[Indigsol] IPSMO Newsletter, Aug. 31 to Sept. 6

Wed Sep 2 20:57:40 PDT 2009

IPSMO Newsletter, Aug. 31 – Sept. 6
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Meetings, Events, Articles
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1) Meetings

a)	IPSMO GM, Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 7pm
b)	Indigenous Sovereignty Committee meeting, Wed., Sept. 9 at 6:00pm

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2) Events

a)	Understanding the Epidemic of Violence Against Indigenous Women,
        Wednesday, Septembre 16 at 6:30pm
b)	HONOURING DONALD MARSHALL JUNIOR,
        Sept. 13, 1pm – 4pm, Victoria Island
c)	Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, Sept. 14 – 18
        - Examining the impact of federal policies on First Nations children
d) Vigil for Maisy and Shannon, Sunday, Sept. 6, 7pm – 9pm
        - Commemorating one year since their disappearance

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3) Articles

a)	Lament for a river lost
b)	Families heartbroken 1 year after Quebec girls vanished
c)	Algonquins peacefully block logging until agreements and leadership
        respected

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1) Meetings

a)	Next IPSMO GM, Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 7pm

IPSMO’s next GM
Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 7pm
Exile Infoshop (256 Bank St.)
Everyone Welcome!
Sorry this location is not wheelchair accessible
ipsmo at riseup.net
http://ipsmo.wordpress.com

IPSMO’s general meeting is where our working groups report back and where
we make decisions about any other organizing that we will do.
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b)	Indigenous Sovereignty Committee meeting, Wed., Sept. 9 at 6:00pm

ISC meeting
Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 6:00pm
P.S.A.C. building (233 Gilmour)
Everyone Welcome!
Wheelchair Aceessible
The Indigenous Sovereignty Committee will be organizing the
Ottawa/Outaouais Indigenous Sovereignty week.  Indigenous Sovereignty week
is being organized in response to the call made by the new national
indigenous organization, Turtle Island Defenders of the Earth.

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2) Events

   a) Understanding the Epidemic of Violence Against Indigenous Women

In solidarity with Indigenous Women across Turtle Island
please join us in an evening of understanding
The Epidemic of Continuing Violence Against Indigenous Women

6:30 PM Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Auditorium, National Library and Archives
395 Wellington St. Ottawa, Algonquin Territory
Wheelchair Accessible
Free!

This event is also a fundraiser for Laurie Odjick and her family for their
struggle to find Maisy Odjick (her daughter) and Shannon Alexander,
Anishinabeg teenagers from Kitigan Zibi, who have been missing since
September 5th, 2008 (http://www.findmaisyandshannon.com/), and to support
organizing to end violence against Indigenous women.

Presented by
Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement Ottawa
ipsmo at riseup.net,
http://ipsmo.wordpress.com

Opening Ceremony:
Verna McGregor, Anishinabekwe, Omàmiwinini (Algonquin) Nation
and Elaine Kicknosway

Films Screening:
The Highway of Tears by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
The Heart Has Its Own Memory by Audrey Huntley and Folkard Fritz

Speakers:
Laurie Odjick
Omàmiwinini (Algonquin) Nation
Mother of Maisy Odjick, Missing Teenage Girl

Doreen Silversmith
Guyohkohnyo (Cayuga) Nation
No More Silence Network

Bruce Sinclair
Metis Nation (Saskatchewan)
Brother In Spirit, Native Women’s Association of Canada

According to the Sisters In Spirit research by Native Women Association of
Canada, in the past forty years, there are 520 known cases of missing or
murdered Indigenous women and girls.  Why are Indigenous women more
susceptible to violence?  Why is there violence against women,
particularly Indigenous women?  On September 16th, we will get a closer
understanding of the reality of the lives of the Indigenous women across
Turtle Island (Canada) and root causes of violence against Grandmothers,
Grand aunties, Mothers, Aunties, Sisters and Daughters.

Exact a year ago, on September 15, 2008, hundreds of people gathered in
front of Parliament Hill for a rally to raise awareness and demand a
response from Canadian State on the violence against Indigenous women.
Since then, the circumstances of Indigenous women have not changed –
colonial and racial oppressions and violence continue.  The majority of
the people in the dominant culture still don’t know the dreadful threats
Indigenous women face today.

