tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16535260626965047662024-03-06T04:18:45.398-05:00Crazy Bitches R UsFor standing up for ourselves, our beliefs, and folks we love, women are often called a bitch.
When we demand social justice, women are often called a crazy bitch.
Just goes to show you conservative men lack both imagination and decent comeback lines.Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-49442690140769134092011-12-21T12:51:00.004-05:002011-12-21T13:14:41.901-05:00Attawapiskat: could economic sanctions against Canada work?Recently the James Anaya, the UN special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, issued a statement Tuesday saying he wrote to the Harper government Canada to express my deep concern about the dire social and economic condition of the Attawapiskat First Nation, which exemplifies the conditions of many aboriginal communities in the country." More NDP MP Charlie Angus has urged that Anaya Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-17771588238604566052011-12-16T14:26:00.003-05:002011-12-16T14:31:18.878-05:00Is there a precedent for an Attawpiskat win in court?A few people have asked us if a First Nation has ever successfully used the courts to kick out a Third Party Manager before. The answer is yes. In 2001 a First Nation in Ontario, the Pikangikum First Nation, asked for a judicial review after Indian Affairs refused to provide funding to the community unless it’s chief and council surrendered control to a Third Party Manager. It took two years, butWard of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-67355936895307631862011-12-16T09:56:00.006-05:002011-12-16T10:11:56.804-05:00Canadian Democracy and willful blindnessIt was the Liberals who proposed as part of their attack ads that Harper was a man with a “secret agenda.” I considered these attack ads (as I consider all attack ads) pure trash. Harper was upfront about both his policies and politics, from mega-prisons and the elimination of the gun registry to his contempt for the press and his intention to push policy through the house as quickly as possible.Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-9783794922956609942011-12-14T07:53:00.000-05:002011-12-14T07:53:38.200-05:00Welfare Indians vs over subsidized urban dwellersA friend of mine posted this on Face Book when I saw it and thought it should be shared with Crazy Bitches R Us. It puts a little perspective to all those who accuse First Nations people who want to believe that Indians got it good. ....I new about a study like this conducted many many moons ago so it's nice to read an updated study.
Status update
By Occupy Saskatoon
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Combined, our three Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-71853744765937702732011-12-13T14:09:00.003-05:002011-12-13T14:18:02.736-05:00De Beers decision to dump sewage into Attawapiskat played role in current housing crisisIn case you missed it, see the full APTN story here.I just note I think it's an important story because of all the haters on the Globe and Mail and CBC sites that have posted ugly, racist and totally unsubstantiated claims in the comments section, blaming the Attawapiskat residents about the condition of their homes. Of course true racists never let the facts in in the way of hating, do they?Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-33726606240203363472011-12-13T10:38:00.001-05:002011-12-13T10:40:51.278-05:00Attawapiskat: Minister Dum-dum the Red Cross won't swallow your spin.A quick observation. In the media Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Dumdum wanted to convince reporters that he and his staff - who were so incompetent that they didn’t know there was a disaster at Attawapiskat in the first place – had the matter well in hand. (I guess the spinners had to make the choice: do we tell the public didn’t care if people died, or do we play dumb?) He said they had sent Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-81507468597537146312011-12-12T17:40:00.003-05:002011-12-12T17:46:02.033-05:00Thoughts on the political circus around AttawapiskatSometimes you have to laugh, or cry. Today I did a bit of both. Minister Duncan's (aka Minister Dum-dum's)performance and lack of knowledge about his file meant his press secretary had to rescue him from a press conference. Liberal Aboriginal Affairs Critic Carolyn Bennett said he was in so far over his head that she “almost felt sorry for the Minister who seemed “unable to act, unable to make a Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-2238893256183972822011-08-22T13:55:00.002-04:002011-08-22T13:58:51.337-04:00Jack LaytonEven in his death he has left a message of hope.
