Archive - Mar 17, 2008
Northern Table with NAN First Nations and Ontario suspended in support of jailed KI leaders
March 17, 2008 - 8:41pm | by brianbeatonNAN press release ...
NAN suspends bilateral discussions with Ontario
THUNDER BAY, ON, March 17 /CNW/ - Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy is suspending bilateral discussions with the Government of Ontario until further direction from NAN leadership, describing this morning's sentencing of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) leadership a criminalization of Aboriginal law and custom and a complete disregard for the 'new relationship' the McGuinty government is trying to establish with First Nations.
Jailing First Nation leaders for protecting lands versus Ontario "public" and mining industry "development"
March 17, 2008 - 8:17pm | by Anonymous6 aboriginal activists in NW Ont. sent to jail over mining dispute
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - The Ontario government won't give up trying to find common ground between an exploration company and a remote northern Ontario First Nation despite the sentencing of an aboriginal chief and five other members to jail on contempt of court charges, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Michael Bryant said Monday.