MNN Akwesasne Mohawks held hostage - bridges blocked - guards walk off
From: Mohawk Nation News [mailto:ioriwase@mail.mohawknationnews.com]
AKWESASNE MOHAWKS: BOTH BRIDGES BLOCKED - CUSTOMS AGENTS WALK OFF AT
MIDNIGHT MAY 31SR. Mohawks being held hostage.
IS CANADA BECOMING AN ENEMY OF THE U.S.?
The Canada Border Services Agency union created trouble to get guns in
the hands of the border guards. Their strategy was to make trouble for
the Mohawks. The aftermath is that it's illegal and we don't forget how
brutally we've been treated.
MNN. June 1, 2009. At 10:00 pm last night, May 31, the chief was
coming through Cornwall Island Canada Customs. He was served with a
letter from Peter Van Loan, Canada's Public Safety Minister informing us
that "There will be guns" on June 1st 2009.
The Canada Border Services Agents CBSA were to be armed at midnight last
night. Instead they walked off. The two bridges to Cornwall Island
have been closed. The north span by Cornwall police and the south span
by New York State Police. There are native guards in the customs
buildings. There has been an RCMP buildup in the area over the last few
days.
The people met all day yesterday to get a peaceful resolution to all
aspects of the issue. They selected four men to be peace keepers.
Canada says they want to meet with the leaders. They were told the
people are the leaders and will decide what to do. So far no action is
being taken. The Men will protect the people. They are at points on
each bridge and adjacent to the customs.
Canada is escalating the issue by blocking us in. We are now closed in
and being held hostage.
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne passed resolution #318 on February 28,
2008 forbidding firearms to be carried by Canada Customs Border Service
Agents in the Mohawk community. According to their own legislation,
that is the law on the territory. According to the will of the people
based on the Great Law of Peace, our constitution, our position is
against guns.
International law supports the Mohawks. It forbids unilateral
impositions without full consultation and consent of the majority of the
people concerned. Canada must abide by our decisions according to the
international conventions they've signed.
ISSUE: In a democracy government doesn't tell police what to do.
Otherwise it's a dictatorship. The agents have made a demand they will
not work unless they have guns. The CBSA management says it's out of
their hands. The guards dispute is with management. Management and
government have no control over them. The guards think they can do what
they want because they are protected by their union, acting like a law
onto themselves.
What ideological group has taken over the union? Obviously they are
anti- Mohawk, anti-democracy and anti-American.
514-269-1400. Contact Chief Nona Benedict 613-551-5421 613-938-8145
nbenedict@akwesasne .ca, go to www.akwesasne. ca. Chief Wesley Benedict
613-551-2573; Larry King 613-551-1930; Chief Joe Lazore 613-551-5292.
Kahentinetha MNN Mohawk Nation News, www.mohawknationnew s.com
kahentinetha2@ yahoo.com Go to MNN "BORDER" category for more stories;
Supporters may send comments to: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,
Buckingham Palace, London, SQ1A UK; President Barack Obama, The White
House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500,
http://www.whitehou se.gov/contact/ Comments: 202-456-1111, Switchboard:
202-456-1414 FAX: 202-456-2461; The Governor General of Canada, M.
Michaelle Jean, 1 Rideau Drive, Ottawa info@gg.ca; Alain Jolicoeur,
President, CBSA, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L8, 613-952-3200, 613-957-0612; General
inquiries CBSA-ASFC@canada. gc.ca; Lance Markell, District Director,
Northern Office - Customs, St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa Ont. K1G 4K3, CBSA
613-930-3234, 613-991-1214, General inquiries CBSA-ASFC@canada. gc.ca;
Secretary Janet Napolitano, Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528, Operator Number:
202-282-8000, Comment Line: 202-282-8495, Jayson P. Ahern,
A/Commissioner, U.S. Customs, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20229 Chief Counsel (202) 344-2990; Marco A. Lopez,
Jr., Chief of Staff, U.S. Customs, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20229; Prime Minister Stephen Harper; House of Commons,
Ottawa, harper.s@parl. gc.ca; Hon. Stockwell Day, Minister of Public
Safety, House of Commons, Ottawa; Hon. Robert Douglas Nicholson,
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 284 Wellington St.,
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H8; Attorney General of Ontario, 720 Bay St., 4th Floor,
Toronto, ON M5G 2K1; Hon. Yvon Marcoux, Minister of Justice and A.G.O.,
Louis-Phillipe- Pigeon Bldg., 1200 Rue d l'Eglise, 9th Floor, St. Foy G1V
4M1; Hon. Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs, 10 Wellington St.,
Hull, Que. K1A 0H4 Strahl.c@parl. gc.ca; Premier Dalton McGuinty,
Province of Ontario, Queens Park, Toronto ON; Premier Charest, Province
of Quebec, Legislature, Quebec City; British High Commission, 80 Elgin
St., Ottawa, ON K1P 5K7; Canadian Human Rights Commission, 344 Slater
St., 8th Floor Ottawa, ON K1A 1E1; United Nations, 405 E 42nd Street,
New York, NY 10017; The Hague, Anna Paulownastraat, 103, 251 BBC, The
Netherlands; Coalition for the International Criminal Court, c/o WFM,
708 3rd Ave., 24th Floor, New York, NY 10017
Supporters of Mohawks: MPs Jean Crowder, Indian Affairs critic
crowdj@parl. gc.ca ; Anita Neville nevila@parl. gc.ca ; Marc Lemay
lemaym@parl. gc.ca ; Sen. Nancy Green; Sen. Gerry St. Germain;
AKWESASNE MOHAWKS: BOTH BRIDGES BLOCKED - CUSTOMS AGENTS WALK OFF AT
MIDNIGHT MAY 31SR. Mohawks being held hostage.
