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by Isaiah Peltier
http://anishinabeknews.ca/2017/03/23/first-nations-need-sufficient-predictable-and-sustained-funding-madahbee/

- Boiling water incident is still not fixed
- Anishnabek is facing slow progress with issues
- mental health care turning into the right direction to improvement
- $282 million allocated over five years to address the immediate health priorities of First Nations.
-  $2.6 billion commitment to on-reserve education was reconfirmed
- First nations are still fighting for equality
- child welfare is a concern
-in  2016, $2.6 billion commitment to on-reserve education was reconfirmed

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Trudeau breaking promises to Canada's First Nations.

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Trudeau breaking promises to Canada's First Nations.

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-There was 18 big promises that were made but only 3 delivered and 5 that are in progress
-“They only want a nation-to-nation relationship when it’s convenient to them,” Angus concluded
-Avoiding the major promises like giving $2.6 billion to First Nations education.
-Expected to see serious movement
-Liberal government has done opposite of what was committed to do

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It's been a year since Justin Trudeau and his Liberals swept to power, winning a majority government with their "Real Change" campaign and promising to establish a true "nation-to-nation relationship" with Canada's Indigenous peoples. While the Liberals have honoured a few of their promises, recent events have First Nations communities and leaders scratching their heads over the true agenda of the Trudeau government on the environment, the well-being of First Nations children and Indigenous relations as a whole.

The Liberal commitments toward First Nations communities couldn't have been clearer.

At the 2015 Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Assembly in Montreal, Trudeau declared that if he was elected he would ensure the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP), a declaration that asserts Indigenous rights in self-governance and determination.

"We intend nothing less than to adopt and implement the declaration in accordance with the Canadian Constitution," said Minister of Indigenous Affairs Carolyn Bennett in May 2016, addressing the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York City following the Liberal victory.

A month later, however, Liberal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould suddenly announced that adopting UNDRIP into Canadian law was "unworkable". She even went so far as to label it a "political distraction to undertaking the hard work required to implement it back home in communities."

While Canada's objector status to UNDRIP has been removed, the Liberal government completed its first about face when they refused to hold themselves to the UNDRIP standard in their dealings with First Nations.

This trend has continued.

In August, Fisheries and Oceans Canada issued construction permits for the Site C Dam on the Peace River in British Columbia, an $8.8 billion project opposed by environmental activists and the nearby Prophet River and West Moberly First Nations.

As Prophet River and West Moberly leaders were in court fighting for their treaty rights, Trudeau was simultaneously green lighting the project. The two communities will see thousands of acres of their territory flooded by the dam should construction go ahead as planned.

Responding to the approval of Site C in the Toronto Star, AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde was categorical. "Proceeding with this project without proper consultation and the free, prior and informed consent of First Nations is neither consistent with Canada's own constitution nor Canada's human rights obligations under the declaration and elsewhere," he said.

The unexpected Liberal flip-flops on the environment echo the policies of the decade-long Conservative government of Stephen Harper, especially where fossil fuel development is concerned.

When Trudeau approved the Pacific Northwest LNG project, a liquefied natural gas terminal and export facility planned for BC's Lelu Island at Prince Rupert in late September, Haida Nation leaders were outraged. Worth $36 billion, the Northwest LNG project poses a threat to Treaty 8 hunting, trapping and fishing rights and endangers the Skeena salmon run, the second largest in the country.

While Trudeau sports a Haida raven tattoo on his shoulder that had the support of community leaders in his early days at the helm of the Liberal Party, his actions with the Site C dam and the Northwest LNG terminal have drastically changed their opinion.

"In accepting a tattoo you commit to the values and laws that govern our nation," said Haida artist Robert Davidson, the man responsible for the design appropriated by Trudeau. "Maybe Trudeau really needs to understand what that tattoo signifies to the Haida. In one breath we're all excited...then all of a sudden, how do we react to what he's doing, to the decisions he's making?"

The most recent decision made by Ottawa was to approve the $1.3 billion expansion of a western natural gas pipeline aimed to boost the faltering Alberta oil industry. Many observers believe the Liberal government is preparing to approve the highly controversial Kinder Morgan pipeline (which would transport Alberta bitumen to a Vancouver port) as well as Energy East, which would do the same across six provinces to a New Brunswick facility.

