Chief Darrell McCallum of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation on preparing for a meeting of Canadian Chiefs and the Prime Minister of Canada.
Yeah, that’s right. The government tells us they consult with Natives on national and provincial issues, but really our Chiefs were basically told to sit there and shut up.
This is my government telling me how worthless my voice, as a Native Canadian, is. I seriously don’t have the words to explain how depressing knowing this is - knowing that the government invites Chiefs to the capitol to be ignored.
(via lostmymojo)
The Canadian government and the subtle art of ‘consultation’.
(via yarr-metis)
Well, as a Canadian I’m outraged. What the fuck.
I wonder if the meeting was about the Keystone pipeline or all the cancer or what. I mean… why would the government even...
Well, as a Canadian I’m outraged. What the fuck.
The Canadian government and the subtle art of ‘consultation’.
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