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Native Women Campaign for Human Rights Canada
- Posted to Native Women Campaigning for Human… by Sharon Lewis
To: Honorable PM Stephen Harper; Federal Government of Canada
TO: HARPER, the Right Hon. Stephen, P.C., B.A., M.A..
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
Fax: 613-941-6900
E-mail: pm@pm.gc.ca
REGARDING: The negative treatment and discrimination against Native Women of Canada!
Campaigning for Native Women Canada, Social Justice,...
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Native Women have lived under the longest and most violent Act of Cultural Genocide in the History of the World. Native Women want a Voice across all layers of Policies and Legislation. Remove all Racialized, Sexual Violence and Discrimination in policies around marriage, children, social services, employment, health care, justice, education, land, and laws that hinder and prevent any advancement of Native Women of Canada from one generation to the next. Native Women are the strength of their families! Native Women are the Strength of their Communities! Native Women are the Strength behind the Nation! The native culture is alive, native language is alive, native traditions and spirituality are alive!!! Native women are here; native women Survived Rapes, Sterilization Projects, Roman Catholic Sexual Abuse and Violence, Children Apprehended, Survived marginal Access to Services, Family Disruptions, Survived NO Protection or Security on the Domestic Home-front and Legislated POVERTY. Native women demand a Voice in Policy and Legislation!! Native Women are Human! The Indian Act is made from a Euro-Colonial View and saturated with racism; social policies that ignore the Human Rights of Native Women of Canada - let us work together and revise it or remove it! Are you Listening Harper! In respect, Sharon Lewis
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Update #2
Posted by Sharon Lewis (Campaign Leader) on Sep 8, 2012For your information - I did sent Honourable Harper this letter with no response. I am hoping that a human rights petition puts pressure on Canada to address the issues native women face on a daily basis from child care issues to voting rights and self-governing issues. Native women with Status Rights face 3 things when they wake up in the morning that work against them in society; 1) being a woman, 2) being poor 3) being a woman of colour, Native women would like human rights within a...
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Posted by Sharon Lewis (Campaign Leader) on Jun 19, 2012Native women do matter, we are the life givers, we hold our communities together, we pass on the teachings, we are important to our nation; we are the sisters, mothers, grandmothers of our communities. We give Birth to the Next Generation. Thank you for your support, its appreciated from the many who are voiceless!! Hu' Ch' Qu' Sharon Lewis
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the chief on our reserve has continually threatened any Aboriginal woman who questions his ability to act as custom chief...he has a bank of lawyers hired by using band funds and this is how he threatens us..letters from our band paid lawyers as far away as Toronto send us letters to cease and desist and or all questions..this is a human rights cause and yet we aren't heard...so what do we do with a custom chief who disrespects his own Elders and woman of our band and NO ONE will listen to...
…the chief on our reserve has continually threatened any Aboriginal woman who questions his ability to act as custom chief...he has a bank of lawyers hired by using band funds and this is how he threatens us..letters from our band paid lawyers as far away as Toronto send us letters to cease and desist and or all questions..this is a human rights cause and yet we aren't heard...so what do we do with a custom chief who disrespects his own Elders and woman of our band and NO ONE will listen to US...we just got our land back from a 99 year lease from the government and our chief wants to give it back to the government for another 99 year lease and then our beautiful land will then be turned into an industrial park..with NO chance of any members living on the land...so we have been dealing with this custom chief for 12 years now and he will not run as chief this coming year..I wonder why..he has made enough money from our band to retire a rich man..and his members are still living on welfare...with NO VOICE....
no band will not get their land until they adhere to indian act policy, that means elections held every two years! true story! there is not such thing as that person try to say, it only existed in an imagination, the real reason why my father was chief a long time, was there is not land base, and waiting for the gov't to turn their laws to band laws takes time, it will take forever with that dum custom BS, every two years elections!
your band has fruit since i told my dad to kick them ol peeps out who were collecting money for nothing, he became chief after i told him to get my grand mothers land back, and well, he has to wait! what did he wait for?