During the last year's election campaign, Trudeau dominated social media with his good looks and sunny personality. While it's hard to fault someone for not being able to accomplish everything they promised in their first year in office, it's hard to accept that in many cases the Liberal government has gone and done the opposite of what they committed to do. On the plus side, we do finally have a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

Thanks to the trusty Trudeau metre we have a clear picture of the 18 major promises made to Indigenous peoples: 3 promises delivered, 5 promises in progress, 6 promises not yet started and 4 promises broken. Unfortunately it's the broken promises that are the most telling: no UNDRIP, no $50 million for the post-secondary student support program and the 2% funding cap on First Nations programs still in place.

By choosing to allocate $2.6 billion to First Nations education for Kindergarten to Grade 12 over five fiscal years, the Liberal government's financial commitments to provide Native children the same education opportunities as the rest of Canada is little more than what was offered by the Conservatives.

NDP MP and Indigenous affairs critic Charlie Angus believes the Trudeau government is ignoring the human rights of First Nations people.

"I'm really shocked," he said. "I expected that we would see serious movement, serious action. The first promise that [the Liberals] made in the election was $2.6 billion in funding to First Nations children. And then they've walked away from that promise - they're stretching it out over five years. It's the same amount that Harper had promised."

The NDP introduced a motion demanding the Liberals come into compliance with a human rights tribunal ruling issued last January, calling on the government to immediately boost the budget for First Nations child welfare by $155 million. The original ruling stated the federal government has consistently failed to provide services to First Nations children comparable to those offered by the provincial system and the tribunal has already issued the Liberals two compliance orders since.

"Saying there doesn't need to be any compliance with the human rights tribunal, I really don't know what's driving their agenda," said Angus. "They seem to think that if they have a consultation and put a survey online they're doing their job. It's a huge red flag in terms of this government walking away from that promise they made to establish a new nation-to-nation relationship."

Angus didn't expect wholesale change overnight. "But there are a few incidents that stand out as being very cynical," he said. "We have the justice minister in court right now fighting a compensation case that was awarded to a residential school survivor of a childhood rape at Spanish residential. That sends this real clear signal that they're following the same attitude that the previous government had - that they will fight Indigenous rights in court, tooth and nail."

Angus, like many others, says the image Trudeau projected during the election campaign and the reality of his government's policies one year into power do not match up.

"They only want a nation-to-nation relationship when it's convenient to them," Angus concluded.

The office of Prime Minister Trudeau did not respond to numerous requests for comment on these issues.

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Trudeau breaking promises to Canada's First Nations | The Nation: Cree News

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It's been a year since Justin Trudeau and his Liberals swept to power, winning a majority government with their "Real Change" campaign and promising to establish a true "nation-to-nation relationship" with Canada's Indigenous peoples. While the Liberals have honoured a ...

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Jot notes by Tammara.K
http://www.nationnews.ca/trudeau-breaking-promises-canadas-first-nations/
- Finally have a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
-3 promises delivered, 5 promises in progress, 6 promises not yet started and 4 promises broken.

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What Colour Is Your Beadwork, Joseph Boyden?

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What Colour Is Your Beadwork, Joseph Boyden?

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by Grey Neganegijig
article here

is an aboriginal person who isn't connected to their rez or their language still aboriginal?

very ambiguous answers to serious questions

you can't pop out of no where and claim to be something you may or may not be without earning your place

"White women taking everything for themselves, including our men, and now, our fucking shoes."

camp two is just Tired of drama

how did boyden get his role in the indigenous community?

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By Brooke.T
-among all the horrible images on our devices there is a reason for hope and optimism.
-That reason is Canada
-Jewish open it's church doors to the Muslims
-pluralism works in Canada
-peaceful and cohesive society
-"highway to heaven" most diverse concentration of faith groups
-Canada being religious tolerance and pluralism be a model to the world

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It has been a difficult week around the world. The news has been dominated by bombings, mass murder, terrorism - both foiled plots and successful ones - and a backlash of xenophobia and racism in the wake of the Paris attacks.

Amidst all the horrible images on our television screens and in our newspapers, however, there is still reason for hope and optimism. That reason is Canada.

In a small city in Ontario, an unfortunate incident of intolerance quickly turned into a shining example of what makes our country so great.