IS CANADA BECOMING AN ENEMY OF THE U.S.?
The Canada Border Services Agency union created trouble to get guns in
the hands of the border guards. Their strategy was to make trouble for
the Mohawks. The aftermath is that it's illegal and we don't forget how
brutally we've been treated.
MNN. June 1, 2009. At 10:00 pm last night, May 31, the chief was
coming through Cornwall Island Canada Customs. He was served with a
letter from Peter Van Loan, Canada's Public Safety Minister informing us
that "There will be guns" on June 1st 2009.
The Canada Border Services Agents CBSA were to be armed at midnight last
night. Instead they walked off. The two bridges to Cornwall Island
have been closed. The north span by Cornwall police and the south span
by New York State Police. There are native guards in the customs
buildings. There has been an RCMP buildup in the area over the last few
days.
The people met all day yesterday to get a peaceful resolution to all
aspects of the issue. They selected four men to be peace keepers.
Canada says they want to meet with the leaders. They were told the
people are the leaders and will decide what to do. So far no action is
being taken. The Men will protect the people. They are at points on
each bridge and adjacent to the customs.
Canada is escalating the issue by blocking us in. We are now closed in
and being held hostage.
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne passed resolution #318 on February 28,
2008 forbidding firearms to be carried by Canada Customs Border Service
Agents in the Mohawk community. According to their own legislation,
that is the law on the territory. According to the will of the people
based on the Great Law of Peace, our constitution, our position is
against guns.
International law supports the Mohawks. It forbids unilateral
impositions without full consultation and consent of the majority of the
people concerned. Canada must abide by our decisions according to the
international conventions they've signed.
ISSUE: In a democracy government doesn't tell police what to do.
Otherwise it's a dictatorship. The agents have made a demand they will
not work unless they have guns. The CBSA management says it's out of
their hands. The guards dispute is with management. Management and
government have no control over them. The guards think they can do what
they want because they are protected by their union, acting like a law
onto themselves.
What ideological group has taken over the union? Obviously they are
anti- Mohawk, anti-democracy and anti-American.
514-269-1400. Contact Chief Nona Benedict 613-551-5421 613-938-8145
nbenedict@akwesasne .ca, go to www.akwesasne. ca. Chief Wesley Benedict
613-551-2573; Larry King 613-551-1930; Chief Joe Lazore 613-551-5292.
Kahentinetha MNN Mohawk Nation News, www.mohawknationnew s.com
kahentinetha2@ yahoo.com Go to MNN "BORDER" category for more stories;
Supporters may send comments to: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,
Buckingham Palace, London, SQ1A UK; President Barack Obama, The White
House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500,
http://www.whitehou se.gov/contact/ Comments: 202-456-1111, Switchboard:
202-456-1414 FAX: 202-456-2461; The Governor General of Canada, M.
Michaelle Jean, 1 Rideau Drive, Ottawa info@gg.ca; Alain Jolicoeur,
President, CBSA, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L8, 613-952-3200, 613-957-0612; General
inquiries CBSA-ASFC@canada. gc.ca; Lance Markell, District Director,
Northern Office - Customs, St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa Ont. K1G 4K3, CBSA
613-930-3234, 613-991-1214, General inquiries CBSA-ASFC@canada. gc.ca;
Secretary Janet Napolitano, Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528, Operator Number:
202-282-8000, Comment Line: 202-282-8495, Jayson P. Ahern,
A/Commissioner, U.S. Customs, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20229 Chief Counsel (202) 344-2990; Marco A. Lopez,
Jr., Chief of Staff, U.S. Customs, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20229; Prime Minister Stephen Harper; House of Commons,
Ottawa, harper.s@parl. gc.ca; Hon. Stockwell Day, Minister of Public
Safety, House of Commons, Ottawa; Hon. Robert Douglas Nicholson,
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 284 Wellington St.,
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H8; Attorney General of Ontario, 720 Bay St., 4th Floor,
Toronto, ON M5G 2K1; Hon. Yvon Marcoux, Minister of Justice and A.G.O.,
Louis-Phillipe- Pigeon Bldg., 1200 Rue d l'Eglise, 9th Floor, St. Foy G1V
4M1; Hon. Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs, 10 Wellington St.,
Hull, Que. K1A 0H4 Strahl.c@parl. gc.ca; Premier Dalton McGuinty,
Province of Ontario, Queens Park, Toronto ON; Premier Charest, Province
of Quebec, Legislature, Quebec City; British High Commission, 80 Elgin
St., Ottawa, ON K1P 5K7; Canadian Human Rights Commission, 344 Slater
St., 8th Floor Ottawa, ON K1A 1E1; United Nations, 405 E 42nd Street,
New York, NY 10017; The Hague, Anna Paulownastraat, 103, 251 BBC, The
Netherlands; Coalition for the International Criminal Court, c/o WFM,
708 3rd Ave., 24th Floor, New York, NY 10017
Supporters of Mohawks: MPs Jean Crowder, Indian Affairs critic
crowdj@parl. gc.ca ; Anita Neville nevila@parl. gc.ca ; Marc Lemay
lemaym@parl. gc.ca ; Sen. Nancy Green; Sen. Gerry St. Germain;