And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: To: "ishgooda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: "KOLA International Campaign Office" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Reply from Mississauga Golf & Country Club Date: Mon, 12 Apr 99 10:13:17 PDT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; X-MAPIextension=".TXT" They always have the same dumb excuse, isn't it? "The logo/mascot is in no way intended to demean Aboriginal People..." bla bla bla... "And there is a connection with 'Indians now long gone'"... bla bla bla... But at least the golf club's board of directors has appointed a committee to discuss the logo. Who knows; maybe they will realize how highly offensive this particular mascot is and change it?! The Mississauga Golf & Country Club logo can be viewed at: <http://kola-hq.hypermart.net/actmiss.htm> and their regular mailing address is below... hint hint... :)) They don't seem to have an email address; so we are printing out all petitions that were signed on-line and send them monthly packets. elsie Here's the letter we received this morning: ================================ [racist logo] The Mississauga Golf and Country Club, Limited 1725 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario L5H 2K4 (905)278-5281, Fax (905)278-8086 March 29, 1999 Ms. Elise Herten Executive director KOLA Van Boeckel St. 20 1140 Brussels Belgium Dear Ms. Herten: Your letter of February 22nd was received on March 17, 1999. Please let me assure you that the Club's logo in no way is intended to demean Aboriginal People or offend anyone. Rather, it is a connection to the historical relevance of the Mississauga Indians having once settled in these parts. The Club is proud of its history, and any connection to the Mississauga Indians is intended only in a most positive and respectful way. The Club's logo was established many years ago, and takes its roots from the Mississauga Indians who once settled on the lower Credit River. The Mississauga Indians moved to the Six Nations Reserve in 1847, and the Mississauga Golf & Country Club was founded in 1906. The Board of Directors of the Mississauga Golf & Country Club has discussed your letter, and as a result has appointed a committee to examine the Club's logo to determine if it should be changed in view of the issues raised by your organization. We will be pleased to inform you of the outcome of the committee's endeavor in due course. Sincerely, [signature] Uli Hahn General Manager cc: Ms. Waabnong Kwe ================================ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
