Comments on: Defending Tyendinaga: An Interview with Shawn Brant http://g7welcomingcommittee.com/blog/archives/defending-tyendinaga-an-interview-with-shawn-brant/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:05:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: saoirse http://g7welcomingcommittee.com/blog/archives/defending-tyendinaga-an-interview-with-shawn-brant/#comment-6328 saoirse Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:30:38 +0000 http://g7welcomingcommittee.com/blog/archives/defending-tyendinaga-an-interview-with-shawn-brant/#comment-6328 this was really interesting - I feel like there's a lot to be learned from struggles like these. After my little continent-straddling adventure this year I finally got off my butt and read a bit about indigenous histories and struggles (I just got a copy of "In the spirit of Crazy Horse" for €5.99, beat that! ahem), which in turn got me reading some very interesting stuff about white privilege... Its incredible how completely oblivious about these things our privilege lets us remain. My jaw was on the floor when I first read about residential schools. I'm beginning to get nervous when I pick up a book that I'm suddenly going to uncover yet another horrific legacy of brutality and pain. Luckily I'm white and western and have cable comedy channels to distract me. Flippant rambling aside, I struggle with how best to support movements like these without succumbing to that charming "I'm white, I'll do the talking" tendency I've cringed at so many times, and how to gauge what constitutes appropriate solidarity from white "allies" generally. this was really interesting - I feel like there’s a lot to be learned from struggles like these. After my little continent-straddling adventure this year I finally got off my butt and read a bit about indigenous histories and struggles (I just got a copy of “In the spirit of Crazy Horse” for €5.99, beat that! ahem), which in turn got me reading some very interesting stuff about white privilege… Its incredible how completely oblivious about these things our privilege lets us remain. My jaw was on the floor when I first read about residential schools. I’m beginning to get nervous when I pick up a book that I’m suddenly going to uncover yet another horrific legacy of brutality and pain. Luckily I’m white and western and have cable comedy channels to distract me. Flippant rambling aside, I struggle with how best to support movements like these without succumbing to that charming “I’m white, I’ll do the talking” tendency I’ve cringed at so many times, and how to gauge what constitutes appropriate solidarity from white “allies” generally.

]]> By: DickShit http://g7welcomingcommittee.com/blog/archives/defending-tyendinaga-an-interview-with-shawn-brant/#comment-6327 DickShit Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:14:38 +0000 http://g7welcomingcommittee.com/blog/archives/defending-tyendinaga-an-interview-with-shawn-brant/#comment-6327 In response to this post, I watched the film "Incident at Oglala" to give myself a further context as to what Brant is speaking to and up against. Here is the link, if anyone is interested: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=387726205259162082&q=incident+in+oglala&total=4&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0 Part two: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7478474397606955920&q=incident+in+oglala&total=4&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1 EAGLE I prepare for this one to make me flinch in disbelief, but nothing surprises me anymore. Justice is dead. We have brought pain. A mind explosive. A past undeniable. Straight into ones eyes he looks - A stare full of dignity. A heart of hearts that is true. Psychological penetration. Violent repression. 515 years of genocide. Why should they work with us? We have always turned away. In what we have created, they struggle just to breathe. Soaring is the breeze of hope to lead and guide the way. Young, proud, inspired. Heroes locked away. I may not be surprised, but I feel something in the air and I stand in solidarity. In response to this post, I watched the film “Incident at Oglala” to give myself a further context as to what Brant is speaking to and up against.

Here is the link, if anyone is interested: http://video.google....search&plindex=0

Part two: http://video.google....search&plindex=1

EAGLE
I prepare for this one to make me flinch in disbelief, but nothing surprises me anymore.
Justice is dead.
We have brought pain.

A mind explosive.
A past undeniable.
Straight into ones eyes he looks -
A stare full of dignity.
A heart of hearts that is true.

Psychological penetration.
Violent repression.
515 years of genocide.

Why should they work with us?
We have always turned away.
In what we have created, they struggle just to breathe.

Soaring is the breeze of hope
to lead and guide the way.
Young, proud, inspired.
Heroes locked away.

I may not be surprised, but I feel something in the air and I stand in solidarity.

]]> By: muva2003 http://g7welcomingcommittee.com/blog/archives/defending-tyendinaga-an-interview-with-shawn-brant/#comment-6326 muva2003 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:40:01 +0000 http://g7welcomingcommittee.com/blog/archives/defending-tyendinaga-an-interview-with-shawn-brant/#comment-6326 This guy's series of videos explains the situationhttp://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=caiaj (with Brant as speaker). The comments are standard Youtube fair... As a non-Canadian i'm a bit lost in the history of all of this, and admittedly ignorant of the personal tension between natives and non-native Canadians. .. I've only read a short part of the blog entry..so, I'm gunna go back to reading now. This guy’s series of videos explains the www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user… (with Brant as speaker). The comments are standard Youtube fair…

As a non-Canadian i’m a bit lost in the history of all of this, and admittedly ignorant of the personal tension between natives and non-native Canadians.

.. I’ve only read a short part of the blog entry..so, I’m gunna go back to reading now.

]]> By: tom http://g7welcomingcommittee.com/blog/archives/defending-tyendinaga-an-interview-with-shawn-brant/#comment-6325 tom Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:50:32 +0000 http://g7welcomingcommittee.com/blog/archives/defending-tyendinaga-an-interview-with-shawn-brant/#comment-6325 oooh im in a rush. but im outraged! 12 YEARS for shutting down a rail line for 3 DAYS? how the fuck does this make sense? the same way laying rails on hundreds of kms of unceded territory does. i mean, doesnt. it doesnt fucking make sense! we throw stones at antive people attempting to reach hospitals, we eradicate native heritage and culture through reform schools and land dispossesion, we lock up anyone who disagrees and is willing to stand up and fight. "that's why i'm proud to be a canadian, pass me another beer". speaking of nationalism, the habs could out do leaf "nation" any fucking day of the week. oooh im in a rush. but im outraged! 12 YEARS for shutting down a rail line for 3 DAYS? how the fuck does this make sense? the same way laying rails on hundreds of kms of unceded territory does. i mean, doesnt. it doesnt fucking make sense!

we throw stones at antive people attempting to reach hospitals, we eradicate native heritage and culture through reform schools and land dispossesion, we lock up anyone who disagrees and is willing to stand up and fight.

“that’s why i’m proud to be a canadian, pass me another beer”.

speaking of nationalism, the habs could out do leaf “nation” any fucking day of the week.

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