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First Nation or First
Nation Organization |
Other First Nations of
Local Municipalities or Organizations |
Type of Activity |
Expected Participants |
First Nation issues
being addressed |
Method(s)
of Communication |
Contact |
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Mushkegowuk Council |
Wabun Tribal Council
City of Timmins
First Nation of Mushkegowuk
Local Friendship Centre, Mennonite Central Cttee |
Unity Gathering and March
through down town part of the city, one hour, MP MPP speakers
Mayor, various police forces involvement |
1,000 |
Consultation and Natural Resource Development with within the Territory
Unfinished business ie environment issues with schools facilities 10 -15
years of delays |
Press Conference
Press Release
Radio
TV
Newspaper |
Grand Chief Stan Louttit
Email:
stanlouttit@mushkegowuk.ca
Phone:
705-658-4222 |
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Grand Council Treaty # 3 |
First Nations of GCT#3
City of Kenora |
Unity Gathering and March |
N/A |
Treaty Relationship
Nationhood and Nation building
Environment??? |
N/A |
(TBA) |
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Red Rock First Nation |
Northern Superior Treaty Area |
Possibly march across Hwy 11/17 and trans Canada
Nipigon Bridge |
100 |
Stand together in the spirit of unity to support a better life for all
FN people
End FN poverty |
Via newsletter
Web site
www.bingwi.com calendar of events |
Audrey Gilbeau
Email:
agilbeau@tbaytel.net
Phone
807-623-2724 |
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Mohawk Council of Akwesasne |
City of Cornwall |
Large rally at the base of the Seaway International Bridge |
(TBA) |
First Nation Issues |
(TBA) |
Larry King
Email:
lking@akwesasne.ca
Phone:
613-396-3424 |
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Union of Ontario Indians |
First Nations within the UOI
Municipal politicians
City Council
Amnesty International
United Church
|
Launching an era of action – public education campaign
built around the Ipperwash report of the commission
-Poster card campaign |
100 - 200 |
Focus on recommendations Ipperwash commission report |
Media event in your office in North Bay
Press Conference
Press Release
Radio
TV
Newspaper |
Bob Goulais – 705 498-5250
Email:
goubob@anishinabek.ca
Phone:
705-497-9127
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Mi’kmaq Confederacy of PEI
|
Local Friendship Centre |
Bannock Breakfast |
100 |
Land Claims
Provincial relations
Dispute CAP’s legitimacy |
Press Release
Invitation to dignitaries
|
Jeff Brant 902-436-5101
jbrant@mcpei.ca
|
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BC Assembly of First Nations
First Nations Summit
Union of BC Indian Chiefs
|
Local Aboriginal agencies
Provincial reps
Unions
Ecumenical orgs
|
March and Rally
starts at 12:00 Noon
from Vancouver Art Gallery
to Library Square (300 West Georgia Street ) |
Est. 1,000 |
Canadians to stand together in the spirit of unity to demand the Federal
Government to deal honourably with First Nations Title and Rights and to
call for an end to First Nations poverty |
Press Release
Web site
Poster distribution |
Don Bain
don@ubcic.bc.ca
(604) 684-0231 |
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Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations
|
Treaty 6 |
March to Canada Place in Edmonton
End march by River |
200 |
Land Claims
Funding |
Press release |
Ron Lameman 780 944-0334 |
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Federation of Saskatchewan Indians
|
Local First Nations |
Press conference @ the legislative buildings involving all three
political parties leaders |
200 |
FN poverty is bigger than party politics |
Press release
News conference
Public Speeches |
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Manitoba Assembly of Chief
|
Local First Nations |
Spiritual Day of Unity
“National Day of Action” Celebration
Pow wow – dance competition
concert
|
500 – 1,000 |
FN poverty is bigger than party politics
Federal Government to deal honourably with First Nations Title and
Rights |
Press Release
Invitation to dignitaries
Radio
TV
Newspaper |
Cheyenne Whitecloud
204 987 4590
cwhitecloud@manitobachiefs.com
Frank Whitehead
204 956-0610
fwhitehead@manitobachiefs.com
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Batchewana First Nation, Garden River First
Nation, First Peoples National Party of Canada and Various Sault Ste
Marie Native Organizations |
Local First Nations and Organizations and presently supported by the
City of Sault Ste Marie |
Garden River First
Nation is handing out brochures and pamphlets to travelers in and out of
Sault Ste Marie
A March is planned in downtown area of Sault Ste Marie by all Canadians
who wish (Speakers TBA) |
Projected at 500 participants |
Based from Resolution
No. 55, passed on December 2006 at the AFN special assembly meeting
Each participating persons have their own reasons and messages to the
Government of Canada to send on The National Day of Action |
Press statements, radio, and local news agencies |
Cory Mcleod
705-945-6226
thenationaldayofaction@shaw.ca
Please Email for an up-to-date list of events in Sault Ste Marie and how
to be involved on The National Day of Action |
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Treaties 7 |
Local First Nations in Treaties 7,8 |
CB. |
1,000-5,000 |
FN poverty and treaty rights |
News Conference
Radio
Newspaper |
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Treaty 8 Middle AB East |
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Union of New Brunswick First Nations |
Nothing Planned |
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Grand Council of the Crees, Nemaska Champion Lake, PQ |
Nothing Planned |
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Nishnabwe-Aski Nation, Thunder Bay, ON |
Local Municipality and local FN |
March/Rally downtown Thunder Bay, Ontario |
TBA |
Treaty Rights
FN Poverty
|
News Conference
Radio
Newspaper |
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