Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) sent a press release out to the internet though. It stated that MCA, St Regis Mohawk Tribe, and Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs want the Peace Caravan to be cancelled or moved to Ottawa.

MCA’s press release ended with bizarre statements about the H1N1 flu as another reason to cancel the Peace Caravan.

Why does MCA choose to continue with everyone else’s public gatherings, if they are truly so fearful of H1N1, as their dreadful press release states? If MCA is so fearful of H1N1, why are they all continuing their own public gatherings??

Why does MCA hope to stop Onkwehonwe from showing support to the people who live here in Akwesasne? I am not asking the Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs, because their PR man told me he never heard about the press release before and that MCA did not have permission to use the ‘Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs’ in MCA’s statements to cancel the Peace Caravan.

MCA have not cancelled any of their events or public gatherings because of H1N1, including but not limited to their meetings in Ottawa, Niagara Falls, the Casino, local FireWorks Event, Government Elections, LaCrosse games, the Boat Docks, the Restaurants, the Schools, nor their own government offices (hundreds to thousands of people gather at any of them each week).

It actually hurts my feelings when a small group of people choose to use their job title, to create a press release and send it out to the public, with the cruel intention of stopping the Peace Caravan from visiting Akwesasne.

Why is the MCA so afraid of the Peace Caravan, yet they are still continuing with their own public events and gatherings?? Why are so many government agents surrounding Akwesasne and stopping friends and family from visiting us here on the island? (cornwall island aka kahweno:ke aka akwesasne)

My own sister, niece, and many elderly relatives and friends had to stop visiting me on Cornwall Island before the bridge was even closed, because of the undue hardship from cbsa or the usa border agents.

My feelings are hurt, but I have to say that I honestly hope that the people who created and published that hurtful press release, also attend the Peace Caravan.

So, whoever created that press release I talk about here, please do make the time to join us. I’m sad that you are acting from a place of fear, but I’m hopeful that you will find friends with your neighbors and family in Akwesasne and with those arriving in the Peace Caravan on June 30th.