Peace Caravan Heads for Akwesasne
Mohawk Nation News. June 28, 2009. To support the Mohawks of Akwesasne who refuse to allow the border guards to carry guns at the CBSA check point, a Peace Caravan will be arriving on Wednesay, June 30. It will start in Six Nations and head east on the 401 to the Cornwall exit. The Six Nations police will be escorting the caravan over the International Bridge to Kahwenoke, Cornwall Island, to the tent site next to the former Canada Customs at approx. 3pm. There may be over 200 cars plus 4 buses. Hundreds of supporters are expected. Many are arriving on Tues. June 29th. All are welcome to stay for July 1st to hear speakers and take part in socials...
Bring your camping gear.
NEEDED: water, food and money. Funds would be greatly appreciated: Go to www.akwesasnewomensfire.com and donate online. For donations by check or money order please send to: Akwesasne Womens Fire, 936 Island Rd, Akwesasne ON K6H 5R7
For further information please contact: Rosemarie White 613-933-8784; Veronica Cook; 915-886-0210; Neddy Thompson 613-577-4647; and Nona Benedict 613-551-5421 (c) 613-938-8145 (h) nonabena@yahoo.com
NOTE: Please disregard the unsigned June 27th press release from the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne which tried to redirect supporters to Ottawa. [613-936-1548 bwhite@akwesasne.ca]. Health Canada also gave a dire warning for Indigenous communities to stay away from large social gatherings to stop the spread of swine flu. Former Chief Nona Benedict responded: “Does this mean July 1 Fireworks are canceled, as well as all future lacrosse games at the arena and the Akwesasne Pow-wow?”
Canada is reviving the old tactic of disinformation, intimidation and threats. We are in the right. We don’t want guns! This is a time to negotiate from a position of strength, not fear or weakness. We can’t have appeasers make deals behind our backs. If we start giving away piecemeal, eventually we will wind up with nothing.
The Mohawks are obviously not going to break the peace that has pervaded the situation from the beginning to now. The Peacemaker Dekanawida and our ancestors will be proud of the message of peace that we have maintained. If anybody causes trouble, it will be outside agitators, police forces, military, undercover agents and professional trouble makers. We won’t fall for it. We will protect each other.
We thank everybody for supporting us.
Posted by: Kahentinetha MNN Mohawk Nation News, www.mohawknationnews.com kahentinetha2@yahoo.com Go to MNN “BORDER” category for more stories;
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peace caravan
move the office onto the bridge and make all people who enter canada from the United States AND/OR reserve adhere to all aspects of the customs act/criminal code. No more extra exemptions, no "indian lanes".
be careful mohawks. this is a defining moment. i hope that this peace caravan brings just that. peace.
my thoughts and prayers.
cheers,
What border rights?
The constitution, through its affirmation of the Royal Proclamation and existing treaties guarantees First Nations people unencumbered and untariffed border crossing. For the Mohawks at Akwesasne the old saying "we didn't cross the border, the border crossed us" is as true as anywhere. while privileged border access for Indigenous peoples may seem unfair to some settlers, it is important to remember that without the treaties which guaranteed those rights, the Canadian State would have no rights to ANY land or resources... I think we got a pretty good deal. Its time to end racism and put a leash on the OPP and RCMP--that is part of our job as settlers, not militarizing imperial borders borders.