Jack and his party really stood up for our people. Pat Martin, Charlie Angus, Jean Crowder have all been champions of clean water, justice for families of missing and murdered aboriginal women, residential school survivors, equal eduction opportunities and so much more.
I have been crying all morning. We'll miss you Jack. Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-40839687911451540522011-08-21T17:23:00.004-04:002011-08-21T17:43:48.453-04:00New TV show - for "bloggers, tweebs and political junkies"I've been watching tweets go around this week for a new show that says it's for "bloggers, tweebs and political junkies." Apparently, starting viewers do an vote online to decide which politicians get interviewed on the show, and they interview the politician later using questions viewers send in. Not sure if they will be interviewing Senators or just MPs, but you know who we'd vote for at Crazy Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-61427381588125839602011-08-04T22:17:00.003-04:002011-08-04T22:22:38.710-04:00Madjashin nin dada, William CommandaFirst Nations grieve loss of William CommandaWilliam Commanda, Elder, role model, and spiritual leader to Aboriginal people, died August 2 in his home in the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation reserve near Maniwaki, Quebec. More...-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Kit anamikon Mani mweeckineckagoian kitcitwa onciciiwewin kije Manito ki Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-74620050634822992602011-08-01T12:16:00.006-04:002011-08-01T13:19:29.634-04:00Dreaming big: Canadian self-government must be preceded by reforms.The Calgary Herald’s idea that international governments should negotiate with Canada as one government to another, rather than returning Canada to colonial status where the country can benefit from the benevolent direction of a more transparent, fiscally responsible mother country, suffers from the twin flaws of naïveté and vagueness.The Herald’s yearning to see Canada maintain sovereignty is Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-38448750769298928892011-07-30T23:12:00.004-04:002011-07-30T23:17:52.235-04:00Thoughts on Specific Land ClaimsA few points about specific land claims in light of the “take-it-or leave it offers” the federal government is planning to offer 60+ First Nations. Minister John Duncan released a statement saying that “Negotiations continue to be Canada's first choice for resolving specific claims and we are working with First Nations to that end.” He added “However, First Nations can now opt to refer their Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-57613991620814122642011-04-02T17:37:00.005-04:002011-04-02T17:57:57.017-04:00An anonymous poster wrote to CrazyBitchesRus the following: “…no seems to have noticed that NWAC has laid off all the Sisters In Spirit staff. The NWAC SIS department is closed with only an acting director there to write the final report.” Apologies. We have noticed. You're right, we should have posted. Here's what's been happening and how folks can continue to support families of missing and Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-52667169177168535432011-03-26T13:47:00.003-04:002011-03-26T13:57:17.301-04:00Not much for attack ads but I love this.Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-41336741529839598072011-03-26T13:06:00.005-04:002011-03-26T13:22:03.309-04:00Too funny - Who really had a hidden agenda on Coalition - Stephen Harper.1) Coalition governments are legit. in Canada, we've had them before and it's a political reality in most other parliamentary democracies.2) Coalition governments offer the best option for stability in our post 1993 5 party system.3) Parties who form governments with less than 50 percent of the popular vote do not have the moral authority to govern as if they are majority governments. Coalitions Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-59165134001016456122011-03-20T18:25:00.008-04:002011-03-21T21:04:55.130-04:00Whose Chief is it anywaysI often find myself at odds with folks like PacificGatePost who recently posted online at an APTN forum. Pacific argues that all chiefs and councils are corrupt, and thinks Canada and Canadians are responsible for fixing governance issues in First Nations communities. I'd argue that relatively few communities have governance problems and that when they arise it's our responsibility to solve them.Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-65514282797343384242010-12-23T08:30:00.000-05:002010-12-23T08:30:45.202-05:00Native Leaders Reject New Child Welfare AgencyChild Welfare has become my nemesis. I am disgusted by the entire “policy” that directs services on reserve and by the Child Welfare Act in general. I think the system is broken for ALL children but we see the worst of it more often in First Nation communities because (for the most part) we are clustered on reserves.
