tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508436481250154585.post1662756205927217002..comments2023-07-03T10:12:07.894-04:00Comments on Native Pride: A Couple Weeks of Declarations; Celebrated, Reconsidered and ForcedJohn Kanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08258945528213164797noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508436481250154585.post-89150128190104766912010-08-17T01:01:48.047-04:002010-08-17T01:01:48.047-04:00You ask for paragraphs; you get paragraphs. Truly ...You ask for paragraphs; you get paragraphs. Truly constructive critism, now there's something you don't see everyday.John Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258945528213164797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508436481250154585.post-66657633968572576202010-08-16T16:46:44.463-04:002010-08-16T16:46:44.463-04:00Amazing information. Out here in Navajo Country i...Amazing information. Out here in Navajo Country it is difficult to get any news about what is happening to Native people east of the mid-west states.<br /><br />May I please suggest, put more paragraphs into your writing. It is wonderful to have such a wealth of information available to us, but without paragraphs it can be overwhelming and difficult to understand and digest. <br /><br />Thank you for your efforts to share your information with the world. I am looking forward to reading more of your blog articles.<br /><br />Anonymous from ArizonaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508436481250154585.post-44457675164518158552010-07-25T01:43:18.008-04:002010-07-25T01:43:18.008-04:00Just to bring this back around to the UN Declarati...Just to bring this back around to the UN Declaration again; whether it is irony or just dumb luck, the four nations that rejected the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples back in 2007were The United States, Canada, Austrailia and New Zealand. The U.S. won the gold, Canada won silver and Austrailia took the bronze in this now infamous tournament. The U.S. and Canada still reject the Declaration and refuse to sign.John Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258945528213164797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508436481250154585.post-63150706598146669932010-07-25T01:31:41.827-04:002010-07-25T01:31:41.827-04:00My response to Oren's comments.
What exactly ...My response to Oren's comments.<br /><br />What exactly did the FIL, the leaders of the participating nations or the coaches, staff and players of those teams that got to compete do to support the Haudenosaunee team? We certainly know the leadership of the UK and the US deserve no appreciation or congratulations from us. Oren should stop sucking up to those who did nothing important enough to grab even a line in the media that covered this issue. The sport was not honored by this tournament and it certainly wasn't by its host. I appreciate the level to which others have embraced our game but not if we are rejected in the process. I was once told that our language, culture and spirituality are like three strings of wampum, woven together so that they cannot be separated. Anyone who thinks we should check our identity, our citizenship, our culture at a customs desk or at a consulate office so we can play a game; even our game, just doesn't know, and probably don't want to know, who we are. Like those three strings of wampum, if you separate us from the game of lacrosse; it's not really the same game. It is certainly not one I am willing to congratulate anyone for.John Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258945528213164797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508436481250154585.post-10802360789897575052010-07-25T01:28:47.424-04:002010-07-25T01:28:47.424-04:00A statement from Oren Lyons!
