Comments on: Supreme Court Holds Off From Setting New Precedent, For Now http://www.excerptcize.com/2010/02/01/supreme-court-holds-off-from-setting-new-precedent-for-now/ An exercise towards sanity. Sun, 25 Apr 2010 05:31:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: jolene http://www.excerptcize.com/2010/02/01/supreme-court-holds-off-from-setting-new-precedent-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-168 jolene Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:53:01 +0000 http://www.excerptcize.com/?p=351#comment-168 facebook is broken and won't let me send messages to anyone. oh well. interesting you blog about mr. khadr without mentioning how he was technically a child soldier. it makes him a victim twice over. so if harper can already ignore international laws (see below) why not also ignore our own? ************** previous thread: its more important to say that assimilation should be voluntary. it happens on its own over time. this is the point in the issue where my feelings also get a little fuzzy. after generations of forced assimilation, how does a culture (consisting of many smaller different cultures) have an identity? when you identify yourself as a part of canadian culture, is anything aboriginal included in that identity? I ask you this because, I've been removed from canadian mainstream culture so long, I just can't see it from the inside. Though as a self-identified activist for the last 7 years, I view the canadian identity and its relationship with aboriginal culture as a token sentiment at best. Actual policy, and racist undertones (racism debate fit for a whole other thread) in our daily lives tell a different story. good reply! i appreciate your willingness to let the facts talk rather than being rigid in your politics. this skill is also something many of my colleagues need to acquire. with that said here are more thing to read: "This is the first time that Canada has sought to be exempted from a human rights standard adopted by the (UN) General Assembly" http://www.amnesty.ca/take_action/actions/ip_un_declaration.php "More than 100 Canadian lawyers and other experts say government has no grounds to continue to oppose UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples" http://www.amnesty.ca/index_resources/open_letters/un_ip_declaration_experts_letter.pdf Also when it comes to contemplating first nations issues and how it fits into our lives today. The Pinky Show brings up great points time and time again: Hawaii vs US Imperialism: (25:01) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nqDkCzwXeY The 1893 Columbian Exposition: (14:22) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wzyRepJuvM Students Against Rice Eaters (1:47) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1VfY-uPMWI i don't know where you get all the time to blog. the only reason i have enough time to have such well thought out responses is because i've been commuting to ottawa to work. the days are long so I spend my evenings online instead of going out. facebook is broken and won’t let me send messages to anyone.
oh well.
interesting you blog about mr. khadr without mentioning how he was technically a child soldier. it makes him a victim twice over.

so if harper can already ignore international laws (see below) why not also ignore our own?
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previous thread:

its more important to say that assimilation should be voluntary. it happens on its own over time.

this is the point in the issue where my feelings also get a little fuzzy.

after generations of forced assimilation, how does a culture (consisting of many smaller different cultures) have an identity?
when you identify yourself as a part of canadian culture, is anything aboriginal included in that identity?

I ask you this because, I’ve been removed from canadian mainstream culture so long, I just can’t see it from the inside. Though as a self-identified activist for the last 7 years, I view the canadian identity and its relationship with aboriginal culture as a token sentiment at best. Actual policy, and racist undertones (racism debate fit for a whole other thread) in our daily lives tell a different story.

good reply! i appreciate your willingness to let the facts talk rather than being rigid in your politics. this skill is also something many of my colleagues need to acquire.

with that said here are more thing to read:
“This is the first time that Canada has sought to be exempted from a human rights standard adopted by the (UN) General Assembly”
http://www.amnesty.ca/take_action/actions/ip_un_declaration.php

“More than 100 Canadian lawyers and other experts say government has no grounds to continue to oppose UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples”
http://www.amnesty.ca/index_resources/open_letters/un_ip_declaration_experts_letter.pdf

Also when it comes to contemplating first nations issues and how it fits into our lives today. The Pinky Show brings up great points time and time again:

Hawaii vs US Imperialism: (25:01) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nqDkCzwXeY
The 1893 Columbian Exposition: (14:22)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wzyRepJuvM
Students Against Rice Eaters (1:47)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1VfY-uPMWI

i don’t know where you get all the time to blog. the only reason i have enough time to have such well thought out responses is because i’ve been commuting to ottawa to work. the days are long so I spend my evenings online instead of going out.

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