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Having to attend to a rather urgent matter (which ended up being postponed to the next day) and a delay on the subway (to arrive quicker), this caused me to arrive late at queen's park. Things we cannot prevent sometimes happen.
The first clip was amplified due to low volume, the rest were prefect.
Out of respect, I did not record any music (also due to the risk of content ID issues) performed.
The last part of the speech caught me off guard and nearly missed it.
The first clip was amplified due to low volume, the rest were prefect.
Out of respect, I did not record any music (also due to the risk of content ID issues) performed.
The last part of the speech caught me off guard and nearly missed it.
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00:00:00...related to the development of large natural resource projects, laws like that building behind them.
00:00:07So we lift up, we see First Nations that are united across this country, and they are united behind all of you.
00:00:15I'm just going to close off, and I know there's lots, I want to thank my staff, but I just want to say we must honour the calls to action in this country.
00:00:23We're going up to 10 years this December, and we have to figure out as a country how far we have come, and how far we have to go.
00:00:32And so I'm going to say, let's kill Bill 5, and let's stand together.
00:00:36And with that, I'd like my colleague here to say a few words.
00:00:40I noticed that National Chief Woodhouse and I have taken over the podium.
00:00:55First she speaks, then she invites me to sweep. That's quite all right.
00:01:02It's been a long time since I've been to a gathering such as this one. A rally.
00:01:09It's been a long time since I've been to a gathering such as this one. A rally.
00:01:12Our dying commitment. Our national land. And our resources.
00:01:18Our challenges. Our solid times. Our challenges. Our solid times.
00:01:24It's louder. It never grows old. These rallies. It never grows old.
00:01:30They're absolutely immediate and pressing that we all gathered today to fend off all attempts by governments.
00:01:47The land. Federal governments. Provincial governments. And territorial governments.
00:01:53As they proceed with demolishing our rights and interests of the land. Bulldozing. As they say. Development.
00:02:06That is not the way we build a country. For one thing. That is not the way to honor the First Peoples.
00:02:15The First Peoples have a distinct and unwavering right to all of the land from coast to coast to coast.
00:02:28This is our land. This is our land. Our water. Our resources. And we must do all we can together as we are here this afternoon to take action to protect these very important and distinct rights.
00:02:50Absolutely. We have a responsibility to the coming generations to do all that we can. To mobilize our peoples. To stand with us. To do the right thing for the future of our peoples.
00:03:07Indeed the country. And indeed the country. And we must do as other governments have done.
00:03:14I urge the National Chief to convene an emergency meeting of leadership in the country. First Nations leadership.
00:03:22And bring forward. And bring forward. A list of demands. That we will place before the governments.
00:03:29Provincial and federal government. In the same way that Premier Daniel Smith has done so. So very effectively.
00:03:41And she forced the Prime Minister to meet her on her terms. And that is something that we have to do as well.
00:03:50As long as I don't swallow the mic. I'm supposed to speak closer to the mic. But anyway I think it's absolutely important. It's urgent that the National Chief convene this gathering.
00:04:08And there's absolutely no reason for example she pointed this out. That we were excluded from the gathering in Saskatoon.
00:04:17We will be excluded from the G7 gathering in Kananaskis. In fact we're being excluded from all the very important discussions that are being taken.
00:04:31Held by the governments that are supposed to represent us. As well as the rest of the country. And so we have to take matters into our own hands. And we will do it in the most.
00:04:44The kindest way possible. But in a very determined way. To express once again who we are. The First Peoples. Treaty people. Treaty people.
00:04:58That have distinct rights. Distinct rights. Distinct rights. That obligate governments. To consult with us. Both. As a legal. Responsibility or obligation. But as well. A moral obligation.
00:05:16And this is something that we have to teach governments. What we mean when we say a moral obligation. Because they're being absolutely immoral. The way they're conducting business.
00:05:30Anyway. Thank you very much. I should tell you. I came here for coffee. Right. I was just going to visit. Queen's Park. And then my nephew Jerry. Who works for the city. City hall. Said hey. Come and join the rally. And anytime anyone says rally. I'm there. Right. The rally.
00:05:54As I said rallies. As I said rallies. Never grow old. Never grow old. And I urge you. I give you my support. And all of the blessings. I can convey to you. All of you. That good. Will come from this gathering. Miigwech.
00:06:18Miigwech.
00:06:19All right. Let's give a round of applause. To the National Chief. And Phil Fontaine.
00:06:35All enemies. We do have some friends there. Some friends that are respecting our rights. As Indigenous
00:06:47people. That are working alongside of us. To do what's right. And we have some of our own
00:06:54people there. Deboiwin. Truth. This morning. In the debate. One of our MPPs. That represent
00:07:11us so well. Saul Mamakwa. He was asked to leave. He was asked to leave. He was asked to leave.
00:07:28Because he spoke the truth. We know now. For sure. With no uncertainty. That the house behind
00:07:39us. Has no room for truth. It has no room for honor. We're not going to put up with this
00:07:49anymore. We are idle no more. Our next speaker. I have some mad respect for this man. He goes
00:08:04in fighting against the current every day. On behalf of all of us. Let's give it up
00:08:11for Saul Mamakwa.
