Letters/Opinions: Red Lake Shootings

First off I would like to state my heart goes out to your people and also I'm from the Eastern Sea board, Canada/U.S.A and from the Tribe known as Mi'kmaq (Micmac) and we are among the first tribe to encounter the non-natives.

I think the cause of the shootings were due to the occupational forces assimilation on all of 1st Nations across the U.S. and Canada.  If our tribes practiced, I mean really practiced our traditional ancient ways and teachings, things of this nature would not happen at all.

Not one child or youth would fall through our net which would end in such tragedies.  Instead we wrongly embrace the non-native systems and this is our greatest error. What we need to do is re-embrace our ancient teachings, and bring pride back to not only the elders but the youths, as well and all those in between.  

In the non-native systems many things in youth’s lives go un-addressed. One small example is the Aboriginals of North America have been breed to be born warriors and

braves just as an Akita or Tosa Inu (Alpha - Japanese fighting dogs) have these types of warrior spirits born with in them. For eons, 1st Nations were bred to be braves and warriors and there isn't anything in the non-native systems to hone, caress, or cherish these special individuals.  Instead they are labeled and treated either in cages or with drugs, leaving these natural born warriors/braves flapping dangerously in the wind. 

Just like the Akita or Tosa these special individual will lash back or attack which would result in very serious back lashes to those caught up in their wrath. Our Alpha born first

nations are similar to other alpha born Warriors/Braves and very comparable to fighting dogs that have special needs that must be exercised, honored, and honed for the genes that have survived the harshest times of our ancestors past and will continue to fight

through our descendants because these spirits and genetically bred alphas are born into them. If this is not done, the implications will be tremendously devastating and disastrous. This genetic breeding was practiced through most of the first nation tribes, if not all throughout North America and to add to this, 1st Nations have been subjected too harsh occupation and only the strongest survived thus adding to only the strongest breed on, creating very spirited alpha individuals that most, if not all, are incapable of understanding these special individuals, even by the finest in modern day psychology.

I'm betting my life if these boys and youths were totally embraced with their culture, ancient traditional ceremonies, canoe making, sweat lodge making, pipe ceremonies, story telling, talking circles, or any ancient practice our tribes has to offer our youths much like our ancestors did and successfully balances all in the tribal village…. killings, attacks, stealing, would not take place as it is now on all of our 1st Nation reservations and will, sadly, take place again--it's only a matter of time. Instead of creating a web of our ancient practice and culture we in turn clutter our children lives with foreign teachings from Parasitical intellectuals and teach our youths in this fashion, where teachers (no matter how good of a teacher) have pets and the non-native culture teaches social classes with different groups such as, head bangers, preps, nerds, jocks, and

the list goes on throughout 1st Nations this is being strangely implemented with out our awareness or care… These social classes are highly detrimental and damaging to born warriors and braves that inherit these traits from ancient selective breeding and bloodlines that still come to be born on all 1st Nations reservations to these very moments and times. 

We never practiced social classes until recent occupation of our lands and the occupier's assimilation tactics and schooling… Now we give birth to these social classes which result in separation and social class, clashing. Our practices to keep track and note of these special individuals have fallen asleep and remains either unnoticed or abandoned while many other races (Japanese lots of Asian cultures for example) and cultures not being so harshly occupied with Apartheids and social classes get to caress, hone and take their time to work with these naturally born fighters, braves and warriors. 

Now a days we occupy our 1st Nations lives with assimilation and white peoples educational system, political systems, religion and with this I know there will be many more individuals that cannot articulate themselves that will attack or self-destruct. This is especially  true if we clutter these special individuals with 6 – 8 hours of non-native

teachings and assimilations when they could be repatriated in to our 1st Nations ancient culture once again, through elders teachings, research and vigorous practicing of our traditional ways before the non-natives abruptly came in to all of our lives and committed

systematic cultural genocide and out right genocide… there will be more back lashes similar to this and this can be plainly  seen and predicted, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see the back lashes to two cultures colliding as it is taking place on all 1st

Nations in North America. 

This is just a small glimpse and just one example of some of the problems we face as aboriginal and first nations of Canada and USA. There are many more concerns and problems that need to be addressed. Like I stated, this is just one small

example, and I see many more problems arisen from us falling to sleep and allowing our ancient wisdoms and teaching slip and fade away from our 1st Nations lives. I however also see ways to heal, hone, and caress many and if not most of our people that still hold these special warrior/brave blood lines and if you have any further questions, or suggestions please email me or contact me with the below information.

Our 1st Nation communities are like a tree, we must work with the tender seeds, that sprout roots, then push their way up through the dirt, and then grow many, many branches. If these seeds and roots are not properly embedded then there will be no branches or if at best the tree will be feeble and weak and will be truly incapable of

contributing to the world/earth as it was truly meant to be. We must use our ancient teachings passed on for eons to work with our seedlings that are our youths and children, that will help our nations grow to be tremendous trees with many healthy branches that will benefit the earth/world as it was meant to be.

My gene pool has also come from Pre-European, hereditary Chief bloodlines and we did not and will not relinquish our titles as the Canadian and American Government sought after, they were successful with many other 1st Nation yet have failed with our specific family in the Mi'kmaq (Micmac) tribe. We also have our Waltes and Wampum belt deeply hidden until recently that hasn't been touched or seen by the occupational forces eyes, so you see not only do I understand these boys that fell through the non-native systems but many 1st Nations communities do care and understand Red Lakes 1st Nation situation, more then many would like to admit… perhaps.

I created a saying, the more feathers on a wing, the higher we all shall soar together!

Thunderbird Heart, (Keewesoo Clan)

AKA Troy Gould

Waycobah First Nation, Nova Scotia,

PO Box 364 

B0E 3M0

Canada 

(902 756 3291