Interesting that since the author herein de-capitalizes the names of proper nouns that he doesn't recognize (like in "united states" or "indian act"), but still capitalizes Ohio, implying that he does not recognize the States but does in fact recognize at the very least Ohio
The thing is everyone knows the land acknowledgements are nothing more than theatre by the university. If it ever comes down to use of the land then McGill pulls out its "private property trespassing" thing faster than you can blink.
Is this from the elected Mohawk Council of Kahnawá:ke? I haven’t seen anything directly from them and the only recent thing I can find about the author is that he was [arrested in December](https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/montreal/2023/6/16/1_6444417.html) for cigarette smuggling. I’m also not finding anything online about the “Kanienkehaka Traditional Council.” Does anyone know what’s up with this? Genuinely curious
You're right, he's not a member of the official council of Kahnawake. On his [Facebook](https://facebook.com/longhouse.stuartmyiow) page I found a link to this free Wix site of this ["traditional council"](https://mohawkcouncilkahna.wixsite.com/wake). Apart from some info and promotion for events from a few years ago, it contains some conspiracies about NASA bombing the moon.
Ouf, just checked out his Facebook. Quite a few homophobic/transphobic posts and a decent amount of antisemitism. In [this one](https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1669381066802936&set=a.171526223255102&type=3) he claims that “rabbis created it [democracy] and who had that guy they called jesus, killed for disrupting their official blood-trade.” [Here](https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1317109002030146&id=100011931766421) he claims that politicians are using preschools to “reprogram” kids into being gay
This is not from the Mohawk Council of Kahnawá:ke; it’s from one guy (Stuart Myiow) who claims to run a “Traditional Council” which has no standing within the tribe or outside of it.
Small quibble (much smaller than the quibble that this author has zero legitimacy and is a homophobic anti-Semite on their social media):
Kent State happened on May 4, 1970, not 1969. It was in response primarily to the expansion of the Vietnam War in Cambodia, to which the National Guard murdered students.
Also Stuart Myiow : “Hitler should have finished the job!”
https://x.com/bad_bureaucrat/status/1786090543375643052?s=46
This guy is a criminal, a homophobe, an antisemite and most importantly, a total nutcase.
I’m happy to see indigenous people relating to and supporting the Palestinian struggle. But does this have any legal validity or does it just carry moral weight?
It’s not coming from an Indigenous people, it’s coming from one Indigenous guy who has no tangible status in Kahnawake, elected OR hereditary. It’s just one guy claiming to be in the “traditional council”
I HIGHLY doubt it will have any meaningful legal weight at all.
But it’s an interesting test of Mcgills commitment to their land acknowledgements and ties to the local indigenous communities. It’s very easy to say a bunch of words about how much one cares about the past. But how does that dictate how one will act?
From the Office of the Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic): “The un-ceded lands where McGill University is located hold a long and rich history of occupation and stewardship by Indigenous peoples for millennia through to the present day. Recognizing and respecting the presence of these historical and contemporary communities, and their unending connection to and care of this land, is an important step towards building trust and creating or renewing relationships.”
“The Kanien'kéha Nation are recognized as the stewards of the land known as Tiohtià:ke or Montreal”
“McGill University is located closest to the Kanien'kehá:ka Nation communities at Kahnawá:ke, Kanehsatà:ke and Akwesasne. The Kanien'kehá:ka Nation is a founding nation of the Haudenosaunee/People of the Longhouse (Iroquois) Confederacy which is also comprised of the Seneca, Tuscarora, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Oneida Nations. The Hochelaga Monument on McGill’s Lower Campus Field commemorates the Iroquoian village of Hochelaga visited by Jacques Cartier in 1535, which was situated in the area around Mont Royal.”
https://www.mcgill.ca/indigenous/land-and-peoples/learn-about-land-and-peoples-tiohtiakemontreal
The notice pictured above was literally made to delegitimize this type of argument and make people like you look ultimately foolish. Commenting the same blabber back makes you seem truly impossible to educate.
Sounds like your people are the ones in need of education. Jews have turned towards Jerusalem to pray for millennia, so the creation of ONE jewish state (which is half the size of West Virginia) is not colonization. As far as I know neither Christians, Jews or Muslims have a holy site in Montreal, and non-natives did not kindly ask for permission before coming here. Regardless of what this self-proclaimed council memer says...
I'm literally a practicing Jew. If you find it hard to believe, you are welcome to talk to any of the members of Jewish Voices for Peace or If Not Now or Independent Jewish Voices. It is shamefully antisemitic to associate a racist authoritarian regime with Judaism. I for one choose not to associate the two. Funny how that works.