00:08:12Thank you everyone for being here. I know many of you have traveled long distance distances to be
00:08:41here. I have my colleagues from the NDP caucus joining with me. Stand with me. This morning. I was told
00:08:58to leave the legislative chamber. What that means is I cannot enter the chambers for the rest
00:09:12of the day. As you know it was just because that I told the legislature that the premier was telling
00:09:26the truth. And the truth. When he says the government respects T.R.I. rights.
00:09:33And First Nations. They asked me. They asked me to withdraw my comment. Because the premier and then
00:09:45this government need to be held accountable. For their fabrications. For their untruths about respecting
00:09:54our treaty rights and Aboriginal title. The people. Especially First Nations. Deserve transparency.
00:10:09First Nations. Rights holders. You know have told us that they don't want Bill 5. And of course you are telling us. You know you don't want Bill 5.
00:10:21you don't want Bill 5. We know our rights are not for sale and most
00:10:36importantly our lands are not for sale.
00:10:42We have asked the premier to rescind Bill 5. This government can't say that they
00:10:52understand and respect treaty while they do the exact opposite of what First
00:11:01Nations rights holders are asking. That is purely not honest.
00:11:10And reality is that the reality is that this government is violating the treaties
00:11:20by pushing Bill 5 through and their treatment of rights holders.
00:11:28Last week First Nations rights holders have said that the last-minute changes
00:11:37are not sufficient. The duty to consult is a bare constitutional minimum.
00:11:46The principles of free, prior and informed consent are enshrined in international
00:11:54laws and not respected by this government behind me. In words and in action.
00:12:02So what will happen next in the coming days? Tomorrow we are back in committee. We will
00:12:16debate the bill clause by clause or section by section. We will also consider amendments
00:12:27to the bill. This government had to reschedule clause by clause because of our own successful
00:12:36citizens. We have to deal with the bill clause. We will also cover the bill clause by
00:12:42the bill clause. We will also cover the bill clause by the bill clause by the bill clause. We will
00:12:43slow down the process. Only this time there's severely limiting debate because their focus is pushing this bill
00:12:54pushing this bill through by Thursday instead of listing the First Nations or Ontario as a whole.
00:13:05After it passes at committee stage, the bill will come back to the House for the last stage
00:13:14of the legislative process, the third and the final reading. I'm assuming
00:13:21it will probably be on this coming Thursday, which is the last day of the legislative session.
00:13:31This government is also limiting debate at this final stage to one hour because their goal is to
00:13:38pass Bill 5 into law, regardless of what the rights holders are saying.
00:13:46They are choosing to disrespect our inherent rights. They're choosing to disrespect
00:13:56our treaty rights, our Aboriginal title, and the honor of the Crown.
00:14:03Because the government has a majority, this bill will almost certainly pass
00:14:12into law this coming Thursday.
00:14:19We cannot allow this government to divide us. Just like today, we need to keep joining together
00:14:29and stand up to this government. As a former chief, as former chief of Nisqandiga, Chris Mooney has said,
00:14:37we will oppose this bill publicly, in the media, in the courts, in the boardroom. When it comes to be on the land,
00:14:53we will continue resisting the colonial ways of this government with every possible avenue.
00:15:11As a former chief of Nisqandiga, Chris Mooney has said, we have a sacred obligation to protect our homelands
00:15:23and our inherent and treaty rights.
00:15:25It is not only for today, but for generations to come. That's why we're here today.
00:15:42This is a big responsibility. But we are resilient.
00:15:46The leaders, the leaders, the former leaders that are standing up against Bill 5.
00:16:00Again, everyone, we are the rights holders.
00:16:06We are all warriors.
00:16:11You are the warriors.
00:16:13Miigwech.
00:16:16We are the leaders.
00:16:22All right. Let's give another big round of applause for Saul Mamakwa.
00:16:36So, we're going to get into a little bit of our introducing some of our leaders and come up and say a few words.
00:16:43So, if I can, uh, ask, is, uh,
00:16:51Can we get you to talk?
00:16:52Is he here? I haven't seen him.
00:16:58Okay, we're, we'll move, we'll move over to, next I want to, uh, introduce the Anishinaabe
00:17:04Asking Nation Grand Chief, Alvin Fidler, to come up and say a few words.
00:17:09Let's give him a big hand, please.
00:17:20Miigwech for the beautiful prayers and the songs, the drum.
00:17:24Miigwech for this beautiful day and Miigwech to all of you for being here.
00:17:32My little brother, Saul, was trying to be very diplomatic when he said that Doug Ford has been speaking untruths.
00:17:49What he meant to say is that Doug Ford's a liar.
00:17:57When Doug Ford says that he's going to respect our rights and who we are as a people, he's lying.
00:18:06When he says he wants to meet with us to talk about this piece of legislation, he is lying.
00:18:20Because we've sent him invitations to come and meet with us in our territories.
00:18:25And he hasn't shown up.
00:18:32When he says that he's prepared to make amendments to this bill, to accommodate our interests, he's lying.
