The day Treaty Six died
I've written about treaties a number of times in the past. If you want to catch up, then I would recommend "An introduction to the Treaty issues on Turtle Island" and "Canada has a land problem and their solution is cultural genocide". I know for a fact that the Queen in Right of Canada or the Queen in Right of Alberta do not share my views. But if we are going to be honest with ourselves and not give in to hate and fear, we must confront our participation, ignorance and silence. Peace demands it!
Source: http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/al/hts/mp-eng.asp
Treaty Six was signed in 1876 and within the Crowns text of the treaty it was made clear that peace and prosperity was to be the foundation of this agreement.
... "and to make a treaty and arrange with them, so that there may be peace and good will between them and Her Majesty, and that they may know and be assured of what allowance they are to count upon and receive from Her Majesty's bounty and benevolence."
Notwithstanding the rest of the treaty text, I am confident in saying that it was the intent of the nêhiyawin to maintain the peace as well. Their desire for peace, prosperity and sharing of the land was solidified in their version of the treaty, through ceremony, song and story.
I postulate that should any party not maintain the peace or any other clause within the treaty, then that failure would render the agreement null and void due to a failure to perform. The Queen in Right of Canada has constantly justified her actions against the nêhiyawin of Treaty Six in direct violation of the treaty. Let me submit facts to highlight the violation.
- Establishment of 'reserves' while telling them it is 'their' land when actually the Queen claimed it all, forcing them to move onto these 'reserves' and having to get permission to leave the 'reserves', banning their culture, language, ceremonies and customs without being able to vote, is by definition: INTERNMENT CAMPS
- Establishment of internment camps is not a peaceful act and violates Treaty Six terms for "peace and good will".
- Establishment of residential schools, while telling them it is to help train their children while hiding the death and experimentation of the children, is forced cultural genocide and violates the "peace and good will" clause of the treaty.
- Establishment of the Indian Act, which in itself is discriminatory as no other identifiable minority has an act solely to govern them, violates any level of respect, decency and honour. As a result, it too is a violent act and violates the "peace and good will" clause of the treaty.
- Establishment of a ministry used to govern the 'Indians' and ensuring that the 'Indians' form of governance is replaced by a governance model established by The Queen in Right of Canada so that the 'Indians' can be kept in poverty, poor housing, unsafe drinking water, etc is a violent act, violates the clause of "peace and good will" within the treaty and also violates the promise that they can partake in the "Queen's bounty and benevolence".
- By establishing these protocols to treat the said 'Indians' as animals, a chain of events to break the will and spirit of these people was put into motion. Alcoholism, abuse, drug addictions and other problems manifested, which then supported the discrimination of a once proud and powerful race of people. This discrimination was used to turn the settlers against the nêhiyawin in order to create conflict, crime and murder. This intent by The Queen in Right of Canada to cause chaos, hatred and conflict was to ensure that the nêhiyawin never rise up but in fact would perish so as not to stand. This in turn would then render Treaty Six null and void as only one party would remain standing, The Queen. This violates the "peace and good will" clause of Treaty Six.
- As a result of all this conflict and social decay, children could then be deemed vulnerable and need protecting. Under the guise of protecting children, a new residential school version 2.0 program can be implemented to continue the assimilation of the nêhiyawin into colonial culture which would again result in no nêhiyawin left standing as one party of the treaty. This again would render Treaty Six null and void as only one party would remain standing, The Queen in Right of Canada. This violates the "peace and good will" clause of Treaty Six.
My dear friends and family. While it may be very tough for us to admit, our relationship with the nêhiyawin has been a brutal, violent and genocidal relationship. Yet they continue to stand! The trial and acquittal of Gerald Stanley in Saskatoon, Treaty Six territory, may very well be the day that Treaty Six died.
I've been saying for years, that the Queen in Right of Canada has violated this treaty over and over again for well over one hundred years. The nêhiyawin have every right to stand up and declare the treaty null and void due to the Queen in Right of Canada's failure to perform which is a failure on our part as well as only a hand full have stood up to rebuke the violence that we see.
