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Ben Powless
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Tue Sep 23 10:12:23 PDT 2008
There is a link at the bottom of every email, you can unsubscribe
yourselves.
2008/9/23 tim yearington <jingwakons at yahoo.ca>
> Yes, ditto! Likewise, please take me off your email list as well!
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> Tim Yearington
> jingwakons at yahoo.ca
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> --- On *Tue, 9/23/08, Noreen Kruzich Violetta <michigamme at netscape.ca>*wrote:
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> From: Noreen Kruzich Violetta <michigamme at netscape.ca>
> Subject: Re: [Indigsol] Fwd:
> To: "'Angela Schleihauf'" <aschleihauf at gmail.com>, mattm-b at resist.ca,
> indigsol at lists.resist.ca
> Received: Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 10:09 AM
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> Please take me off this list. I never dreamed the emails would be flowing
> like they are. There are way too many emails. Also, I never dreamed the
> group was going to get involved in every aboriginal case going on in Ontario
> and Quebec . I thought it was strickly the Barrier Lake problem that we
> were addressing. It has gone way beyond that and I am not able to digest
> all these emails.
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> Please remove me from the mailing list.
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> Thank you.
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> Noreen Kruzich
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> michigamme at netscape.ca
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> *From:* indigsol-bounces at lists.resist.ca [mailto:
> indigsol-bounces at lists.resist.ca] *On Behalf Of *Angela Schleihauf
> *Sent:* Monday, September 15, 2008 3:19 PM
> *To:* indigsol at lists.resist.ca
> *Subject:* [Indigsol] Fwd: SHABOT OBAADJIWAN CHIEF CALLS OFF TALKS
> WITHFRONTENAC VENTURES
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> From: *Uranium News* <uraniumnews at mail.ccamu.ca>
> Date: Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 3:16 PM
> Subject: SHABOT OBAADJIWAN CHIEF CALLS OFF TALKS WITH FRONTENAC VENTURES
> To: greenlynndaniluk at yahoo.ca
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> SHABOT OBAADJIWAN CHIEF CALLS OFF TALKS WITH FRONTENAC VENTURES
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> http://www.frontenacnews.ca/2008/08-36_sep_11/letters_08-36.html
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> Frontenac News, Sept. 11 2008
>
> Chief Doreen Davis is furious over MNR drops charges against Gemmill's,
> Frontenac Ventures published Thursday, September 4 by Jeff Green, editor of
> the Frontenac News. The article refers to statements made by George White,
> President of Frontenac Ventures Corporation that he is "... in the midst of
> negotiations aimed at signing a memorandum of understanding with the Shabot
> Obaadjiwan and Snimikobe First Nations regarding the company's test drilling
> program which is set to commence soon".
>
> "We are not...I repeat not...in the midst of negotiating an MOU with
> Frontenac Ventures and we are nowhere near agreeing to any drilling program
> on our lands," said an angry Chief Davis. "I do not know what planet George
> White is living on but we have made it very very clear to the Government of
> Ontario and to Frontenac Ventures that we will not discuss any agreement on
> drilling unless and until the issue of lands that have been withdrawn in the
> staked area are resolved" said the Chief.
>
> In June of this year Frontenac Ventures forfeited a significant portion of
> their claims in the proposed drilling area for failing to file activity
> reports as required by the Mining Act and Regulations.
>
> "As far as we are concerned, Frontenac Ventures has no rights on the lands
> any more and the Court Order permitting them to drill no longer exists" said
> Chief Davis. "Only the Minister of Mines can reinstate these withdrawn lands
> and we have categorically stated to the Minister that the lands are not to
> be reinstated. This issue is now political. It may be very difficult for me
> to stop the floodgates from opening and Shabot members going back on the
> land" said an angry Davis . Shabot War Chief Earl Badour Sr. expressed
> concern about how such a statement by White and a breach of confidence in
> the consultations with the Algonquin communities would be interpreted.
> "Misguided and false statements such as this do not serve to keep
> consultations on track" said Badour Sr. who has participated in the
> consultations. "We are not negotiating an MOU with Frontenac. To say this is
> clearly a breach of good faith," said the War Chief. "I am very concerned
> that such disrespect for the consultation process and the Algonquin
> communities will lead to a reoccupation of the lands by Shabot community
> members and other Algonquin and First Nation communities. This is a very
> serious matter which I, as war Chief, may have no ability to control," said
> Badour Sr.
>
> The Algonquins of Ontario have selected the impugned lands for "Nation
> Lands" in the land claim process as well as community development lands for
> the Shabot Obaadjiwan and Snimikobe First Nations. "We want to protect and
> preserve these extremely significant and environmentally sensitive lands for
> everyone" said Davis . "We will not permit a uranium mine on these lands and
> this is an issue that Ontario and Canada are going to have to come to grips
> with," stated the Chief.
>
> "As of today, we have called off discussions with Frontenac Ventures and
> will not attend any consultation sessions with them until further notice. We
> will continue our discussions with the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and
> the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines in the hope that this matter
> can be resolved peacefully," said Chief Davis.
>
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