00:18:42Because they are pushing this through as we speak.
00:18:50And if I were to talk to him right here, right now, I know he's not here.
00:18:55Right now he's in Saskatoon.
00:18:59Meeting with the Prime Minister and all the other premiers across this country to talk about our lands and our resources.
00:19:07And we are not there.
00:19:14Our national chief, while I'm grateful that she is here with us, she should have been there.
00:19:21But she was not invited.
00:19:27And I would tell Doug Ford that if you're so adamant about passing this bill,
00:19:35go ahead and do it.
00:19:39But know this.
00:19:41That it will have the opposite effect.
00:19:48It will not achieve what you think that this bill will achieve.
00:19:54Because we love our land too much and our children.
00:19:58And if you come up to our territory in your little tractor, you will be met by our people on the ground.
00:20:12And today, I'm wearing my KI-6 shirt.
00:20:28When Chief Donnie Morris and the Council of Sudabek, Subinibuk were put in jail 17 years ago for saying no to development in their territory.
00:20:41They were sent to jail.
00:20:46Sentenced to six months and served two months.
00:20:51Chief Donnie Morris, along with his whole council, including a female councillor, Cecilia Bag.
00:20:57And this is where we are going with his belt.
00:21:05And I ask you, my relatives, my brothers and sisters who are gathered here.
00:21:10How many of you are willing to make that sacrifice?
00:21:19How many of you will be there with us when we stand up?
00:21:23One last thing about Doug Ford.
00:21:34When he said last week that we are a small vocal minority group, he is lying.
00:21:41Look around you.
00:21:44There's many of us.
00:21:46There will be more.
00:21:48And even after this bill passes on Thursday, we will carry on with this fight.
00:21:52And I know that you will be there with us.
00:21:55Miigwetch.
00:21:56On behalf of the members here with me.
00:22:15we've been threatened by both sides of the government
00:22:21and we still oppose to stop Bill 5.
00:22:30I come today to speak on behalf of my community,
00:22:37on behalf of the animals,
00:22:39on behalf of the land, the land defenders,
00:22:43our Anishinaabe people.
00:22:46We do not have, we do not consent to the government
00:22:52to take and do whatever they want.
00:22:57Stop Bill 5.
00:23:03The chief today is not here.
00:23:08He lost a loved one
00:23:10and today is their burial.
00:23:14So I wanted to say that we are praying
00:23:18and our thoughts are with our community today.
00:23:22We live on the lake shore of Adwa Pascat Lake
00:23:27where we fish, where we gather, where we hunt
00:23:32and where we collect our medicines
00:23:35and they want to take that from us.
00:23:39No!
00:23:40Say no to Bill 5.
00:23:44And all of you today that are here,
00:23:47I'm honored and I respect all of you
00:23:50and we want you to come in and help us,
00:23:55help each other
00:23:56because we need each other to face these things,
00:24:01these oppositions that we try
00:24:05because the government never listens.
00:24:09No!
00:24:10Why not?
00:24:11But these are our future.
00:24:15This is our children that we're talking about.
00:24:17They need to prosper.
00:24:20They need to prosper in their own lands,
00:24:23their own culture,
00:24:25their language.
00:24:27There is no...
00:24:28We're not even there yet
00:24:30to reconcile with the government
00:24:32and the Canada.
00:24:35That's where they need to start.
00:24:37They need to start by respecting us.
00:24:41They need to start by knowing our treaties,
00:24:47our treaties,
00:24:48our partner with the crown
00:24:50and they need to respect those things
00:24:55that we made with them.
00:24:57Relationship goes a long way
00:24:59and I don't see that.
00:25:01We need to see that
00:25:02and I would also like to thank
00:25:05for Saul
00:25:07for what he did today.
00:25:11Woo!
00:25:14Very honored to be here today
00:25:16and having this opportunity to talk
00:25:19on behalf of my community, Nishkandiga.
00:25:21We oppose to the Bill 5
00:25:25and we will stand
00:25:27until the end.
00:25:30We will stand
00:25:31with everybody
00:25:32that's going to stand with us.
00:25:35Miigwech.
00:25:40Miigwech.
00:25:42You know, it's been
00:25:46in our territory
00:25:48since we signed the treaty in 1850,
00:25:50it's been 175 years
00:25:53and Mr. Ford over the weekend
00:25:56said that this bill
00:25:57is going to offer prosperity
00:25:59and a future for First Nations.
00:26:03And I asked him,
00:26:04I asked him,
00:26:07why haven't we seen that
00:26:09for 175 years
00:26:10and why should we trust you?
00:26:12They have done nothing
00:26:16in the entire Canadian history
00:26:18to give us any reason
00:26:21to trust them.
00:26:24And furthermore,
00:26:27when has Ontario become a nation?
00:26:31We have signed treaties
00:26:32with a nation-to-nation relationship.
00:26:36They are merely a province.
00:26:38We are nations.
00:26:40Next, I'm going to ask
00:26:46one of my colleagues,
00:26:48good friend,
00:26:49Ogamakwe,
00:26:51Shelley Moore-Frappier
00:26:53from Tamagami Bear Island
00:26:54to come up
00:26:55and say a few words.
