Of course education is assimilative – in the societies of the colonizers. But education in indigenous cultures is liberating. The choice is yours. Pick the kind of education you want for yourselves. – Rarihokwats
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Mediabuzzard.com: Apparently Canadian women have a way to go…
Canada lags behind countries like Burundi, Latvia and Guyana when it comes to how much political power women wield relative to men, a new report suggests.. And…? Not to be facetious or anything but this could be interpreted to suggest that lousy governance is not the sole domain of males,and
Continue readingMediabuzzard.com: Occupy Wall Street ?…nawww Occupy the Rez
Red Man Laughing ,gets it right on the Occupy Wall Street Movement,does this movement(s) have any value ? Perhaps,as far as raising awareness goes,a good thing. BUT that said ,will OWS actually change anything at the local level where we ALL live,work,raise our families,love,suffer,die …that is where real change
Continue readingMediabuzzard.com: You know you are a lackey …
Or incredibly naive when… You go along with the Conservatives’ tough on crime bill’ , being a member of an oppressed people & a woman to boot – in this case Inuit. The fact that the so called justice system locks up Aboriginal Indigenous Peoples – Inuit,First Nations & Metis
Continue readingMediabuzzard.com: Treaty Talks or Sham Talks ?
Silly me and I thought treaty talks actually meant something… HTG’s human rights complaint charges that under Canada’s Comprehensive Land Claims Policy, relied upon by the government since 1973 in negotiating treaties with First Nations, so-called “private lands” owned by the large timber, mineral and real estate development companies are
Continue readingMediabuzzard.com: Left versus Right
The result of an unfortunate seating arrangement. In October 1789 the Paris mob,led by women walked to Versailles,stormed the palace and dragged the king back to town with them.The assembly had no choice but to follow.Louis was put in his gilded cage,the Tuileries Palace. The nearest building capable of seating
Continue readingMediabuzzard.com: Jack Layton R.I.P
What can I say about Jack that we all don’t all ready know… My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. All my very best, Jack Layton Indeed
Continue readingMediabuzzard.com: Dang when does the nonsense stop…
University of Waterloo study “finds”… Teenage boys are more likely to light up if their schools are located near a variety store that sells cigarettes, according to a new study. And silly me I ‘thought’ universities were about higher learning & advancing knowledge… So I guess the next step is
Continue readingMediabuzzard.com: Bring back the Duel…
Many people would agree that one’s right to freedom of expression also implies responsibility. That is one must also accept the fact that there are possible consequences ,e.g one’s words may impact another person’s sense of dignity. In “polite society” libel & hate-speech laws are the preferred -or should I
Continue readingMediabuzzard.com: Nobody does terrorism quit like an Arab/Muslim
At least according to Macleans contributor Colby Cosh … Breivik employed the Palestinian logic, hitherto almost unknown amongst Western-style spree killers (though implemented at Columbine), of the delayed second attack that specifically takes advantage of the chaos of the first. Indeed, he seems to have contemplated a third attack by
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