[IPSM] Justice pour Lac Barriere! July 16-18, Ottawa/Gatineau, Protests, Panels, Poetry....

Sat Jul 12 06:27:00 PDT 2008

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Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:01:00 -0400
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1. 3-Day Ottawa/Gatineau Picket
2. Barriere Lake Film Screening and Panel
3. Benefit Poetry Slam

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* 3 DAY OTTAWA/GATINEAU PICKET in Solidarity with the Algonquins of Barriere
Lake *

NO COUPS D'ETAT in ALGONQUIN TERRITORY
HANDS OFF BARRIERE LAKE
HONOUR SIGNED AGREEMENTS

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WHERE: Lawrence Cannon's office at the Ministry of Transport
330 Sparks Street, OTTAWA, near the corner of Wellington and Kent
WHEN: Wednesday July 16 12:30pm-5pm and Thursday July 17 10:00am-5pm

WHERE: Department of Indian Affairs, Corner of Wellington and Montcalm in
GATINEAU
WHEN: Friday, July 18 11:00am-5pm
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* This is a peaceful demonstration in support of Barriere Lake community
members who are in Ottawa to demand a meeting with their riding MP Lawrence
Cannon, a leadership re-selection in accordance with their Customary
Governance Code, which has been blatantly violated by the Federal
Government, and that the Federal Government respect all signed agreements
with the community.

* Bring banners, signs, placards, noise-makers...

MORE INFO: barrierelakesolidarity.blogspot.com
CONTACT: barrierelakesolidarity at gmail.com

For twenty difficult years, the small Algonquin community of Barriere Lake,
3 hours north of Ottawa, has been struggling to hold the government to their
word. In 1991, they signed a landmark resource co-management and sustainable
development agreement with Canada and Quebec to protect Algonquin land uses,
conserve the forest and wildlife, and give them a share in the resource
revenue from the logging and hydro projects on their traditional
territories. Corporations extract $100 million a year -- Barriere Lake
receives nothing.

The Canadian government walked away from the agreement in 2001. To avoid
fulfilling their obligations, the Federal Department of Indian Affairs has
ousted the Customary Chief and Council and illegally appointed a minority
faction as the leadership, in an attempt to scrap the agreement. Despite
knowledge of his government's illegal actions, Minister of Transport
Lawrence Cannon, Harper's Quebec lieutenant and MP in Barriere Lake's riding
of Pontiac, has not ensured the federal government complies with the law.

* Despite several Quebec Hydro dams on their territory, the community is
forced to use aging diesel generators to provide power.

* The housing crisis in the community has reached tragic proportions, with
most living in moldy, often condemned houses. As many as 18 people live in
one house.

* The Surete du Quebec has been used to forcibly impose and maintain the
authority of the government-backed Chief and Council, supported by a
community minority.

* Children have been prevented from speaking Algonquin in school by teachers
hired by Third Party Management—a grim throwback to residential schools.

Join us in Ottawa and Gatineau, and support the community as it demands that
the government respect the law and uphold their agreements.

BACKGROUND

Arthur Manuel's Submission to the United Nations Permanent Forum on
Indigenous Issues, 7th Session, New York, April 21 – May 2, 2008 :
http://barrierelakesolidarity.blogspot.com/2008/04/canada-quebec-condemned-before-un.html

A message from the community of Barriere Lake:
http://barrierelakesolidarity.blogspot.com/2008/03/mission.html

Photo-essay, Occupying Cannon's office:
http://barrierelakesolidarity.blogspot.com/search/label/action

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* * MANIF DE 3 JOURS À OTTAWA/GATINEAU en Solidarité avec les Algonquins du
Lac Barrière **

PAS DE COUPS D'ETATS en TERRITOIRE ALGONQUIN!
NON A LA MANIPULATION POLITIQUE AU LAC BARRIERE
RESPECTEZ LES ENTENTES SIGNEES

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OÙ: Bureaux de Lawrence Cannon au Ministère de Transport
330 Sparks Street, OTTAWA, proche de l'intersection Wellington et Kent
QUAND: Medcredi 16 Juillet 12h30pm-17h et Jeudi17 Juillet 11h-17h

OÙ: Department des Affaires Indiennes, Coin Wellington et Montcalm à
GATINEAU
QUAND : Vendredi 18, Juillet 11h-17h
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* Ceci sera une manifestation pacifique en appui des membres de la
communauté de Lac Barrière qui sont a Ottawa pour demander une rencontre
avec leur Député Lawrence Cannon, un nouveau processus de sélection de
Leadership en accord avec leur code coutumier, qui a été violé par le
gouvernement fédéral, et que le gouvernement fédéral respecte toutes les
accords et engagements signés avec la communauté.