In addition to demanding actions from Canadian government, what would it
take for us to understand that the health of our environment is
inextricably linked to the health and well-being of Indigenous women?
What would it take for us to begin caring about Indigenous women so that
they will be once again respected and honoured like their ancestors prior
to Colonization?

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Joignez-vous aux femmes autochtones de l’Île de la Tortue
à l’occasion d’une soirée de réflexion sur
l’épidémie de violence contre les femmes autochtones

le mercredi 16 septembre 2009 à 18 h 30
à l’Auditorium, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales
395, rue Wellington, Ottawa, Territoire Algonquin
Accessible aux fauteuils roulants
Gratuit! Ouvert à tous et à toutes.

Cette soirée servira aussi à recueillir des fonds pour Laurie Odjick et sa
famille alors qu’elles s’efforcent de retrouver Maisy Odjick (sa fille) et
Shannon Alexander, deux adolescentes d’Anishinabeg de la communauté
Kitigan Zibi portées disparues depuis le 5 septembre 2008
(www.findmaisyandshannon.com/) et pour appuyer l’initiative pour mettre
fin à la violence contre les femmes autochtones.

Soirée présentée par
le Mouvement de solidarité des peuples autochtones (Ottawa)
ipsmo at riseup.net,
http://ipsmo.wordpress.com

Cérémonie d’ouverture :
Verna McGregor et Elaine Kicknosway, Anishinabekweg,
Nation Omàmiwinini (Algonquine) et Nation des Cris

Projection de films :
The Highway of Tears de Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
The Heart Has Its Own Memory d’Audrey Huntley et Folkard Fritz

Conférencières et conférencier :

Laurie Odjick
Nation Omàmiwinini (Algonquine)
Mère de Maisy Odjick, adolescente portée disparue

Doreen Silversmith
Nation Guyohkohnyo (Cayuga)
No More Silence Network

Bruce Sinclair
Nation des Métis (Saskatchewan)
Frères par l’esprit, Association des femmes autochtones du Canada

Selon des recherches effectuées par le groupe Sœurs par l’esprit de
l’Association des femmes autochtones du Canada, 520 femmes et filles
autochtones ont été portées disparues ou assassinées depuis quarante ans.
Pourquoi les femmes autochtones sont-elles plus susceptibles de subir de
la violence? Pourquoi y a-t-il de la violence contre les femmes, en
particulier les femmes autochtones? Le 16 septembre,
nous aurons la chance de mieux comprendre la réalité de la vie des femmes
autochtones de Turtle Island (Canada) et des causes profondes de la
violence contre les grands-mères, les grands-tantes, les mères, les
tantes, les sœurs et les filles.

Il y a exactement un an, soit le 15 septembre 2008, des centaines de
personnes se sont rassemblées devant la Colline parlementaire pour
sensibiliser la population et exiger une réponse de la part du
gouvernement du Canada sur la violence contre les femmes autochtones.
Depuis, les circonstances des femmes autochtones n’ont pas changé : la
violence et l’oppression coloniale et raciale se poursuivent. La majorité
des gens de la culture dominante ne savent toujours pas à quel genre de
menaces atroces font face les femmes autochtones encore aujourd’hui.

En plus d’exiger des mesures de la part du gouvernement canadien, que
faut-il faire pour que tout le monde comprenne que la santé de
l’environnement est inextricablement liée à la santé et au bien-être des
femmes autochtones? Qu’attendons-nous pour commencer à prendre soin des
femmes autochtones afin qu’elles soient de nouveau respectées et honorées
comme l’étaient leurs ancêtres avant la colonisation?
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  b) HONOURING DONALD MARSHALL JUNIOR

Grandfather William Commanda invites you to
A CIRCLE OF ALL NATIONS PRAYER AND SHARING CIRCLE ON THE WORK,
CONTRIBUTIONS AND
LEGACY OF A SINGULAR INDIGENOUS AND NATIONAL HERO, DONALD MARSHALL JUNIOR

September 13, 2009
1 – 4 pm
Victoria Island, Ottawa, Canada

We are inviting people to offer comments on several key contributions of
Donald Marshall Junior to transforming the history of this country, on the
fifty-sixth anniversary of his birth

A list of key participants is being finalized.  Others who have known
Junior or been inspired by him are also invited to participate in the
Sharing Circle.

