A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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By Doug George-Kanentiio Two weeks ago the students in the Akwesasne and Cornwall school acknowledged one of the most bitter episodes in Canada’s history by wearing orange to draw attention to the Residential School era. As is now known those Native children taken from their homes and placed in these institutions were subjected to great physical and psychological abuse which in turn has had a harmful effect on their respective families and within their communities. There were hundreds of Mohawks placed in schools located hundreds of k...
By Doug George-Kanentiio, Akwesasne Mohawk Abortion in Native societies is a complex issue involving family, clan and community. There are very specific moral teachings which discourage this act which may involve the mother, her maternal kin and the female leadership of her extended family, the clan. Together, they would discuss the reasons for, and against, carrying an embryo to term but the final decision was left to the woman since it was her body and hers alone. Equally important was the practice of birth control by both men and women. The...
By Doug Kanetiio George Rather than celebrate 60 years of generating what it calls “environmentally and socially conscious” hydro-electricity that entity, composed by the New York Power Authority and the Ontario Power Generation company should have used the event to express their regret and concern as to the enormous harm the Robert Saunders Dam and the Seaway itself have caused to the Mohawk people, to the area’s water and to its air and land. The generating of cheap power resulting in the flooding of Mohawk lands, the destruction of additiona...
The September decision by the Allergen drug company to enter into a contract with the St. Regis Tribal Council to protect its Restasis eye drug patent is drawing fire from members of the US Congress who are introducing legislation to strip all Native nations of the authority to enter into such agreements. The reaction has resulting in a significant downturn in the company’s stock. In one news report the following information is cited as a cause of concern for both the Tribe and Allergen: From the web site: www.minyanville.com dated October 1...
The following is a Sixties Scoop update from the law firm of Wilson Christen regarding the pending negotiations with Canada. Confidential discussions are taking place to attempt a Canada-wide settlement of the 60s Scoop. Chief Marcia Martel (Brown) believes these discussions may result in a resolution aligned with her vision, and the hopes of many survivors she has consulted within her community. She believes there is the strong potential, through these discussions, for achieving justice for all those who experienced harm. As a result, she has...
