“During a technical briefing held in Ottawa on Bill C-69, senior government officials said ‘indigenous’ {aboriginal} knowledge will be treated with weight equal to other information {?!?} during the assessment of a project… Ottawa is also pledging to increase financial support for ‘indigenous’ {aboriginal} communities to engage in the process {Of course}…
The creation of discriminatory hydro rates is being defended by Manitoba chiefs. They are not opposed to discrimination in principle — only when it works against them: “The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) is responding to news that Manitoba Hydro is asking the Manitoba Court of Appeal to overturn the Public Utilities Board (PUB) decision […]
Because of Canada’s segregationist Constitution, aboriginal Band elections are conducted under a different set of rules from all other Canadian communities… “A ‘First Nations’ community may conduct leadership selection under one of three possible approaches: • Election procedures under a ‘self-government’ agreement. {NOTE: ‘Self-government’ for aboriginal tribes was EXPLICITLY REJECTED by the Canadian people in […]
