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In a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper dated Jan. 9, MCC Canada executive director, Don Peters, urges all levels of government and the Crown to build appropriate nation-to-nation
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Rick Cober Bauman of MCC Ontario greets Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence
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relationships and to meet treaty obligations.
"Respectful relationships that recognize the right to self-determination and allow communities to flourish according to their own practices should undergird the government's response both to daily concerns on First Nations' reserves as well as long-term issues, such as upholding Treaty rights," states the letter.
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Parliamentary Business
The Idle No More movement and the hunger strike by Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence have called attention to unresolved treaty issues and a broken relationship between Indigenous Peoples and many Canadians.
Serving as a catalyst for the demonstrations is criticism that changes to federal government legislation affecting land, water, and natural resources were developed without appropriate consultation with First Nations.
To learn more about the slate of current government bills impacting Canada's Indigenous Peoples, click here.
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Resources
Myth Perceptions
Interested in digging more deeply into some of the issues facing Indigenous Peoples? Check out MCC's Myth Perceptions website!
As a project of MCC Canada's Indigenous Peoples Program, Myth Perceptions attempts to dismantle stereotypes, myths, and misconceptions that people from the dominant culture tend to believe about Indigenous Peoples living within the borders of what is now North America.
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Photo by Christine Okimaw, Attawapiskat First Nation Councillor
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MCC Ontario's Aboriginal Neighbours Program
To learn more about MCC's work with Indigenous partners in Ontario, visit the Aboriginal Neighbours website.
Featuring photos, interviews, and educational resources, this site provides the opportunity to reflect on, and better understand, some of the issues impacting Canada's First Nations communities.
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Peacebuilding
in a dangerous time
For college and university students.
Thursday - Saturday, February 14-16 in Ottawa.
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Quotation
of the Month
"It is not ours to decide how First Nations will make their way into a healthy future, but we can say clearly and boldly that they must."
 Rick Cober Bauman, MCC Ontario Executive Director, after his visit with Attawapiskat Band Council Chief, Theresa Spence, on January 5, 2013
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Staff Update
Jared Klassen
Winter 2013 Advocacy Research Intern
 After completing a BA in Community Development and Biblical Studies from Columbia Bible College, Jared began a one-year term serving with MCC in South Africa through the SALT program.
Jared brings experience in organizational learning, planning, monitoring and evaluation (PME), business development, and rural agriculture, along with an interest in international policy and peacemaking.
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