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open forum. I reserve the right to include any
submitted article or not, with or without saying why. If you
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Morning Star is the name of my
friend from Canada who recently visited the island. Many of
you have come to know her through the coverage of the media
and from the events organized during her stay in Cyprus.
Morning Star is one of the many victims of the silent
genocide perpetrated by the governments of Canada and USA.
Only a few decades ago, more than 70 percent of the Native
children of Canada were forcefully removed from their
families and transported to religious boarding schools or to
the homes of white families for a “proper” upbringing. The
objective was to assimilate the Indians to white society by
purging the "Indianess" of the Indian. By prohibiting these
children from speaking their native language and by foiling
any contact with their own culture the eradication of their
identity thus pursued.
Morning Star was hardly two and a half years old when
one day she watched social workers enter her house to take
her and her brother to a farm with 11 other children. She
was forced to stay there until she reached the age of 18.
She discovered her real mother after many years when she
became a mother herself. In the farm Morning Star never
learned her mother language and lost all contact with her
culture. She was forced to go to church every Sunday.
Christianity was pressed on her conscience as the only true
and acceptable religion.
Morning Star can be considered one of the lucky
children since she was taken to a small farm of a relatively
good family. Most children ended up in religious residential
schools where the treatment of children made the Nazis look
feeble: Sexual abuse, abortions, beatings, electroshocks,
medical experiments and tortures that a normal human mind
cannot apprehend. In these Residential Schools, closed down
only in 1984, 50,000 children perished. Testimony recorded
in a documentary recently produced by Kevin Annett (http://www.hiddenfromhistory.org/)
reveals that in the courtyards of these schools lay buried
the bones of children. Although the government of Canada was
forced to acknowledge the disappearance of these children,
it refuses to provide information that will lead to the
unearthing of these mass graves.
For a year now Kevin and I have been trying to screen
his documentary in Europe to raise the awareness of European
citizens and politicians to what constitutes one the biggest
genocides of the past century. Our aim is to show Kevin’s
documentary in Rome, the seat of the Catholic Church, in
Strasburg, where the European Parliament headquarters are
located, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey and Cyprus.
Unfortunately we have met with many difficulties in finding
sponsors. Canada is economically quite powerful and all wish
to keep their good bilateral relations intact… But nothing
is unachievable.
For the past year I have given my heart to the fight
Kevin Annett (has launched to bring justice to the victims
of the Indian genocide in Canada. I was as deeply shaken by
this crime as I was with *Maratha,
Sandalar and Aloa (Murataga, Sandalar, Atlilar) here in
Cyprus. Perhaps I became so restless and disturbed because
once again the victims were children. The same old
indifference is here also at play for a crime of such
enormity.
For some months now I have on my web page (http://fcms.emu.edu.tr/tony/)
a petition for those that want to sign so that the
testimonies can be sent again to the United Nations for an
inquiry to be launched. The signatures have not exceeded
the100 mark. I find it difficult to comprehend how people
can go on whistling indifferently before such a crime. Many
seem to have forfeited their fundamental humanity in the
name of their narrow national affiliation. Whatever happens
outside the small confines of their national group, is of no
consequence… Until a disaster strikes at their door…
Thank you Morning Star for the great values you have shared
with us during your short stay on the island… The importance
of sharing cannot be measured in time units but by its sheer
intensity; moments cherished, things inexplicable, unique…
Now we know for a fact: The cursed boarding schools of
Canada never achieved to uproot the wild Indian!
*Maratha, Sandalar and
Aloa (Murataga, Sandalar, Atlilar) These are 3 villages in
Cyprus where 126 villagers were executed by fascist groups…
the writer did a documentary about it
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Tony
“Night Eagle” Angastiniotis -from his website
http://fcms.emu.edu.tr/tony/ Email:
peacewalk@hotmail.com
Peace activist, journalist and
documentarist. Turning point to his career was in
2004 when he produced the controversial documentary
“Voice of Blood” exposing crimes committed by his
own community, Greek Cypriot, against the Turkish
Cypriots in 1974. What was for some an act of
acknowledgment and apology to promote
reconciliation, for others was an act of treason.
His book “Trapped in the Green Line” has become one
of the most popular books in the north side of the
island for the encouragement of peace. Circulation
of the book in the south side was not possible
through main stream distributors and bookshops. Tony
often slandered by local media without given the
equal opportunity to defend himself. His documentary
was never shown by any TV station in the South and
he has been a recipient of many death threats by
Greek nationalists. Today he is teaching “Peace
Journalism” at Eastern Mediterranean University in
Famagusta and is a writer in Afrika newspaper.
His Work today is more focused on bringing awareness
about the Genocide of 50,000 native children
murdered in the Residential schools of Canada. Tony
demands the opening of the mass graves and a
reasonable compensation to be given to all survivors
of the Residential Schools.
Tony is a member of the United Cherokee Nation and
was appointed Clan Chief by the Elders on the 10th
of October 2007, and considers this position the
greatest honor a person can receive, but also a
great responsibility not to be taken lightly. His
spiritual believes are rooted in the Cherokee
spiritual ways known as the White Path. His native
name, Night Eagle, was given to him by his spiritual
mother and elder of the Cree nation, Morning Star.
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| If you like
what you read above, visit this
Website from Cyprus
to read more from Tony “Night Eagle” Angastiniotis. ~ Stone
Woman |
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Other articles by Tony “Night Eagle” Angastiniotis-
[ Like the Rainbow ] [ Trail of Tears ] [ Morning Star ] |
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