[Announce-DAN] Canada ,NativeYouthMovement press release

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> > NYM Press Release
> >
> > NATIVE YOUTH MOVEMENT
> >
> > THERE IS A GROWING PROBLEM IN OUR COUNTRY
> >
> > We are an organization that is working towards
soveriegnty for our
> > peoples. As native youth we feel that we have to
make a stand for our
> > rights. These rights are slowly being bled from us
by the governments
> > genocidal attack on our rights. Minimal as these
concessions were to
> > begin with, now the little that remains for us as
indigenii are
> > considered too much by the government and the
klanadian populace. A lot
> > of political leaders on our land think that we are
not entitled to any
> > special recompense for the attack on our peoples
this encompasses our
> > funding for education and health benifits. We are
victims of cultural
> > genocide living in a state of constant oppression
by these intruders in
> > our territories. Now you may ask yourself, how much
is too much? Does it
> > really matter? How can i make a difference? These
are questions that we
> > have an answer to................................
> >
> > We are asking for your support in our campaign to
combat the political
> > injustices thrust upon our peoples. We are going to
occupy Stockwell
> > Days' campaign headquarters, on tuesday November
21st 2000, in an effort
> > to raise awareness of the Canadian Alliance's
destructive policy of
> > assimilation. We require a large presence during
the occupation, to
> > reaffirm the concerns we wish to address and to
show the canadian public
> > that we are unified in our struggle. We are in need
of supporters who
> > are willing to assist in the occupation, as well as
outside support.
> >
> > For more information please contact 1-604-789-5416
or come down to the
> > campaign headquarters on tuesday.
> >
> > more Canadian Alliance info
> >
> > MP 'racist,' natives tell Alliance
> > Groups want Alberta member ousted over views that
natives are 'conquered
> people'
> > Charles Rusnell
> > Citizen Special
> >
> > EDMONTON -- Native associations are calling on
Alliance leader Stockwell
> Day to force incumbent Athabasca MP Dave Chatters to
step down for what
they
> characterize as "blatantly racist" statements about
aboriginals.
> >
> > The Assembly of First Nations and the Metis
National Council are furious
> over comments made by Mr. Chatters in a 1995
interview with a small-town
> newspaper in which he said natives were conquered
people and should not
have
> special rights, and by recent allegations Mr.
Chatters has made of native
> corruption.
> >
> > In the Sept. 4, 1995, story in the Westlock News,
Mr. Chatters said he
was
> fed up with native unrest in the country. He was
referring to the
> then-ongoing armed dispute between natives and the
RCMP at Gustafsen Lake,
> B.C., over land rights.
> >
> > Mr. Chatters said at the time that native land
claims across the country
> were the product of federal policy that was based on
the assumption that
> natives have special rights to the land and sovereign
authority. Natives
> should be treated the same as the rest of Canadians
because they were a
> conquered people, he said.
> >
> > "The Europeans came to this country 300 years ago
and opened it up and
> settled it. And just because we didn't kill the
Indians and have Indian
> wars, that didn't mean we didn't conquer these
people. If they were not,
in
> fact, conquered, then why did the aboriginal people
allow themselves to be
> herded into little reserves in the most isolated,
desolate, useless parts
of
> the country?"
> >
> > Yesterday, Mr. Chatters, who is in a tough race
against a native Liberal
> candidate, admitted making the statement but said his
comments were taken
> out of context.
> >
> > "The point I was making is that the Liberals and
Conservatives in this
> country treated Aboriginal Peoples terribly for 130
years. They treated
them
> like conquered people and continue to do that today."
Mr. Chatters said he
> doesn't believe aboriginal people have been
conquered.
> >
> > He said he sought a retraction from the newspaper,
but was rebuffed. The
> reporter doesn't recall any complaints about the
article from Mr.
Chatters.
> >
> > Gerald Morin, president of the Metis National
Council, said he found Mr.
> Chatters' statements "scary."
> >
> > "When you take all of his statements in total, they
just show such
> disrespect and such a blatantly racist view it seems
to me to be fanning
the
> flames of hatred," Mr. Morin said. "I mean, if these
are statements he
makes
> publicly, you have to wonder what sort of statements
he makes privately."
> >
> > Jean LaRose, an AFN spokesman, said yesterday that
if Mr. Day is serious
> about "reining in the extreme elements of his party,"
he would ask Mr.
> Chatters to either apologize to all First Nations
citizens, or remove him.
> >
> > Mr. LaRose said the statements by Mr. Chatters are
at least as offensive
> as those made by Manitoba Alliance candidate Betty
Granger. She recently
> withdrew from the race after publicly stating that
Canadians could not get
> places in university because of an "Asian invasion."
> >
> > Mr. Chatters brushed off suggestions he should quit
the race. He said he
> is the victim of a smear campaign.
> >
> > Mr. Chatters is no stranger to controversy over his
remarks about
minority
> groups.
> >
> > Former Reform leader Preston Manning suspended Mr.
