To all Kahnawakéro:non, Shé:kon,
Submitted by Chad on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 11:14.
I am passionate about improving the health and well being of First Nations and Inuit people. I do a lot of work training in Suicide Intervention Skills, both here in town and in many other native communities. I know Kahnawake has been good to me, so I give back whenever I can, volunteering and helping out when I see help is needed. With this thought in mind, I am training to become a member of the Kahnawake Fire Brigade.
I like to think I walk my talk, if you ever see me not doing it, please point it out and we’ll talk about it.
I like to think I walk my talk, if you ever see me not doing it, please point it out and we’ll talk about it.
"First they came ..."
First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out
—because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out
—because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out
—because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me
—and there was no one left to speak out for me.
"First they came ..." is a popular poem attributed to Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984) about the inactivity of German intellectuals following the Nazi rise to power and the purging of their chosen targets, group after group.
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