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The AFNQL is sending a message to Canada’s political parties
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For the 2008 federal election, the AFNQL is sending a message to Canada’s political parties regarding the First Nations communities.
Press Release here.
Watch the housing conditions message here.
Watch the sport message here.
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Rally for First Nations Education in Gatineau on September 12, 2008.
last update 2008/09/16 |
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Gatineau, September 12, 2008 – 300 parents, children and Chiefs from the First Nations
communities in Quebec are going to the office Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) to
denounce the dramatic situation caused by the chronic under-funding of First Nations education.
They want funding for First Nations education to become a priority of the federal elections. (...)
read the press release
You can click on these links to view a few articles on the subject (In French only, sorry)
- Radio Canada's Media Coverage
- Article from Radio Canada
- Article from Info7
Thank you to all of those who have contributed in making this event a success.
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The First Nations of Quebec remember:
10 000 years of existence
400 years of colonialism
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
last update: 2008/08/05 |
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The Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL) celebrated International Indigenous Peoples? Day on August 9, 2008 at Place D?Youville in Quebec City. From noon until 3 p.m., various activities were held to commemorate the turning points in the history of the Aboriginal Peoples in Quebec during the past four centuries.
AFNQL Regional Chief Ghislain Picard, historians Camil Girard and Denis Delâge, and Amnesty International, as well as various Aboriginal artists, were on hand to mark the event!
Workshops were also held for the children and several musical performances provided the entertainment.
Flyer (in french only)
Video part 1
Video part 2
Video part 3
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