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Post by stratosphere on Jul 1, 2022 13:28:39 GMT
I would like to see a follow up story on this, but so far nothing. I think this story warrants national attention, considering the social impact that AFN politics and policies have on on us all, and the amount of money involved. None of my business you say? Well sometimes my neighbors business becomes my business when I feel the impact of their decisions in my life. In a statement Thursday, Archibald said she was being “undermined, discredited and attacked” for trying to clean up corruption in the AFN.“The National Chief has committed serious breaches of her obligations to the AFN through unfounded and unsubstantiated public attacks on the integrity of our organization and our employees that will only serve to undermine the good work we do as we continue to serve our First Nations communities,” he said.
Archibald could not immediately be reached for comment on her suspension.redirect.viglink.com/?key=71fe2139a887ad501313cd8cce3053c5&subId=6378980&u=https%3A//torontosun.com/news/national/assembly-of-first-nations-suspends-national-chief-roseanne-archibald-pending-probe |
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Post by stratosphere on Jul 2, 2022 12:28:47 GMT
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Post by stratosphere on Jul 6, 2022 12:52:21 GMT
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Post by stratosphere on Jul 9, 2022 12:27:10 GMT
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Post by laristotle on Jul 12, 2022 0:23:50 GMT
A First Nations' 'Quiet Revolution' has begunAnother complication, which has frustrated Indigenous anti-corruption activists, is that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2015 decided the federal government would not enforce the First Nations Financial Transparency Act, which requires Indigenous leaders to publish audits of band expenses, including their compensation. In addition, Ottawa has gradually ceded its oversight powers to band chiefs and councils, without checks and balances or any semblance of accountability — a devolution of power that has worsened since Trudeau took power in 2015, according to Indigenous lawyer, former Alberta cabinet minister and activist Catherine Twinn.
What’s finally been established is that Archibald and other Indigenous women and men are eager to democratize the First Nations’ communities. “I believe this (AFN) investigation will help to identify the toxicity within our organization and bring about healing and a cultural shift that is critically needed,” Archibald said in a June 16 statement.
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Post by stratosphere on Jul 18, 2022 17:34:45 GMT
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Post by laristotle on Jul 18, 2022 18:40:55 GMT
There’s plenty of awful things to say about Canada’s abusive residential school system. But last summer, the nation was gripped by reports that “mass graves” of children were discovered at some school sites. What you can’t say, apparently, is that those media reports were mistaken and that nothing that we didn’t already know was really added to the public record last year, as veteran journalist and author Terry Glavin established with his meticulously reported recent National Post feature reviewing what actually happened. Glavin joins Anthony Furey to talk about the attacks he’s faced for reporting truths people didn’t want to hear. And about how journalistic negligence, political opportunism and white guilt-tripping hijacked what First Nations have really been saying. (Recorded June 23, 2022)
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Post by stratosphere on Jul 19, 2022 14:25:12 GMT
There’s plenty of awful things to say about Canada’s abusive residential school system. But last summer, the nation was gripped by reports that “mass graves” of children were discovered at some school sites. What you can’t say, apparently, is that those media reports were mistaken and that nothing that we didn’t already know was really added to the public record last year, as veteran journalist and author Terry Glavin established with his meticulously reported recent National Post feature reviewing what actually happened. Glavin joins Anthony Furey to talk about the attacks he’s faced for reporting truths people didn’t want to hear. And about how journalistic negligence, political opportunism and white guilt-tripping hijacked what First Nations have really been saying. (Recorded June 23, 2022) A couple of things that Furey says. First Nations wasn`t actively trying to make this a national or international issue. The media distorted the situation, and Trudeau jumped on it to further his appeal, and take selfies. The Feds got behind this for their own advantage. That`s pretty much the picture according to Furey. "Knowledge is being substituted with belief" says Furey... I would go further and say that knowledge is being substituted with what some want us to believe. Unfortunately the gullible public of this generation has an appetite for, and has become addicted to stories about hate, morbidity, revenge/retribution, finger pointing and group identities. So with that in mind, we know what`s gonna be on the media menu any given day. |
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Post by stratosphere on Jul 21, 2022 11:43:05 GMT
"Jules, one of Canada’s most prominent Indigenous leaders and currently the chief commissioner of the First Nations Tax Commission, stressed that only Chief Casimir can speak on behalf of the T’Kemlups people. But Jules confirmed that 14 major families within the community have made it known to the chief and council that an excavation, or exhumation, should begin as soon as possible.
“To our knowledge, the children who may be buried there are not of our community,” Jules said. “If children died who were members of T’Kemlups, they would have been buried in our own graveyard.” It is not clear whether any T’Kemlups children who attended the residential school are “missing” from the record."nationalpost.com/opinion/terry-glavin-impatience-grows-among-tkemlups-people-for-answers-on-graves |
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Post by laristotle on Jul 21, 2022 12:46:18 GMT
Trudope will say whatever to score political points.
