| Native leaders(?) who signed land claims covering more than half of canada say there's a growing feeling "they've been had". YOOD! |
| $150 Million !?!? |
| Any steps by any government that are not in the direction of recognizing true self government & self - determination in the international sense for Indigenous peoples are false steps which move away from compliance with commonly accepted international standards. |
| The ONLY 4 countries (?) which voted against the Declaration of Indigenous Rights – australia, canada, new zealand & the u.s. – are all former (?) British colonies. And the British government continues to resist calls to sign up to ILO Convention 169, the leading international law on tribal peoples. YOOD! |
| The modus operandi of the legal establishment and its collaborating Indian accomplices is the suppression of the constitutional and international law that the establishment intentionally is breaking. |
| "Indian Act Band executive and employees are financially dependent of the governments for their salaries and the many other perks associated with poorly governed bureaucracies while given the public appearance that they are challenging the government for more monies on behalf of their community members." YOODAH! |
| "Yes, there's been a Liberal government for 13 years. But there was a Conservative government for about a decade before that. These problems within our communities -- social, economic, poverty, education, issues around lands and rights -- they've existed since contact. There have been political parties of all stripes that share in that shameful history." ANON |
| What does ONE TRILLION Dollars from our land and resources look like? Click here! Now multiply by 500 years. |
| INDIGENOUS POVERTY: THE TRUE STORY! Yood! |
| Although the word "chief" in american english has become widely associated with indigenous peoples, The word is actually much older than the Europeans arrival in North America. It is derived from the Latin word "kaput," which meant "head." Like most English words derived from Latin, "chief" came to us by way of French, which explains why it is so similar to "chef," which is short for "chef de cuisine," meaning "head of the kitchen." WE ARE NOT KITCHENS! |
| The legacy of colonization -- overcrowded housing, lack of proper nutrition and access to effective health care -- explains the poor health the four global indigenous populations endure, according to the Indigenous Children's Health Report. HERE! |
| Australia has officially endorsed a UN declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples which gives them the right to their own culture, institutions and traditions. HERE! |
| But in a speech before Parliament, Ms Macklin said current policy on customary law, education, and compensation for indigenous land will remain unaffected by the endorsement of the UN declaration. She emphasized that the document is not legally binding, but said it is important symbolically. HERE! |
| "You can't fight racism if you are racist yourself." Here! U.S. and Canada found guilty of racism HERE! "It's a great disappointment that countries like Australia, the US and Canada that have got significant indigenous populations are not going to be participating," he said, adding that the forum offered the first chance to discuss the International Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. HERE! |
| HIDDEN FROM HISTORY: The Canadian Holocaust! HERE! |
| In making these demands, we publicly disassociate ourselves from the so-called aboriginal leader from Canada, "Chief" Phil Fontaine, who will appear with the Pope as part of this "apology". Mr. Fontaine does not represent aboriginal people in Canada, but serves the Canadian government. He never consulted our elders or any aboriginal people before going to Rome. HERE! |
| The band council system works as an arm of the federal government, which FUNDS it. Its mandate is to implement the policies of the federal government at the local reserve community level. This is why we oppose the AFN: it’s working in the interests of the government and big business.YOOD! |
| “So what’s an Indian tribe? Indian tribes are signatories to treaties. Treaties are signed by sovereign nations. So what’s an Indian tribe? An Indian tribe is a sovereign nation, a government.” MORE! |
| "YOU ARE ON INDIAN LAND!" Produced in 1969, the film documents a protest that was led by Mohawks from the Haudenosaunee community of Akwesasne on December 20, 1968. YOOD! |
| JULY 13, 2007 (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." 3) the community is demanding nothing short of full accountability and retribution for those who have placed the community in the current situation MORE... |
| In 1999 the National Post reported “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”. In 2003 alone there were over 300 allegations of corruption, nepotism or mismanagement by band councils. An internal INAC document warns the minister of the damage that a 2% cap on First Nations' funding has created, including the cumulative effect that is seriously impacting the health and safety of First Nations people. HERE! |
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| THIS IS ALL WITH A CASINO! |