Women’s Historical Declaration

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Women’s His rical Declara on We, Women of a na ons and origins living upon Turtle Island in e rri ry

day known as Quebec, declare e fo owing: We commit respec ng e Great Law of Peace and e Two Row Wampum in*oduced by e Original

Haudenosaunee Peoples of e Iroquois Confederacy of Five Na ons on Turtle Island. 1is Law and is Trea2 are e o3cial 4amework of governance of is land, which a e peoples on Turtle Island are lega y and mora y bound since e arrival of colonizing forces is land.

1e Great Law of Peace is roo d in e natural feminine wisdom of Crea on *ansmi7ed 4om genera on

genera on rough ma*ilineal au ori2, providing balance in comple synchronism wi e Laws of Nature.

1e Two Row Wampum is its vehicle. It symbolizes e accomplishment of peace in e uni8ca on of peoples wi mutual respect, openness and harmony, exempli:ing e constantly evolving Law as a living, brea ing ex nsion of humani2.

1is Law and is Trea2 have never been respec d by e poli cal regimes established under e Bri sh

Crown. Such non-compliance is undeniably one of e root causes of corrup on at pervades day’s socie2.

A past and present des*uc ve ac ons upon e environment are i egal and go against ese unal rable core ances*al agreements. A in rferences upon e said Original Peoples, including e elec ve sys m of band councils and a e s*uctures imposed by such councils, are also i egal.

To res re our in gri2, we demand at e Bri sh Crown and a e o er na ons of e world at came

Turtle Island i ega y impose eir poli cal regimes cease at once a major damage in@ic d

upon our Mo er Ear . We demand repara on for e devasta on of Nature’s life forces, ca ed resources, caused by eir over-exploita on and for a in rferences wi e Original Peoples and eir ances*al cultures.

We declare ourselves be e a ied sis rs of e Original Peoples and o3cia y reject any kind of grip over em. We demand e immedia recogni on of eir tle as Guardians of e Ear .

We commit honouring e responsibili es at fa upon us a as o3cial legal signa ries of e Two Row Wampum Peace Trea2. We denounce e viola on of is Trea2 leading unheal y human rela onships.

We commit re-establishing e sole legal decision-making process exist under e Great Law of Peace and

represent e *ue voice of e people exercised in e form of *adi onal councils. Since each voice is respec d and honoured and every decision is made rough consensus based on e Original Peoples’ ances*al guidance, is process a ows e immedia applica on of solu ons resul ng 4om such councils.

We reCse any form of gene c and chemical manipula on in e agri-food and pharmaceu cal sec rs. We

demand e end of de*imental s*a gies imposed upon e popula on and any living being e de*iment of e Laws of Nature.

We reCse any form of manipula on in e educa on, informa on and military sec rs. We demand at any and a dishones2 cease. 1e hypersexualiza on of our children, e condi oning, subjuga on and impoverishment of e popula on, globaliza on, and any o er form of aliena on are en rely unacceptable.

We condemn a present and Cture coloniza on opera ons, including ose at corpora ons plan conduct

on e Moon and in space. We demand e C mobiliza on of such eDorts and resources e res ra on and pro c on of our Mo er Ear in cri cal heal condi on. We dissocia 4om any schemes genera ng war, an immoral and cruel act, and demand at a ese eDorts be en rely dedica d e res ra on of peace worldwide.

We declare at we choose peace and reCse war, at we choose in gri2 and reCse corrup on, and at we

choose love and reCse ha*ed. We declare ourselves be life-givers as iden 8ed by e Original Peoples of Turtle Island and reCse be life-takers.

We assert our personal and co ec ve 4eedom and reCse any and a religious in@uences.

We, Women of a na ons and origins living upon Turtle Island in e rri ry day known as Quebec, invi a e peoples across e world join us. We a3rm at e survival of humani2 is at stake and at e en re world should endorse is declara on establish stabili2, balance and peace.

Exclusive a egiance e Great Law of Peace and e Two Row Wampum and a iance wi e Original Peoples represent e most beau Cl gifts at we can oDer Cture genera ons and a forms of life on Ear . *** Wri7en in co abora on wi e Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) Tradi onal Council

Marie-Claude Lacroix – Two Row Wampum Liaison for e Kanienkehaka Tradi onal Council