The implications of such a declaration is immense as all the land patents ever created by the Queen in Right of Canada, Queen in Right of Alberta or Queen in Right of Saskatchewan are all founded on the legitimacy of Treaty Six. The Queen needed the treaty in order to 'legally' issue the land patents that are the foundation of every land title in the region.
Imagine trillions of dollars worth of real estate titles being wipe off the market because the Queen in Right of Canada refuses to maintain the peace and good will and the nêhiyawin stand up to declare the treaty null and void due to non performance.
In my view, the treaty died the moment it was signed and each event that unfolded over the past 142 years. The trial of Gerald Stanley may most likely be the last nail in that coffin. I will encourage the nêhiyawin of Treaty Six to make such a declaration as the violence and coercion of people must stop now! The Queen in Right of Canada has always been violent and abusive right and it will no longer be tolerated.
As settlers and nêhiyawin alike, it is our job to declare peace and good will directly with one another as the state will NEVER do it! It is time to walk away from the state, learn how to govern ourselves under Natural Law as Creator intended and work hard to acquire the peace and good will that we all have been looking for but never seem to find. I invite my nêhiyawin brothers and sisters to seriously consider declaring Treaty Six null and void due to the Crowns failure to perform. It is time.
Sweetgrass Sitting Bear (Ben Badger), Sylvia McAdam (Saysewahum), White Walking Feather (rob in the pagé family)
Firstly, I want to thank you, from a fellow Canadian, for bringing a difficult issue to the forefront here. Too many people, for too many years, have chosen to ignore the horrors that Aboriginals have historically and presently face, and it's up to everyone to stand up and shout out our outrage and disappointment in the current conditions across the country.
I taught high school English and History for years and was always surprised at both the outpouring of emotion from kids, but also disappointed by the ignorance and lack of real facts when it came to the history of Aboriginals in the country.
As a side note, I just watched a CBC video with Senator Murray Sinclair yesterday answering the question, "Why don't you just get over it all and forget about it?" in reference to residential schools; And his answer was beautiful, but the one point that jumped out at me was him saying, "Why can't you just remember this...they've been victims of a great wrong... why don't you tell victims of the US to get over 9/11...?" And for the record, I certainly don't want to start any nonsense about forgetting 9/11, because of course we shouldn't ! That's not my point. Perhaps people just need to have an about-face on the way they've always thought about all of this.
Sorry I took a real turn from your post, but it all just came pouring out:) Thank you again for a very informative post!
I actually love it when it 'came pouring out' and I wish more people would pour it out! Thank you for sharing that. I've been standing up against violence and coercion for over 10 years and I will not give up. Even though some days I feel like it is not making any difference. I know that we are planting seeds and something will shift eventually.
As for me, I'm not a 'Canadian' as I gave all that up almost 10 years ago. I refused to participate in a feudal empire that continues to engage in violence and coercion and I refused to be a party to it all as well. The jurisdiction upon which I stand is spiritual rather than fictional. I thank you very much for sharing your thoughts and feelings. They indeed touched me deeply. Thank you.
You are so welcome! And I understand your stance on not being 'Canadian'; I've never heard anyone say that before, but I do totally understand where you're coming from, "The jurisdiction upon which I stand is spiritual rather than fictional"...such a profound statement.
I hope that we are seeing the tides of change; it's certainly time for it!
You have earned a dedicated follower in me for sure; there are not enough people in this world who are willing to stand up for their beliefs, even when it may seem futile. All my respect...
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That is really insightful. I think it's pretty evident that no one in the US can return to where we were before 9/11 even though we may want to. It affects so many things in our economy and society that it can't be rolled back and the circumstances that the native Canadians and Americans live in are much more horribly detrimental to their well being. There is no way that they can escape. Leaving the reservation leaves them without any social or financial backup in Canada (don't know about the US). It's very difficult either way.
"Insightful" is correct...It certainly leaves you with a lot to think about or re-evaluate, doesn't it?! Thank you for commenting, I appreciate it. I think it's a perspective that might get more people to really listen to what's happening...a little empathy is all. The average American/Canadian can identify with 9/11 and perhaps stand in someone else's shoes for a bit to really feel the pain. I know that it must get frustrating trying to continually explain, as @wwf does, and not enough people really hear it, or simply don't seem to care, so I really appreciate your comment here.
