Well Jim, we have to keep the pressure on. I think the most important element is to get the internal tribal politics cleaned up. Let us know what we can do in our limited capacity when time comes. Cheers, ajit sinha > Dear Ajit, > > Thanks for caring enough to write that letter. the dates/delays > of the > response tell a lot about the level of concern of the Government > of Canada > about Aboriginal Peoples. They learned very well from the same > ones who raped > India--the British--about how to "smile with the front teeth and > grind with > the back teeth" (old saying in Malayalam). She doesn't mention > that heading > the Treatymaking Team are absoute sell-out Indians including one > who is > heavily tied-in with all sorts of criminal activities including a > pedophile > ring in Vancouer, BC and this Minister was made aware of it. No > mention of the > fact that the Candian and US governments are vigorously putting > pressure and > token bribes on corrupt Tribal Councils to turn > Reserves/Reservations into > highly toxic waste dumps and are vigorously fronting for > developers/oil > companies to facilitate grossly unconscionable--even > genocidal--oil/gas/mineral leases such as the recent one at > Browning for 50 > year lease, full oil/gas/mineral rights for 740,000 acres (the > Reservation is > 937,000 acres) at $20 an acre (going rate even among the Blood > Blackfoot in > Canada is $5000 an acre which is still well below the going rate > on non-Indian > lands); > > Helen and Frank still live destitute and Frank still suffers from > the beating > he took from the RCMP and Vancouver Police. They are master > woodcarvers and > sell some of their carvings on the street in Vancouver and they > still are > hard-core for Indian rights. This whole Treaty process in Canada, > including > and especially the Nis'ga process. As they say in Malayalam: "If > the crow > takes a bath, can it become a swan?" Never. > > Hope you are well. I miss India dearly and will return someday. > > Namaskar, (Ni-Kso-Ko-Wa or "We are all related" in Pikanii or > Blackfoot > language) > > Jim > > > > n a message dated 3/20/99 12:30:30 AM Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << Subj: [PEN-L:4456] Attn. Jim Craven > Date: 3/20/99 12:30:30 AM Pacific Standard Time > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ajit Sinha) > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I have just received a letter from Minister of Indian Affair, > Canada about Helen Mitchell's letter about violation of human > rights. The letter is dated November 27, 1998. It has come to me > via Cambridge to Newcastle, Australia to Delhi, India. The > letter > in full follows: > Dear Dr. Sinha: > > I am writing in response to your correspondence of July 30, > 1998, a > copy of which was forwarded to me by the Office of the Prime > Minister, concerning human rights. > > Your kind words about Canada's reputation as a humanitarian > country > are much appreciated. Unfortunately, it is not possible for me > to > respond to the specific allegations that you forwared from Ms. > Helen Mitchell, since many of them refer to police actions and > dealings with social workers. I share your concerns, however, > about > these allegations. While Ms. Mitchell talks about "a faudulent > treaty process," the particular reference is not clear. I would > note that the Nisga's Nation recently approved their landmark > treaty by a wide margin. The governments of British Columbia and > Canada are planning to introduce legislation to bring the treaty > into effect in the near future. We expect that, through the > British > Columbia Treaty Commission, other agreements will be reached in > the > near future. > > Canada has recognized that it needs to establish a new > relationship > with Aboriginal people in Canada. In January 1998, the federal > government delivered a Statement of Reconciliation, which > expressed > regret for the many past policies and actions that have eroded > the > political, economic and social systems of Aboriginal people. The > government also announced Gathering Strength- Canada's > Aboriginal > Action Plan. It is structured around several key objectives, > including renewing paterships, strengthening Aboriginal > governance, > developing a new fiscal relationship and supporting strong > communities, people and economies. The objectives reflect a > sincere > commitment to deal with injustices involving Aboriginal people. > I > am enclosing a copy of these documents for you information. > > Thank you for sharing your comments with the government. > > Your sincerely, > Jane Stewart, P.C., M.P. > > Cheers, ajit sinha > > > > ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- > Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Received: from rly-zd05.mx.aol.com (rly-zd05.mail.aol.com > [172.31.33.229]) > 03:30:30 -0500 > Received: from galaxy.csuchico.edu (galaxy.CSUChico.EDU > [132.241.82.21]) > by rly-zd05.