April 28, 2008 - YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!!
by IAKOHA'KO:WA/Jenn Tsun
On April 21, 2008, the OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) invaded the Mohawks of TYENDINAGA who are defending their territory against greedy developers. The OPP planned to destroy all HOPE amongst the people and sow seeds of terror in our communities.

Yet to their great credit, the Mohawk warriors are standing calm and firm against all the expensive hi tech equipment, the powerful weaponry and the overwhelming numbers.  They stand firm in the face of guns pointed at them. The Mohawks wear camouflage to emphasize their connection to Mother Earth.  They cover their faces to protect their families.

The POLICE wear armour and cover their faces with hideous visors to try to frighten us. They are so loaded with equipment they can hardly hear, see or move.  These cops are scared and not really sure why they are here pointing guns at unarmed people who refuse to run away. There are women and children in the road too, WATCHING the police who really need to be watched.

We've had some RAIN and the Land is quickly greening up.  The leafage on the trees is bursting out, it's startling and seems unexpected though the certainty of seasonal change is something we rely on in a troubled world.

Spring brings a great sense of renewal and hope every year.  We are intoxicated with the awakening air.  We marvel at the little green shoots pushing up from the fragrant earth.

Many people take no responsibility in protecting the Beauty of Mother Earth. They leave it to others to do it for them.

 

It is a very tense standoff now, designed to wear down the Mohawks who continue to gain sustenance through their rootedness to the Earth.  Several men have been taken prisoner and two have been badly beaten, broken bones.  OPP block roads to prevent the arrival of supporters who keep on coming and to harass the Mohawks of Tyendinaga as they come and go.

More needs to be done by those not able to go to Tyendinaga. The mainstream media is severely CENSORING news of what is taking place. Shame on them.

Your help is needed.  Please take a little time to inform yourselves of events and issues here.  Let your family and friends know - help spread the word.  And make those necessary calls and send letters to police and politicians.  Contact info has been provided by the hard-working Mohawks at MNN - see below.

Tell Julian Fantino to get his GOONS out of Mohawk Territory. Demand that the prisoners be released.  They have done nothing wrong.  The OPP has no jurisdiction in Haudenosaunee territory.  This is not a police matter.  Why exactly are the police in there anyway?

The politicians must answer WHY this costly and aggressive attack on Indigenous people!  What is going on?  Who will be next as we move further into police state?

IAKOHA'KO:WA/Jenn Tsun
near Sharbot Lake
Haudenosaunee Territory

Contact Info:

Julian Fantino, is the Commission of the Ontario
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Governor General Michaelle Jean

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Hon. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada
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Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty
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Paul Leblanc of Indian Affairs,
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Yvan Dery, Privy Council Office,
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Sylvia McKenzie, Justice Canada,
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Gilles Rochon, Aboriginal Policing,
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Emanuel Chabot, Public Affairs 7 Emergency Preparedness
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Louis-Alexandre Guay, the inaptly named "Justice Canada" This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ;

Phil Fontaine, Assembly of [Colonized] First Nations, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ;

Jim Potts, advisor to the inept Ontario Provincial Police on Indigenous policing who claims to be Indigenous 613-795-3907;

RCMP Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
London Ontario Detachment 519-640-7267;

Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs,
819-997-0002, 819-953-1160, 613-992-2940
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Walter Walling, who organizes police attacks against Mohawks such as the Jan. 12, 2004 debacle at Kanehsatake,
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Leona Dombrowsky, Member of Ontario
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Fax 613-969-6381
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Michael Bryant, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Ontario, 416-314-8693, Fax 416-314-2701,
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L.G. Beechey Chief Supt. Commander Eastern Region OPP, 613-284-4500;

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TO VERIFY AND FOR INFORMATION CALL:
Akwesasne Rotiskenekete 518-358-3660

Tyendinaga Aserakowa [Warchief]:
613-243-4993

Jan Hill [Longhouse]

613-961-8515
613-827-1547
Dan 613-919-1354

Rotiskenekete

613-849-1314 613-827-4991
613-577-1355

Urgently Needed are - first aid - water - money - non-perishable foods - meat - fish - camping equipment - communications equipment - fuel - gas - propane - mobile phones - phone cards - rain coats - towels - soap - wet wipes - tooth brushes - tooth paste - gloves - work shoes - boots - runners - socks - mosquito repellant - sun block - radios - two-way radios - hand held radios/scanners - cooking utensils - plates - silverware - buckets - pails - blankets and sleeping bags -  and anything else you can think of. 

Once again, the police have turned what should have been a non-event into a summer project.

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