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By: Marginalized Action Dinosaur » I will not do penance for a crime of someone else’s commission.

Tue, 19 May 2009 11:05:53 +0000

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By: Steynian 355 « Free Canuckistan!

Steynian 355 « Free Canuckistan! — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:35:36 +0000

[...] MICHAEL IGNATIEFF and Michael Coren both hold the same views of our native Indians. The Michaels believe that we [...]

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 14 May 2009 04:04:11 +0000

To those of us who live and work in Indian country this was just another tragedy in a long line of tragedies. It’s not the first nor will it be the last. It’s not the fault of residential schools, which by the way were nowhere near as bad as they have been portrayed, nor the fault of the white man in general. It is the fault of a man who took no responsibility for his own life or the lives of his family. After the sentencing he still didn’t get it, all he could say was “how will jail help me?” Sorry Chris, it’s not all about you. It’s about your little girls and what you did to them.
The residential schools were not evil, nor did they kill those two little girls.
The people at Indian affairs are not evil nor did they kill those two little girls.
The PM and other government figure may well be evil but in this case they did not kill those two little girls.
The person who sold Chris the booze is not evil and he didn’t kill them either.
Christopher Pauchay killed Kaydance and Santana Pauchay. His lack of responsibility, and his substance abuse killed them. Just as lack of responsibility and substance abuse will continue to kill Indians until they stand up and take responsibility and no longer drink or get high.
Now in closing I would like to tell all of you that I like this blog and I respect Wendy but most of you know nothing about the Indians. Many Indians are hard working, family orientated people who take responsibility and contribute to society. Please do not judge all Indians by the actions of Christopher Pauchay or any other Indian who embarrasses his culture. Don’t forget that your own cultures have produced their share of embarrassments. Judge an man, or woman by their actions and their hearts, not the colour of their skin.

By: Rural and Right

Rural and Right — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:30:14 +0000

I’m glad you posted that fantastic engagement you had with Michael on his show, and I totally agree with you on your point of view on this issue.

I watched the Coren Show last night and was left wondering if he had read your blog prior to the show, he did say something about your blog that I didn’t quite catch, and he seemed apprehensive about engaging in another one on one standoff with you again.

It was great to see you on the Coren show again, I really hope he keeps you coming back.

By: Bill Gibbons

Bill Gibbons — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:25:29 +0000

Chris,

Give us your reasons as to WHY you think that Wendy is being somehow cruelly unjust to our native population? Given the billions of OUR tax dollars that are given to a group of people who continue to live in poverty with serious addition problems, only one word comes to mind.

Audit.

I think its high time that we had some accountability for all that money and where its really going don’t you, Chris?

Bill Gibbons

By: Dave in Guelph

Dave in Guelph — Tue, 12 May 2009 03:28:27 +0000

Not quite as uneducated and bias as you eh, Chris. Pretty easy to call somebody names without actually giving any proof or even an argument dumb ass.

By: Louise

Louise — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:23:27 +0000

Oh brother. Dear Chris, cut the crap. There are many, many, many people on the face of this planet who have endured far, far, far worse oppression though out history who have not followed the same path as Mr. Pauchay and his enablers.

Study the history of the Jews for the past millennium, for example. Or how about the history of slavery in widely dispersed parts of the globe? What about the many slave owning societies of the west coast of North America (The much exalted Chief Seattle, for example, was a slave owner. Bet you didn’t know that.) and the fact that the Cherokee Indians owned Black slaves. Take a look at who captured and sold African slaves to Colonial American plantation owners? It was the Arabs, that’s who.

Ask yourself why Cortez found such willing allies among the Aztec’s tribute tribes in Mexico, or what was happening between the Huron and Iroquois before the French showed up. Why are there so many customs and words in the various North American Indian tribes and languages, pre-dating Columbus, that relate to warfare and scalping?

Study the purely indigenous development of the Songhai Empire in West Africa in the 14th to 16th century or the Mali Empire before that. Or how about the Mongol Empire or the Mughals in India or any of the numerous dynasties in China. Conquest and empire building are hardly unique to Western civilization, so quit apologizing for history.

The only thing you accomplish with this whining is grievance mongering fixated on wrongs done in the past which cannot be undone (and are hardly comparable to real oppression and abuse, anyway), rather than energizing them and equipping them to participate in the modern world.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:51:53 +0000

Your obviously very uneducated, not to mention very biased in your views about the history of social problems that exist in Canada for First Nations people.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:41:50 +0000

Beautifully said, and very, very true.

By: Jim R

Jim R — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:48:29 +0000

Damn. You’re good, and right, when you get mad RG.