And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 22:49:56 -0500 >From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Savard.Advocate.net # 591 > > > N. O. S. > NATION OF SAVARD >_________________________________________________________ >Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. >-Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) >_________________________________________________________ >INDEX: >IPPERWASH THE FACTS OF THE CASE >_________________________________________________________ >IPPERWASH THE FACTS OF THE CASE > >1.On September 6, 1995, Dudley George, a Chippewa from Stoney Point, became >the first Indigenous person this century to be killed in a land rights >dispute in Canada. > >2.The Stoney Point lands in Ipperwash Park were guaranteed between the >Chippewa and the British Crown in Treaty 27, signed in 1827. > >3.On September 4, 1995, Dudley George was one of thirty or so protestors -- >including unarmed elders, men, women, and children -- who peacefully >occupied Ipperwash Park to protest the destruction of their burial ground >and a fifty year delay in returning their tribal lands. > >4.The newly-elected Ontario provincial government immediately ordered the >Ontario Provincial Police to "take steps to remove the Indians in the park." > >5.The OPP and the Government of Ontario stated immediately after the >shooting that the Indians had fired on the police and the police had >returned fire. In response to a query by the United Nations Special >Rapporteur on Extra-Judicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions in Geneva, >the federal government repeated the misinformation about the protestors >firing on police. However, in finding Sergeant Kenneth Deane guilty of >criminal negligence causing death in connection with the shooting, Judge >Hugh Fraser ruled that Deane knew George was unarmed when he shot him. > >6.Almost three years after the event, Ontario authorities have not yet >called an inquest into Dudley's death, although this is required by >provincial law. > >7.The Department of Indian Affairs, which has constitutional jurisdiction >concerning "Indians and lands reserved for Indians," has not taken any >concrete measures to ensure a full inquiry and redress. > >8.Dudley's family has launched a civil suit for wrongful death against the >OPP and the Ontario government, which they have unconditionally agreed to >withdraw if a Public Inquiry is held. > >9.Dudley's family, leading Canadian newspapers, church, labour, and other >organizations have repeatedly called for a public inquiry into the events >leading to his death. It's believed that the government has refused to >order an inquiry because the premier and senior cabinet ministers do not >want their role in Dudley's death exposed. > >10.In its 1997 Annual Report on Human Rights, Amnesty International states >that the killing of Dudley George "took place in circumstances suggestive >of an extra-judicial execution" and called for a full and impartial public >inquiry. > >11.On December 10, 1997, a broadbased coalition of Aboriginal, anti-racist, >human rights, labour, religious, and student leaders and community members >came together to press for a full investigation, through a Public Inquiry, >into the death of Dudley George. > >Ann Pohl >Spokesperson, Coalition for a Public Inquiry into the Death of Dudley George >tel: 416-537-3520 >fax: 416-538-2559 >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Visit our site: http://www.web.net/~inquiry > > >"It's not necessary to blow out the other fellows candle.....to let your own >shine". > >I found that on the top of a menu in a little cafe in Mendimines, Kansas >about 30 years ago....and its stuck with me ever since. > > > > > > >Sandra: http://www.nt.net/~russell/sandra.html > http://members.tripod.com/~Sandra_Mitchell > &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