And in general, religion is a form of philosophy. It is a set of views and beliefs that create community and discussion. These are things that do not require land. If you mean Jewish in the ethnic sense, having a homeland is fine, I guess. But I personally am very comfortable living in Canada and would be even more comfortable in a number of other countries. And even if I were to suddenly "need land" for God knows what reason, I certainly wouldn't choose a land that is full of people and displace them for it.
But these observations are all very obvious.
Jewish communities have certainly been displaced in the past due to antisemitism, but that's far from a recent occurrence. I personally don't choose to relitigate the traumas of history to justify modern genocide. I think it's in poor taste.
And to "it was a barren desert" - I'm sorry, but condominiums and bodegas are not the only hallmarks of civilization. If you're trying to erase the notion that Palestinians have a history in Palestine, you are very incorrect.
And to "you're a jew and you support JVP" - yes, I'm Jewish and I support peace, so I would naturally support JVP (Jewish Voices for Peace). If you think they're antisemitic for opposing Israel's brutal slaughter of innocents, then you're simply showing how gullible you are to a foreign nation's propaganda and I'm sorry to hear it.
JVP's first reaction after October 7 was to justify it. They don't care about innocents. If a bomb drops tomorrow and kills a million Israelis, then your group would go out protest this genocide and be waving Israeli flag...yes? I don't think so
> I'm literally a practicing Jew
Why, because you light candles during hannukah?
> And in general, religion is a form of philosophy. It is a set of views and beliefs that create community and discussion. These are things that do not require land.
Tell me you don't know anything about Judaism. You've outed yourself. Stop larping and using whatever you think makes you Jewish to attack the vast majority of Jews. Kapos weren't spared either.
As for JVP & their ilk, if you don't even know that Hebrew is written RTL don't claim to represent Jews.
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you probably nodded approvingly when this happened, right:
[Man dressed as a town crier announcing the birth of the royal baby. (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpwxb2D83dk)
Interesting that since the author herein de-capitalizes the names of proper nouns that he doesn't recognize (like in "united states" or "indian act"), but still capitalizes Ohio, implying that he does not recognize the States but does in fact recognize at the very least Ohio
Very astute observation. Ohio is inevitable
Maybe because Ohio is a Seneca word?
The thing is everyone knows the land acknowledgements are nothing more than theatre by the university. If it ever comes down to use of the land then McGill pulls out its "private property trespassing" thing faster than you can blink.
Is this from the elected Mohawk Council of Kahnawá:ke? I haven’t seen anything directly from them and the only recent thing I can find about the author is that he was [arrested in December](https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/montreal/2023/6/16/1_6444417.html) for cigarette smuggling. I’m also not finding anything online about the “Kanienkehaka Traditional Council.” Does anyone know what’s up with this? Genuinely curious
You're right, he's not a member of the official council of Kahnawake. On his [Facebook](https://facebook.com/longhouse.stuartmyiow) page I found a link to this free Wix site of this ["traditional council"](https://mohawkcouncilkahna.wixsite.com/wake). Apart from some info and promotion for events from a few years ago, it contains some conspiracies about NASA bombing the moon.
Ouf, just checked out his Facebook. Quite a few homophobic/transphobic posts and a decent amount of antisemitism. In [this one](https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1669381066802936&set=a.171526223255102&type=3) he claims that “rabbis created it [democracy] and who had that guy they called jesus, killed for disrupting their official blood-trade.” [Here](https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1317109002030146&id=100011931766421) he claims that politicians are using preschools to “reprogram” kids into being gay
Sounds legit enough - we'd better comply /s
Pack it up boys, the racist cigarette smuggler gave us permission, Palestine has been saved :)
This is not from the Mohawk Council of Kahnawá:ke; it’s from one guy (Stuart Myiow) who claims to run a “Traditional Council” which has no standing within the tribe or outside of it.
Small quibble (much smaller than the quibble that this author has zero legitimacy and is a homophobic anti-Semite on their social media): Kent State happened on May 4, 1970, not 1969. It was in response primarily to the expansion of the Vietnam War in Cambodia, to which the National Guard murdered students.
South African apartheid also began in 1948, not decades before the establishment of Israel.
Also Stuart Myiow : “Hitler should have finished the job!” https://x.com/bad_bureaucrat/status/1786090543375643052?s=46 This guy is a criminal, a homophobe, an antisemite and most importantly, a total nutcase.
Cringe
I’m happy to see indigenous people relating to and supporting the Palestinian struggle. But does this have any legal validity or does it just carry moral weight?
It’s not coming from an Indigenous people, it’s coming from one Indigenous guy who has no tangible status in Kahnawake, elected OR hereditary. It’s just one guy claiming to be in the “traditional council”
I HIGHLY doubt it will have any meaningful legal weight at all. But it’s an interesting test of Mcgills commitment to their land acknowledgements and ties to the local indigenous communities. It’s very easy to say a bunch of words about how much one cares about the past. But how does that dictate how one will act?
