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Originally Posted by RubberDuck
"You cannot ignore what is happening with Idle No More... We will drive the final stake in the heart of colonialism and it will happen in this generation," Shawn Atleo told a separate news conference.
Native Canadian leaders say they want more federal money, a greater say over what happens to resources on their land and more respect from the federal Conservative government.
"These are demands, not requests," said Nepinak. "The Idle No More movement has the people - it has the people and the numbers - that can bring the Canadian economy to its knees."
"We have the warriors that are standing up now, that are willing to go that far. So we're not here to make requests, we're here to demand attention," he said.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/angry-canad...172701390.html
When are they going to realize that threats, blackmail, extortion, fraud etc. are not how you get people to support your cause? |
I watched this news conference while at the gym today. First question from Q&A paraphrased "Do you think it's appropriate that a reporter coming to interview residents of Attawapiskat was escorted from the premises from reserve police after a phone call from Chief Spence?". Shawn Atleo proceeds to completely dodge the question and ramble for 20 minutes (literally) about the "true issues". Come to think of it, none of them answered a single question asked. Oh, and whoever asked that question was presumably also Native because he was pressing the point that his family are all from reserves as well.