[Indigsol] Reminder - May 31 The Great Gathering for MARCHE AMUN!

Sun May 30 08:40:15 PDT 2010

Community Feast to Welcome AMUN March

6 PM Monday, May 31, 2010
Odawa Friendship Centre, 12 Stirling Ave.  Ottawa, Algonquin Territory
Everyone is Welcome to the fest!

Opening ceremony by Elder Annie St. Georges

Speakers:
Michèle Audette and Viviane Michel, Marche Amun Organizers,
Lynn Gehl, Giizhigaate-Mnidoo-Kwe, Makinag Ndoo-dem
Lynn Gehl is an Algonquin from the Ottawa River Valley, has constitutional
challenges regarding the Indian Act. Ph.D.

For more details, please see below or check IPSMO web site -
http://www.ipsmo.org/

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Please Forward widely!

Celebrate the Arrival of MARCHE AMUN / AMUN MARCH

On June 1, 2010, after nearly one month of walking, the AMUN March will
arrive on Parliament Hill to draw attention to ongoing legislative sexism
in the Indian Act, and to call people of conscience to join the struggle
against it.

AMUN March kicked off its 500 km march from Wendake, QC to the Parliament
Hill in Ottawa on May 4, 2010 to pursue the fight that was undertaken by
Sharon McIvor (see Sharon McIvor’s fight for gender equality in the Indian
Act), and to request that the Canadian Government resolve the injustices
created by the Indian Act.  The Government of Canada introduced Bill C-3
to bolster gender equity in the registration provisions of the Act. 
However, this Bill is just another continued failed remedial legislation,
it partially corrects discriminatory aspects of the Indian Act
registration rules (See Sexist Bill C-3 is racist and fatally flawed).

Furthermore, the government of Canada failed to consult with Indigenous
Peoples and accommodate their concerns prior to introducing Bill C-3,
which violates Section 35 of Canadian Constitution Act of 1982.  Not only
Bill C-3 does not end discrimination against Indigenous women and their
descendants, it also does not address the underlying issue of the Indian
Act – categorization of Indian status.  If Canada is SINCERE in its
promise of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples following the Apology of
June 11 2008 and in the recent Throne speech, Canada must recognize and
respect the INHERENT RIGHT of Indigenous peoples to govern themselves, to
define who can be a citizen of their nation.
Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement Ottawa is one of many groups,
including the Native Women’s Association of Canada, and Québec Native
Women Inc., calling allies to come out and greet the march as it arrives
on Parliament Hill.

Community Feast to Welcome AMUN March

6 PM Monday, May 31, 2010
Odawa Friendship Centre, 12 Stirling Ave.  Ottawa, Algonquin Territory
Everyone is Welcome to the fest!

Rally & Press Conference

Tuesday, June 1, 2010
11:45 AM    March from Victoria Island to Parliament Hill.  EVERYONE IS
WELCOME
(end of Middle Street, off ChaudieÌre Bridge, follow signs for “Aboriginal
Experiences”)
12 PM    Welcome
Jeanette Corbiere Lavell, President of the Native Women’s Association of
Canada
Sharon McIvor, McIvor v. Canada
Dawn Harvard, President of the Ontario Native Women’s Association
Kathleen McHugh, Women’s Council Chair of the Assembly of First Nations
MicheÌle Audette and Viviane Michel, Marche Amun Organizers
12:45    Closing and Send-off
1-1:30 PM    Press Conference (Charles Lynch Room, 130S, Centre Block) ALL
MEDIA WELCOME

Further Information

AMUN March:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=337072966265&ref=search&sid=1256244881.1913377769..1&v=info
Quebec Native Women (QNW) Position Paper on Bill C-3
Sharon McIvor issues letter urging all MPs to defeat Bill C-3
Address of NWAC President Jeannette Corbiere Lavell to the Standing
Committee on Aboriginal Affairs regarding Bill C-3: Gender Equity in
Indian Registration Act
For more details:
http://ipsmo.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/celebrate-the-arrival-of-marche-amun-amun-march/

In Solidarity,
IPSMO
Unceded Algonquin Territory

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