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Treaty House's Interests
General
Human rights, protection of sacred sites, use of Native American imagery...
"If a man loses anything and goes back and looks carefully for it, he will find it, and that is what the Indians are doing now"
Sitting Bull, Lakota Sioux
Michelle Vignes - Photographer
Music
John Trudell, Annie Humhrey, Buffy Saint Marie, Joanne Shenandoah, Robbie Robertson, Blackfire, Julian B, Culture Shock Camp, Antithesis...
Movies
Smoke Signals, Broken Rainbow, The Canary Effect...
Television
No time for it! Make your own :)
Books
A Little Matter of Genocide, Enough is Enough, Black Elk Speaks, With One Sky Above Us...
WELCOME!
Firstly and most importantly, Sanda, Linda and myself would like to formally welcome all of you to this site. Huge welcome to Els and the IPF/Kola. Good to see you. And a special hello and greetings to Tsissy and the folks from Native American Unity.
We have a busy year ahead of us, so we would be grateful to all if we occassionaly remind ourselves this is a working site, if something bothers you about someone, please try to refrain from personaly focused comments and accusations unless you have facts and evidences to back them up, this way we all get along and are able to move forward with our respective works.
If you wish to get actively envolved we have plenty of work to keep more than a few occupied, regardless of your abilities, knowledge or skills, we can match you with active groups in your area who will help you find your feet if you have never done campaign work before.
We look forward to seeing all the Peltier supporters in London on June 26th and discussing ways they can assist and back up the work Kola and the IPF are doing for Leonard Peltier at this time.
Once again, Welcome everyone.
Zoi Lightfoot
Treaty House is to be a Native American cultural and political centre in London, run by First American Nations in collaboration with committed supporters, providing a focal point for thousands of ex-pats living in Europe. With full support and blessings from the Nations, Treaty House is also to be a point of contact and information, a cultural bridge for the host community, disseminating information from source, challenging stereotypes through a variety of events, publications and the space itself, aimed at promoting a realistic image of Native American Nations today into the mainstream.
With this aim, we are organising the first annual International Intertribal Gathering for 2009.
FIRST NATIONS GATHERING
The First Nations Gathering, the largest International Intertribal Gathering ever to be held in Europe, will be from 10 – 16 May 2009. It is an annual showcase event featuring Native American Film, Art and Music together with educational talks, films, documentaries and workshops to raise awareness in general and to focus on current thinking.
ONE ELDER SAVED BY A HEART ATTACK - ANOTHER ELDER MISSING IN ACTION:
MOHAWK GRANDMOTHERS ATTACKED AT CANADA-US BORDER CROSSING ON UNCEDED HAUDENOSAUNEE LAND
Monday, June 16, 2008
Mohawk Elder and Grandmother, Kahentinetha Horn suffered a heart attack, Saturday, June 14, 2008 during a vicious, unprovoked assault by OPP and border agents at Cornwall, in Akwesasne community. She had been beaten and handcuffed when she collapsed. Earlier when she was pulled over, Kahentinetha immediately contacted her brother, a lawyer, on her cellphone. The entire incident was being filmed as her brother rushed to the scene just in time to call an ambulance for her.
Meanwhile, Elder and Grandmother Katenies of Akwesasne was beaten and taken prisoner to an as yet undisclosed location. We are very concerned about her safety. We demand to know of her whereabouts and that she be released immediately.
A few months ago, Julian Fantino put out the word, warning Kahentinetha not to set foot in Ontario or else... She is the publisher of MNN and regular internet reports that are very critical of police and government actions toward Indigenous people. Her articles often clearly state the legalities/realities of the situation that Canada is a corporation plundering unceded Turtle Island. The land and resources belong to the Ongwehoneh people. Canada's huge debt to us will bankrupt them forever.
The other day, while Stephen Harper was making a public apology to Indigenous for the crimes of the residential schools, he was also preparing to send the army in at 6 nations. Brantford city mayor has requested it, stating his city police cannot handle another "Mohawk uprising", in other words, peaceful protests against housing development where non resident, nonNatives attack the protesters while the police watch. The Ontario Conservatives call for military intervention every day.
On Saturday, border agents were pulling over every Native person. Kahentinetha and Katenies were traveling in Akwesasne in the course of their regular activities and were caught up in the dragnet. Did Fantino set up a trap for the two outspoken, Mohawk grandmothers? We suspect that Kahentinetha would have been killed at a secret location had she not had a heart attack and been taken to hospital.
Immediately following this incident, many Mohawks and supporters started to gather at Akwesasne.