Prayer – William Commanda
Overview of Donald Marshall Junior’s Life and Work
An Inspirational National Hero
Impact on Aboriginal Justice and Policing
Contributions to the Aboriginal Justice Learning Network
The Wrongfully Convicted Legacy
Outreach to Youth
Donald Marshall Senior Youth Cultural Camp
 Legal Rights and Indigenous Resources
The Eel, Species at Risk and Indigenous Environmental Responsibilities
Racial Harmony and The Wolf Project Award
Donald Marshall’s Prayer for the Indigenous Healing and Peace Building Centre

(Written or oral presentations on different aspects of Junior’s
contributions by Romola, Clayton Sandy, Jane McMillan, Laura Calmwind,
Freda Ens, Claudette Commanda Cote, Bill Allen, Larry McDermott, Ray
Sunstrum, Douglas Cardinal confirmed, and others)

Music
Please bring your chairs, maybe umbrellas, and join us for an afternoon of
prayer, commemoration and celebration at Victoria Island
In the event of a storm, the Rain Date is September 20, 2009 – email
circleofallnations at sympatico.ca to confirm
web.mac.com/circleofallnations
www.circleofallnations.ca
www.asinabka.com
613-599-8385/819 449-2668

Ginawaydaganuc

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UNE PRIÈRE ET UN CERCLE DE PAROLE
DU CERCLE DE TOUTES LES NATIONS
POUR LE TRAVAIL, LA  CONTRIBUTIONS ET L'HÉRITAGE
D'UN HÉRO NATIONAL AUTOCHTONES,
DONALD MARSHALL JUNIOR
AURA LIEU
Le 13 septembre 2009
1 - 4 pm
A l'île Victoria, Ottawa, Canada

Nous invitons les gens à formuler des observations sur plusieurs
contributions clés de Donald Marshall junior qui ont transformé l'histoire
de ce pays, à l'occasion du cinquante-sixième anniversaire de sa naissance

Une liste des principaux participants est en cours de finalisation.
D'autres qui ont connu Junior ou ont été inspirés par lui sont également
invités à participer au cercle de partage.

Prière - William Commanda
Aperçu de la vie de Donald Marshall junior et de son travail
Un héros national inspirant
Impact sur la justice applicable aux Autochtones
Contributions à l'apprentissage des Autochtones Justice Network
Les personnes condamnées à tort Legacy
Sensibilisation aux droits juridiques
 Des ressources de la jeunesse  autochtones
L'anguille, espèce autochtone en péril et responsabilités environnementales
L'harmonie raciale et The Wolf Project Award
Junior prière pour la guérison indigène et pour le Centre pour la
construction de la Paix

(Les présentations écrites ou orales sur différents aspects des
contributions Junior par Romola, Clayton Sandy, Jane McMillan, Laura
Calmwind, Freda Ens, Claudette Commanda Côté, Bill Allen, Larry McDermott,
Ray Sunstrum, Douglas Cardinal ont confirmé, et d'autres)

Musique
S'il vous plaît Apportez vos chaises et, peut-être parapluies, et
rejoignez nous pour un après-midi de prière, et de célébration à l'île
Victoria Dans le cas d'une tempête, la date de pluie est Septembre 20,
2009: circleofallnations at sympatico.ca pour confirmer

web.mac.com / circleofallnations
www.circleofallnations.ca
www.asinabka.com
613-599-8385/819 449-2668
Ginawaydaganuc
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c)	Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, Sept. 14 – 18

Here is a great interview with Cindy Blackstock, First Nations Child and
Family Caring Society of Canada –

http://www.ncra.ca/exchange/dspProgramDetail.cfm?programID=86115

Note: Individuals and organizations are being asked to become "witnesses"
and to join the AFN and the FNCFCS in publicizing the tribunal and, if
possible, in attending the tribunal hearings. The FNCFCS web site has more
information at <http://www.fnwitness.ca>.

