An exchange on warriornet

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Louis,

Thank you so much for remembering correctly,yes i'm a native from the CANARY
ISLANDS.Thank you,i'm honored.

Agree with you also.Though as a co-moderator-mg of the sovernspeakout,we
pretty much post much of the Fiji situation as well the rest of the Pacific
islands and Atlantic,as indigenous islanders,also have excellent people from
the islands bringing good amount of general info on our indigenous
islands,into the list.

I'll be delighted to send you an invitation.

Always try as well to send infos to the warriornet,on the sujects,between my
hectic time.


The information newsletter of Ross Himona is excellent and have daily news
on the subject and webs like our brothers ,native hawaiians.

As a native islander i know this situations well,fighting for more sovern
status for our people against the tourism ,racism,social,land,etc,tec,main
at all the igonorance of all,...."and other political sujects".We have a
nation within a nation with the sole Canarian govermental and parlament.

Here in the USA also making sure that our representation is well taken in
the name of who we are in the variety of places and terms..Every day is a
new journey for us!

Many more things i'm involve with in the indigenous field.

As an islander always try to make sure that indigenous islanders news,events
and political representations are on the go and in general view.

I'd like to see more unification between all of the indigenous world
islands,to create a wide network,in the general issues.

Well,hope anytime to have more discussions about all of us,the indigenous
world.

Feel free to write to me,always a pleasure.

Regards,
katiuska hanohano.

>From: Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: warriornet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: warriornet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Fiji
>Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 11:09:14 -0400
>
>This list has been awful quiet lately in terms of discussion. Considering
>some of the bitter disputes in the past, perhaps that's just as well.
>
>But I do wonder if people have thoughts on the coup in Fiji, which has not
>been reported on that much in the US press. Especially Katiuska hanohano,
>who is from the Canary Islands if I remember correctly. In a nutshell, the
>Fiji Labour Party--mainly Indian (Asian) in composition--was overthrown by
>a coup led by George Speight, who is part Fijian. There was another coup in
>1987 for essentially the same reasons.
>
>83 percent of the land is owned by the indigenous population, which is
>ruled by an aristocracy. The British brought in Indians in the last century
>to work as indentured servants on sugar planations. Over the past century
>or so, they have become small farmers and free laborers who not only
>dominate the economy but the Labour Party which just took office. In a
>country of about 900,000 people, they represent about 50 percent of the
>population.
>
>Once in office, the Prime Minister Chaudry (an Fiji-Indian) began reviewing
>the land laws, in order to privatize the land and make it available for
>commercial development which would favor the Indians. This was undoubtedly
>led to the coup, although this has not really been reported in the press.
>From press accounts, you would think it is nothing but naked racism.
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>Louis Proyect


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