MNN Blackballs Indian Affairs

MNN BLACKBALLS INDIAN AFFAIRS - REFUSES TO SELL THE AGONIZING DEATH OF “COLONIALISM”AND “FEDERAL INDIAN LAW” IN AKWESASNE

Mohawk Nation News
Nov. 4, 2007

The book by MNN is “The Agonizing Death of “Colonialism” and “Federal Indian Law” in Akwesasne. Indigenous Jurisdiction is in! Notice forthcoming of memorial service. To be followed by a celebration. See you there”.

We refuse to sell this book to the Canadian Department of Indian Affairs. We know they made 200 copies of “Where Eagles Dare to Soar” for internal use. This alone created a debt of $4,000.00 that remains unpaid. We request that they treat us with the same respect that is accorded other publishers. MNN is caught in the classic “Catch 22”.

They refuse to respect our jurisdiction. They never pay us indigenous people for our work or resources. Even if their courts were worth recognizing we can’t afford to access their one-sided colonial institution. We are returning the$20 with a bill for “Where Eagles Dare to Soar”. They can add on what they know they owe us for photocopying our other publications that they have pirated, including the recently issued “Who’s Sorry Now? The Good the Badand the Unapologetic Mohawks of Kanehsatake” [Mohawk Issues for Dummies Series]. If Indian Affairs decides to clean up its act and return everything that’s ours, we may reconsider letting them buy our books.
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