In response

Dear sir:
I believe a reply to Donalda Mainville’s letter of June 6 is in order. I will answer in comments in order.
I did not pull fish by the hundreds, it was the thousands over a period of 65 years, and it was thousands of dollars of licence fees paid to fish in the open season after they were done spawning.
Correct treaties should never be ignored and obeyed by both parties. I believe when treaties were written, honourable and honest men on both sides tried to keep the treaty.
However, aboriginal people have not kept the treaty, or they would be using bows and arrows, spears, fish traps, birchbark canoes, snowshoes, and pitch knot lights as were being used when the treaties were written.
Pertaining to equality, I believe it will never be reached as non-native Canadians will never reach equality on fishing or hunting rights along with our privileged aboriginal peoples.
I agree Jim Leonard and the Manitou people are doing a fine gesture in keeping up with an old tradition of sharing a harvest. This tradition started centuries ago when our ancestors came over on the Mayflower.
They would have starved to death if the aboriginal people had not given them food.
This is where “Thanksgiving” started–giving thanks to the aboriginal people for the gifts of food that helped our forefathers to survive.
If my comments have hurt our aboriginal people, I am sorry. As you say, these are my opinions and should not reflect on others.
Yours truly,
Allan Kielczewski
A senior Canadian citizen