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About Me

She:kon skennen sewakwe:kon, Kanowakeron ne yonkyats, Kanienkeha ne wakenyahton ni:i. tewahsen nitewayken tahnon Rochester nitewakyenon. Oh niyohtonhatye?
Mohawk of the Six Nations of the Grand River, living in the Rochester NY area. Dual-citizen, proud Canadian and Monarchist. Enthusiastic United Empire Loyalist. Liberal. Progressive Traditionalist. Unapologetic pacifist. Love the North and Northern weather. Lived the 1970's and survived to talk about it. Parts of it, anyway.
1) Yes, there is such a thing as a Native Monarchist.
2) It's Mohawk and means 'Turtles lying all over'.
3) Yes, I'm really 55.
4) Because I live in two countries and STILL haven't seen the dotted line down the middle of the Niagara or St.Lawrence Rivers.
5) A 5000 sq ft Arts & Crafts bungalow on a private lake 200 miles north of MontrÃ©al with a Volvo XC-90, high-speed internet access and 100 cord of wood. What's your lottery dream?
6) Camping and diving in St.John, U.S. Virgin Islands on my honeymoon. But now I prefer to wander north.
7) No, I'm more pro-Canadian than anti-American.
8) Truly humbled by all the incredible Onkwehonwe of Turtle Island who follow Traditional life.
9) Mon Canada inclut QuÃ©bec et QuÃ©bÃ©cois sont saluÃ© ici.
10) Been to: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, QuÃ©bec, New Brunswick, PEI, and Nova Scotia. ASAP: Newfoundland and Labrador, the Yukon, NWT and Nunavut. In the winter.
Salaam aleikum.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Substance, not form. Anti-sheeples. Dreamers, spiritualists, progressives, sustainers. Trend-buckers, optimists, pragmaticists. Real Canadians, Real Californians, Real Northerners. Greens, Social Democrats, Labour, Liberals and Anti-Fundies. The Constitution is a piece of paper, the Bible is a book, Human Rights are Supreme. The State has no right in the bedroom, the living room or the boardroom. The pretentious, presumptuous and prejudiced need not apply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A few words about 'Friends': As in real life, I'm selective about who I add as MySpace Friends. If you're simply looking to build your Friends numbers, I'm not your guy. And for the cyberbimbo 'ladies' who can't resist telling complete strangers how much they love sex, don't waste my time or intelligence. Vous me comprenez?

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United Empire Loyalists : Grand River Branch on Facebook
United Empire Loyalists : Grand River Branch on MySpace

We'll be watching. Trust us, we'll be watching.

Your Political Profile:
Overall: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal
Social Issues: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal
Personal Responsibility: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal
Fiscal Issues: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal
Ethics: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal
Defense and Crime: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal How Liberal Or Conservative Are You?

You Are 8% Capitalist, 92% Socialist
You see a lot of injustice in the world, and you'd like to see it fixed.
As far as you're concerned, all the wrong people have the power.
You're strongly in favor of the redistribution of wealth - and more protection for the average person. Are You a Socialist or Capitalist?

My Blog

The Politics of Injustice

There are those who sail through life, oblivious of social awareness beyond their two-car paved driveway and those who keep a cache of blank placards in the closet, waiting for the first protest that ...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:53:00 GMT

Akwesasne and the Border

Akwesasne and the Border The way I see it, this latest border-related incident is rooted in the sheer stupidity of slapping an international border down the middle of a sovereign (or not, depending on...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:03:00 GMT

Local racism against the Haudenosaunee

# 39. 5/13/09 10:09 AM Teaching about Utah indians in New York? There wasn't a similar lesson to be had from a northeast tribe? Editor's Note: the lesson of the northeast was "be an iroquois or ...
Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 21:39:00 GMT

So, Canadians are cheering for Obama?

Well, yes, the majority of American voters are pretty happy with the prospects of the new presidency. After the past eight years, could things be any worse?Actually, they could have been& but he was ...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:14:00 GMT

Truly Annoying Canadian TV Commericals

Truly Annoying Canadian TV Commercials. Nutrisystem: Kewpie doll Marie Osmond gushes praise for over-priced frozen meals and tosses a Hollywood pseudo-kiss with a Thanks Nutrisystem& LUV YA!. The...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:22:00 GMT

Bon Hiver!

Bon Hiver, my Northern friends! May you bask in the beauty of our climate, filled with the warmth of family and friends.May you embrace and celebrate our heritage, remembering the winters our ancestor...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:23:00 GMT

Check out this video: Shelly's Christmas song

I love South Park, although the current season is getting a litle dumb.Like Bugs Bunny, too. The cartoon kid in me still remembers Saturday mornings in front of the Magnavox black and white TV. Thre...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:14:00 GMT

The travelling Mohawk and the banal backwater burg

Freshly rejuvenated by an 18-day road trip through Québec and Canada's Maritime provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island), I'm back in the bowels of Upstate New York's banality. ...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:12:00 GMT

WEMW: Spare us the patronising attitude

Well, well, well. The CEO jumps to damage control and tries to offer an olive branch. "The only solution is for her to stop what she is doing..." Absolutely. There can be nothing...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:56:00 GMT

White Eagle Medicine Woman (redux)

Think about this for a minute. Suraj Holzwarth may have unwittingly helped expose the rampant theft of First Nations culture. Yeah, it's theft all right. Sounds better when 'appr...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:13:00 GMT