If You Can’t Beat Them... Join Them? The National Chief to “Indian Fighter” Pipeline

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If You Can’t Beat Them... Join Them? The National Chief to “Indian Fighter” Pipeline

30 Nov 2022

own reconciliation plans.” They worked for BC Hydro when the utility sought In other words, Bellegarde is selling his to override Treaty 8 First Nations opposition to the knowledge and experience about Indigenous development of the Site C Dam. [...] Now it is being sold to the highest bidder - Before this work, they represented intervenors aiming to in this case - a law firm known as “Indian limit the Duty to Consult in the Taku River and Haida Fighters” that focuses on the continued Supreme Court of Canada cases, and also argued against the very notion of Aboriginal title in Delgamuukw. [...] They also happen to be the firm representing the organization in the Child Welfare Final Settlement The Assembly of Indian Fighters? Agreement. [...] These may be the very lawyers making arguments against the First Nation Caring Society and What role does the Assembly of First Nations have to play the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, who have been in this state of affairs? pointing out the flaws in an agreement that excludes so many. [...] So I have to ask, are lawyers and First Nation The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is described as “a (former) politicians benefiting at the expense of First political organization representing approximately 900,000 Nation children? And, what kind of legacy are we leaving, First Nation citizens in Canada” and they “advocate if that’s the case? on behalf of First Nations on issues such as treaties,.
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