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ALGONQUIN TERRITORY, ON: Aboriginal land rights, undoing racism and birdfeeders


From 15-23 November 2008, a CPT delegation convened in the Algonquin territory north of Kingston, Ontario.  There, the Algonquin First Nations groups and settlers of European origin are continuing the struggle to protect their territory from uranium mining.  The land that they are fighting for is unceded, and therefore falls under the protection of Royal Proclamation of 1763, which is a basis for current Canadian law.  Furthermore, the Canadian government has a legal obligation to consult First Nations groups before allowing mining exploration.  It has honoured neither of these laws.