By: Irene Vaughan

Irene Vaughan — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:30:48 +0000

The Native People of Canada are yet again fighting for our nation. It is time we stood with them and let our voices be heard. This is not only a First Nation’s issue. What the Harper governement has done through recently passed bills is to have taken away everything accomplished by environmentalists in the past 5o years. All this was done in order to build this Enron oil pipe line through environmentally sensitive land, lands belonging to the First Nation. However these same changes also affect environmentally sensitive land in all other parts of Canada. This governement has gagged scientist by insisting they present their thesis for approval before they publish. Recently they have shut down a world reknown scientific lake project that studies the effects of chemicals in our environment used in our daily living. In addition they have dismissed thousands of environmental assessments across Canada. They have also made changes to the Fisheries Act, that protect the fish but not their habitat!
I believe in the sovereignty of the First Nations. I also believe with this sovereignty comes accountability. The manner in which funding is spent by the First Nation’s leaders must be transparent. However, if you agree with this statement don’t let it become a red herring and blind you from what the issue is really about. It is about building a pipe line, at all costs, with no regard for the environment or the people it will affect. It affects you and your children, and children of the future.
Idle no more. Stand up and let your government know you care about your envirionment and what our First Nation’s people are fighting for.

By: Dorothy Field

Dorothy Field — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:43:50 +0000

Canada has treated First Nations with the utmost disrespect over many centuries. The time is now to change this broken relationship.

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By: Irene Vaughan

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