The Sovereign Collective of Ojibways
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The Sovereign Collective of Ojibways (SCO) will be sharing news about upcoming events and progress focused on strengthening the sovereignty of Ojibwayland.
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The Sovereign Collective of Ojibways strongly denounces this inflammatory statement and the colonial rhetoric from the Liberal Party of Canada & Chrystia Freeland. The days are numbered in which treaty obligations and agreements are violated with impunity by Canadian authorities.
The federal government owns more land than anyone else in Canada — so we’re building more homes on it.
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🗯️🏁 — The Sovereign Collective of Ojibways was established in response to
#BillC53
and the Canadian Government’s ongoing attempts to impose its hegemony upon Ojibways.
We believe that the revitalization of indigenous statehood and the reestablishing an independent and sovereign
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@Shadyhfz
A future citizen of an indigenous state on turtle island. Congratulations. Peace and love from Ojibwayland.
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The Sovereign Collective of Ojibways (SCO) was established in response to Bill
#C53
in the Canadian
@HoCChamber
, which we believe exacerbates the need for an Ojibwe state to protect our rights and further the interests of our people collectively.
In this future, a sovereign
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🚀✨ — The revitalization of indigenous states in North America and beyond could lead to a significant changes within the international community and breathe a breath of life into increasingly defunct international institutions or organizations.
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🛶🏖️ — The Ojibway Nation has been engaged in maritime commerce for thousands of years, utilizing the extensive knowledge passed down through generations of Ojibway navigators and fishermen. The Ojibway people have also been renown for their birchbark canoe crafting expertise.
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❗️ — We condemn the Government of Ontario and their decision to fund the Métis Nation of Ontario with $1.2 million dollars in order to acquire lands in Ojibway territory.
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🗣️🇨🇦‼️ — the SCO believes all Ojibways & indigenous nations from the south must be afforded the same rights of northern Ojibways and indigenous nations that are recognized by the 🇺🇸, but in 🇨🇦; for example, the right to work, live & learn visa-free & free of any discrimination.
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The Ojibway Nation has been engaged in maritime commerce for thousands of years, utilizing the extensive knowledge passed down through generations of Ojibway navigators and fishermen. The Ojibway people have also been renown for their birchbark canoe crafting expertise.
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🗣️👂🏽 — Ojibway language revitalization is of utmost importance and as we strive for the formation of an independent indigenous state, we believe the promotion and utilization of our ancestral tongue would work symbiotically with our objectives.
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⚖️⁉️ Did you know? — Even though the Canadian House of Commons unanimously recognized its actions during the ‘Indian Residential Schools’ as an act of genocide; in accordance with Article 2 of the United Nation’s Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of
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The Ojibways (Anishinaabeg) and Haudenosaunee (Ǫgwehǫ́:weh) enjoyed a historical friendship throughout the ages, engaging in treaty agreements & cooperation between each other & other nations. The One Dish One Spoon is an example of the original treaty making process, shown below
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🦫🦥🦣 — The Ojibway (Anishinaabeg) people coexisted with giant beavers, mammoths and other Pleistocene megafauna for thousands of years, according to their oral history.
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⚠️ — The Sovereign Collective of Ojibways is committed to providing an independent and sovereign alternative as we move towards a Post-Indian Act Ojibwayland.
#anishinaabewakiing
#ojibwayland
#statehood
#indigenous
#cdnpoli
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🦣🦫— The Ojibways (Anishinaabeg) coexisted with giant beavers, mammoths and other Pleistocene megafauna for thousands of years, according to their oral history
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🎯🗣️ — “the Great Spirit is angry with our enemies; he speaks in thunder & the earth swallows up villages & drinks up the Mississippi. The great waters will cover their lowlands; their corn cannot grow & the Great Spirit [gchimnidoo] will sweep those who escape.” -Tecumseh, 1811
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🌎🐢 — Decolonization is supporting sovereign and independent indigenous statecraft, free of external influences or interference. Say No to Assimilation!
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⚖️📜 — the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) states in Article 26 “Pacta Sunt Servanda: Every treaty in force is binding upon the parties to it and must be performed by them in good faith.”
