Siddon's resignation demanded

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The newly-formed group Citizens Against Genocide is demanding the resignation of Indian Affairs Minister Tom Siddonl The organization said he has "abdicated his trust responsibility to the Mohawks at Oka and all aboriginal peoples in this country." Siddon's conclusion "the defeat of violence as a political tool is a triumph for Indians and non-Indians alike - a victory for democracy and common sense" is a joke considering the lack of leadership displayed by his government," said a news release. "We commend the Mohawk people for their extreme constraint and courage in the face to unwarranted military force and their uncompromising stand in defense of their aboriginal rights," said spokesman Leo Campos. It is long overdue for Prime Minister Brian Mulroney to show leadership by recalling Parliament for an emergency debate on the crisis at Oka, to recognize the Mohawk's jurisdictional defence of their land and peoples, to ensure the Mohawks receive feed and medicine and to immediately institute a fair process to deal fairly with aboriginal rights in this country, he said. Citizens Against Genocide also condemned the actions of the army and Quebec provincial police in forcibly entering the traditional Longhouse at Kahnawake and using brutal force against Mohawk women.