Archive - Oct 15, 2007

National chief challenges mining sector to collaborate and respect First Nation territories and traditions

Submitter Name: 
Brian Beaton

SPEAKING NOTES FOR ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS NATIONAL CHIEF PHIL FONTAINE
PROSPECTORS AND DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
Toronto, Ontario
October 12, 2007

• (Traditional Greeting)

• I would like to thank the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada for your kind invitation to speak here today. In particular, I want to thank Don Bubar, the Chair of the Aboriginal Affairs Committee for his vision and efforts in bringing our communities together.