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The Canadian House of Commons (
@HoCChamber
) unanimously approved a motion recognizing their actions in the residential schools as an act of genocide.
[courtesy:
@APTNNews
]
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🏕️🌎🪨— The ‘Canadian Shield’ is a sparsely populated region which bisects Canada. The southern portion makes up a majority portion of Ojibwayland (Anishinaabewakiing).
The development and maintenance of infrastructure here has proven difficult for the colonial authorities.
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🧡❕ — We reject all forms of genocide and residential school denialism.
#TruthAndReconciliation
#EveryChildMatters
#Canada
#residentialschools
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⚠️🇨🇦 — Worrying development from Ottawa. Canadian officials express their concerns publicly; Canada’s territorial claims are questioned over its inability to provide adequate infrastructure to Inuits and other Northerners.
Canadian authorities seem anxious about sovereignty.
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service has warned Inuit leaders that foreign adversaries could gain a foothold in Canada by offering to fill infrastructure gaps in the North.
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⚠️🗽 — Political sovereignty is unobtainable without achieving economic sovereignty. We must recognize the dangers and risks of relying on foreign funding to provide for ourselves, and the harms inflicted by this status quo.
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⚡️ — Sovereignty is usually defined as the supreme power or authority within a defined territory. Sovereignty is an underlying characteristic of a state. The Sovereign is free of external influence or interference, being free from any higher legal authority, giving them the
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What is sovereignty?
It’s is an underlying character of a state. Sovereignty refers to the supreme power of an entity within a defined territory. It is the highest authority & reports to no other. It’s a is prerequisite condition for an authority to engage in foreign relations
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⚡️ — In 2022, the Canadian House of Commons unanimously approved a motion recognizing their actions in the residential schools as an act of genocide — in accordance with the United Nation’s Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
#EveryChildMatters
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⚖️📜🇺🇳 — Treaties are considered the primary source of international law.
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🚱❔— Clean Water Access & other Human Rights violations have been issues plaguing Ojibwayland, despite being under the authority of the ‘first world’ Canada.
After 15,000 years of existence & just 150 years under Canada, we believe this correlation is more than a coincidence.
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❤️‼️ — “The SCO is committed to invoking our recognized sovereignty and strengthening the territorial integrity of Ojibwayland.
In the spirit of the Sturgeon, we look forward to embarking on this endeavour through a sacred channel guided by the currents of traditional and
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🤔💭 — ‘Anishinabek Police Service’, an agency which wears Canadian flags & enforces colonial Canadian law on Anishinaabeg/Ojibway territories.
Imagine the RCMP wearing Chinese flags enforcing Chinese law on Canadian territory,
Or the FBI arresting suspected criminals or
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📣⚠️ — Disinformation, misinformation and false narratives emanating from malicious sources is harmful to our national interests and to the principle of self-determination. As we strengthen our sovereignty and advance Ojibway statecraft, we must be aware of these risks
[video
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🔥🌎 — After genocidal ethnic cleansing and religious extremism swept over Ojibwayland by colonial authorities, the globe has experienced dramatically increased temperatures and environmental changes.
We believe the natural resource theft and environmental destruction of
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‼️⚠️ — Canadian Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister admits that
#BillC53
was co-developed with the fictional Metis Nations which it applies to.
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#TreatyON
🇨🇦💭 — In recognition of Treaty History Week, we’d like to highlight the conflict of interest that arises when Canadian authorities solely recognizes Band Chiefs as indigenous representatives then provides their wages, and also negotiates against them to settle treaty
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#IndigenousHistoryMonth
💭🇺🇸 — Although the Indigenous right to vote is generally regarded as a victory, this is a hallmark of Settler Assimilationism; every indigenous vote legitimizes their representation over indigenous people and relinquishes their sovereign status & rights.
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Did you know? — Even though the Canadian House of Commons unanimously recognized its actions during the Indian Residential Schools as an act of genocide, in accordance with Article 2 of the United Nation’s Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,
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🗽‼️ — Indigenous sovereignty and statehood will be restored to all who have been deprived of it globally. We are committed to participating in the process and supporting other initiatives in solidarity. The age of colonialism and unilateralism is coming to a close.
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Solidarity from Ojibwayland to Cayuga 💜🤍☮️🤍💜
Press conference Sunday Nov 26 @ 1 pm!
For 19 years, a leadership dispute has heavily impacted Indigenous families who have returned to Cayuga Nation Territory and experienced harassment, injury, and terrorism.
#gayogohono
#cayuga
#haudenosaunee
#LandBack
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🚀🌌 — We are interested in hearing your thoughts as we explore the prospects of indigenous statecraft and Ojibway statehood!
#landback
#statecraft
#rezlife
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🫱🏽🫲🏾🌎 — Ojibway-Micmac solidarity!
Indigenous nations must be united as we suffer from the same oppression & violations to all of our treaty agreements across Turtle Island!
Please show your support to our Micmac relatives in their fight for their treaty rights going forward!
A travesty of justice. Here is the complete list of 54 Mi'kmaw fishers who are charged with fishing offenses in Nova Scotia courts. Excellent work by
@Kukukwes
news.
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🌎🛰️ — As the Canadian immigration quota increases year after year, we support initiatives educating Canadian newcomers about the importance of adhering to the Treaty Agreements which Canada & Canadians are obliged to respect, and the history behind it all.
#WeAreAllTreatyPeople
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🚚💸 — Nation-to-nation trade is already a recognized right of Ojibways and other indigenous nations in North America.
Colonial tax & tariff free trade happens every day across Turtle Island but the total volume and value of this market is unknown and not reported to 🇨🇦 or 🇺🇸.
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The SCO expresses it’s deep concern regarding the recent developments with the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) in relation to their claim to the Southern Georgian Bay region, as citizens & participants in the Ojibwe Nation and Williams Treaty, we must assert our sovereignty today!
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🚀💫 — Believe in yourself! Believe in others! Any collective effort would be a unique contribution to our future if undertaken in a sovereign manner! None of it is possible without our individual understanding that we can do it!
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🌎 The Great Lakes of North America hold about 20% of the worlds freshwater supply. The SCO is committed to advocating for its adequate protection & development of indigenous mechanisms which can do so effectively. Ojibways have never relinquished any interest over our waterbeds.
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💯‼️ — The reestablishment of indigenous statehood is Genocide Prevention.
Colonial states and judiciaries have demonstrated their unwillingness to prosecute themselves for genocide across Ojibwayland and beyond, which they are responsible for. Therefore we believe the
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🤔🇺🇳 — The same powers and authorities which committed genocide on us barricade us within our own territory as they assume responsibility over our wellbeing, and speak on our behalf on the world stage.
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✂️📝 — Imposed Recognition: How the Canadian Indian Act delegitimizes the authority of entities which Canada recognizes as our sole representatives.
#ojibwayland
#independence
#autonomy
#cdnpoli
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Did you know: that Ojibwayland is a nation of people comprised of seven general doodemag (clans), doodemag are are symbolically representative of the relative indigenous wildlife on Ojibwayland territory. The Caribou, Otter, Crane, Loon, Bird, Bear and Fish clans are shown below!
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⚖️⏰ — At the SCO, we wish to revitalize the clan system and promote its existence through international cooperation, and also by developing mutually beneficial relationships to raise public awareness about Ojibway issues and address them.
Unfortunately until the Ojibway people
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@JodiKoberinski
@HoCChamber
We believe mutual respect and recognition of each other’s sovereignty and self-determination is of utmost importance especially when engaged in a treaty relationship that encompasses co-existence within a defined territory.
As much as we respect and admire your position on the
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❌📃—
#BillC53
undermines the sovereignty & the territorial integrity of the Canadian state. Illegal land grabs through imaginary indigenous nations only contributes to an increasingly volatile environment; the Canadian gov’t attempts at delegitimizing the existing treaty
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👉🏽 — Truth & Reconciliation is a campaign in which the Canadian government wishes to bypass the process of justice and enforce its hegemony over the indigenous nations that they wished to extinguish.
#TruthAndReconciliation
#TRC
#EveryChildMatters
#NoPrideInGenocide
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🇺🇳🪺 — The existence of a state is a question of a fact, on the other hand, the recognition of a state is strictly declaratory and a political act. Recognition is not a determinative factor when it is concerning statehood.