It's my most cynical belief that the current issue has nothing to with the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-46994778645487726812010-11-30T18:58:00.000-05:002010-11-30T18:58:52.068-05:00John Reilly: Shut down the native industry and spend the money on nativesFormer judge, John Reilly wrote a book: Writing Bad Medicine: A Judge’s Struggle for Justice in a First Nations Community and he say’s if he had the power he would “Shut down the native industry and spend the money on natives”
It’s posted over at the National Post. The NP is not a paper I frequent and I have no idea how I originally found this story/comment but I did. I was drawn to the commentUnknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-46485653336757443402010-11-04T19:18:00.000-04:002010-11-04T19:18:29.451-04:00An oldie but a goodieI tripped across this a while ago- a radio interview with Tony Prudori- INAC flack in Thunder Bay in a CBC radio interview about the Attawapiskat school issue. It's an older issue now, but I just played it for Wideye and she laughed and said YOU MUST POST THIS. So here is a link to the best CBC interview that I have personally heard to date on the subject. An oldie but a goodie. Kudos to the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-18888269901851203472010-11-03T15:12:00.006-04:002010-11-03T15:30:35.521-04:00Another McIvor updateSorry folks I've known about this for a while - but it seems I never posted the info. (Only thought I did. Signs of aging.) A while ago the government asked the courts for another extension. The new date they have to meet to pass the amendments on Indian Status contained in Bill C-3: January 31, 2011. Not much news on whether the government has made the changes NWAC and Sharon McIvor want to see.Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-85607072565752369582010-11-03T15:02:00.004-04:002010-11-03T15:08:23.510-04:00A funny from Indian Country.A friend of mine who works at a First Nations organization gets an email asking for an application for a status card. She is typing a reply explaining why she cannot help out, when she notes the email address is from ainc-inac.gc.ca.Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-41257654787796622652010-11-01T12:53:00.007-04:002010-11-01T13:04:05.808-04:00First Nations accountability story - now this is more like it.In response to A toronto Star article criticizing chief's salaries - as if that were the only accountability issue in Indian Country I wrote: "Yet no one shames the Minister of Indian Affairs or his army of bureaucrats – lawyers, policy analysts, spin doctors – many of whom earn more than the average chief -- and who are also on the tax payers dime." Well, I pleased to note this excellent follow Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-46679904176088167572010-10-30T11:21:00.004-04:002010-10-30T11:56:56.382-04:00Signs of sanityJust watching some of the rally to restore sanity videos being posted by regular folks on Youtube. Signs of sanity: looks at some of the signs protestors are using. My faves: "Spread peanut butter not hate - unless you're allergic." And "Not a fan of Airplane middle seats."A few folks have vlogs - but as Jon Stewart and his team have pointed out, moderates make terrible television - not much Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-70851443325348800442010-10-20T23:21:00.002-04:002010-10-20T23:24:01.240-04:00Todd Russell vs BrazmanAh its been way too long since we've posted about the Brazman. It's a guilty pleasure to point out- in case you missed it - this exchange of letters in the National Post between our favourite Senator and Liberal MP Todd Russell. Enjoy.Why do some chiefs oppose accountability …Re: First Nations Last In Openness, John Ivison, Oct. 7.John Ivison’s column on the recently introduced private member’s Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-69094393329855352952010-10-20T18:55:00.005-04:002010-10-21T11:19:05.344-04:00Chiefs, Salaries. Moving beyond double standards.The Toronto Star recently ran an expose on chiefs salaries. The article focused on 9 chiefs who earned more than federal cabinet ministers and 30 chiefs who earned more than provincial premiers. (The article also admits that on average chiefs earned a reasonable $60,000 a year, 5 chiefs do their work pro-bono and 77 chiefs earned less than $30,000. However "Majority of Chiefs earn reasonable Ward of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.com6