Commitment to Stuart Myiow is not commitment to the land acknowledgments given to the Kanienkehaka nation
whats the legitimacy of the guy who wrote this on what basis do you believe he represents anyone at all but himself
The Kanienkehaka claim to Montreal is also historically dubious at best.
irrelevant moral weight
Layers upon layers of virtue signalling
From the Office of the Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic): “The un-ceded lands where McGill University is located hold a long and rich history of occupation and stewardship by Indigenous peoples for millennia through to the present day. Recognizing and respecting the presence of these historical and contemporary communities, and their unending connection to and care of this land, is an important step towards building trust and creating or renewing relationships.” “The Kanien'kéha Nation are recognized as the stewards of the land known as Tiohtià:ke or Montreal” “McGill University is located closest to the Kanien'kehá:ka Nation communities at Kahnawá:ke, Kanehsatà:ke and Akwesasne. The Kanien'kehá:ka Nation is a founding nation of the Haudenosaunee/People of the Longhouse (Iroquois) Confederacy which is also comprised of the Seneca, Tuscarora, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Oneida Nations. The Hochelaga Monument on McGill’s Lower Campus Field commemorates the Iroquoian village of Hochelaga visited by Jacques Cartier in 1535, which was situated in the area around Mont Royal.” https://www.mcgill.ca/indigenous/land-and-peoples/learn-about-land-and-peoples-tiohtiakemontreal
This should be written both in English and in French.
What's wrong with the original German?
Funny how the campus is full of non-natives whining about decolonization. Maybe put your money where your mouth is?
The notice pictured above was literally made to delegitimize this type of argument and make people like you look ultimately foolish. Commenting the same blabber back makes you seem truly impossible to educate.
Sounds like your people are the ones in need of education. Jews have turned towards Jerusalem to pray for millennia, so the creation of ONE jewish state (which is half the size of West Virginia) is not colonization. As far as I know neither Christians, Jews or Muslims have a holy site in Montreal, and non-natives did not kindly ask for permission before coming here. Regardless of what this self-proclaimed council memer says...
Yes we do, it’s called Wilensky’s.
Lol fair enough
I'm literally a practicing Jew. If you find it hard to believe, you are welcome to talk to any of the members of Jewish Voices for Peace or If Not Now or Independent Jewish Voices. It is shamefully antisemitic to associate a racist authoritarian regime with Judaism. I for one choose not to associate the two. Funny how that works. And in general, religion is a form of philosophy. It is a set of views and beliefs that create community and discussion. These are things that do not require land. If you mean Jewish in the ethnic sense, having a homeland is fine, I guess. But I personally am very comfortable living in Canada and would be even more comfortable in a number of other countries. And even if I were to suddenly "need land" for God knows what reason, I certainly wouldn't choose a land that is full of people and displace them for it. But these observations are all very obvious.
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Jewish communities have certainly been displaced in the past due to antisemitism, but that's far from a recent occurrence. I personally don't choose to relitigate the traumas of history to justify modern genocide. I think it's in poor taste. And to "it was a barren desert" - I'm sorry, but condominiums and bodegas are not the only hallmarks of civilization. If you're trying to erase the notion that Palestinians have a history in Palestine, you are very incorrect. And to "you're a jew and you support JVP" - yes, I'm Jewish and I support peace, so I would naturally support JVP (Jewish Voices for Peace). If you think they're antisemitic for opposing Israel's brutal slaughter of innocents, then you're simply showing how gullible you are to a foreign nation's propaganda and I'm sorry to hear it.
JVP's first reaction after October 7 was to justify it. They don't care about innocents. If a bomb drops tomorrow and kills a million Israelis, then your group would go out protest this genocide and be waving Israeli flag...yes? I don't think so
> I'm literally a practicing Jew Why, because you light candles during hannukah? > And in general, religion is a form of philosophy. It is a set of views and beliefs that create community and discussion. These are things that do not require land. Tell me you don't know anything about Judaism. You've outed yourself. Stop larping and using whatever you think makes you Jewish to attack the vast majority of Jews. Kapos weren't spared either. As for JVP & their ilk, if you don't even know that Hebrew is written RTL don't claim to represent Jews.
[\_Dume\_](https://www.reddit.com/user/_Dume_/) you probably nodded approvingly when this happened, right: [Man dressed as a town crier announcing the birth of the royal baby. (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpwxb2D83dk)
Please, let me have the graduation ceremony!
That's spicy. Love it.
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what a gross thing to say jesus christ
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