00:26:56Let's give it up for Shelley.
00:26:57It feels good to be here
00:27:11in unity,
00:27:13seeing all the red
00:27:14across the crowd
00:27:16as we stand here
00:27:17together
00:27:18and resistance.
00:27:23Bill 5
00:27:24is more than legislation.
00:27:27It is history repeating itself.
00:27:31Once again,
00:27:32we see a government
00:27:34of the day
00:27:35attempting to sidestep
00:27:37First Nations.
00:27:39Once again,
00:27:40we see a government
00:27:42who is not bringing us
00:27:43to the table
00:27:44when they are talking
00:27:45about our resources,
00:27:47talking about
00:27:48our future.
00:27:51But if history
00:27:52teaches us anything,
00:27:54it's this.
00:27:57When governments
00:27:58try to silence us,
00:28:00First Nations rise.
00:28:01And we are rising
00:28:07right now.
00:28:09The honour
00:28:10of the crown
00:28:11is at stake.
00:28:13The government
00:28:14of Ontario
00:28:15holds a fiduciary
00:28:16duty
00:28:18to each First Nation
00:28:19and that duty
00:28:20is not optional.
00:28:23It is a legal
00:28:24obligation.
00:28:26It is grounded
00:28:27in the Constitution,
00:28:28in Supreme Court
00:28:30rulings,
00:28:31and in basic
00:28:32principles
00:28:33of justice.
00:28:40In 1991,
00:28:43we were unilaterally
00:28:44adhered to the
00:28:45Robinson-Euron Treaty
00:28:46by the crown.
00:28:50Prior to that,
00:28:52Ontario was building
00:28:54roads in our homeland,
00:28:56all while the question
00:28:57of Aboriginal title
00:28:59remained unresolved
00:29:01before the courts.
00:29:04Back then,
00:29:06Ontario steamrolled
00:29:07judicial processes
00:29:09to access our resources
00:29:10and we stood up.
00:29:12and it seems that history
00:29:16is repeating itself.
00:29:19Ontario continues
00:29:20to move forward
00:29:21with disregard.
00:29:23Disregard for their
00:29:24fiduciary obligations.
00:29:27Disregard for the
00:29:28Supreme Court
00:29:28because tomogamy
00:29:30is still waiting
00:29:31for a fair process
00:29:32to define
00:29:33what this,
00:29:34the meaning
00:29:35of this treaty
00:29:36relationship.
00:29:36It's been 35 years
00:29:39and we still wait.
00:29:42Premier Ford,
00:29:43are you legalizing
00:29:45lawlessness?
00:29:47Is Ontario
00:29:48circumventing
00:29:49the Supreme Court
00:29:50of Canada?
00:29:53Premier Ford
00:29:54says he believes
00:29:56in collaboration.
00:29:58Well,
00:29:59we are all
00:30:00for collaboration too.
00:30:02That's called
00:30:02a nation-to-nation
00:30:04relationship.
00:30:08Because a nation-to-nation
00:30:09relationship
00:30:10is not telling
00:30:12First Nations
00:30:13what's going to happen.
00:30:14It's not rushing
00:30:16legislation
00:30:17that affects
00:30:18our lands,
00:30:19waters,
00:30:19and futures
00:30:20without free,
00:30:22prior,
00:30:22and informed consent.
00:30:25True collaboration
00:30:26means sitting down,
00:30:28listening,
00:30:29and building
00:30:30solutions together.
00:30:32Mamwe.
00:30:35Bill 5
00:30:37bypasses
00:30:39environmental protections.
00:30:41It threatens
00:30:42the duty to consult
00:30:44and it sets
00:30:45a dangerous precedent
00:30:47not just for our people
00:30:49but for everyone
00:30:51who believes
00:30:52in reasonable
00:30:53and responsible
00:30:54stewardship
00:30:55of the land.
00:31:00We are not
00:31:01anti-development.
00:31:03We are for development
00:31:05that is just,
00:31:07sustainable,
00:31:08and inclusive.
00:31:09development
00:31:12that honors
00:31:13our treaties.
00:31:17And development
00:31:18that respects
00:31:19our jurisdiction
00:31:20and considers
00:31:22the long-term
00:31:22impacts
00:31:23on the land
00:31:24and our children's
00:31:25future.
00:31:28So today,
00:31:30to the Ford government
00:31:31we say,
00:31:32do this right.
00:31:34You cannot build
00:31:35Ontario by bulldozing
00:31:36over the rights
00:31:37of its First Nations
00:31:38people.
00:31:42That is not
00:31:43a nation-to-nation
00:31:44relationship.
00:31:46That is colonialism.
00:31:50For all of you
00:31:51standing here today,
00:31:53your presence
00:31:54matters.
00:31:55Your presence
00:31:56matters.
00:31:59We are still here.
00:32:02We are watching
00:32:03and we are not
00:32:05backing down.
00:32:08Say no to Bill 5
00:32:10and say yes
00:32:11to nation-to-nation
00:32:13relationship.