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@themarkymark's Markdown 101 - How to Make Kick Ass Posts on SteemitI have always said that for every treaty signed one of the parties must have or unknowingly have a selfish undertune. Take for instance the treaty between Nigeria and cameroon over the bakassi pennisula it was signed even without the consent of the indigenous people of Bakassi and thus infringing on there fundamental human right.
In this case I found out that the men only had the authority to sign a peace treaty as the women had the authority over the land. The women were not even invited to the negotiations, so all that could be negotiated was peace, not ceding the land or anything like that. The Crowns own arrogance shot themselves in the foot.
The nêhiyawin are a resilient people who have managed to survive despite Treaty Six. I have always felt that we have done to the First Nations people is a great injustice and it time to make things right. The greatest mistake the "Queen" made was to take the lands and force the nêhiyawin to live on reservations. That was the beginning of the mistreatment and abuse.
Almost two centuries of the violence and coercion is going to take sometime but it needs to start now.
I agree with you my friend. <3 Thank you for your support in my work to bring awareness to these issues. The sad part is that we were all caught up in it as our ancestors were also colonized too. We just don't have any memory of it any more because it was such a long time ago. But the trauma is still passed down from generation to generation! Now we must heal that trauma and rebuild a paradigm of peace and prosperity.
It's the parties that still benefit from the treaty, those who hold property and fork over their money to the queen who must recognize that the treaty has been and is void and they must create their own rule. The natives everywhere on this continent have either been ran off into the hills and mountains or have been subjugated to internment camps for 100-150 years and have no chance to stand up to this aggressor. Its the friends of this aggressor who have any chance of writing history and resolving the wrongs.
I agree. It will be tough to teach these parties that the property they 'hold' is not actually theirs but belongs to the Queen and they pay their money each year as rent to retain the privilege of holding that property. Everyone has been lied to. The truth is going to hurt a lot, but we need to go through that process if we want to fix it all. Thanks for commenting.
The call for the people to stand up and defend their right in the case is very reasonable since there are outright violations which one party for many years, but the violator will tend to be more forceful in coercing the people back to their control which cannot work again as far the people are determined to defend their rights.
When we are honest with ourselves and can see the relationship for what it really is, an abusive, violent, coercive, slave induced system, then no amount of coercion and force can compel us to return to it. Our Spirit will scream out for freedom, peace and prosperity. No state on the planet can defend itself from that.
You are such a kind soul raising your voice for the natives. They really deserve much respect and attention. Their genuine grievances should be addressed to their contentment. They should be provided with more incentives and their culture and traditions should be respected. All the treaties should be respected in good faith and justice should be provided to the victim.
I agree. However, the Crown is a coercive and violent partner within that treaty. That in itself invalidates the treaty. As such, were does that leave everyone? There is a reason why the Governor General is the de-facto head of state. De-facto means illegitimate but in effect. It is that way because they stand on nothing but lies and supported by people who are too blind to see how it was really setup. They are complicit to the violence and crimes of the state through their own participation. How many people are willing to stand up and remedy that?
Well, that's really very hard to muster the support of masses on a large scale. But at least you are doing your part to do your moral duty and create awareness.
I agree. support of the masses will not come as they all benefit from it. So I confront the violence despite the support because I know that one day something will happen which will confront them all on a very personal level. I trust that Creator will provide that trigger that will help them see the error of their ways. Until then, all I can do is walk my path and do the work to help bring a light to these issues in the hopes that I can influence others to choose peace and reconcile their relationships with others.
The greatest things happened in the world are done by the people who tread on different and difficult path from rest of the crowd. You are standing apart from the rest of crowd. I morally support your worthy cause.
Thank you. That means a great deal to me. I appreciate the moral support!
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very good dear.thanks . the violator will tend to be more forceful in coercing the people back to their control which cannot work again as far the people are determined to defend their
The Crown has no choice but to stand down when it comes to people who have declared peace. Fear of what they will or will not do cannot deter change or confronting their violence and coercion. I will not surrender to fear!
"Government government government ,you dont treaty me no good no more" you know how the song goes
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