Statement of People Concerned About the Rights of Two  Women  Who Were Brutally Assaulted by Canada Border Services Agents

by MNN

On June 14th 2008 Katenies and Kahentinetha – who are both writers and contributors to Mohawk Nation News were handcuffed and tackled to the ground at the Cornwall border checkpoint.

The Canada Border Services agents acted as though they had lost control of themselves, or they had no regard for legal propriety. Neither woman did anything wrong.  The attacks were unprovoked but seems to have been directed by whoever was at the other end of the cell phone.

 

Cornwall -  July 15, 2008 - Katenies was jailed and held incommunicado for three days. Kahentinetha suffered a heart attack and is under the care of her doctors and her family. Because of her condition Kahentinetha cannot go to court to support Katenies.  

Katenies demands respect for herself, for anyone who asserts Kanion’ke:haka jurisdiction and condemns Canada’s illegal border.  The charges against her are false and vindictive.  The Ontario
court is public.  Anyone who believes in the rule of law and condemns the brutal attacks on these women and many others is welcome to stand with her at:

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