Chatters from caucus
in
> May 1996 for publicly stating it was OK to
discriminate against
homosexuals.


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> > NYM Press Release
> >
> > NATIVE YOUTH MOVEMENT
> >
> > THERE IS A GROWING PROBLEM IN OUR COUNTRY
> >
> > We are an organization that is working towards soveriegnty for our
> > peoples. As native youth we feel that we have to make a stand for our
> > rights. These rights are slowly being bled from us by the governments
> > genocidal attack on our rights. Minimal as these concessions were to
> > begin with, now the little that remains for us as indigenii are
> > considered too much by the government and the klanadian populace. A lot
> > of political leaders on our land think that we are not entitled to any
> > special recompense for the attack on our peoples this encompasses our
> > funding for education and health benifits. We are victims of cultural
> > genocide living in a state of constant oppression by these intruders in
> > our territories. Now you may ask yourself, how much is too much? Does it
> > really matter? How can i make a difference? These are questions that we
> > have an answer to................................
> >
> > We are asking for your support in our campaign to combat the political
> > injustices thrust upon our peoples. We are going to occupy Stockwell
> > Days' campaign headquarters, on tuesday November 21st 2000, in an effort
> > to raise awareness of the Canadian Alliance's destructive policy of
> > assimilation. We require a large presence during the occupation, to
> > reaffirm the concerns we wish to address and to show the canadian public
> > that we are unified in our struggle. We are in need of supporters who
> > are willing to assist in the occupation, as well as outside support.
> >
> > For more information please contact 1-604-789-5416 or come down to the
> > campaign headquarters on tuesday.
> >
> > more Canadian Alliance info
> >
> > MP 'racist,' natives tell Alliance
> > Groups want Alberta member ousted over views that natives are 'conquered
> people'
> > Charles Rusnell
> > Citizen Special
> >
> > EDMONTON -- Native associations are calling on Alliance leader Stockwell
> Day to force incumbent Athabasca MP Dave Chatters to step down for what
they
> characterize as "blatantly racist" statements about aboriginals.
> >
> > The Assembly of First Nations and the Metis National Council are furious
> over comments made by Mr. Chatters in a 1995 interview with a small-town
> newspaper in which he said natives were conquered people and should not
have
> special rights, and by recent allegations Mr. Chatters has made of native
> corruption.
> >
> > In the Sept. 4, 1995, story in the Westlock News, Mr. Chatters said he
was
> fed up with native unrest in the country. He was referring to the
> then-ongoing armed dispute between natives and the RCMP at Gustafsen Lake,
> B.C., over land rights.
> >
> > Mr. Chatters said at the time that native land claims across the country
> were the product of federal policy that was based on the assumption that
> natives have special rights to the land and sovereign authority. Natives
> should be treated the same as the rest of Canadians because they were a
> conquered people, he said.
> >
> > "The Europeans came to this country 300 years ago and opened it up and
> settled it. And just because we didn't kill the Indians and have Indian
> wars, that didn't mean we didn't conquer these people. If they were not,
in
> fact, conquered, then why did the aboriginal people allow themselves to be
> herded into little reserves in the most isolated, desolate, useless parts
of
> the country?"
> >
> > Yesterday, Mr. Chatters, who is in a tough race against a native Liberal
> candidate, admitted making the statement but said his comments were taken
> out of context.
> >
> > "The point I was making is that the Liberals and Conservatives in this
> country treated Aboriginal Peoples terribly for 130 years. They treated
them
> like conquered people and continue to do that today." Mr. Chatters said he
> doesn't believe aboriginal people have been conquered.
> >
> > He said he sought a retraction from the newspaper, but was rebuffed. The
> reporter doesn't recall any complaints about the article from Mr.
Chatters.
> >
> > Gerald Morin, president of the Metis National Council, said he found Mr.
> Chatters' statements "scary."
> >
> > "When you take all of his statements in total, they just show such
> disrespect and such a blatantly racist view it seems to me to be fanning
the
> flames of hatred," Mr. Morin said. "I mean, if these are statements he
makes
> publicly, you have to wonder what sort of statements he makes privately."
> >
> > Jean LaRose, an AFN spokesman, said yesterday that if Mr. Day is serious
> about "reining in the extreme elements of his party," he would ask Mr.
> Chatters to either apologize to all First Nations citizens, or remove him.
> >
> > Mr. LaRose said the statements by Mr. Chatters are at least as offensive
> as those made by Manitoba Alliance candidate Betty Granger. She recently
> withdrew from the race after publicly stating that Canadians could not get
> places in university because of an "Asian invasion."
> >
> > Mr. Chatters brushed off suggestions he should quit the race. He said he
> is the victim of a smear campaign.
> >
> > Mr. Chatters is no stranger to controversy over his remarks about
minority
> groups.
> >
> > Former Reform leader Preston Manning suspended Mr. Chatters from caucus
in
> May 1996 for publicly stating it was OK to discriminate against
homosexuals.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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