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Soaring Eagle’s Camp & Vigil

Since February, camps calling change to the injustices against Indigenous peoples have been popping up around Turtle Island. _

This movement has been sparked by not only the non-guilty verdicts of Tina Fontaine’s, and Colten Boushie’s murderers, but by the ongoing injustices we Indigenous peoples face in this country.

After watching and paying close attention to these camps, a couple of Youth have organized and are outside of Old City Hall in Tkaronto with their own ‘Soaring Eagle’s Camp’. This occupation is up and running as of Sunday March 4th at 2pm. We are joining efforts by holding vigil in honour of Tina Fontaine, Colten Boushie, all of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous 2 Spirit/ LGBTQ+ People, Women, Children, and Men, and all of the Indigenous First Nations, Metis, and Inuit people suffering from the ongoing horrors of the colonial system, including but not limited to those who have been harmed by the 'Justice' and Child 'Welfare' Systems. We will be in search of a joint community effort to make this possible. Calling all protectors for visits and to take shifts, and to help our main organizers stay safe. Stay tuned for ways to donate time, materials, and funds to sustain this camp. #bringourchildrenhome #nomic #justicefortina #justiceforcolten#notonemoreindigenouschild We also wish to echo the message and honour the legacy of at INAC Ground Zero Occupation Camp ending just this past Winter in 2017: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Ground-Zero-INAC-Toronto-535411180000647/about/?ref=page_internal “We condemn the Trudeau government's continuation of Canada’s colonial violence towards Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island. Indigenous communities have time and time again proven their resilience and strength, finding ways to resist and reassert their sovereignty in the face of ongoing displacement, dispossession, and cultural genocide. This violence has occurred for centuries and remains integral to Canada’s policies and practices today. Lack of drinkable water, housing, adequate health and social services, and a continual mismanagement of funds by the Canadian government has left countless Indigenous communities across Turtle Island without adequate supports to thrive and exist with dignity. The ongoing theft of land, lack of support in terms of transfer of funds and government services, and failing to recognize and affirm the sovereignty of Indigenous Nations in material ways are just some of the factors that have contributed to this crisis.

We demand that Justin Trudeau face the current realities of Indigenous nations by dedicating time to heal, transfer resources, and to commit to processes led and determined by each individual Indigenous nation in terms of how they want to negotiate with the Canadian state. Aid and flying in social workers (oftentimes who are non-Indigenous and who are not aware of the complexities faced by remote Indigenous communities) at this time is just a band-aid solution to quell media attention. These su***des and su***de attempts are not simply a result of a mental health crisis. These su***des and su***de attempts need to be contextualized. They are a response to colonial violence and are connected to experiences of intergenerational trauma due to Canada’s violent nation building efforts and ongoing genocide. Alongside short-term interventions, longer term solutions, ones that are grounded in indigenous sovereignty, self-determination, and that hold the Canadian government to higher levels of accountability are needed now as well.” #NOMIC #NotOneMoreIndigenousChild #BringOurChildrenHome #reclaim #protect#defend #handsoffthelands #INM #respectthetreaties #decolonizenow#Indigenousliberation #nativepride #sovereignnations #indigenoussovereignty #turtleisland#Resistance150 #UNDRIP #TRC #20to90scoop #60scoop #millenialscoop#MMIW #MMIM #MMIC #WaterisLife #su***deisgenocide #nomeansno#rednation #unceded #stolenland #Riseup #Indigenousresistance #ourexistanceistheresistance #nomancamps #nopipelines #keepitintheground #waterislife #respectourculture #respectourlands #respectourbodies We are conducting ceremony as Indigenous peoples with respect to our rights to conduct Spiritual Practices recognized under the Ontario Human Rights commision on these lands called Tkaronto or colonially known as Toronto

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