Indigenous Rights Revolution Growing Momentum

Sunday, December 9^th 2012, Traditional Territory of Treaty No.6…Chiefs, youth, elders, women and community members will all gather Monday (December 10,2012) for IDLE NO MORE rallies occurring across the country. From Vancouver to Toronto, this grassroots Indigenous Rights Revolution is growing momentum.  Chiefs showed their support of Okimaw (Chief) Wallace Fox’s request by joining him at a rally on Parliament Hill last week during the Special Chief’s Assembly in Ottawa. These media images, sound bites, tweets, posts, blogs and stories began a movement in uniting our Indigenous Peoples with one voice. 

“We want Treaty Implementation on our Rights. We stand together as Nations to follow through on our notice to the Government of Canada in stating, Treaties cannot be domesticated under Canadian legislation. Our Treaty Rights were entered into by two Sovereigns, the Crown and the Nations on “Turtle Island” not Canada. We defend and support our Indigenous Rights Revolution and the Idle No More movement by standing in solidarity on Monday. I encourage all Peoples to come together by attending these peaceful rallies in a city closest to your home fire,” stated Okimaw Wallace Fox.  

IDLE NO MORE RALLIES- Monday December 10, 2012  

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: noon-gather at Rainbow Community Centre at 808 20^th Street. 1pm –rally at Member of Parliament Kelly Block’s Constituency office. 904 22^nd Street West

Edmonton, Alberta: 11am – rally at Canada Place. 9700 Jasper Avenue 

Calgary, Alberta: 10am- rally at Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Constituency Office
1600  90 Avenue SW (Glenmore Landing) 

Calgary, Alberta: Noon- Rally at Calgary Olympic Plaza. 228 8^th Avenue SE  

Lethbridge, Alberta: 9am Rally at the University of Lethbridge. 4401 University Drive West 

Winnipeg, Manitoba: 12pm at Manitoba Legislative Building. 450 Broadway. 

Vancouver, British Columbia: 11am march from NEC to Vancouver Art Gallery 

Toronto, Ontario: 11:30am at Metro Convention Centre. 255 Front Street 

Friday December 21, Ottawa, Ontario-Rally on Parliament Hill  

Onion Lake Cree Nation is an Indigenous Nation which believes in Sovereignty and the Protection of Inherent & Treaty Rights. The Cree Nation has over 5000 members and is governed by their own Cree Governance Structure. Onion Lake Cree Nation is located 30 minutes north of Lloydminster on highway 17 and is in Treaty No.6 territory.

 

www.onionlake.ca

 

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