AFN National Chief condemns imposition of Indian Act government on Barriere Lake

10-08-13 - InAC - John Duncan - Re- Algonquins of Barrier Lake

Indian Affairs imposes new Chief and Council on Barriere Lake with the consent of only a half dozen people: “This looks like tyranny,” say community spokespeople

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010


Colonial courts attack Barriere Lake's sovereignty

Linchpin anarchist Newspaper March 2010 - By Krishna E. Bera, Lori Waller, and Greg Macdougall

In Feb. 2010, the Mitchikanibikok Inik – or Algonquins of Barriere Lake (ABL), a small First Nation community located 130km north of Maniwaki, Quebec, presented arguments in the Supreme Court of Canada defending their latest leadership selection.


Algonquins of Barriere Lake send message to Department of Indian Affairs

Letter sent from the Algonquins of Barriere Lake to Indian and Northern Affairs. 


Canada's project of assimilation continues at Barriere Lake: Indian Act system imposed against the community's will

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Kitiganik/Rapid Lake, Algonquin Territory /– On Friday, October 30, 2009, Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl sent notice to the Algonquins of Barriere Lake that he will not recognize their legitimate leadership, but instead impose elections on the community in April, 2010 by invoking a section of the Indian Act that would abolish the customary method they use to select their leaders.


Les Algonquins veulent leur part

Sébastien Ménard - Le Journal de Montréal

Les Algonquins du Québec menacent de recourir à des «mesures radicales» pour faire cesser la construction de la gigantesque mine d'or de Malartic, en Abitibi, si la compagnie minière n'accepte pas de les dédommager pour ce projet qui est construit, selon eux, sur des «terres ancestrales».

 


Chuck Strahl, minister of "termination and assimilation", imposes Indian Act government on Barriere Lake

Canwest News Service

OTTAWA — Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl has used rarely invoked Indian Act powers to force voting on a small Algonquin community in northern Quebec that has been locked in a years-long battle with the federal government, while being torn by internal divisions.

David Nahwegahbow, a lawyer for the council of Chief Jean-Maurice Matchewan, said the federal government would face a constitutional challenge.


Algonquins place bodies in front of logging machines: prevent logging until Quebec and Canada respect agreements and leadership

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September 1, 2009

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