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This seems like a big deal.

Some quotations:

“Chief Councillor Elmer Frank of Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation told Ha-Shilth-Sa he would be writing to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to say he was no longer welcome in the Tla-o-qui-aht ha-houlthee (chiefly lands) until his bureaucracy and government lawyers began reflecting the Prime Minister’s promise of reconciliation with the First Nations of this land.”

“Either the Prime Minister and his ministers are misleading the country, or the bureaucracy is not fulfilling that new direction , said Francis Frank, a lead negotiator for the T’aaq-wiihak Nations”

“The Department of Fisheries is still putting forward the Conservative agenda, following a model developed under former Prime Minister Stephen Harper and former Fisheries Minister Gail Shea, read a statement from the nations during a meeting today. This model includes “stalling and continued litigation.””

“Enough is enough,” he said.

“We expect Canada and DFO to reevaluate your approach and come back to this table when you are serious about reconciling our Aboriginal Rights in a meaningful and respectful manner,” Reid and her staff were told at the meeting.

These photos weren’t from the 90s or some shit. I took these literally two days ago.

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Yes, this is just a symptom to a larger disease of historical colonialism and white supremacy. Thanks for pointing out the obvious.