First Nations - CF help, protests, solutions, residential schools, etc. (merged)

[Quirky]

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[Colin Parkinson]

Maybe you should have 'self-identified' when you had the chance


As millions in federal funding flow into a Labrador group whose claims of Inuit identity have been rejected by Indigenous organizations across Canada, a national Inuit leader worries the Liberal government is putting the rights of Indigenous Peoples at risk.

Natan Obed, president of an organization representing about 70,000 Inuit across Canada, said he wrote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over a year ago to express his concern about the NunatuKavut Community Council's ability to receive federal grants and fisheries allocations based on a "simple self-declaration of Inuit identity."

He said he has not received a response.

Self-identifying Indigenous group got $74M in federal cash, Inuit leader wants change

As millions in federal funding flow into a Labrador group whose claims of Inuit identity have been rejected by Indigenous organizations across Canada, a national Inuit leader worries the Liberal government is putting the rights of Indigenous Peoples at risk.

www.ctvnews.ca

It's all about the money. When FN bands, sign treaties and become governments, they suddenly realize that the capital burnrate is higher than they realize and will be tossing the environmental groups off their land in order to get projects that bring in revenue. In the meantime they fight with each other over grant monies.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Mod note: Given the broadness of the discussion, moving these posts to an already-existing thread here. Please stand by ....

Thread 'First Nations - CF help, protests, solutions, residential schools, etc. (merged)'

7 Nov 2005

Excellent article on the whole Kesheshewan story. It hits rez life square on the nose!

http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=d45d2afe-86e6-48de-8a72-cdc8bb6a3b12

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• UberCree
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[The Bread Guy]

Thread title is incorrect…

Too specific, indeed - hence the merge. Thanks for the nudge

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[Jarnhamar]

Natan Obed, president of an organization representing about 70,000 Inuit across Canada, said he wrote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over a year ago to express his concern about the NunatuKavut Community Council's ability to receive federal grants and fisheries allocations based on a "simple self-declaration of Inuit identity."

$74M

That's hilarious. They should have identified as LGBTQ and rounded up.