[talk it up] April's suggested topic: The FNGA

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Dear Editor:

Headlines should read "Colonizers strike again." Despite protests around the world, America and Britain have declared war against Iraq in the name of democracy and peace.

First peoples of this great land, now called Canada, know all too well the price that war has had on their people, and I feel a great need to stress to the world that Canada and its first peoples do not support and will not support the "mass destruction" of innocent lives in this land or any other.

Alberta Premier Ralph Klein does not speak for the majority when he addressed to the nation and the world that we as Canadians are indebted to stand by our brother country and its allies, and support them in their efforts to destroy and conquer. Does the premier represent the average Alberta citizen or is this sudden patriotic love for America a symbol of its struggle to ensure its own protection in what now can be seen as the oil battle of the world?

There is no justification for our participation in such a hateful crime, and our involvement, for whatever reason, will result in one of the biggest mistakes this country has ever made.

Democracy attempts to colonize the world one missile, one bullet at a time. It is for these rights and freedoms we should oppose this war and all it represents.

Prayers must go out to our brothers and sisters, and our message to them needs to be heard loud and clear. Canada will not take part in this genocide.

Treina Walker

Limoges, Ont.

Dear Editor:

My daughter dances with a Native dancing and drumming group and would be so proud to own her own dress and I would be equally proud to make it myself. She is undecided as to whether she preferds a shawl and fancy dress or a jingle dress. The only downfall is finding a pattern to make them. Could you direct me to a source?

Donna

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