A wake-up call for Indigenous people

Jun 10, 2018 Letters

Dear Editor,

I refer to the treatment meted out to the nine year old Amerindian pupil by the Administration of Mae’s School on the occasion of Culture Day.
Sir, I want to say that this disrespect and discrimination against our Indigenous people will continue until they take a stand and say enough is enough and we will not be used by politicians from both sides of the divide in the future ever again. Amerindians must be able to stand up and say we are proud of our culture and heritage and the other ethnic groups in this country must understand that and not disrespect us and I therefore call on my Amerindian brothers and sisters for this to happen you have to launch your own political party to empower yourselves and have a say in the affairs of this country. Your vote is 10 percent in this country and imagine the power you will wield as the power broker of the two other ethnic parties in this country. For any one of them to form the next government, they will have to sit down and negotiate with you. You will hold all the trumps and you will never be disrespected and discriminated ever again. Amerindians are smart, bright and very articulate, especially the young people and I call on them to take the lead. This is your moment, seize it and create a momentous shift in the way this country is governed. Secure yours and your children’s future.

The leaders of this country since independence only care for themselves, their families and their friends and to hell with the poor and vulnerable people of this land and it is time to shake up the status quo and the indigenous people is well positioned to do so. This is a wakeup call to my Amerindian brothers and sisters, rise up and let your voice be heard. Form your own political party.

Yours faithfully,

Imtiaz Bacchus.

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