itself from charges of assaulting and attempting to murder them at the Cornwall border check point on June 14, 2008.
For more information - TELEPHONE: 613-396-3424
Email: reception@mbq-tmt-org
Fax 613-396-3627
MNN Staff Mohawk Nation News
http://www.mohawknationnews.com/
Katenies20@yahoo.com
kahentinetha2@yahoo.com
Go to MNN "Tyendinaga" category for more stories; New MNN Books Available now! Purchase t-shirts, mugs and more at our CafePressStore
http://www.cafepress.com/mohawknews;
Subscribe to MNN for breaking news updates http://.mohawknationnews.com/news/subscription.php;
Sign Women Title Holders petition!
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Iroquois
Note -Your financial help is needed and appreciated. Please send your donations to PayPal at http://www.mohawknationnews.com/, or by check or money order to "MNN Mohawk Nation News", Box 991, Kahnawake [Quebec, Canada] J0L 1B0.
Nia:wen thank you very much.
WORDS FROM OJIBWAY AUTHOR, LESLEY BELLEAU
The Colour Of Dried Bones
By Lesley Belleau
Published by Kegedonce Press
This collection of intertwined short stories shows the life of a young Ojibway woman as she struggles to find her place in society, within her relationships, and within her own body. In her exploration of different moments in her life, she also explores her relationships with her family, her people, and the people around her.
Through observation and intense seeking, she breaks through her confusion and eventually, finds a voice that is her own-even if she does not yet recognize it. Ultimately, she discovers that she must look within herself to determine her outcome. That only by traveling homeward, to her roots at her reserve, can she find the path that leads to healing and rest.
For more information on this book, please visit http://www.kegedonce.com/.
LESLEY BELLEAU was born and raised in Garden River First Nation, located outside Sault Ste. Marie, ON. She is Ojibway, and holds an MA in Literature and Creative Writing. She writes fiction, poetry plays, and spoken word pieces.
Her poetry and short stories have been published in Rampike Magazine, Yellow Medicine Review, and by Theytus Books. She is currently a faculty member at Algoma University.
TO SUBMIT an ARTICLE, OPINION PIECE, COMMENTS to the Native Unity Digest, e-mail bobbieo@digitaldune.net.
NATIVE UNITY - A place for Native American Peoples to solidify their tribes to make a positive impact on the cultural, social, economic and political fabric of American society and a place for non-Natives to better understand the ways of the American Indian.
ATT: NEW - News Blog - American Indian Report - AIR BLOG
http://falmouth-air.blogspot.com
'Voter Identification: Know What to Bring To The Polls'
NATIVE ISSUES BLOG
Professor Robert J. Miller
http://lawlib.lclark.edu/blog/native_america/
AIROS NATIVE NETWORK plays music, news and other great programs from Indian Country - www.airos.org
FOR ANNIE'S NATIVE CELEBRITY NEWS - go to www.nativecelebs.com
CATCH COLORADAN PETER JONES AT:
http://indigenousissuestoday.blogspot.com
SUPPORTING NATIVE AMERICAN/FIRST PEOPLE - ARTISTS, FILM MAKERS, ENTERTAINERS, ETC. http://www.krystynmedia.blogspot.com.
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