Just one day after radical Islamic terrorists attacked Paris, a mosque in Peterborough was torched. The arson attack caused some $80,000 worth of damage and left 1,000 people in the Muslim community without a place to pray. That is, until the Jewish community opened its doors.

When the Beth Israel Synagogue learned about the hate crime, its leaders offered members of the Muslim community a place to pray. The Jewish leaders, alongside a Christian group that also shares this space, worked with their Muslim counterparts to set up a fundraising initiative that has reportedly raised more than $110,000 to help repair the Masjid Al-Salaam mosque.

While Muslims are at war with Christians and Jews in other parts of the world, in Canada these religious communities co-exist. Even more so, they work together.

According to Kenzu Abdella, the president of the targeted mosque and the Kawartha Muslim Religious Association, these three religious communities regularly hold open houses, engage in joint inter-faith dinners, and participate in one another's celebrations. The Muslim community has even prayed at this synagogue before.

This proactive engagement is part of the reason Canada is such a peaceful and cohesive society. Pluralism works in Canada.

Of course, this experience is not unique to the faith communities of Peterborough.

Despite the very strained relationship between Syria and Israel, in Vancouver, a Jewish congregation has taken action to help Syrian refugees. Rabbi Dan Moskovitz asked his congregation at Temple Sholom for donations to help sponsor a Syrian refugee family. Within just a few days, they raised $40,000 - more than enough to support a family of four for an entire year.

In the Toronto suburb of Thornhill, Jews and Muslims are neighbours and friends. In fact, the Jaffari Islamic Centre and its next-door neighbour Temple Har Zion actually share a parking lot.

These two communities share more than just a slab of concrete. They cooperate in a number of shared initiatives, from garage sales, to open houses, shared prayer services, panel discussions, and anti-racism activism.

During Toronto's annual Mosaic Interfaith Out of the Cold Program, the two congregations work together with nearly a dozen other religious communities and organizations to help those in need.

This Jaffari Islamic Centre and Temple Har Zion have been living peacefully and sharing land for more than 30 years.

Similarly, in Richmond, B.C., there is a three-kilometer stretch of road dubbed the 'Highway to Heaven.' It is home to more than 20 religious schools and institutions built side by side. In this Vancouver suburb, members of the Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist, Christian,

Jewish, and Muslim communities gather and pray next to one another and work together to promote open dialogue.

The 'Highway to Heaven' has been called the most diverse concentration of faith groups in the world; it offers a living example of how different religious communities and ethnic groups can live in peace and harmony.

Here in Canada, we have an admirable example of religious tolerance and pluralism that should serve as a model for the rest of the world.

This is just one more reason to love Canada.

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It has been a difficult week around the world. The news has been dominated by bombings, mass murder, terrorism - both foiled plots and successful ones - and a backlash of xenophobia and racism in the wake of the Paris attacks.

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What Colour is your Beadwork, Joseph Boyden?

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Jot notes by Julie Balen

-Joseph Boyden's claim to be indigenous
-He's been asked, "Who are you, where you from, who claims you?" His answer is, "A small part of me is Indigenous but it's a big part of who I am."
-response ok to outrage
-you claiming identity vs community claiming you

Three distinct responses:
#1--empathetic
#2--let this pass; supports the status quo
#3--keeps pressing on the investigation's initial conversation
The analogy: beadwork
Have to earn it-->they'll know who I am by my beadwork
Call to action to JB.

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‘First Nations need sufficient, predictable and sustained funding’: Madahbee

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‘First Nations need sufficient, predictable and sustained funding’: Madahbee

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Notes: Tim Pete

Sufficient, predictable, and sustained funding crucial for effective advocacy & participation in nation-nation relationships

Current system needs overhaul

$282M towards mental health

$118.2M Mental health program

$86M NIHB (Non-insured health benefits)

Budget and infrastructure improvement funds

Elim of boil water advisories front and centre to meet with ambitious 2021 timeline

Anishinabek Nation leads for its Child Well-being Law

CWB Law to take and return those that have been lost

$2.8B Education

No plans for removal of  2% funding cap (shame FN must fight for equality)

$11.2B Housing

Anishinabek Nation disagrees with 11.2B

Regional strat offers more control for recognition of diverse needs between communities

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