Mohawk Warriors Unite with Zapatistas at Encuentro

Dear Colleague,

The Gathering of Indigenous Peoples of America, which took place last week in Sonora, Mexico, brought together many native peoples from Mexico, the United States, and Canada. One of these was the Mohawk nation from Quebec and upstate New York. The encuentro provided them the opportunity to shares their stories and their struggles to preserve their cultures from colonialism. Reporting for Narco News Brenda Norrell writes about the Mohawk perspective of the meeting with the Zapatistas and other indigenous people of America.

Norrell reports:

"'It is all about the natural resources and the big money people,' Rarahkwisere said. In northern Quebec, the invaders go hunting for diamonds and pollute the water. What follows is sickness and displacement, as Indian people have to leave their homelands and search for places to live.

"...Natives were forced to form band councils in Canada and elected governments in the United States. 'All these are are 'puppet governments' for the United States and Canada.' In the same way, the United States is establishing a government in Iraq, one that the U.S. can control.

"'They become agents of the government; they are not for the people.'"

"...Europeans came here for exploitation and that is what continues today. 'It is all for exploitation. They even exploit their own people. My dad always said, 'There's going to be a worldwide revolution one of these days.'"

Read the rest of the article online at Narco News:

http://www.narconews.com/Issue47/article2856.html

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David B. Briones
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