"We also have no history of colonialsm"

This sounds like something Sharon Harper would say. Did I just say that out loud? My bad....


http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/communityofinterest/archive/2009/09/28/really-harper-canada-has-no-history-of-colonialism.aspx

Hidden from History

http://www.hiddenfromhistory.org/

The Williams Treaty

How do you feel about hunting and fishing rights? Are you informed? Should we be striving as a community to incorporate this natural way of surviving into our lifestyles? What would is take to relearn some of this knowledge once it's been lost? Like our language isn't this an integral part of the fabric of our community? Should it be a priority to preserve this? http://www.canadiana.org/citm/themes/aboriginals/aboriginals11_e.htmlhttp://www3.sympatico.ca/dshaule/williams.htmhttp://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/al/hts/tgu/pubs/Twil/traw-eng.asphttp://www.accessandprivacy.gov.on.ca/english/order/prov/p-979.html

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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/travel/First%20Nations%20urged%20take%20fight%20Stonehenge/2022225/story.html

Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People

http://www.amnesty.ca/ip_un_petition/UN_indigenous_rights_petition.php

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Miigwech

Dig unearths human remains

The article reads that the Chippewas of Rama will be contacted because legislation states that they have to contact the nearest first nation.

http://tinyurl.com/mnzz24

Battle for Casino Rama Profits Begins

http://tinyurl.com/mb9823
Check out the link to the article published in The Toronto Star on September 9, 2009.

Olympic Torch

Today I learned today that band members at Six Nations will be protesting the Torch coming through their territory. Upon further discussion it was learned that by allowing the Olympic Torch to be showcased running through First Nations communities in Canada that it's essentially sending the message to the world that relations between Canada and our First Nations communities are positive. If this were ACTUALLY the case, would education funding be threatened? Would treaty rights be infringed upon? Would our people have to endure third world living conditions? No, I personally don't think so...Not to mention the fact that the Olympics are sponsored by mega corporations; that rape and pillage resources and human rights all in the name of profit and making a buck. Should we really be supporting this nonsense or is it worthy of a protest and a boycott? Should we really be welcoming the torch through our communities so that Chief and Council get to benefit from the photo opp? I think we should be using the international attention to draw awareness to our issues. Our relationship with Canada has not improved since Harpers apology. The Canadian government is still assimilating us and it's right underneath our noses! It's interesting to note the tactics have changed, but the goals remains the same. On that note, I also learned that when we are being issued our "new and improved" status cards, there is a paragraph that states that by signing the document you are acknowledging that you are a Canadian citizen, which opens up a whole new can of worms....Think about that one...more to come......Please feel free to comment and report your own findings......

Link to the Letter to the Editor May 2009

http://www.orilliapacket.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1589240

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