I want my Daughters to grow up knowing they have the same opportunities as any other human being and know thier potentialis unlimited. Woman are naturally more powerful than Men and they have the ability to give life and to cleance themselves once a month...men we have to work at it. The strongest...Most powerful and influential man in the world had to come through Woman first. I Am also doing this for my mom who had to fight ahrder as a aboriginal woman to get what she has and she lives in peace with no bitterness only forgiveness...
I COMMEND YOU BROTHER....BLESSINGS IN THE WIND
good cause
wow arent we special
specially hated
I stand for equality for emergancy heat and food for all who in need.
We are indigenous elders, we live in Harrison HOt Springs BC, CAnada. WE have been faced with racism, discrimination, racial profiling and denial of basic necessities. The Chilliwack RCMP, the CHilliwack Social Services system the salvation army are suppose to help and protect us, but these people, only make life harder for us. The RCMP chase us around, and give us traffic violation tickets, these add up, and we cannot drive anymore, until we pay these tickets. The welfare office has evicted...
…We are indigenous elders, we live in Harrison HOt Springs BC, CAnada. WE have been faced with racism, discrimination, racial profiling and denial of basic necessities. The Chilliwack RCMP, the CHilliwack Social Services system the salvation army are suppose to help and protect us, but these people, only make life harder for us. The RCMP chase us around, and give us traffic violation tickets, these add up, and we cannot drive anymore, until we pay these tickets. The welfare office has evicted us from their office since March 2010, and will not assist us in any way, other than a measly disability assistance. WE have had no heat in our home, for over two years, our kitchen area has no sink and floor, for over a year now. It is so cold outside now, that we have to freeze at night. WE also have no food, and so we go to bed hungary everynight. Starvation is our daily diet. I also need an new electric scooter, which was also denied, of which I am also entitled too. All of these, are a violation of the Canadian Human RIghts and Charter of RIghts and Freedoms. These violations also are against the International Indigenous Human Rights Act, that CAnada is also a signatory to. Indigenous peoples need a voice, we need protection, we need HELP. I know we will not get any help, whatsoever. These days, no one has a HEART. There is too much hatred.
I am not certain if you are able to, but on my own this year, I have managed to successfully appeal two separate provincial disability office decisions against me by researching both the Employment and Assistance Act (http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02040_01), as well as Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act [SBC 2002] c. 41 (http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02041_01). With ACTUAL LEGISLATION references taken directly from these and (sometimes) other legislation and laws backing your appeal claim, it will be so much harder for the ministry to pull a holier than thou attitude that further keeps you trapped in a 'just scraping by and not well at that' fashion. My second successful appeal saved me from having the ministry indebt me to the tune of 46 monthly repayments they claimed I would have been on the line for had i not taken it upon myself to try to advocate for myself. Also, I have found that my written communication skills are far more effective and convincing than my normally defensive, fast-paced speech pattern, which seems to get higher pitched and faster as i sense myself being beaten down unreasonably, so I have found it effective to fax or mail in my appeal information. Also, if you feel better, why not ask a friend to act as your advocate, even if it is you that does all the work and research. Sometimes having your message conveyed by someone not so attachged to the crisis at hand can also be more beneficial and conducive to successfully conveying your intended meaning. Every person and entity is governed by the same set of laws, so if you can familiarize yourself with the laws and regulations that most gravely affect you, the outcome, even if not always, is surely bound to have more positive results at least more often than current. Please let me know any information I have provided has helped inform and defend your financial and disabiled persons rights. I wish you informed decision making skills in this regard.
Women are entitled to equal rights,
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In honor of my Great-Great Grandma Winnie, who was Native American.
You know most of we African Americans in this country have traces of Native Peoples in our blood that should not be ignored.
All humans and people alike no matter where they are from no matter what race , what place in the world they may be woman and men in Canada should be respected and have rights to respect a person as they are no matter what their sex may be or where they are! Woman should always be respected.