The Assembly of First Nations and the First Nations Child and Family
Caring Society (FNCFCS) have asked individuals and organizations,
including KAIROS and the churches, for help in enhancing awareness of and
participation in the upcoming Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that will
examine the impact of federal policies on First Nations children. This is
the first time the Government of Canada is being held to account for its
CURRENT treatment of First Nations children. The tribunal is the result of
a complaint filed by the AFN and FNCFCS in 2007 alleging Canada was
racially discriminating against First Nations children by providing a
lesser standard of child welfare funding than other children receive.

The tribunal starts on September 14 and continues on Sept. 15, 16, 17 &
18, (although it may be adjourned after the first day.) The tribunal is
expected to continue into next year.

Individuals and organizations are being asked to become "witnesses" and to
join the AFN and the FNCFCS in publicizing the tribunal and, if possible,
in attending the tribunal hearings. The FNCFCS web site has more
information at <http://www.fnwitness.ca>.

To ensure good attendance at the hearings, organizations are being
asked to take responsibility for a particular date.

d)	Vigil for Maisy and Shannon, Sunday, Sept. 6, 7pm – 9pm

Sunday, 06 September 2009
19:00 - 21:00
Kitigan Zibi at the Home Hardware
79 Kichi Mikan
Maniwaki, QC
mjacko at findmaisyandshannon.com

We will be starting from Home Hardware and walking through town to
Nagishkodadiwin Park across from the Chateau Logue. You can choose to
drive or just meet at Nagishkodadiwin Park. Complete information at
http://www.findmaisyandshannon.com

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3) Articles

   a) Lament for a river lost

Guardian Weekly, Monday August 31st 2009
http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk/?page=editorial&id=1230&catID=17&CMP=EMCGUWEML120

In an extract from Le Monde, Nobel prizewinning writer Jean-Marie
Gustave Le Clézio writes on a nomadic Quebec tribe that is losing its
lifeblood

In a few years the Romaine river, in the Canadian province of Quebec,
may be no more than a memory. The river is one of those wonderful places
that have survived on our planet despite all the ill-treatment meted out
by the industrial age. It is nearly 500km long, running from the Arctic
regions of Quebec to the Atlantic coast and into the Gulf of St Lawrence.
It crosses a range of natural habitats to feed into a vast
basin of lakes, rivers and rapids.

For as long as anyone can remember the river has been the preserve of
the Innu, a nomadic people known in Quebec as the Montagnais. The Innu
live in harmony with the river. In their eyes it is holy, linked to
their history and a prime source of game, fish, medicinal plants and
berries.

Hydro-Québec is a multinational corporation typical of modern
capitalism, with interests in Quebec and the US. It has begun work on
four dams along the Romaine to produce electricity for the US market.
The giant structures – some up to 200 metres high – will destroy much of
the river and the basin into which it flows. The forest will disappear.
The result will be rotting vegetation and a stifled ecosystem. In one
fell stroke the Innu nation will lose its homeland.

Provision for compensation has, of course, been made. With divisive
skill, Hydro-Québec has persuaded some of the Innu people to accept
compensation. It is only understandable, given the scale of the
undertaking and the colossal economic interests at stake, that some of
them should give up the struggle. What is the voice of the native
population against the strength of a multinational?

At least one Innu has not given up. The poet Rita Mestokosho, of the
Mingan community, is determined to continue the fight. She writes poems
for the river, and makes speeches explaining what it means for future
generations.

She speaks not only of humans but of animals and plants, all that
constitutes life in the world to which she owes everything, the world
that her people have always refused to possess, the better to share it.
She speaks of the river’s fragility, of the ecological disaster that
flooding the valley would represent, of the roads that would cut through
the forest around the construction. And she speaks of the fragility of her
people, for whom this project is a death sentence. If the Romaine river
does disappear, we would all lose something. To satisfy the growing energy
demands of the greediest parts of our planet, we sacrifice a precious
heritage.

But the voice of Mestokosho will still be heard:
    This word is a season
It is also the sound of the salmon
    in the fisher’s dream
Yet it swims vigorously with its last breath
    to release all that remains of its last journey
The little fruit will come too that my grandfather
    the bear awaits at a bend in the river
And feeding on the summer plenty its fat grows
    rich with the essence of life.
Myself, I draw the water that will cleanse my soul
    and my grandfather’s
The stones will guide my heart

• Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2008
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   b) Families heartbroken 1 year after Quebec girls vanished

Maisy Odjig, 16, and Shannon Alexander, 17, last seen Sept. 6, 2008\

Maisy Odjick (left) and Shannon Alexander (right) disappeared after saying
they planned to go to a dance together and then stay over at Alexander's
home. (Courtesy of the Odjick and Alexander families)The disappearance of
two teenage girls in Maniwaki, Que., one year ago has left a painful void
in their families and their small Algonquin community.

