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Sacred Pow Wow Grounds Desecrated
The Mount McKay Pow Wow Grounds have been desecrated, according to NetNewsLedger.com. The grounds are located on Fort William First Nation in Ontario.
The website is reporting that a source who was inspecting the sacred grounds over the weekend witnessed three trucks driven by Causasian males driving over and damaging the site. The trucks fled when they saw the witness, but not before she took several photos of the vehicles. According to the CBC, Anishinabek Police Services said it is investigating the incident and will lay charges against at least one person later this week.
The grounds, where the First Nation's annual pow wow is held every July, was heavily damaged by flooding in March, but was recovering. The trucks involved in this incident tore up the land, causing wide destruction.
The perpetrators need to be held accountable — but may also need to be educated, Fort William First Nation Chief Georjann Morriseau told the CBC.
“I ... would like to sit with them and be able to talk to them about ... the meaning of our mountain and how those types of actions impact the entire First Nation and how it impacts members individually.”
Morriseau noted the people responsible were not from the First Nation. If the matter proceeds to court, she said she would attend and ask for meaningful restitution.
On May 21, the First Nation banned all off-roading on their lands. “Fort William First Nations is off limits to your off road activities,” stated Councillor Wyatt Bannon on Twitter.
"It's heart wrenching to know that people would do this,” Chief Morriseau said.
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hang them by there lil ball
hang them by there lil ball sack's
Vandalism is a matter of me
Vandalism is a matter of me-me-me against the community. These types spray paint on building walls too. It's a general resentment of law and order. That it now affects my 'cousins' in their cultural expressions is awful.
I am sorry that my people do
I am sorry that my people do not understand. I am sorry they have been taught to disrespect. I am sorry they are uneducated and if they have been educated then I am sorry they are stupid.
Hope they go straight to jail
Hope they go straight to jail
the ignorance of this
the ignorance of this astounds me!!
The best punishment would be
The best punishment would be making them take care of the land while learning why its important and sacred. I have seen judges give such punishments to youth who desecrate churches and/or cemeteries where I come from. It doesn't always work but when it does you usually end up with someone who respects others and their ways-if only because they wouldnt want it to happen to someplace important to them.
I AM SO SAD.I WILL PRAY FOR
I AM SO SAD.I WILL PRAY FOR THIS.
just no respect for anyone or
just no respect for anyone or anything....
When will people grow up, it
When will people grow up, it is actions like this that continue my disappointment in my own race. Many of us aren't like this, we respect others but there are many others that do not. These men are cowards, they would act like babies if they had to protect what is theirs but easily destroy what others love.
Find them and make them
Find them and make them repair the runts and replace the sodding for starters. Than hang them by the thumbs.
uhhhhh huh, well better than
uhhhhh huh, well better than our own to desecrate the grounds! We know there not taught to respect others!! (animal or human or the earth sky and water)
Unthinking Bubba-Heads!
Unthinking Bubba-Heads!
I am a First nation people
I am a First nation people and allot of times when we pray our Great Grand father knows more about holding those responsible for their actions whether good or bad,But also we as human beings must use all sources to convict and punish those who do such things to our people,we must pray for wisdom and knowledge to find someone who can help to make sure these individuals don't just get a slap on the hand and walk!!