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1 of 4 Slide description - white background with black text that reads: re: Following peace ceremony on McGill grounds, Kanien’keha:ka women decry university snub

2 of 4 Slide description - white background with black text that reads: This morning, we were informed that the Great White Pine sapling that was planted yesterday was uprooted. This desecration to the Haudenosaunee symbol of peace, is not only an insult to the Kanien’kehá:ka nation, especially its women, but it is as well, a hate crime. The desecration of the sapling is a violent act against the Kanien’kehá:ka peoples as we struggle to protect our homelands and our laws. The planting of the Great White Pine, a symbol of peace for the Haudenosaunee, would have demonstrated McGill’s commitment to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. It is disappointing to see that we must struggle in yet another century, against systemic racism that hinders our efforts to protect our rights to self-determination. McGill states on its web site that it “honours the past and reconcile the future”, yet your response has been anything but reflective of reconciliation. This is not reconciliation – it is a praxis of colonialism.

3 of 4 Slide description - white background with black text that reads: Under Kaianera’kó:wa – the Great Law of Peace, we are obliged as its citizens, to protect and promote peace upon our homelands. That does not mean solely the postage stamp size “reserves” we live upon but all our homelands. We as Kanien’keha:ka women deplore McGill University’s immediate removal of a sacred white pine from the grounds, which had been planted as part of a peace ceremony. McGill failed to protect the Great White Pine sapling from its removal and so McGill should make reparations by returning the tree or another great white pine tree if they are genuinely interested in pursuing reconciliation. This is taken as a sign that, despite its Land Acknowledgment and extensive equity policies, McGill University adopts a selective policy for respecting Indigenous voices, taking an adversarial approaches when convenient.

4 of 4 Slide description - white background with black text that reads: The knee-jerk removal of the beautiful Great White Pine sapling reveals McGill University’s deeply paranoid stance towards anyone supporting peace in this world. The behavior from a University that flashes Land Acknowledgments and sustainability programs tells you all you need to know about the sincerity with which they hold their professed values. Kanien’keha:ka women will continue to stand in solidarity with all those who desire peace, and yes this includes the advocates for ending the genocide in Gaza, to which the university has taken such a regrettable approach. History will judge them. Skén:nen Onkwehón:we Konón:kwe (Women of the Land)

Media Advisory - November 18, 2024: "Following peace ceremony on McGill grounds, Kanien’keha:ka women decry university snub"

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