| 13 YEARS of WORDS about WATER MORE "The Americans won't get their oil until we get our share," Nelson said. MORE Oil profits sky-high MORE Real Olympic protest should be against NATIVE LEADERS MORE Why an Apology is Wrong, and Deceptive: Bringing Humanity to Bear on the Residential School Atrocity MORE Indigenous Peoples Groups Demand Right to Speak at OWN FORUM at the United Nations MORE "Canada has lost all credibility" MORE Canada slammed at U.N. over indigenous rights! MORE Infrastructure Funding PLUS $300,000 already been given over the last 5 years for repairs at the elem school MORE The docs cite leaks, water damage, cracked walls, questions of structural integrity in resource room, prncpl's off & gym MORE INAC & C& C's in collusion to sell away rights and land for pennies on a dollar |
| 2 "DAYS OF ACTION" & "CENTURY OF INACTION" |
| Janie Jamieson. They are offering us money that was made from the lands they stole from us. In all reality it’s like someone stealing a car, renting it out and then offering the true owner of the car the money they made by renting it. It’s like claiming the car is now the legal property of the thief. Is that a legal process? Is that justice for the victim of the theft? No, but when it comes to our stolen lands CANADA claims it is. We all know under no law is theft legal. More ... |
| Sachem Paula LaPierre "Canadian Aboriginal issues are not about two nations, or two races, opposed to each other. Canadian Aboriginal issues are about law and power dynamics regarding the purpose of and distribution of natural resources. MORE ... |
| "APC Secretariat works in association with INAC - the department’s primary role is to support First Nations and Inuit in developing healthy, sustainable communities and in achieving their economic and social aspirations." “In the Top 100 Canadian communities, there was one First Nation community. In the bottom 100 communities, there were 92 First Nation communities.” |
| Mohawk people say; "that when a 10 year old walks out of the school and hangs himself in the swing set ... thats the fuckin statement!". "There is no other statement that needs to be made. Nobody, I dont care if its Phil Fontaine, myself or anyone can make a more profound statement than that of educating society than that." More ... |
| Andrea Bear Nicholas In ten short years more than three and a half million acres of Mi’kmaq, (Wolastoqewiak) Maliseet, and (Peskotomuhkati) Passamaquoddy lands had been granted away for a song, and a pattern of patronage and personal corruption had become entrenched. These grants also represented an enormous violation of imperial law, particularly the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which declared that no one could take possession of Indian Lands unless they had first been ceded or sold by Indian nations to the crown. MORE ... |
| As reported in the National Post April 1999, then Auditor General Denis Desautels warned that the Indian Affairs department risked compounding existing poverty and despair on native reserves by failing to account for how money is being spent. He also added, "the department is not taking adequate steps to ensure that allegations of wrongdoing, including complaints and disputes related to funding arrangements, are appropriately resolved." As far back as 1996 Desautels complained about "severe deficiencies in Ottawa’s system of monitoring funds spend on reserves for welfare, education, housing, and economic development." |
| In 2003 alone, the DIAND (INAC) received almost 300 allegations of corruption, nepotism or mismanagement by band councils. |
| We are officially in Third Party Management MORE ... |
| Time for positive change! |
| NOW OVER 42,500! |
| Ignoring Grassroots? So which is it Phil? National chief of the AFN stated " there already is accountability on reserves" MORE "The auditor general's report shows that third-party management is not necessarily an indication of problems within First Nations, but instead points to the governments ' lack of transparency and accountability" Fontaine said. |
| NEWTFN.COM |
| Welcome to the Wolastoqewiak @ Nekuwutkok grassroots website! "Breeding ground for Liberal Politicians, Bill C-31 & "enough is enough?" |
| POP: 1900 not 100 |
| "SECRET DOCUMENT REVEALED" MORE |
| Indian, Métis and Inuit kids continue to kill themselves at a rate higher than anywhere else on EARTH. ... In the face of that miserable reality, most of the changes in government policies over the past 20 years – even counting for undeniable progress on some fronts – fade to more chatty insignificance. MORE Jake Fire would have joined National Day of Action MORE The council has agreed to act on its behalf and not as an agent of INAC and is responsible ... MORE Tobique Estimates of debt well over $30 Mil - $18 Mil in 2000 A new development says much more! "I think we can understand Indian Affairs doing this to us, but (not) our own people, you know, stealing from us-- and I'm going to say stealing because it's what they're doing," MORE |
| NO MONIES ? |
| Band Gov't Corruption |
| Ottawa settles claims with two N.B. First Nations |
| The Whole Truth |
| Grassroots left in the dark! |
Expect 'rolling protests' this summer, chief says. MORE
| Amnesty International - State of the WORLDS Human Rights - Discrimination – Indigenous rights MORE |
Can't imagine how relieved Darlene Clark feels that the feds are inspecting the books of some bands for the 1st time since 1876. MORE
| Carbon trading is a system whereby companies are allowed to emit a limited amount of carbon dioxide, a gas linked to global warming. If a company does not "use up" all its carbon credits, it can sell themon the carbon market, allowing the buyer to pollute more. MORE Indigenous Peoples representatives and organizations held a protest at the May 2 2008 PART TWO |
| Rule of law needed to fight global poverty: UN legal commission MORE |
| NEW! |
In her 2002 report, she called for urgent reforms to First Nation financial reporting. MORE
| Our Love and Prayers go out to all Indigenous Victims of Residential Schools & GENOCIDE! MORE |
| Today we are calling upon the federal government to join the 144 nations that support the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.” MORE |
| $150 Million Dollars !?!? |
Hundred-year-old clerical error in Ottawa opens door to land claim here! MORE!
| (TPM) Third Party Managers - Arbuthnot, MacNeil, Douglas, Dorey "This community is in the worst financial position that we have ever seen for a community in the last 25 years. The existence of a corporate culture of living above the resources available, lack of financial controls & oversight, criminal activities, non-compliance to funding agreement terms and conditions without recourse, poor business planning & management, no long-term community plan, no long-term financial plan and unmanageable debt financing regimes has effectively placed this community in a position of being unable to deliver essential programs and services due to its limited financial ability and resources." MORE... |
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| The most disadvantaged group in Canada is aboriginal children, a new report by the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) concludes. MORE |
Wabanaki Confederacy Conference - "... and some of the talk will focus on the most important issue of inherent
sovereignty that cannot be taken or given away. It is simply sovereignty by fact that was given to us by our Creator.''
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sovereignty that cannot be taken or given away. It is simply sovereignty by fact that was given to us by our Creator.''
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| Nekuwutkok, Tobique, Maliseet, Mawiomi, Powwow, Gathering July 25 - 27 |