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Smoke Signals Bulletin 1 - October 6th 2017
Smoke Signals Bulletin 1 - October 6th 2017
Signals
Public Meeting on Cannabis
to be held in Six Nations
On Saturday, October 21st, from 2-5pm at 2593 Chiefswood Rd, (the old Bingo
Hall) in Six Nations, Onkwehon:we (original) people involved with the cannabis
industry will oer their thoughts on cannabis.
With the Federal government of Recently, the Province of Ontario right down to the purchaser or the client,
Canada bringing forward the Cannabis announced that they would be using the and get everybody's input on it. We need
Act to legalize government taxed LCBO to maintain a gover nment to gather Onkwehon:we people for their
cannabis, Onkwehon:we people are monopoly on cannabis. Ontario has input on how are we going to do this as
having to grapple with what to do about announced that it will direct police to a whole. It dont matter whether you live
this new situation. crack down on illegal dispensaries and in Akwesasne, Tyendinaga or Oneida.
plans to have 40 cannabis stores of its How are we going to protect ourselves
own by July of 2018. as a whole? Why cant we have this
However, there are already over 20 industry, with our own people from our
indigenous owned medical cannabis nations, territories, or clans overseeing
dispensaries operating in Ontario, and it.
more are coming every month. Cannabis Hawk added We need to put
is a natural medicine that has long been something together, we have to have
used by indigenous people. that. We have to do this groundwork
So what does the Canadian before the band council does it. If we
legalization plan mean for indigenous dont, we're going to work ourselves
people? This meeting will be a chance to right out of something that is a great
hear from Onkwehon:we entrepreneurs, opportunity, as a nation, for our people
medicine people, and medical patients as a whole.
about their relationship with the This event will be Livestreamed
cannabis plant and their views about the through Real People's Media Facebook
industry. page and is open with free admission to
Je Hawk, one of the organizers of the public and media. For more info
the event, explains his motivations as email realpeoplesmedia@gmail.com.
follows. We need to gather everybody
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Cannabis:
an indigenous perspective
Is the cannabis plant a medicine? Is it a
medicine compatible with indigenous
values and teachings? Like tobacco, can
cannabis help to build a viable and
independent indigenous economy?
Meeting organized by
www.realpeoples.media
the Old Bingo Hall
This event is co-sponsored by: Green Health for 6 Nations (Six Nations), Smoke Signals
(Tyendinaga), Mohawk Medicine (Six Nations), Smoke Signals Seed Bank, First Nations Medicinal
(Wahnapita) and Medicine Wheel Natural Healing (Alderville).