To the Federation of...A statement from Oren Lyons!<br /><br />To the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL);<br />To the Leadership of all participating national teams;<br />To the boards, coaches, staff, and support groups of each of them;<br />To the players: you who carry the honor of your nations, and the spirit of this game;<br /><br />We, the Iroquois Nationals, salute you one and all! Congratulations on your successful 2010 FIL World Lacrosse Championships. To the champions of each respective division – congratulations!<br /><br />To all competing nations, congratulations!<br /><br />To the gold medal winners (USA), to the Silver medal winners (Canada), to the Bronze medal winners (Australia), we send our congratulations. And we all know, regardless of the championship outcomes, it is the game of lacrosse that is the ultimate winner.<br /><br />As the grandfathers of the great game of Deyhontsigwa’ehs (lacrosse), our team and our organization are there with you in mind and spirit. We thank you all for your steadfast support of Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team, and we encourage you to play on!<br /><br />We are not going away – we will meet the challenges that face us. It is our intention to be on the field, fit and ready for the FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championships of 2011 and every tournament after that.<br /><br />Peace and goodwill to all of you. Jah-guh! (Play on!)<br /><br />Respectfully yours in the great game of Lacrosse,<br />Oren Lyons, Chairman<br />Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse<br />HaudenosauneeJohn Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258945528213164797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508436481250154585.post-4959562228827623752010-07-21T17:05:46.951-04:002010-07-21T17:05:46.951-04:00Pridebourne: Your comments could not be more absur...Pridebourne: Your comments could not be more absurd. To suggest that putting NY in your address or a Surgeon General's warning on a product is the same as carrying the passport of a foreign nation is ridiculous. As I have said, we should drop the state from our addresses but packaging a product with certain standards for the market it is being sold into is not that big a deal to me. I never suggested there was anything wrong with developing Nation to Nation [relations]. Micharacterizing my encouragement of Native to Native business just makes your comment weak and pointless. I have no problem lining up with people on an issue even if I have not always seen eye to eye with their advocates. Who knows, maybe you and I will agree one day, but clearly not till you become less negative about our people.John Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258945528213164797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508436481250154585.post-55991189776014852042010-07-21T11:46:16.471-04:002010-07-21T11:46:16.471-04:00Why the sudden change of heart and acceptance of N...Why the sudden change of heart and acceptance of Nationals? Is their capital to be made? From the Native Pride perspective, the Nationals lacrosse team should have accepted US/Can pasports because 'simply using [US/Can pasports] is not falsely advertizing itself.' "There is nothing misleading in using certain industry standards." 'Using US/Can passports does not suggest subordination to it as some authoritative body.' According to Ohnkwe Ohnwe, "it is not Nation to Nation [relations] that need to be promoted." If we see an opportunity for commerce we should accept any ID as long as we and our partners get the job done. If we, as individuals, are to get back what has been lost, we need to look out for ourselves and those who have simmilar identities. Transient people have the advantage of not needing roots and can prosper from adopting non-Ohnkweohnwe ideas. As long as we are looking out for our own ideal birthright, we are right. Branding ourselves with popular-culture is all we need to take advantage of local and emerging markets.Pridebournenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508436481250154585.post-77472054038124384212010-07-21T09:52:02.010-04:002010-07-21T09:52:02.010-04:00Thank you for speaking up and hopefully more peopl...Thank you for speaking up and hopefully more people will follow your example. Keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508436481250154585.post-7678469650758321812010-07-20T10:24:44.729-04:002010-07-20T10:24:44.729-04:00I wish I coulda have been there! Im so proud of yo...I wish I coulda have been there! Im so proud of you!I am who I amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305528286755500515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508436481250154585.post-12885208192340103052010-07-20T02:51:29.094-04:002010-07-20T02:51:29.094-04:00This was my email to Kathy Milton (miltonkm@state....This was my email to Kathy Milton (miltonkm@state.gov) at the US State Department who participated in the consultations on Wednesday and Thursday on the US revisiting signing on to the Declaration.<br /><br /><br />I am the rather long winded gentleman that took up so much time at the NGO consultation on Thursday. I only wish I knew this passport issue was coming to such a head. I clearly would have taken a little extra time on the subject. <br />This cuts right to the issue on how ineffective and discriminatory the so-called "domestication" of Native issues really is. The push to force us to use US passports, which require a declaration of US citizenship, is assimilation at its best. In fact one of the recognized acts of genocide is Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part. From the onset of the discussions to declare Indians US citizens, it was clear it was to assimilate us and to eliminate our distinction. In doing so, our lands would be more available for the taking and US and State law could be more easily applied. <br />I hope you took my words seriously, last Thursday and I hope you will do the right thing as it applies to the Iroquois Nationals. Perhaps if you don't, our arguments become a little more clear. As human beings we need to stop imposing our will against each other. You need to stop trying to solve problems through legislating over us and seek solutions through diplomacy.<br />I do plan to submit recommendations to the email address set up for the purpose (declaration@state.gov), but felt compelled to respond directly to you on this issue since it is an issue for the State Department.John Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258945528213164797noreply@blogger.com