RodEdwards.ca » eviction http://www.rodedwards.ca A Manitoban Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:54:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Natives Maintaining their Racial Purity http://www.rodedwards.ca/2010/02/natives-maintaining-their-racial-purity/ http://www.rodedwards.ca/2010/02/natives-maintaining-their-racial-purity/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:11:00 +0000 Rod Edwards http://www.rodedwards.ca/?p=252 …by evicting non-natives from the Quebec reserve of Kahnawake. Specifically, they appear to be evicting 25 boyfriends & girlfriends of band members, who according to the community of 7,500, are a threat to their culture. 25 out of 7,500 – that’s a third of a percent – 0.33%.

Question 1: Is the Mohawk culture that vulnerable? Question 2: Is evicting other races really the best way to protect it? Question 3: Is there more story to what looks like a simply bizarre move?

Picture credit: Ericcson’s Blog

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