Kahentinetha and Katenies' attackers want them to accept being Canadian or else they will kill them and anyone else who resists colonization. This low level warfare is playing out on the "border" between Canada and the US, an imaginary line drawn right through the Mohawk community of Akwesasne and through Haudenosaunee territory which is a vast area on BOTH sides of the Great Lakes.
This Great Lakes area is also a proposed center for the NWO. Many military plans are underway including nuclear submarines in the Great Lakes and JTF2, Aerospace Warfare Center and NATO FOB (Forward Operating Base) at a new base being built at Trenton, near Tyendinaga Mohawk community. Tyendinaga was attacked by OPP/SWAT in April when Mohawks protested housing development there.
If Canadians are so damned sorry about the abuse of Native people, why is this still happening? Why do people remain silent when Mohawk elders and grandmothers are attacked like this? We are under constant surveillance and threats and attacks while our land continues to be plundered and pillaged. Was this a failed assassination attempt ordered by Julian Fantino, commissioner of OPP and head of the biggest gang in the area?
We must demand answers and get answers. This attempted genocide must cease. We will never give up.
Call or write to politicians, media, action lists including international. Get the word out now!!!
K..... will be speaking with Kevin Annett on live radio today at 4:30 pm Montreal time.
Iakoha'ko:wa
Sharbot Lake, Haudenosaunee Territory
PLEASE SEND YOUR OBJECTIONS TO: QUEENIE ELIZABETH II, Buckingham Palace,
LONDON UK; Governor General MICHAELLE "Haitian-Against-the-Nation" JEAN, 1
Rideau Hall, OTTAWA, ONTARIO info@gg.ca; Canada Prime Minister STEPHEN
HARPER, House of Commons, OTTAWA, ONTARIO harper.s@parl.gc.ca; Ontario
Premier DALTON McGUINTY, Queen's Park, TORONTO, ONTARIO
mcguinty.D@parl.gc.ca; United Nations unat@un.org; Indian Affairs Minister
Strahl.c@parl.gc.ca; Brantford Mayor Michael Hancock 519-759-3330
nborowicz@brantford.ca; Ontario Attorney General 416-326-2220 or 1-800-518-7901;
Minister Ontario Aboriginal Affairs Michael Bryant % Lars.Eedy@ontario.ca;
Neil Smitheman, Brantford ambulance chaser n.smitheman@fasken.com 416-868-3441;
Who I'd like to meet: Native American artist, performers, activists, story tellers... who want to contribute to this event in 2009 and beyond. Committed supporters are also very welcome! We need volunteers to help us with the Gathering; from pre production to stewarding during the events, publicity, Web design and maintenance, film and photography work... No one working on this event is getting a financial reward. Our 'payment' will be the satisfaction that we have contributed to a unique event that will bring the true Native American art, politics and culture to a wider audience and all that goes with it!
Please contact us if you'd like to get involved.
Well done and thanks from the bottom of our hearts to all those who have been writting and e mailing up a storm to the USP on Leonard Peltiers behalf.Leonard has been given his own diabeties testing kit and is recieving proper and regular medication. Without thousands of you world wide,our brothers health would have suffered and gone untreated,once again THANK YOU>
We would like to say the 30th annual vigil in London/UK was well attended,but as usual,there were the same few group co ordinators,ex pats and NO Peltier supporters.However,the will dedication and spirit of those who were present made up for those who were not. In some cases it was a success as for the first time since 9/11,We were able to hand in a petition directly to the US Embassy (all be it we left the envelope open and placed the paperwork in it in front of embassy staff)We repeat what was stated at the vigil for the benifit of all. The Clemancy campaign is back on and in full swing,please do not go off in various directions,the most positive assistence you could be at this time is to get behind the amazing level of work Kola/Ipf have done in Europe and strengthen the direction they have taken.
ok this is a heads up folks,we are getting news in from Mohawk Nation News.Kahntinetha Horn has been handcuffed,badly beaten and suffered a heart attack,also beaten was and elder and grandmother of the Mohawk peoples,more distrubing is,this elder was taken to an undisclosed place by the ontario provincial police and is therefore "missing in action"As soon as we post the information,please freinds,call e mail who you have to to get this lady returned to her peoples and family.
Thank for posting that Els,we've been so busy we forgot our own damned site!Go figure huh!.Anyone wishing to attend the Peltier vigil,we assemble in Hyde Park at the fountain of life from 12 noon.you are all welcome on the understanding,this is Leonards day,please leave any other issues and agendas at home,even better get actively behind and support the work of the International Peltier forum. Zoi
great site. let us create a network of social change for social justice across the corporate-owned myspace universe and connect in real time and real life in the struggle on the streets.
