Diabo walks out of Carney meeting
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Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo was one of multiple attendees to walk out of a meeting with Canadian prime minister Mark Carney last week, in an event that Diabo characterized as more of a PR stunt than a meaningful consultation.
“I refuse to be a photo op or have Kahnawake be a campaign tool for any foreign governments,” Diabo said. “I was very, very disappointed with the event overall.”
A lack of meaningful consultation was a major topic before the passing of the Bill, with many Indigenous groups, including the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) arguing that the legislation was being rushed through with little regard for Indigenous input.
The summit in Gatineau was pitched as a way for community leaders to have facetime with Carney and voice their concerns, Diabo said, but instead felt like a slap in the face.
He waited six-and-a-half hours before an opportunity arose to say anything at the meeting.
“It almost felt like we were in some kind of high school thing, where it’s like, ‘You sit down, you answer these questions, and you answer only when you’re called upon, when you’re picked, and if you’re not picked, you don’t have an ability to speak,’” he said. “It was very disheartening. I’m very disappointed.”
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Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo was one of multiple attendees to walk out of a meeting with Canadian prime minister Mark Carney last week, in an event that Diabo characterized as more of a PR stunt than a meaningful consultation.
“I refuse to be a photo op or have Kahnawake be a campaign tool for any foreign governments,” Diabo said. “I was very, very disappointed with the event overall.”
A lack of meaningful consultation was a major topic before the passing of the Bill, with many Indigenous groups, including the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) arguing that the legislation was being rushed through with little regard for Indigenous input.
The summit in Gatineau was pitched as a way for community leaders to have facetime with Carney and voice their concerns, Diabo said, but instead felt like a slap in the face.
He waited six-and-a-half hours before an opportunity arose to say anything at the meeting.
“It almost felt like we were in some kind of high school thing, where it’s like, ‘You sit down, you answer these questions, and you answer only when you’re called upon, when you’re picked, and if you’re not picked, you don’t have an ability to speak,’” he said. “It was very disheartening. I’m very disappointed.”
Absolutely disgusting. Canada is ignoring the natives again.
We make treaties and agreements and play nice until we decide we want something and then we push them aside and disregard everything we promised.
Colonialism is still alive and well and fuck everyone who supports this.
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Absolutely disgusting. Canada is ignoring the natives again.
We make treaties and agreements and play nice until we decide we want something and then we push them aside and disregard everything we promised.
Colonialism is still alive and well and fuck everyone who supports this.
Don’t forget that, as a nation, we push them to violently defend their rights then vilify them for doing so. How fucking hard is it to open your damn mind and ears and LISTEN, then DO SOMETHING constructive with the newly imparted knowledge? Naw, Liberal and Conservative leaders don’t give a shit about the natives
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Don’t forget that, as a nation, we push them to violently defend their rights then vilify them for doing so. How fucking hard is it to open your damn mind and ears and LISTEN, then DO SOMETHING constructive with the newly imparted knowledge? Naw, Liberal and Conservative leaders don’t give a shit about the natives
Yep. Sounds like any colonial regime from palestine to sweden to australia to brazil etc.
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Don’t forget that, as a nation, we push them to violently defend their rights then vilify them for doing so. How fucking hard is it to open your damn mind and ears and LISTEN, then DO SOMETHING constructive with the newly imparted knowledge? Naw, Liberal and Conservative leaders don’t give a shit about the natives
Well it’s supposedly hard to do the right thing when doing the bad thing is going to be cheered by your peers and put hefty sums in your pockets
Even if they do give a little of shit sometimes, they’re ready to look the other way.