00:32:16Miigwech.
00:32:23Miigwech, Chief.
00:32:25You know,
00:32:26I've been listening
00:32:27to the news
00:32:28a lot over the weekend
00:32:29and Premier Ford
00:32:31was on the record
00:32:32saying,
00:32:33and he looked
00:32:34quite confused
00:32:35when he said this,
00:32:36but he said
00:32:36that today's
00:32:39provincial government,
00:32:40the Conservatives,
00:32:42is the best thing
00:32:43that First Nations
00:32:45have ever seen
00:32:45in the history
00:32:46of Canada.
00:32:46and he also
00:32:52said,
00:32:53he said
00:32:54that Minister
00:32:55Rickford
00:32:56knows best
00:32:59because he lived
00:33:00on a reserve.
00:33:02He knows better
00:33:02than us.
00:33:05Well,
00:33:05we're here
00:33:05to tell them
00:33:06that they don't
00:33:08know better
00:33:09than us
00:33:09and they're going
00:33:10to find out
00:33:10when they hit
00:33:11the ground
00:33:11and meet our people,
00:33:13our grassroots warriors.
00:33:16We haven't been here
00:33:23since time immemorial
00:33:24by chance.
00:33:26We are resilient
00:33:27and we will continue
00:33:29to be here
00:33:30and we will continue
00:33:31to fight.
00:33:37I would like
00:33:37to call up
00:33:38our next speaker,
00:33:40a friend of mine
00:33:40as well,
00:33:41Grand Chief Joel Abram
00:33:43from AIAI
00:33:44to come up
00:33:44and say a few words.
00:33:46Let's give it up
00:33:49for Grand Chief.
00:33:49Just to introduce myself
00:34:10in my Oneida language.
00:34:12My Oneida name is
00:34:13my GST name
00:34:16is Joel Abram.
00:34:19And here's my
00:34:21Deputy Grand Chief
00:34:22from Mohansal Bay Quinty.
00:34:25And of course,
00:34:26we're here to say
00:34:27no to Bill 5.
00:34:28We know it's probably
00:34:29going to pass.
00:34:30But I can't understand
00:34:31the logic
00:34:32that's going on
00:34:33back there
00:34:33because
00:34:35we all watch
00:34:37Lion King.
00:34:38We know what happens
00:34:38when you don't respect
00:34:39the circle of life.
00:34:42Now,
00:34:42Premier Scar,
00:34:44he's trying to let
00:34:45his
00:34:45hyena
00:34:47cronies,
00:34:48corporate cronies,
00:34:50rob the land
00:34:51without any
00:34:52environmental protections.
00:34:57Trying to create
00:34:58special economic zones
00:34:59where a minister
00:35:00can say,
00:35:01do whatever you want.
00:35:02We have to think
00:35:06about the next
00:35:07seven generations,
00:35:08not just the next
00:35:10seven quarters.
00:35:14If our grandchildren
00:35:15can't drink the water,
00:35:18can't breathe the air,
00:35:19and their grandchildren
00:35:20can't do that,
00:35:21then we've done
00:35:22something wrong.
00:35:23You can't think about
00:35:25just today and tomorrow.
00:35:26He's got to think
00:35:27years ahead
00:35:28and preserve
00:35:29what's here
00:35:30for everybody.
00:35:31This all belongs
00:35:31to all of us.
00:35:34And that's not even
00:35:35talking about
00:35:36the First Nations issues,
00:35:37about our disregarding
00:35:39our rights,
00:35:39the right to consultation,
00:35:41the right to free
00:35:41power and informed consent.
00:35:43So you can be sure
00:35:44that we're going to
00:35:44fight this on every front.
00:35:46We're not going to
00:35:47give away our strategy
00:35:48right now,
00:35:49but you can sure
00:35:49it's going to be legal,
00:35:50it's going to be on the road,
00:35:51it's going to be
00:35:52in the bush,
00:35:52it's going to be
00:35:53wherever it has to be.
00:35:57And we can thank
00:35:58our allies
00:35:59that's here with us,
00:36:00that's concerned
00:36:00about the environment.
00:36:01I'm concerned about
00:36:02that stripping away
00:36:03of those important
00:36:04protections.
00:36:05They should be strengthened,
00:36:06not weakened,
00:36:07certainly not eliminated.
00:36:10And I heard a minute
00:36:10papers the other day
00:36:11talking about creating,
00:36:12oh, a First Nations,
00:36:13we're going to give them
00:36:14First Nations economic zones.
00:36:15I'm sorry to tell you,
00:36:16but the whole damn country
00:36:17is a First Nations zone.
00:36:18You can't grant us rights.
00:36:23You can't grant us rights.
00:36:26You can violate them,
00:36:28but we're going to fight
00:36:28against that
00:36:29every day of the week.
00:36:31But more than that,
00:36:33our Mother of the Earth
00:36:34is the mother of all of us,
00:36:35and we have to do
00:36:36what we can.
00:36:37It's inherent in all of us,
00:36:38and our responsibility
00:36:39is to protect us.