Remember this one? Protesters call for apology from Trudeau after false hijab-cutting incident The so-called “hijab hoax” happened last month, when an 11-year-old girl accused somebody of trying to cut her hijab. At the time, reports said Toronto police were seeking an Asian suspect in his 20s.
Trudeau spoke out on Twitter, saying “incidents like this cannot be tolerated.” However, Toronto Police later reported “the incident did not happen”
“This is fake news, but I don’t understand how it got reported by multiple media outlets within 45 minutes after it happened,” one protester identified herself as Lee told Dushi Bao.
“We want Justin Trudeau to apologize, as he made a biased speech before police investigation in regards to this incident.” |
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Post by highdeaf on Aug 11, 2022 16:13:45 GMT
Trudope will say whatever to score political points.
Remember this one? Protesters call for apology from Trudeau after false hijab-cutting incident The so-called “hijab hoax” happened last month, when an 11-year-old girl accused somebody of trying to cut her hijab. At the time, reports said Toronto police were seeking an Asian suspect in his 20s.
Trudeau spoke out on Twitter, saying “incidents like this cannot be tolerated.” However, Toronto Police later reported “the incident did not happen”
“This is fake news, but I don’t understand how it got reported by multiple media outlets within 45 minutes after it happened,” one protester identified herself as Lee told Dushi Bao.
“We want Justin Trudeau to apologize, as he made a biased speech before police investigation in regards to this incident.”
“This is fake news, but I don’t understand how it got reported by multiple media outlets within 45 minutes after it didn't happen,” one protester identified herself as Lee told Dushi Bao.
Fixed it for them. Our media is such a waste of time and tax money. Pathetic. Of course, it's the public that revels in all this made up news and that's why it exists and thrives. No one can critically think anymore, apparently. I blame our uneducation system.
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Post by laristotle on Aug 16, 2022 23:22:07 GMT
Chris Sankey: Why, as an Indigenous-Canadian, I will be voting Conservative in the next electionI would like to dispel the divisive and ignorant presumption that conservatives are against Indigenous values because they support pipelines. In fact, support for responsible resource development is widely held across Indigenous communities.
We are supposed to be headed down a path of reconciliation. But for many on the left, including the federal government, the only valid reconciliation is that which adheres to their woke narrative. We are living with a Liberal government that is hell-bent on emphasizing ideology over practical, real-world solutions. That is why I am voting for the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) in the next election.
My values align with those of the conservative movement: less government and more private-sector involvement. I remember my late mother once said she’d wish the government would just leave us alone. She was right.Conservatives put their heads down and get to work. They don’t waste time talking about feelings. They see an issue and seek to solve it. And they are offering solutions that differ from the failed policies of the Liberal government.
Under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, the Liberals opened new residential schools, while pushing a white paper that threatened to eliminate Indian status. Why aren’t Canadians tearing down and cancelling his statues and removing his name from streets and buildings?
Indigenous people were entrepreneurs long before the word existed. We bartered and traded with our neighbours through a corridor we called “grease trails.” That is the Indigenous way, and it aligns with conservative values. So why would we wait on the government to build a brighter future for us? Why would we wait for a government cheque when we are more than capable of bringing in revenues on our own?
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Post by laristotle on Sept 29, 2022 23:36:25 GMT
Ottawa’s oil and gas emissions cap will hurt Indigenous communitiesThe facts are clear. A majority of Indigenous people support oil and gas development, according to an Environics Research poll in June. This is because oil and gas development brings benefits to Indigenous communities such as royalties and employment. Even better, some First Nations have been successful in their pursuit of ownership in oil and gas projects which can lead to even more opportunities for our communities.
So why then would the government propose a policy that would wipe all of that away and take us a step back? On the one hand, the government says it supports Indigenous rights and self-determination for First Nations. On the other hand, the government turns around and says that it will introduce policies that will cancel projects that Indigenous communities have already made investments in. This would cap the opportunities for Indigenous communities who are pursuing ownership in projects and who are seeking control of own-source revenues generated by projects they own on their land.
For a government that is proud to stand up for Indigenous people and state that they support self-determination and then turn around and propose this emissions cap directly contradicts their statements. I want our future generations to live in a world where they have opportunities and are not stuck in the cycle of poverty.
Our communities are faced with a choice of poverty or the development of our natural resources. Responsible development in oil and gas provides our people hope and opportunity for the future. The government’s proposed cap on emissions takes away that opportunity and we are left without the option of developing our resources responsibly.
