Canada's War on First Nations: Sovereignty, Self-Determination and LandBack

Four amazing Indigenous Leaders , Russell Diabo, Mohawk, Scott Clark Coast Salish, David Knox Kwakiutl, Adam Gagnon Dst'hyl Wet'suwet'en are having a discussion on The National Plan, Canada's UNDRIP PLAN , Douglas Treaty and the Prisoner of Conscious!

 

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CANADA'S WAR ON FIRST NATIONS

Russell Diabo, First Nations Policy Analyst, on First Nations Self-Determination

Peter d'Errico Oct 1

Russell Diabo (Kahnawake Mohawk) is a long-time advocate for First Nations rights and self-determination.

His website, “Truth Before Reconciliation”, provides extensive resources to support his powerful vision statement:

“My vision is to see First Nations protecting their traditional lands and waters by developing and implementing their own Self-Determination Plans for Community Development and Nationhood based on restoration of stolen lands, territories and resources, or restitution where lands and resources aren’t returned.”

On September 19, 2024, Russell released an updated summary of his analysis, CANADA'S WAR ON FIRST NATIONS, which opens with this statement:

My belief--which is based upon my policy experience and observations over the past 4 decades of First Nations-Canada relations--is that the Crown (governments & courts) is continuing to empty out (limit & restrict) the meaning (scope & content) of Aboriginal and Treaty Rights….

The full statement is available here as a PDF:

	Canada's War On First Nations Update 344KB ∙ PDF file
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A major conclusion of Russell’s analysis is that:

First Nation Peoples would be better served focusing on internal organizing, networking and capacity building instead of hoping a federal political party will save us.

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