Canada: Anishinabek Grand Council Chief: We Are Not Aboriginal

Canada: Anishinabek Grand Council Chief: We Are Not Aboriginal   The new Conservative majority government has started its term in office by slighting First Nations citizens, says Anishinabek Nation leader Patrick Madahbee.   “We are not aboriginal – we are Anishinabek,” said the Grand Council Chief on behalf of 39 member First Nations, after learning that cabinet member John Duncan will carry the new title of Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. “Trying to lump First...

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