René Upshaw wrote: It is about Human Issues, Environment, Economy and Society as a whole. Oil is discovered on the Reservation. This is the Territory that the French colonial government forced the Algonquin Nation to live out their days. Not all of them died in the planned time frame. They survived their encounter with the French monarchy. .... An indigenous movement known as Idle No More is gaining momentum in Canada. The First Nations people have promised to bring the countrys economy down to its knees if aboriginals voices remain unheard. Having begun with four members in November, Idle No More has now become reminiscent of other grassroots movements like Occupy Wall Street. Canadian Prime Minster Stephen Harper has agreed to meet with native chiefs on Friday to discuss disagreements over treaty rights and other grievances. Despite him promising to pay more attention to their demands, the meeting did not resolve any real issues. Before the meeting, hundreds of indigenous activists protested in front of the Canadas parliament, demonstrating their frustration, but also highlighting a deep divide within the countrys First Nations on how to push Ottawa to heed their demands. Mass demonstrations have been sparked by Bill C-45, which was passed by the Canadian government in December. The legislation amends rules about the communitys land and protesters say it undermines century-old treaties by altering the approval process for leasing aboriginal lands to outsiders and changing environmental oversight in favour of natural resource extraction. Bill C-45 is not just about a budget, it is a direct attack on First Nations lands and on the bodies of water we all share from across this country, Idle No More said in a statement on its website. Canada is becoming essentially the worlds No.1 corporate colony, claimed independent researcher and writer Andrew Gavin Marshall. Our prime minister has negotiated or is negotiating eight free trade agreements -- this is opening up Canada to unhindered corporate plundering of the environment and resources. Indigenous peoples are at the front lines of that because their communities are hit first and they are hit hardest. So they may be facing the final stages of the 500-years genocide.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 19:14:49 +0000
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