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Post by laristotle on Feb 22, 2023 2:40:12 GMT
Truth ignored as teacher fired for saying TB caused residential school deathsIt is quite likely that McMurtry would have a job today if he agreed to be muzzled, if he abrogated his right to free speech and if he had followed orders. Because his failure to do those three things is getting him canned.
“Given Mr. McMurtry’s assertions that he will not be ‘muzzled,’ that he has a democratic right to speak, that he will not follow directions, it is clear that Mr. McMurtry’s employment can no longer continue,” says the conclusion.
And there you have it: If only he had followed orders and shut up.
It took one complaint, and before the hour was out McMurtry was being frog marched out of the school.
It is a horrifying and appalling fact that a large number of residential school children died from TB in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions and without basic medical care. However, the Abbotsford District School Board would have us hide this disgrace not out of shame — which would at least be understandable — but in the name of some “truth,” which is incomprehensible.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission highlights that this deplorable situation was well known, quoting documents in the National Archives of Canada that said: “As many as half of the aboriginal children who attended the early years of residential schools died of tuberculosis, despite repeated warnings to the federal Government that overcrowding, poor sanitation and a lack of medical care were creating a toxic breeding ground for the rapid spread of the disease.”
The board’s report said, “Mr. McMurtry’s personal opinions regarding residential schools were seen in contradiction to the truth and reconciliation work that is currently underway in the District.”
Apparently, McMurtry’s truth, backed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, isn’t good enough for the school district who have another, different truth.
One can almost hear the school district quoting Pontius Pilate: “What is truth?”
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Post by stratosphere on Feb 22, 2023 16:05:53 GMT
Truth ignored as teacher fired for saying TB caused residential school deathsIt is quite likely that McMurtry would have a job today if he agreed to be muzzled, if he abrogated his right to free speech and if he had followed orders. Because his failure to do those three things is getting him canned.
“Given Mr. McMurtry’s assertions that he will not be ‘muzzled,’ that he has a democratic right to speak, that he will not follow directions, it is clear that Mr. McMurtry’s employment can no longer continue,” says the conclusion.
And there you have it: If only he had followed orders and shut up.
It took one complaint, and before the hour was out McMurtry was being frog marched out of the school.
It is a horrifying and appalling fact that a large number of residential school children died from TB in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions and without basic medical care. However, the Abbotsford District School Board would have us hide this disgrace not out of shame — which would at least be understandable — but in the name of some “truth,” which is incomprehensible.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission highlights that this deplorable situation was well known, quoting documents in the National Archives of Canada that said: “As many as half of the aboriginal children who attended the early years of residential schools died of tuberculosis, despite repeated warnings to the federal Government that overcrowding, poor sanitation and a lack of medical care were creating a toxic breeding ground for the rapid spread of the disease.”
The board’s report said, “Mr. McMurtry’s personal opinions regarding residential schools were seen in contradiction to the truth and reconciliation work that is currently underway in the District.”
Apparently, McMurtry’s truth, backed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, isn’t good enough for the school district who have another, different truth.
One can almost hear the school district quoting Pontius Pilate: “What is truth?” Looks like people who work in education in Canada live in a totalitarian political gong show, ruled by shaming idiotic soccer moms and weak overly sensitive men.
It`s amusing how we`re all being trained to ignore the truth, while it`s staring us right in the face.
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Post by stratosphere on Feb 23, 2023 15:23:29 GMT
I ran into this comment in the comments section of N.P. "Doug McLeod
1 DAY AGO
Stone age cultures either adapt or die when subsumed within a more advanced culture. Anthropologists have estimated the First Nations Culture at between 5000 and 7000 years behind the European cultures at contact. That is to say, they had not
mastered the wheel, had not learned to smelt metal to even the bronze age standards of the ancient Egyptian's of 3500 BC and had no written languages like those of the Hittites of 1400 years before that. And they are still more interested in
pursuing their history in the stone age than adapting to modern cultures through schooling - and call those who do "apples" for being red on the outside and white on the inside. Ignorance is not something to be championed and waved about like a
victory.
The reality is that the intent of the system was not to wipe First Nation's off the map. If that had been the intent they could have done so militarily and with very little effort - and in the US they proved it. It was an attempt by a modern society to
educate what was a stone age culture (that isn't my description, that it the anthropologists description) in order to assist them to integrate into a society they clearly had no ability to function in - and many still don't today. Instead, we have created a
dependent culture and mindset which will ensure the perpetration of this inability to integrate with the idea that they will be perpetually supported by the larger population forever. Canadian's aren't completely stupid. Most agree that if someone
suffered abuse at the residential schools, they should be compensated. What Canadian's object to is being put on the hook for paying for people who simply don't want to integrate into society and follow norms of human and societal behavior that is in
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