PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Wed., Feb. 27,

Robert Lovelace, Chief Negotiator for the Ardoch Algonquins, has just been jailed six months for resisting uranium exploration on Algonquin land. Pray that the Ontario government will release him and honour their duty to consult with indigenous peoples.

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Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams

Toronto, Canada

The CPTnet editor regrets not including the name of Art Gish as the author of

"AT-TUWANI REFLECTION: Is there peace now?"

At a meeting of eleven people – a mixture of Ardoch Algonquin community and 'settler' neighbour allies, with MP (Member of Parliament) Scott Reid and MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament) Randy Hillier, in Perth, Ontario, I received some insights into why Aboriginal peoples go to great lengths to protect their land.

Right after the big meeting in Annapolis, Md., 27 November 2007, I returned to the Middle East for three months of work with Christian Peacemaker Teams. I have been viewing that meeting and President Bush’s recent trip to the Middle East from the perspective of what I see happening in Israel/Palestine. So far, I have not seen one step taken by government authorities here toward peace.