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Idle No More protest in Midland - and across CanadaAWARE Simcoe Update Dec. 21 2012Around 30 people responded to the callout for the Idle No More round dance flash mob in Midland today. They marched at Highway 93 and Hugel, beating drums and singing. Passing motorists honked in support. ...
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Dec 21st, 2012
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By The Canadian Press December 21, 2012 Aboriginal leaders are set to march through the streets of Ottawa today after meeting with a chief who is on a hunger-strike. The leaders are taking part in a national protest march and rally organized by the movement dubbed Idle No More, which opposes the Harp...
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Dec 21st, 2012
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By Christopher Curtis, Postmedia News December 20, 2012OTTAWA – Whether by accident or design, Theresa Spence has come to symbolize the broken relationship between Canada’s aboriginal leaders and its federal government.The Northern Ontario chief’s 10-day-old hunger strike is the foundation of an indi...
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Dec 20th, 2012
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By Angela Mullins Metro London December 19 2012 Beating drums, hurling insults at the Harper government, and gridlocking traffic, about a thousand First Nations people descended on London on Wednesday as part of a nationwide protest centred on treaty rights....
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Dec 6th, 2012
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CBC News video December 4 2012Chief Wallace Fox of Onion Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan tried to force his way into the locked House of Commons during question period to protest the budget implementation legislation bill, C-45. ...
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Dec 5th, 2012
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Omnibus bill infringes First Nations' rights By Jorge Barrera and Kenneth Jackson APTN National News December 4 2012OTTAWA–First Nations chiefs clashed with Parliament Hill security guards Tuesday after they tried to enter the House of Commons and deliver a message to the Harper government that the t...
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Dec 1st, 2012
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BY JOHN BONNAR Rabble.ca NOVEMBER 29, 2012  Voices from Wednesday’s protest at Queens Park against Bill C-428....
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Nov 24th, 2012
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By Paul Morden Sarnia Observer November 24, 2012Sarnia’s Ron Plain has been elected to a two-year term as president of the international environmental organization Global Community Monitor....
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Nov 23rd, 2012
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Legislative changes encroach on First Nations treaty rightsLetter from Patrick Wedaseh Madahbee, Grand Council Chief, Anishinabek Nation, to Prime Minister Stephen Harper -- November 21 2012Over the past couple of years it has become increasingly apparent to the Anishinabek First Nations that the fed...
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Nov 8th, 2012
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Foreign investors to receive better treatment than First Peoples Letter to PM Harper from Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy November 5 2012 RE: Financial Investment Protection Agreement (FIPA) between Canada and ChinaThe draft FIPA violates First Nation Treaty rights and international law. Therefore...