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federal government is responsible for violations of our Inherent, 
Aboriginal, Treaty and Human Rights, by issuing unilateral self-government 
and land claims policies and related negotiation processes.

These federal policies are designed to give the provinces, industry and 
third parties priority over our traditional lands, resources and waters.

As the spokespeople for our respective Indigenous communities we must insist 
that your government take immediate steps to:

1. Adopt and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of 
Indigenous Peoples; and

2. Jointly change the federal policies on self-government, land claims and 
historic Treaties with Indigenous communities;

3. Cease the criminalization of Indigenous Peoples when they are exercising 
their rights to lands, resources and self-determination and direct the 
provinces to do the same.

We will be watching your government's actions and if your government does 
not accede to our reasonable requests, we commit that we the undersigned who 
are attending our gathering here in Winnipeg will take coordinated action to 
convince your government to respect our Indigenous Peoples and communities 
by acting on our requests presented in this letter.

In Defense of Our Mother Earth,

COMMUNITY SPOKESPERSONS:

Tobique, Maliseet Nation
Algonquins of Barriere Lake
Ardoch Algonquin First Nation
Six Nations, Grand River
Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwig
Youth Rep., Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
Indigenous Environmental Network
Redwire Native Youth Society
Pimicikamac Cree Nation
Indigenous Network on Economies & Trade
First Nations Environmental Network
Swelk'wek'welt Protection Centre
Asubpeeschoseewasong, Anishinabe Territory
Lonefighters Society, Blackfoot Confederacy
Lubicon Lake Cree Nation
Native 2010 Resistance, British Columbia
Downtown Eastside Women's Council
Elders Council, Vancouver

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