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🔖🗣️ — The SCO recognizes the importance of institutional power as we pursue development of a self-sustaining society and sovereign state apparatus. This is why we are looking forward to host open forums focused on exploring the prospects of effective All-Ojibway governance.
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☮️🌎 — through the advancement of indigenous statecraft,
#SearchTheLandfill
wouldn’t be a responsibility of provincial or federal colonial authorities. Instead, through indigenous engagement in intl’ diplomacy, we can secure alternate funding solutions for indigenous led efforts.
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@APTNNews
Governance and the sovereignty required to engage in a treaty relationship with Canada requires a defined territory and jurisdictional boundary!!
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📢🗯️ — “The ‘Métis Nation of Ontario’ is attempting to use our Red River Métis culture, identity, flag and language, as well as their alliance with Métis Nation Saskatchewan and Métis Nation Alberta to camouflage their true nature.”
— David Chartrand, President of the Manitoba
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@RussDiabo
Our nations’ sovereignty is being violated by our very own! How convenient… for Ottawa.
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✈️🚬 — The Indigenous Tobacco industry does business across the globe with private and public sector partners, free of colonial interference or taxes.
The SCO believes expanding the scope of our respected rights within our recognized sovereign territory is of vital importance.
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🗯️ — At the SCO we believe that ottawa’s imposition of band council representation through the colonial Indian act policy and the official recognition of these entities as Ojibway representatives is a corruption and undermines the nature of our treaty relationship.
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⚠️ — The Canadian Government’s imposed Indian Act and the development of Band Municipalization policies such as the ‘Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement’ do not disqualify the Crown or the Government of Canada from upholding treaty obligations to the Ojibway people and
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⚖️📝 — Treaties are considered a primary source of international law, according to Article 28 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
#indigenousstatehood
#sovereignty
#internationallaw
#cdnpoli
#truthandreconciliation
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📜⚖️ — The 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties,
and its relation to the Sovereignty of Ojibwayland and treaties and policies relevant to Ojibways.
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🌎🌺 — in the Globalization era, the SCO recognizes the importance of Public Diplomacy & Global Outreach when it comes to promoting sustainable development and indigenous statecraft.
We encourage potential partners or donors who wish to contribute to our initiative to reach out
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The SCO is focused on fostering an environment where self-determination can be undertaken by Ojibway people. An environment where viable options & sovereign solutions can be explored without the threat of repercussions or consequences from foreign policymakers or law enforcement.
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💂🏻🇨🇦‼️ — Under the limitations imposed by the ‘Indian Act’, it is illegal for ‘Band Administrations’ to levy any taxes on neither the boundaries imposed by Ottawa or on their territory recognized in relevant treaty agreements. Dispossessing the ‘Bands’ of the power of governance.
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“What makes a treaty binding?”
(credit to Lex Animata: International Law Visualized)
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What is the One Dish One Spoon Treaty?
« Gdoo-naaganinaa » or ‘our dish’ is an analogy referring to our source of sustenance— or in other words, our hunting grounds.
This treaty between the Ojibways (Anishinaabeg) and Haudenosaunee (Ǫgwehǫ́:weh) was agreed upon to set
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‼️👉🏽 — contribute to the development and recognition of indigenous states on the international stage 🌎
‼️👉🏽 — consider a future where the non-recognition of the Canadian state is imposed by the United Nations 🇺🇳
‼️👉🏽 — hold the people responsible for the genocide accountable🔒
Reconciliation is the responsibility of every Canadian. After education comes action. Actions you can do to show your support might include:
🟠Showing support by wearing and orange shirt.
🟠Taking part in Indigenous cultural events
🟠Reading or watching books or films that
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⁉️ — As a creation of the Indian Act regime, and as an agent or employee paid by a foreign institution, we believe that the band council chiefs negotiating various treaty settlements across Ojibwayland is an occurrence of fraudulence and is also a conflict of interest.
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📌⚠️ — The SCO believes that the Métis Nation of Ontario’s approach to finding recognition, and to engage in treaty relationships as a sovereign state through a foreign, colonial and precarious institution such as Canada is not only gratuitous, but also harmful to their cause.
