And now:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (S.I.S.I.S.) writes: FIVE PREMIERS JOIN NATIVE TALKS The Globe & Mail, March 6, 1999 Page A6 (CP) [S.I.S.I.S. note: The following mainstream news article may contain biased or distorted information and may be missing pertinent facts and/or context. It is provided for reference only.] The big meeting between Canada's premiers and top aboriginal leaders will go ahead March 22, a month after it was postponed because only 3 premiers could attend. But the turnout isn't looking much better this time around, which is likely to anger some native leaders. Organizers have convinced five premiers to attend the annual meeting on aboriginal concerns. Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Nova Scotia have agreed to attend the conference in Regina to discuss the new social union framework and other major issues, sources said. Phil Fontaine, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, said he's disappointed with the showing, but hopeful more premiers will get on board. "We still have some time before the meeting to convince the others to join with us," he said. "We believe that a full turnout would be far preferable because our issues are important to every province and territory in the country." :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: SOVEREIGNTY IS THE ANSWER - CANADA IS THE PROBLEM Letters to the Globe and Mail - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: S.I.S.I.S. Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty P.O. Box 8673, Victoria, "B.C." "Canada" V8X 3S2 EMAIL : <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> WWW: http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/SISmain.html SOVERNET-L is a news-only listserv concerned with indigenous sovereigntist struggles around the world. To subscribe, send "subscribe sovernet-l" in the body of an email message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information on sovernet-l, contact S.I.S.I.S. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:
