IziMeya Zisiza kanye no-Desjardins, Isitatimende Sosihlalo Sebhodi Lamaphoyisa Ngokushaywa kuka-Chief Manak e-Chantal Moore Memorial.

Phambilini namuhla, uChief Manak umenywe umndeni kaChantal Moore ukuthi ubambe iqhaza esikhumbuzweni sakhe. Wembethe ngokwesiko loMdabu wamenywa ukuba akhulume. Ngemva kwamazwi akhe, ngesikhathi ebuka umcimbi owawusele, othile wasondela wathela uketshezi emhlane wakhe.

Njengabambisana bosihlalo beBhodi Yamaphoyisa aseVictoria-Esquimalt siphatheke kabi futhi siphatheke kabi ngalesi senzo. Akwamukelekile. Siyaqaphela ukuthi kunomlando omude wokungathembani phakathi kwamaphoyisa aseCanada kanye nemiphakathi yabomdabu. Siyazi ukuthi kuningi ukuphulukiswa okufanele kwenziwe. Yingakho nje iNduna yamenywa umndeni kaMoore ukuba ibambe iqhaza esikhumbuzweni; ubelokhu esebenza eduze nabo kusukela ekufeni kwakhe futhi ngokushesha basigxeka obala lesi senzo sobudlova ngokumelene nenkosi uManaki.

Kule minyaka embalwa edlule, i-VicPD ibisebenzisana eduze nemiphakathi yomdabu wendawo ukuze kwakhiwe kabusha ukwethembana nokuqonda. Lokhu kwenzeke ngokuqeqeshwa okulwisana nokucwaswa okuvela entsheni yoMdabu, ukubamba iqhaza emicimbini nasemikhosini ne-Aboriginal Coalition to Endlessness kanye namanye amathuba okufunda.

Sicela wonke umuntu emphakathini ukuthi ahlukane nokuhlaselwa futhi aveze ukuhlukana kwemibono ngenhlonipho nangendlela ezosiza ekwakheni ukuqonda futhi avumele ukuphulukiswa okudingeka kakhulu kwenzeke.

 

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