A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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From a mainstream perspective, the initiative was clearly good for the Mohawks of Kahnawake – it would have brought business, jobs, money and a tie-in to the global corporate power structure for Kahnawake. But there were crucial problems with the initiative from a traditional perspective. Aside from the general problems arising from the company’s spotty environmental record and debatable reputation as a corporate citizen around the world, the initiative would have located the grain storage facility close to Kahnawake’s high school. As well,...
“Today, we have gathered and we see that the cycles of life continue. We have been given the duty to live in balance and harmony with each other and all living things. So now, we bring our minds together as one as we give greetings and thanks to each other as people.” Traditional philosophical principles have a crucial relevance to the challenges our people face today. Ohen:ton Karihwatehkwen, the words of the Thanksgiving Address, are a strong reminder of the place we as human beings were meant to occupy in relation to the other elements of...