00:36:41I talked before,
00:36:41there was an old treaty
00:36:42in this area
00:36:43called the One Dish,
00:36:44One Spoon Treaty,
00:36:46and it was between
00:36:46the nations in this area.
00:36:48They agreed to share
00:36:49the resources of the country
00:36:50back when the beaver
00:36:52hunting was happening.
00:36:53And so not only
00:36:54was it an agreement
00:36:55amongst themselves
00:36:55to share the resources,
00:36:57and it was a spoon,
00:36:57not a knife,
00:36:58so there would be no cutting.
00:37:00And they would share
00:37:00that spoon.
00:37:01It was also a covenant
00:37:03with nature itself
00:37:04to preserve that
00:37:05for future generations
00:37:06so that it would
00:37:07always be there.
00:37:08And so this government
00:37:09has to respect that as well.
00:37:11You know,
00:37:12they're part of that.
00:37:14You know,
00:37:14look at the wildfires out west.
00:37:16That's more evidence
00:37:17of climate change
00:37:18going on now.
00:37:19And it's going to make
00:37:20its way our way too.
00:37:22So I'm just here
00:37:24to support,
00:37:25do what I can
00:37:25to fight this bill,
00:37:27to speak out against it.
00:37:28You know,
00:37:29he's saying that
00:37:29he did a lot of good
00:37:30for us
00:37:31because he put a lot of money
00:37:32in the form of
00:37:33guaranteed loans
00:37:34in their last budget.
00:37:37I say,
00:37:38sure, that's great,
00:37:38but that doesn't mean
00:37:40we're going to turn
00:37:40a blind eye.
00:37:41We're not going to
00:37:42shut up.
00:37:43We're not going to
00:37:44speak out.
00:37:44We're going to speak out
00:37:45when things are wrong
00:37:46and when they're
00:37:46violating rights
00:37:47and violating
00:37:48Mother Earth.
00:37:50So thank you all
00:37:51for coming.
00:37:52And again,
00:37:52Kill Bill 5.
00:37:54I'm going to go on
00:37:54to our next speaker
00:37:56right now.
00:37:56He's a personal friend
00:37:57of mine.
00:37:58He's a leader.
00:37:59He's been involved,
00:38:00been a spokesperson
00:38:01for First Nations
00:38:03right across this country.
00:38:05He's currently
00:38:06one of the spokespersons
00:38:07for Walwinda Magowin,
00:38:09the Robeson-Huron
00:38:10Treaty Association,
00:38:11treaty group
00:38:12that's here today
00:38:13representing the
00:38:1521 First Nations
00:38:17of the Robeson-Huron
00:38:18Treaty of 1850.
00:38:20Let's give it up
00:38:21for Ogamondin Sayers.
00:38:22What a beautiful day.
00:38:45I am from the Crane Clan,
00:38:48Ojibwe.
00:38:49Ojibwe.
00:38:51Any Ojibwe's out there?
00:38:56Any Moshkigo?
00:38:57Any Cree out there?
00:39:00Ojibwe.
00:39:02Mohawks.
00:39:05Oh, there's so many
00:39:06of our beautiful nations
00:39:07that are represented
00:39:07out here today.
00:39:09Much like our history
00:39:10paints this land,
00:39:13we are from every corner
00:39:14of this land
00:39:16and we retain
00:39:16underlying title.
00:39:18I am so proud
00:39:21to be here
00:39:21helping spread
00:39:23some words
00:39:24on behalf of
00:39:25the 21 chiefs
00:39:27and councils
00:39:27on Lake Huron
00:39:29and parts of
00:39:29Lake Superior
00:39:30and we give thanks
00:39:32for an opportunity
00:39:32to share
00:39:33our perspective
00:39:35in regards
00:39:36to the relationship
00:39:37that we have
00:39:38with the visitors
00:39:39to these lands.
00:39:40I want to acknowledge
00:39:42the beautiful ancestors
00:39:44that have joined us
00:39:45here today
00:39:45through spirit.
00:39:47This beautiful
00:39:47the AIM drum
00:39:48is here.
00:39:49Welcome the AIM drum
00:39:50here folks today.
00:39:51the AIM eagle staff.
00:39:57Tecumseh's staff
00:39:58is here today.
00:39:59Many beautiful eagle staffs
00:40:01and sacred items
00:40:02and I'm so glad
00:40:04we had that grand entry
00:40:05to bring in
00:40:05our ancestral spirits
00:40:07with us today.
00:40:08I give thanks
00:40:09for this sema,
00:40:10this tobacco
00:40:11that's going to help me
00:40:12share some things
00:40:12that I think we need
00:40:13to all remember.
00:40:14and as I was
00:40:18driving down here
00:40:20I crossed
00:40:21the Severn River
00:40:23and I recall
00:40:26our elders saying
00:40:27that's as far
00:40:28as we
00:40:29from our territories
00:40:31had promised
00:40:32to protect
00:40:33all of our relatives.
00:40:35That's how far
00:40:36we were going to
00:40:37contemplate decisions
00:40:39in the best interest
00:40:40of our inheritance.