*Apportez bannières, pancartes, et instruments sonores...

Pour plus d'informations: http://www.solidaritelacbarriere.blogspot.com,
courriel: barrierelakesolidarity at gmail.com

Depuis 20 ans, la communauté Algonquine de Lac Barrière, située à 3 heures
de route au nord de Ottawa, lutte pour tenir le gouvernement a leurs
promesses. En 1991, ils ont signé une entente trilatérale sans précédents
avec Canada et Québec, pour protéger l'utilisation algonquine du territoire,
conserver la flore et la faune, et pour recevoir une part des revenues des
ressources exploités.

Le gouvernement Canadien a suspendu l'accord en 2001. Pour éviter ses
obligations, le Département des Affaires Indiennes a plutôt réussi à créer
un fossé et à régner au Lac Barrière, au prix de grands dégâts dans la
communauté, après avoir évincé le Chef et Conseil de bande pour permettre de
façon illégale à un autre groupe d'exercer le leadership. Malgré qu'il
connaissait les actions de son gouvernement, le ministre des Transports,
Lawrence Cannon, lieutenant québécois du Premier ministre et député dans
Pontiac, où se trouve Lac Barrière, il ne s'est pas assuré que le
gouvernement canadien respecte la loi.

*   Malgré plusieurs barrages d'Hydro Québec sur leur territoire, la
communauté est forcée d'utiliser des vieilles génératrices au diesel pour
leur électricité.

*    La crise de logements dans la communauté est rendue a des proportions
tragiques, la plupart vivant dans de maisons pourrissantes, et souvent
condamnées. Avec jusqu'à 18 personnes vivants sous le même toit.

*    La Sûreté du Québec a été utilisée pour imposer de force et maintenir
l'autorité de la faction minoritaire appuyé par le gouvernement.

*    Les enfants ont été interdits d'utiliser la langue algonquine à l'école
par les professeurs embauchés de l'extérieur –un rappel morbide a l'époque
des pensionnats Indiens.

*CONTEXTE*

Le traitement des Algonquins du Lac Barrière par le Canada et le Québec est
condamné devant les Nations Unies : les gouvernements devraient respecter
les accords contraignants et cesser d'interférer dans la gouvernance du Lac
Barrière.
Pour voir le communiqué au complet :
http://solidaritelacbarriere.blogspot.com/2008/05/communiqu-30-avril.html

Un message de la communauté du Lac
Barrière<http://solidaritelacbarriere.blogspot.com/2008/03/mission.html>:
http://solidaritelacbarriere.blogspot.com/2008/03/mission.html

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AGAINST ALL ODDS: THE STRUGGLE OF THE ALGONQUINS OF BARRIERE LAKE

*** A Film Screening and Panel Discussion *** Fund-raiser for Barriere Lake
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Wednesday July 16, 7pm
Club SAW, 67 Nicholas Street, Ottawa
Between Daly Ave and Laurier, in the basement of the Arts Court building
* Pay What You Can/Suggested Donation: $5-10*
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A Panel Discussion with:

Marylynn Poucachiche: Barriere Lake's Youth Representative to the Algonquin
Nation Secretariat, she is involved in community education, as a teaching
assistant and member of Barriere Lake's Educational Authority. A mother of
five, she acts as a community spokesperson.

Michel Thusky: Band Manager from 1980 to 1996, he assists community members
in their dealings with government agencies. He has been heavily involved
with the Trilateral Agreement, coordinating land-use consultations and
assisting with cultural aspects of the research. He is a residential school
survivor, and a community spokesperson.

Boyce Richardson: journalist, author and filmmaker. Since a visit to a
reservation forty years ago, he has traveled through dozens of indigenous
communities, written four books – including People of Terra Nullius:
Betrayal and Rebirth in Aboriginal Canada and Strangers Devour the Land –
and directed a half dozen films on indigenous affairs. He was made a member
of the Order of Canada in 2002.

Film Screening: *Blockade! Algonquins Defend the Forest *(1990, 25 min)

Boyce Richardson's film offers a portrait of the Barriere Lake community as
they launch a campaign to halt the industrial clear-cut logging that
threatens their way of life, and gain a decisive say in the management of
their traditional territories.

http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=18423

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*POETRY SLAM! *
*Competitive spoken word in support of Barriere Lake Algonquins
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WHERE: Umi Cafe. 610 Somerset Street W at Percy
When: Friday, July 18, 7pm
Entrance: by donation
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For more information, closer to the date: http://www.umicafe.org/

Collectif de Solidarité Lac Barrière
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