Saturday, June 13, 2009
Mohawks and Border Guards (CBSA) on RezLand
When are people in the colonial governments of the U.S. and Canada going to start to realize that their words, and ours, in the Treaties and other agreements are not just words, but contractual agreements? Contracts which must be met in good faith? The reserve on Cornwall Island is unique in that it rests on several national/international borders, and has for longer than they existed as national/international borders. The international bodies/countries those represent are both in contract with the sovereign Mohawk Nation. The governments continually try to deny Mohawk, as well as other First Nations, their 'sovereignty', by deciding that they can do what they will on Indian lands, as if it is theirs, that they agreed, still belong to the First Nations. If another country decided to put armed guards on Canadian soil, that is an offense, and Canada/the U.S. would take steps to stop it. Why should it be any less for Mohawks? Though in the past there were treaties and other agreements as to use of lands by both Peoples, those agreements are binding! Canada is no less exempt in this. If they allowed Mohawks to patrol and manage their own borders, armed or not, and in compliance with laws that were reflective of both Mohawk and Canadian/ U.S. interests, that would be the best compromise in the end. Mohawks do not want undesirable elements crossing onto their lands, any more than Canadians or U.S. wants them coming into their countries. So I say again, when is the Canadian Government gonna learn? It just continually stains them in the eyes of the world for their continual abysmal treatment of their indigenous peoples. It is not necessary to review that record here. It just shows the rest of the world that they are no better than other countries they criticize for their bad treatment of it's peoples...
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