00:40:42That's how far
00:40:43we were going to
00:40:44incorporate
00:40:44our thought
00:40:46our ancestral messages
00:40:47into subsequent treaties.
00:40:50And
00:40:50they were telling me
00:40:53those ancestors
00:40:53that are now
00:40:54passed away
00:40:55our historic leadership
00:40:56about
00:40:57those times
00:40:58when we went to treaty
00:40:59they came to bow ting
00:41:01a lot of times
00:41:02for these treaty discussions
00:41:03and one of the elders
00:41:04told me
00:41:05he said
00:41:05we came there
00:41:07in our canoes
00:41:08and our canoes
00:41:09were so full
00:41:10that they barely
00:41:11rode above the water
00:41:12and in our canoes
00:41:14was our people
00:41:15yes
00:41:15but just as important
00:41:17were the deer
00:41:18the moose
00:41:19the fish
00:41:19the water
00:41:20all of our relatives
00:41:22our language
00:41:24our law
00:41:25our culture
00:41:26our spirituality
00:41:27our land
00:41:29is so important
00:41:30those were the things
00:41:31that were in our canoe
00:41:32and more
00:41:33everything that we inherited
00:41:35that we would look after
00:41:37and when they arrived
00:41:39in bow ting
00:41:39in Sault Ste. Marie
00:41:40they saw those
00:41:42tall ships
00:41:43those big
00:41:43big ships
00:41:44that were
00:41:44we saw them in prophecies
00:41:46that they were going to come
00:41:47they said that
00:41:48there were going to be
00:41:48these ships
00:41:49that would come here
00:41:50that are big canoes
00:41:52that were pushed
00:41:53by the clouds
00:41:53and I was saying
00:41:54when the elder
00:41:55was telling me that
00:41:56the clouds
00:41:57but it was those
00:41:58tall ships
00:41:59be careful
00:42:00with those
00:42:01that you befriend
00:42:02on that ship
00:42:03because you're going to have
00:42:04two faces
00:42:05one's going to be your friend
00:42:07and one is going to be your foe
00:42:09be careful
00:42:10and I think about that today
00:42:12as I think about Ford
00:42:13be careful
00:42:14because he is not our friend
00:42:16like he claims
00:42:17not our friend
00:42:18as we went through
00:42:24these discussions
00:42:25we
00:42:26made an agreement
00:42:29in witness of all creation
00:42:31and
00:42:33we entered into treaty
00:42:34and when we left
00:42:35our treaty discussions
00:42:37the elder said to me
00:42:39guess what we had
00:42:40in our canoe
00:42:41I said
00:42:42I don't know elder
00:42:42he said
00:42:43we still had our land
00:42:45our language
00:42:46our law
00:42:46our people
00:42:47we had
00:42:48the deer
00:42:49the moose
00:42:49the fish
00:42:50the water
00:42:51everything that it was
00:42:52that we inherited
00:42:53we still had a full canoe
00:42:55and in their boat
00:42:57we gave them
00:42:57a little bit
00:42:58we gave them
00:43:00a little access
00:43:00to natural resources
00:43:01we gave them
00:43:03some insights
00:43:03on how to live
00:43:04on our land
00:43:05but we never
00:43:06gave them 100%
00:43:07of our inherent
00:43:09jurisdictions
00:43:10Ontario does not
00:43:12have jurisdiction
00:43:12over the forest
00:43:14Ontario does not
00:43:15have jurisdiction
00:43:16over the water
00:43:17Ontario doesn't have
00:43:18jurisdiction over
00:43:19the legal systems
00:43:21Ontario does not
00:43:22have jurisdiction
00:43:23over education systems
00:43:24Ontario does not
00:43:25have any jurisdiction
00:43:26over policing systems
00:43:28we still have the power we were never taught we were never taught in these
00:43:37foreign settler schools that you still have underlying title to these lands and
00:43:43if treaties fail on these lands the land revert back to you if they want to make
00:43:49decisions if they want to make decisions on these lands consultation don't cut
00:43:55the mustard for me read my lips ford we reserve the right to say yes or no to any
00:44:04decision on our lands
00:44:12let's start with the premise of consultation it's natural to ask us what
00:44:17we think engage with us sure but we're not going to stop there once we decide
00:44:24that we've had enough talk we'll decide whether or not that initiative goes
00:44:28forward not you as the foreign government if things don't work out for you here
00:44:32you can go back to england where are we gonna go we're gonna be here we're in
00:44:37charge we're the first government we delegated authority to them they didn't
00:44:43come here with nothing we don't get an authority to them and that's the way it
00:44:47still is our rights have never been extinguished if you think they're gonna
00:44:52run ramshaw over us forward you got another thing coming we will stand up we
00:44:56won't let you do what you say you're doing you need our permission okay folks
00:45:01stand up let's assert what we still have as a people you're a beautiful powerful
00:45:07people un-extinguished unsurrendered we will be here as long as the grass grows
00:45:14the Sun shines me which
00:45:23all right me which so next on our leadership list I want to call up a very
00:45:30dear friend of mine who is the Grand Chief of the Anishinawak Nation and I
00:45:36think she's here yes here we go Grand Chief Linda Dabazgi
00:45:42I'm here today to not only talk about bill 5 but to talk about the unity that we
00:46:03need together when we are together like a breed of sweetgrass we are strong and
00:46:11nothing can break us
00:46:16we learned that through our teachings through our knowledge keepers through
00:46:22our Michelle miss who's here today who's ensuring that our message is heard and
00:46:27that is passed on to creator and when I look around us today we are here because
00:46:35of our great great great grandparents our ancestors are around us we may not be