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🌅🌎 — In the spirit of the Sturgeon, the SCO looks forward to embarking on an endeavour through a sacred channel guided by the currents of traditional and international means of law and cooperation.
#TraditionalGovernance
#IndigenousRights
#LandBack
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🇺🇳⚖️ — The 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) states in Article 16 “Pacta Sunt Servanda: Every treaty in force is binding upon the parties to it and must be performed by them in good faith”
#HonorTheTreaties
#WeAreAllTreatyPeople
#WilliamsTreaty
#robinsonhuron
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“Canada is a country of
#RuleOfLaw
” 🧐
💂🏻🇨🇦 — Canada demonstrated the exact opposite in matter of fact, considering their unpunished genocide against indigenous people they already admitted to, and also the Gladue Principles which is applied to indigenous offenders in
Canada is a country of
#RuleOfLaw
.
If Jagmeet Singh has “clear evidence” related to Mr. Nijjar’s death, he has a duty to bring it forward to the appropriate authorities.
Being the leader of a political party does not give you the right to be judge, jury & executioner.
#cdnpoli
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🐚📝 What’s the point of a wampum belt?
In a historical context, Great Lakes Nations traditionally opted out of written words and languages.
Especially in relation to international agreements which are to withstand the test of time.
⚠️ — It was generally considered a risk
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@WpgIndigenous
We have been trying to grow organically through the Ojibway and wider Indigenous community but here at home there is some reluctance and fear about the idea of genuine Ojibway sovereignty being a thing! We anticipate engagement across Turtle Island in the coming days when we can
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📬✒️ — The SCO encourages everyone to spread awareness about
#BillC53
and it’s consequences which are inevitable if the Bill passes legislation.
#HonorTheTreaties
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@JodiKoberinski
@HoCChamber
❤️🫂 We will go forward together as it should be, thanks for spreading awareness.
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🇺🇳📝 — We believe UNDRIP is a colonial tool meant to deprive indigenous nations of their right to statehood.
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🇺🇳🪺 — The existence of a state is a question of a fact, on the other hand, the recognition of a state is strictly declaratory and a political act. Recognition is not a determinative factor when it is concerning statehood.
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“In the Sovereign Collective of Ojibways, we believe Ojibway sovereignty and national interests derive from our custodianship and guardianship of our territory, our relative wildlife and our fellow Ojibways.
Our sovereignty and interests do not derive from the recognition or
The Necessity of a Coherent Foreign Policy
an article concerning International Diplomacy and Foreign Relations of Ojibwayland and why the SCO is building the capacity to do so on behalf of all Ojibways, free of any constraints imposed by Ottawa or Washington which includes the
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‼️⚠️ — Why ‘Truth & Reconciliation’ doesn’t answer for the ongoing systemic issues indigenous people continually face.
👉🏽 — Truth & Reconciliation is a campaign in which the Canadian government wishes to bypass the process of justice and enforce its hegemony over the indigenous
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@a_miller16
No it would strengthen the validity of the treaties. Without genuine sovereignty a treaty would be invalid because sovereignty gives nations and states the capacity to negotiate and engage in international law agreements on behalf of their people.
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@HighwayOfTearz
@JodiKoberinski
No it is not. That is part of justice, which is a requirement before reconciliation occurs. Common Canadian disinformation, which is an attempt to suppress ongoing crimes against humanity perpetuated by the state of Canada itself.
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@AFN_Updates
@MelanieCormie10
Canada is a signatory party to the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. Which is violating on top of the Williams Treaty and other relevant of international law which Canada is a party to. Canada says it recognizes Ojibway sovereignty but violates it daily with impunity
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State Responsibility in International Law
[credit: Lex Animata]
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🎰💰 — the Ojibway Nation like other sovereign indigenous nations in North America enjoy the liberty & right to participating in the gambling industry, free of colonial interference or regulations.
At the SCO, we believe these rights must encompass our recognized treaty
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“The Trans-Canada Highway through Northern Ontario is one of the weakest links of our National Highway Network in Canada. Whenever the highway is closed due to weather or accident, Canada by road is a broken country” -excerpt [via:
@NetNewsLedger
]
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