Humanity to the Six Nations: Get a Life!
Friday, April 21, 2006
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In case I didn't make it clear... ATTENTION NATIVES CONDUCTING A SIT IN AT CALEDONIA: we are not impressed. It's been 52 days since you've started and if the government gave a damn, they'd have actually tried to meet with you half way, but, they haven't because you're too damn intent on living back in 1740s, when you were supposedly granted this land. The government says that it got it back in 1841 in order to build a highway. You've had almost 200 years to protest this! It's asinine to wait until someone is developing the land for other people to use (yea, imagine that - other people actually using the land that is part of Canada!).Trains halted as standoff continues in Caledonia
Don't complain about the police breaking the peace when they make an arrest or two after about 50 days of letting you occupy this area of land. There are many Canadians who don't even own land; they rent, or they're homeless. It's a fact of life. Just because it 'belonged' to your people before the 'white man' came, means squat now.
Demonstrators first occupied the site on Feb. 28 to stop construction by Henco Industries on land they say was stolen from the Six Nations more than 200 years ago.
The province says aboriginals gave up the land in 1841 to make way for a new highway, an agreement a Six Nations spokesperson said was only meant to be a lease.
You know, instead of squawking, you COULD legally by the land after the construction is done and have houses to live in that were built there instead of making a barricade of tents and burning tires.
Further, if you're going to complain about the police breaking up protests... they you haven't been paying attention to Belrus, in which protestors were arrested a mere two to three days after their protests following a questionable election result sparked.
Belarus police detain opposition leader
Canadian journalist leaves Belrus jail
