Now, I’m all in favour of preserving cultural traditions and I certainly support and respect our Constitution and any treaties our forefathers signed with First Nation peoples, but when I read this in todays National Post I really had to scratch my head:
The Mohawks say that gaming has been central to their culture as a means of settling disputes through competition, not violence.
First of all, the idea that running 40 Internet gambling web sites for international patrons has the remote connection to the preservation of native culture is a major stretch.
Secondly, the suggestion that the Mohawks prefer to settle disputes using non-violence is quite contrary to the actions they’ve exhibited in the past. The violence and the threats that we’re witnessing in Caledonia is a recent example that is fairly close to home here in Ontario.