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) > Sat, 20 Mar 1999 03:30:22 -0500 (EST) > Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) > Sat, 20 Mar 1999 00:34:36 -0800 (PST) > Received: from mail-relay-delhi.ernet.in > (mail-relay-delhi.ernet.in > [202.41.100.92]) > 00:34:17 -0800 (PST) > Received: from uucp-relay-delhi.ernet.in (vikram > [202.41.100.90]) > 13:51:00 -0500 (GMT) > Received: from cdedse.UUCP by uucp-relay-delhi.ernet.in > (4.1/SMI-4.1-MHS-7.0) > Date: 20 Mar 99 13:55:04 IST (+0530) > From: Ajit Sinha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PEN-L:4456] Attn. Jim Craven > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > X-Mail-Ref: 49 > Request-Delivery-Notification: true > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.2.08 -- ListProc(tm) by CREN >> > > > --part0_921981560_boundary > Content-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-type: message/rfc822 > Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > Content-disposition: inline > > Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Received: from rly-zd05.mx.aol.com (rly-zd05.mail.aol.com > [172.31.33.229]) by > 1999 03:30:30 > -0500 > Received: from galaxy.csuchico.edu (galaxy.CSUChico.EDU > [132.241.82.21]) > by rly-zd05.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) > Sat, 20 Mar 1999 03:30:22 -0500 (EST) > Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) > Sat, 20 Mar 1999 00:34:36 -0800 (PST) > Received: from mail-relay-delhi.ernet.in > (mail-relay-delhi.ernet.in > [202.41.100.92]) > 00:34:17 -0800 (PST) > Received: from uucp-relay-delhi.ernet.in (vikram [202.41.100.90]) > 13:51:00 -0500 (GMT) > Received: from cdedse.UUCP by uucp-relay-delhi.ernet.in > (4.1/SMI-4.1-MHS-7.0) > Date: 20 Mar 99 13:55:04 IST (+0530) > From: Ajit Sinha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PEN-L:4456] Attn. Jim Craven > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > X-Mail-Ref: 49 > Request-Delivery-Notification: true > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.2.08 -- ListProc(tm) by CREN > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > > I have just received a letter from Minister of Indian Affair, > Canada about Helen Mitchell's letter about violation of human > rights. The letter is dated November 27, 1998. It has come to me > via Cambridge to Newcastle, Australia to Delhi, India. The letter > in full follows: > Dear Dr. Sinha: > > I am writing in response to your correspondence of July 30, 1998, > a > copy of which was forwarded to me by the Office of the Prime > Minister, concerning human rights. > > Your kind words about Canada's reputation as a humanitarian > country > are much appreciated. Unfortunately, it is not possible for me to > respond to the specific allegations that you forwared from Ms. > Helen Mitchell, since many of them refer to police actions and > dealings with social workers. I share your concerns, however, > about > these allegations. While Ms. Mitchell talks about "a faudulent > treaty process," the particular reference is not clear. I would > note that the Nisga's Nation recently approved their landmark > treaty by a wide margin. The governments of British Columbia and > Canada are planning to introduce legislation to bring the treaty > into effect in the near future. We expect that, through the > British > Columbia Treaty Commission, other agreements will be reached in > the > near future. > > Canada has recognized that it needs to establish a new > relationship > with Aboriginal people in Canada. In January 1998, the federal > government delivered a Statement of Reconciliation, which > expressed > regret for the many past policies and actions that have eroded > the > political, economic and social systems of Aboriginal people. The > government also announced Gathering Strength- Canada's Aboriginal > Action Plan. It is structured around several key objectives, > including renewing paterships, strengthening Aboriginal > governance, > developing a new fiscal relationship and supporting strong > communities, people and economies. The objectives reflect a > sincere > commitment to deal with injustices involving Aboriginal people. I > am enclosing a copy of these documents for you information. > > Thank you for sharing your comments with the government. > > Your sincerely, > Jane Stewart, P.C., M.P. > > Cheers, ajit sinha > > > --part0_921981560_boundary-- >
