Dear Editor,

As a member of the Traditional Government for the Mi’kmaw Nation for the district of Epekwitk (PEI), I fully support the Heredity Chiefs and their members who maintain that Indigenous law and Western law is the rule of law in their land.

On December 11, 1997, Delgamuukw v. British Columbia set a precedent for how treaty rights are understood in Canadian courts, affirming the recognition of oral testimony from Indigenous people.

Prime Minister Trudeau speaks with a forked tongue when he talks reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. Then he uses the RCMP, and their weapons of war to arrest and manhandle our elders and our women. That is a blatant disrespect. How does that differ from Gestapo acts elsewhere? We have deep respect for our Elders and our Indigenous women because they carry, give birth to life and care for our children. Tense terrorist actions against our People by the RCMP, clearly shows us that the historic terrorist and genocide action by the PRIME MINISTER of Canada and the RCMP, is still practised in Canada. It is sad indeed to see our elders, women and other people, arrested for protesting the destruction of their environment (Sacred Mother Earth) and her precious water, fish, berries, plants and animals. We depend on these for healthy food for now and for future generations of people whether Indigenous or non-Indigenous.

Our Indigenous Peoples have the right to protect their own land, which accord ...