tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22112793.post4222619875610399505..comments2023-09-24T03:18:15.557-04:00Comments on Guanaguanare: the laughing gull: Canadian First Nations: "Idle No More"Guanaguanarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16633889363662650322noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22112793.post-11505912303372156912012-12-23T13:37:06.128-05:002012-12-23T13:37:06.128-05:00Hi Gull (if I may) - I certainly respect the dedic...Hi Gull (if I may) - I certainly respect the dedication of any freedom-fighter to give her/his life for the people. And while Bobby Sands is not forgotten by all, very few could name the others who died in the same starvation strike. Nor do many know of the manipulations that went on behind the scenes.<br /><br />Today, people are asking for warm clothing to be brought to Chief Spence's camp as, due to big snow and falling temperatures, some people need it. Also, firewood. Regret I no longer live just over the river in Gatineau. <br /><br />Hoping people around the world speak out and that this stage of the struggle can end successfully without deaths.<br /><br />Justice and Peace. Kitabwallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997394121610953371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22112793.post-42135674749670004062012-12-22T21:54:35.252-05:002012-12-22T21:54:35.252-05:00Hello, Kitabwalli,
Thanks for visiting and comment...Hello, Kitabwalli,<br />Thanks for visiting and commenting. Interesting that you mentioned Bobby Sands. During Dr. Kublalsingh's hunger strike some Trinbagonian readers were remembering Bobby Sands' hunger strike in their online comments. After all this time, he has not been forgotten. <br /><br />I wish Chief Spence success but I do not like seeing anyone - young or old suffer or/and die in this manner. It's almost as bad as self-immolation but I imagine that such individuals have consultations with their consciences and this is the course of action that is decided upon. "<i>Liberté ou la Mort?</i>"<br /><br />BlessingsGuanaguanarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633889363662650322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22112793.post-12901277655224982182012-12-21T18:34:48.958-05:002012-12-21T18:34:48.958-05:00Most welcome for the reference. I see that the Que...Most welcome for the reference. I see that the Queen's representative, the Governor General, refuses to meet with Chief Spence - claims the issues are 'political'. In refusing, he refuses to do his job. This is lawlessness. <br /><br />I'm of part Irish origin, and the Irish have too much experience with hunger-strikes. But I respect those prepared to use this tactic - as you say, like Dr. Kublalsingh. Esp. when people have achieved a certain age. Just not such young people as Bobby Sands, please. They are needed alive. <br /><br />Best! Kitabwallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997394121610953371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22112793.post-65538202709973947052012-12-19T06:37:27.355-05:002012-12-19T06:37:27.355-05:00Thank you, Kitabwalli, for your comment and direct...Thank you, Kitabwalli, for your comment and directing me to the blog, <a href="http://apihtawikosisan.com/" rel="nofollow">âpihtawikosisân.</a> Among other things, I learned about Chief Theresa Spence's continuing hunger strike. Like our Dr. Wayne Kublalsingh, she has stated that <a href="http://aptn.ca/pages/news/2012/12/10/attawapiskat-chief-spence-says-not-afraid-to-die-as-she-launches-hunger-strike/" rel="nofollow">she is not afraid to die</a> and will persist until the federal government answers her call for a meeting between Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Queen Elizabeth II and First Nations leaders to sit down together to reestablish the treaty relationship. Perhaps, like Yothu Yindi in their song <a href="http://guanaguanaresingsat.blogspot.ca/2012/12/canadian-first-nations-idle-no-more.html" rel="nofollow">"Tribal Voice"</a>, we are seeing the "<i>wakening of a rainbow dawn</i>" in this world, not just for indigenous peoples but for all humanity.<br />BlessingsGuanaguanarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633889363662650322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22112793.post-49351143449144255982012-12-18T15:54:35.080-05:002012-12-18T15:54:35.080-05:00Dear bro - thanks for drawing attention to what...Dear bro - thanks for drawing attention to what's happening here in Canada. Another great source for those concerned is a blog - with LOTS of comments - by sister Chelsea at apihtawikosisan.com<br /><br />All de bes' from Montreal<br /><br />Kitabwallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997394121610953371noreply@blogger.com