And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Priority: Normal
>To: "ishgooda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>From: "KOLA International Campaign Office" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Press release Nishnawbe-Aski Nation
>Date: Tue, 15 Dec 98 13:03:05 PST
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> NISHNAWBE-ASKI NATION
> "Our Lands, Our Resources, Our Future"
>
> PRESS STATEMENT
>
>For immediate release
>
>Toronto (December 15, 1998) __ Nishnawbe-Aski Nation
>Grand Chief Charles Fox announced today the Ontario Provincial
>government has been served with a court application to halt
>the Land for Life planning process.
>
>Grand Chief Fox has arranged to meet with the media at a Press
>Conference scheduled for Wednesday, December 16, 1:00 pm,
>at the Queen's Park Legislative Assembly Media Studio in
>Toronto where he will be available to meet with the media and
>discuss the court application.
>
>In an effort to work in good faith with Ontario, Nishnawbe-Aski
>Nation had sent two delegates to take part in the Boreal East and
>West Roundtable discussions. Unfortunately the representatives
>withdrew when it became evident the concerns of the First
>Nations were being ignored.
>
>"Our people will be profoundly affected by the province's resource
>development plans and its violation of environmental protection
>laws," said Chief Fox. "The recommendations made by the
>province regarding preferred used of crown lands across traditional
>Cree lands in northwestern Ontario virtually ignore the concerns
>of First Nations by transferring almost total control of vast areas
>of land to private interests."
>
>"All citizens of Ontario should be concerned about this report,"
>added Grand Chief Fox. "It will impact tremendously on future
>sustainable development in the north and we have already
>witnessed considerable opposition to the Lands for Life document
>by a number of frustrated public interest groups in Ontario."
>
>The 84-page Consolidated Report, containing the three provincial
>land use Roundtable recommendations, deals with Aboriginal
>concerns in only two pages. Nowhere does it discuss treaty and
>aboriginal rights and nowhere does it assure First Nations their
>concerns will be dealth with in a fair and equitable way.
>
>Further information: Bentley Cheechoo
> Nishnawbe-Aski Nation
> Tel: (807) 623-8228
> Fax: (807) 623-7730
>Chiefs of Ontario Website: www.chiefs-of-ontario.org
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