Maisy Odjick, 16, and Shannon Alexander, 17, were last seen on Sept. 6, 2008.

A year later, Odjick's clothes, her flute, her camera and treasured photos
are still where she left them at the home of her grandparents, where she
usually stayed.

"I've kept everything the way it was when she left here, when she
disappeared 
 hoping that she'll come home or that she'll call and let me
know that she's alive somewhere," her grandmother Lisa Odjick said, wiping
tears from her cheeks. "Not knowing if she's alive or dead, that's the
hardest thing."

Quebec provincial police declined to comment earlier this week about the
case, but they were scheduled to hold a news conference about it in Ottawa
with the Ontario Provincial Police on Thursday morning.

At Lisa Odjick's cream-coloured bungalow on the Kitigan Zibi Anishnabeg
First Nation reserve, about 145 kilometres north of Ottawa, there is still
a pillow on the arm of the brown fold-out couch where Maisy slept, and her
clothes are still in the white cupboard in the corner. Her family got a
cake for her last birthday and put gifts under the tree for her at
Christmas in case she came home, her grandmother recalled.

"But she didn't come home. Now another birthday's coming up and she's
going to be 18, and still no word," her grandmother sobbed. "And it's
hard. It's so hard."

On Sunday, a march and candlelight vigil will be held to commemorate the
girls' disappearance, organized by Maisy's mother, Laurie Odjick.
At an apartment in nearby Maniwaki, Shannon Alexander's father Bryan said
he has been waiting by the phone for months, hoping someone who knows the
girls' whereabouts will call.

"My whole family's torn up," he said.

Girls were heading to dance

"Not knowing if she's alive or dead, that's the hardest thing," says
Maisy's grandmother Lisa Odjick. (Simon Gardner/CBC)Lisa Odjick said
nothing seemed amiss when she last saw Maisy, who was heading out to a
dance with her friend on Saturday night.

"She was all happy when she left here with Shannon," Odjick recalled,
saying the girls had only known each other for a few weeks but were
already very close.

Odjick asked Maisy to call on Sunday, but grew worried when she didn't
hear from her. She went over to Bryan Alexander's place, where the girls
had planned to spend the night.

Alexander said he had originally left for the weekend to paint Shannon's
brother's house, but returned a day early.

"I was spooked, there was no answer in the house," he said.

He found the doors locked and the dog outside. Inside, the girls had left
their purses, their wallets, their identification, their backpacks — even
Shannon's medication. But the girls themselves where nowhere to be found.
During the past year, the two families have heard rumours about what might
have happened to the two girls — possible sightings in Ottawa and
Montreal, for example — but neither the Quebec Provincial Police nor the
Kitigan Zibi police have reported much progress in their investigations.
$13,000 reward

"My daughter would call me all the time," says Shannon's father, Bryan
Alexander. "Even if she ran away, she would call me." (Simon
Gardner/CBC)Nor have any substantial tips come in through a website set up
by some relatives in an effort to find the girls, Laurie Odjick said.
That is despite the fact that the public has donated close to $13,000 to
reward anyone with information.

In May, a set of bones was found near the reserve. Bryan Alexander said
his mother almost had a heart attack when it was suggested they might
belong to the two missing girls. They turned out to be animal remains.

Both families have expressed dissatisfaction with the police investigation.
Laurie Odjick said she organized the initial searches for the girls when
police didn't.

"They never even offered to help," she alleged. "Everything that has been
done so far has been done by the family .
 I don't think it was high on
their priority list."

Odjick said police were slow to investigate and not thorough.

"There was no search team, there was no forensics team in that apartment,
there was no questioning of the parents," she said.

She added that there was also jurisdictional wrangling that initially had
the Quebec provincial police probing Shannon's disappearance and the
reserve police probing Maisy's in separate files.

