Another day

Well, the election is done. The community almost returned the same chief, he lost by 3 votes to his brother Don. They were at odds prior to the election which incidently evolved into physical altercation, and there are rumours that charges are pending. Regardless of the abuse to democracy that the previous council committed, they almost all were returned. I believe that Don has a better grasp on ethics and we might still salvage a vestige of self determination; and, I pray that he investigates the so-called treaty initiative to expose it's underbelly. The next 24 months might be a great challenge, because the elected council may not smile on this brother as it did on the previous. I am worried about the future of my children, and the succeeding generations because of the ever present government of Canada, and the Province of BC's erosion of aboriginal rights which constitute a component of their genocidal intitiatives that target the aboriginal peoples of Canada. It's not my nature to sit quietly and complacently while a hostile force encroaches on my rights as a human being, and my rights as a Tsimshian aboriginal person; so now my energy will focus on assisting the Hereditary Chiefs to re-building our traditional governance models and assertion of our rights through international platforms. Not all non-aboriginal people are predatory to the point where they support genocide, so it's our job to inform the general population as to how governments conduct their harmful activities, and how they contribute to youth suicide and other societal ills.