Re: 'It's time to right some wrongs' (letter, June 28)
The letter writer asks why the non-native population has such a strong dislike of the natives of Canada. He accuses recent of expressing hostility towards natives and suggests understanding the history of the Canadian natives would lead to more tolerance.
Undoubtedly our shared history has been painful and detrimental to native culture. Through various avenues, the native peoples of this country have suffered and the social problems experienced by these populations are in part symptomatic of these issues.
However, any past wrongdoing by the Canadian government does not justify present poor behaviour on the part of the Six Nations. When the letter writer uses the "r" word, he intends to shut down any anti-native sentiment. Righting a few wrongs does not entitle the Six Nations to hold an entire town hostage. If the "good people" of Caledonia are intolerant of your terrorist tactics, they are not racists -- they are reasonable.