Running away, abduction possible

Police have said there is evidence that the girls ran away. However, last
fall they would not rule out the possibility that the girls were taken
against their will. The girl's families believe the girls were likely
abducted.

Both the Odjicks and Bryan Alexander pointed to the fact that the girls
left with nothing but the clothes they were wearing, leaving behind even
their identification and their most treasured possessions, such as Maisy's
photos of her brother and sister.

"For her to leave without those, it's inconceivable to me, because she
took those everywhere with her," Lisa Odjick recalled.

The families have said in the past that the girls would sometimes leave
for a few days at a time. But both girls also seemed happy and had not
indicated any plans or reasons to leave at the time they disappeared,
their families said.

Shannon had been planning to start nursing school the month after she
disappeared. Her father said he had already paid her tuition. In any case,
the girls would have called if they could, their families said.

"My daughter would call me all the time," Bryan Alexander recalled. "Even
if she ran away, she would call me: 'Daddy, I ran away, I'm just down the
road, I'm over here.' Know what I mean? That's the type of girl she was.
It didn't matter if she was across the street. If it was more than 10
minutes, she'd call me."

Laurie Odjick said she hopes police are right and the girls did run away.

"''Cause that means they're still out there. But as a mom, it doesn't make
sense 'cause that's not [like] my child."

She said the hardest part is having to continue living and working and
looking after her other kids as usual without knowing what happened to
Maisy.

"My biggest fear 
 is that I might never know."

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   c) Algonquins peacefully block logging until agreements and leadership
respected

For Immediate Release

September 1, 2009

Algonquins place bodies in front of logging machines: prevent logging
until Quebec and Canada respect agreements and leadership

Kitiganik/Rapid Lake, Algonquin Territory /- This afternoon members of the
Algonquins of Barriere Lake will peacefully block the machines of
Abitibi-Bowater forestry workers, preventing logging in their territory
until Quebec implements agreements covering forestry on Barriere Lake's
lands, and the Quebec and Canadian government's recognize the First
Nation's legitimate leadership.

"Our community has decided there will be no forestry activities or any new
developments in our Trilateral Agreement Territory until the status of our
leadership and the agreements we signed are resolved to our community's
satisfaction," says Jean Maurice Matchewan, Customary Chief of Barriere
Lake. "The Quebec government has acted in bad faith, giving companies the
go-ahead to log while they ignore their legal obligations, leaving us with
no choice but to stop forestry operations until Quebec complies with the
agreement. We have waited more than 3 years for Quebec to implement it."

Matchewan received no response to a letter he sent to Manager Paul Grondin
of Abitibi-Bowater's Maniwaki mill on August 25, requesting that the
company suspend logging operations until the governments follow through on
their obligations.

"Our plan is to peacefully put our bodies in front of their machines until
we get some results. We expect they may use the police, because we are
used to such tactics. This is our territory and they can't push us off our
lands," says Matchewan.

Canada and Quebec have refused to acknowledge the results of a June 24,
2009 leadership selection process that reselected Jean Maurice Matchewan
as the legitimate Customary Chief of Barriere Lake. National Chief Shawn
Atleo of the Assembly of First Nations, however, met with Chief Matchewan
on August 19, to discuss the Trilateral agreement and other community
concerns. The Algonquin Nation Secretariat, a Tribal Council representing
three Algonquin communities including Barriere Lake, also recently
reiterated their support for Chief Matchewan.

"Instead of acting honourably and cooperating with our Customary Council
to implement these signed agreements, the federal and provincial
governments have been working in unison to try and install a minority
faction whom they can use to sign off on the cutting of our forest," says
Matchewan.

Barriere Lake wants Canada and Quebec to uphold signed agreements dating
back to the 1991 Trilateral Agreement, a landmark sustainable development
and resource co-management agreement praised by the United Nations and the
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. Canada has been in breach of the
agreement since 2001. Quebec signed a complementary Bilateral Agreement in
1998, but has stalled despite the 2006 recommendations of two former
Quebec Cabinet Ministers, Quebec special representative John Ciaccia and
Barriere Lake special representative Clifford Lincoln, that the agreement
be implemented. The agreement is intended to allow logging to continue
while protecting the Algonquin's' traditional way of life and giving them
a $1.5 million share of the $100 million in resource revenue that comes
out of their territory every year.
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