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More "Nations" for Canada? |
2006-11-29 |
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canada's indigenous peoples are feeling a bit snubbed by Parliament's decision to recognize Quebecers as a "nation" within a united Canada and not them too. Native Indian leaders say the vote in the House of Commons, which has helped reignite debate over the role of French-speaking Quebec within largely English-speaking Canada, ignored the peoples who lived in North America before European settlers arrived. "If it is good for the Quebecois, and we have no objection to that, then it is good enough for us," Phil Fontaine, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, said on Tuesday, a day after lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the measure. |
Posted by:Bobby |
#7 Push the Long Knives back into the sea! -- Pontiac and Tecumseh |
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2006-11-29 22:37 |
#6 Has Scrappleface covered this topic yet? It's absolutely ripe for his deft touch. |
Posted by: xbalanke 2006-11-29 15:29 |
#5 I think that the Inuits already have their own territory, Nunavit, and the rest of Canada wants none of it. |
Posted by: RWV 2006-11-29 13:23 |
#4 There are large Mohawk territories in the environs of Montreal (the first bit worth keeping) and the entire north of "Quebec" is Cree territory (home of the James Bay hydroelectric projects and the other bit worth keeping). |
Posted by: Excalibur 2006-11-29 09:55 |
#3 My understanding is the Inuits have claim to most of Quebec territory should French speaking Quebecers secede or be kicked out of Canada. |
Posted by: ed 2006-11-29 08:12 |
#2 Good idea, gromky - there's your graphic, lol. |
Posted by: .com 2006-11-29 08:04 |
#1 And the worms begin falling out of the can and onto the floor. |
Posted by: gromky 2006-11-29 08:02 |