L.I.S.N., The League of Indigenous Sovereign Nations of the
Western Hemisphere, calls on all representatives and allies of the
indigenous peoples of the western hemisphere to gather at 12 Noon
on October 11th ("Columbus Day") in New York City at Dag
Hammerskjold Plaza (East 46th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues),
just across from the United Nations. Join us as we speak out in
protest against the representatives of the New World order and its
corporate interests on indigenous land.
We have found the United Nations to be unwilling or unable to
grant our demand for full voting membership with traditional
representation in the General Assembly. We see that the United
Nations has continued to allow its member nations to commit
genocide against our people, our land, and our spirituality.
These actions can only be interpreted by us as acts of war.
In response to the escalation of aggressions against the
indigenous peoples of the western hemisphere by multi-national
corporations, the League of Indigenous Sovereign Nations asks that
you join with us in the effort to end more than five centuries of
genocide.
The League's vision of a confederation of all indigenous nations
of the western hemisphere is the progression of the work begun by
the Iroquois statesman Deganiweda. He brought the warring
Iroquois nations together into what is now known as the Six
Nations Confederacy - the oldest operating truly democratic
government in the world - by showing us the advantage of strength
in standing together as one people.
The time to join together is now. We can no longer tolerate
abuses to our people in terms of genocide, nor abuses to our lands
in terms of resource exploitation, nor abuses to our spirituality
in terms of profiteering from our ceremonies (Sun Dances and/or
Sweat Lodges), sale of our sacred objects (pipes, sweet grass,
sage, feathers, etc.), or the proliferation of fake healers,
plastic Medicine Men/Women, and Shake-and-Bake Shamans!
Afterwards, join us at a benefit for the League
7 PM
Wetlands Preserve
161 Hudson Street
New York City
For more information call 212-732-0485 or 718-797-4624
Posted by Ben Chitty, NY/VVAW
For L.I.S.N.