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POLISHING THE SILVER COVENANT CHAIN: A STATEMENT OF PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP
TO THE WORLD! WE ALL HAVE THE POWER TO STOP THE WAR
The Silver Covenant Chain of Friendship is a metaphor used to describe
the interdependeant relationship between nations. At certain times it
must be polished to remind us of our responsibilibies to live in peace
with one another.
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We, as women of the Haudenosaunee Mohawk Nation, wish to ask the world
to help us uphold our sacred responsibilities to the next Seven Generations.
We have a responsibility to remind all mankind that there is a way to
bring all people together into a universal peace plan. It is made for
all people - It is the Haudenosaunee Great Law of Peace. Our law is not
new. It was in use for centuries before the Europeans came to
colonize us. It was used as a basis for the Constitution of the
United States (Con. Res. 76, 2 Dec.1987) which in turn served as a basis
for the Charter of the United Nations. We and our honorable male supporters,
wish to remind the world of this important fact. We ask for our
law to be recognized and used in this time of crisis.
We want to remind the 'democratically' elected representatives that they
do not have jurisdiction to go against the will of the people. George
Bush and Tony Blair are just individuals. They must stop their misrepresentation.
They must stop bullying their people into killing others. We are all interdependent
and equal - We all have a voice.
With this voice comes rights and responsibilities. Using basic principles
of the Great Law of Peace, our voices can be heard once more. It is time
for the PEOPLE to stand together and speak up. We must draw on the principles
of Peace, Power and Righteousness.>
PEACE:
According to our law we can recall our sons and daughters if we decide
that killing others is not necessary. And so today, we ask all soldiers
to be brave. Follow the will of the people. Lay down your
arms. Do not follow the commands of tyrants.
POWER:
We have the power to stop the war.
RIGHTEOUSNESS:
According to our law, war must never be used for the mass-destruction
of other nations. The soldiers must listen to the people. They must not
take part in the war. They must pay attention. They must obey their own
hearts and do what is morally right. George Bush and Tony Blair only have
power if other people give it to them.
We don't want young men and women to follow military orders into
an abyss - an abyss of environmental destruction and death.
George Bush and Tony Blair are violating the Great Law of mankind by not
consulting the people. They are making decisions in private.
They are considering only their own interests. They are not respecting
the sovereignty of other people. They are taking unilateral action and
demanding support. They are rattling their sabres without opening the
door to egalitarian discussion. They are taking aggressive actions
against other states when they should be sending out invitations and welcoming
people to talk about matters of mutual concern.
Remember, true democracy does not stem from one man alone. George Bush
is only the commander in chief of the United States army. Tony Blair is
only the Prime Minister. In a true democracy such a person cannot decide
the agenda and lead the discussion. Among our people, a war chief cannot
even take part in the discussions of the people. He can only take direction.
He only has the power to carry out the will of the people.
We call on the American people to reclaim democracy and overthrow tyrannical
power. We call on the people of Britain to let Tony Blair know that you
do not agree - Raise your voices!
We have a term in our language, "te ho te ri wa kwen ten", which
means "they have pushed matters to a ridiculous extreme putting everything
out of balance". This is the kind of time we are living right now.
To all our relations, to the natural world, to all spirits in the universe,
we send out our invitation. We must polish the covenant chain together.
We must remove the tarnish and all dark thoughts. We must link our
hands together in friendship. We must keep balance in the world.
Kahn-Tineta Horn, Haudenosaunee, grandmother, mother
Kahente Horn-Miller, Haudenosaunee, mother
Karonhioko’he, daughter
Kokowa, daughter
Grace Li Xiu Woo, sister, aunt and cousin.
If you want to join hands with us, please sign and send this message to
George Bush, president@whitehouse.gov; Tony Blair, uk@un.int; Sadaam Hussein;
the United Nations Security Council, chinamission_un@fmprc.gov.cn, france@un.int,
president@gov.ru, Temporary UN Security Council members, Pakistan@un.int,
spain@un.int, contact@germany-un.org, and anyone else you would like to
join our circle of peace and friendship. We would especially like to invite
Sadaam Hussein to join our circle too. Please pass along his email address
to us.
orakwa@paulcomm.ca
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