No to Stockwell

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Dear Editor:

Our forefathers signed the treaties for as long as the sun shines, the rivers flow and the green grass grows..., and Stockwell should not see the bright of another day.

Remember when the White Paper hit the tabloids, and the Red Man was the last to be informed? Well, well, well, here we are 31 years later and we're the last to know again!

What am I trying to say here is the fact that we, the First Nations of Canada will once again be struggling for our inherent rights if Stockwell Day is ever sworn in as the new Prime Minister. It is five weeks to the election so, in effect, this is my rebuttal, this is my Red Paper.

We as First Nations working in unison can make a difference. If we all vote on Nov. 27, across Canada, we can and, once again, will, make a difference. We may speak different languages,we may live in different parts of the country, but we have similarities.

Let's stand up for ourselves, together and get Stockwell Day out of the running. Together we can do it. There are enough of us "privileged" Native people out and about. Elders, women and men, all who are able, let us make a united vote and say No to Stockwell and a future to another day as First Nations.

For our forefathers signed, sealed and delivered a contract that was promised "for as long as the sun shines and the rivers flow, and the green grass grows".

Norrine R. N. Saddleback