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Quebec Innu declare war on development

From the National Post : By Marianne White Published: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 Innu from five Quebec communities said yesterday they are willing to block every development project in northern Quebec and Labrador until all of their ancestral rights, including...

Published 03-04-2010 10:28 AM by Jesse Tungilik

Filed under: Indigenous Rights, economic development, Canada, Quebec, Innu, hunting rights
Canada's Arctic Colonies?

From the Globe & Mail : Doug Saunders, Published on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 [H]ere above the Arctic Circle in the bracing cold, the talk in bars and saunas is entirely devoted to events in balmy Vancouver. Yes, Laplanders tell me over reindeer-meat...

Published 02-13-2010 9:53 AM by Jesse Tungilik

Filed under: Arctic Council, Indigenous Peoples, economic development, Canada, Inuit
Arctic Indigenous Organizations Not Invited to Arctic Leaders Summit

From cbc.ca: Arctic indigenous groups are criticizing Canada's decision to leave them out of an upcoming meeting of Arctic nations in Quebec next month. Federal Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon recently announced that he will host a meeting...

Published 02-12-2010 5:13 AM by Jesse Tungilik

Filed under: Arctic Council, Indigenous Rights, economic development, Canada, disenfranchisement, Lawrence Cannon

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