00:46:41able to see them we've been delegated that responsibility to speak for those who
00:46:49can't speak for themselves and as well to ensure that together we ensure that
00:46:57these governments uphold the honor of the crown
00:47:02take a minute to look around you look at the wealth that surrounds us in this
00:47:09space that came from our lands our resources our ancestors we've been through
00:47:21this before and as our gets it council at the Anishinawak Nation reminds us the
00:47:28sleeping giant will awake that sleeping giant is us we carry the blood of our
00:47:39ancestors we carry that knowledge and nobody can take that away from us we've
00:47:50been doing this for a long time we've gotten a bit quiet
00:47:5555 years ago 55 years ago the red paper policy was taken across this great nation
00:48:06to remind Canada and the government that they can't do anything without us that we
00:48:13are here that we have sovereign nations that we have treaty rights 38 years ago was
00:48:22meet like a cord when one man one man stood up for all of us and you know what we all have
00:48:31that power every single one of us 35 years ago was Oka 30 years ago was a brush 30 years and not
00:48:47one recommendation has been fulfilled by this government 10 years ago truth and
00:48:58reconciliation calls to action again unfulfilled
00:49:06when Ford expects Ontario to trust him we as First Nations rise up and say we don't
00:49:14want to because everybody else is afraid to say it everybody else is afraid that
00:49:20something will happen to them that this government will be vindictive but our
00:49:25strength and our courage and our bravery doesn't come from this place or one man
00:49:30and there it comes from our ancestors it comes from our trees
00:49:34today is day one we've played their game we went through their processes we've listened to our citizens
00:49:49to carry that message today is day one for all of us together not only across this
00:50:00province but we have to stand with our brothers and sisters across this country because the same
00:50:07things are going to be happening to them Ontario Saskatchewan and Alberta have come to some sort of deal
00:50:19and I'm sorry and I'm always told to speak respectfully but I would like to speak the truth last weekend when
00:50:25Doug Ford said those who are in opposition of this bill is crazy look who he's cutting
00:50:33deals with behind our backs probably on behalf of us without our consent
00:50:42when we stand up we not only stand up in this province we stand up across this country supporting
00:50:48our brothers and sisters who are going through very similar things
00:50:50and we know that these governments have kept us in poverty for one reason to keep us quiet to keep
00:50:59us busy in our communities to ensure we forget and not pay attention as to what they're doing behind
00:51:07these walls behind our backs on our lands to our people and exploiting all of us
00:51:13today is day one
00:51:21we've played their rules they don't work they don't listen and chief Scott is right when he says that
00:51:30the Anishinaabe did invite him to meet directly with our chiefs and he declined
00:51:35he had other he had other important business to do and now I know today it's to go cut deals behind our
00:51:44backs in a different province
00:51:53I just want to say chi miigwech to everybody here never forget what our ancestors have done for us today
00:52:01and that is still our responsibility not just today but every day going forward and any attempt that
00:52:09this government or any gun of government attempts to do on their own without us is the day we rise up
00:52:20and we rise up today today is day one it doesn't stop here we need to keep this going
00:52:25we need to make them uncomfortable and we need to know we're still here
00:52:42uh miigwech grand chief so we are calling upon you now that this diplomacy has failed
00:52:53we need to take action come thursday saul has made it clear that it's moving to the next level
00:53:05and that we need all the grassroots people behind us it's your turn to take the front line diplomacy is
00:53:12over now we must fight for our rights
00:53:16and in that theme i want to call upon some people to come to the center stage and share a few words
00:53:29because they know what the grassroots movements are so i'm going to ask tori kress suzanne smoke
00:53:37patty shano and sabina dennis to come up to the main stage
00:53:45and i'll just ask you to introduce yourself and who you are representing
00:53:51and say a few words and pass the mic to the next
00:53:54thank you everybody for being here my jail name is tori kress i am i don't know more ontario i
00:54:17uh along along with my colleague linda ba who has since passed uh started i don't know more ontario
00:54:26and i recognize many of your faces here and i want to say chi miigwech to each and every one of you
00:54:31for coming and coming and rallying with us every time i don't know more called you came you were here
00:54:38you stood there we've been decolonizing on a dime for over a decade now my friends
00:54:45we haven't stopped being the front line and what do we want folks we want our land back and when do we
00:54:53want it now the front line i'm always there at the front line that hasn't stopped and i remember a day
00:55:01when my chief stood behind me when i was occupying land when he went and did the diplomacy he
00:55:08went and met with them and now our community co-manages springwater park which isn't the exact
00:55:14goal we wanted but we're co-managers of our own land now and we can do this together we need the
00:55:20people like the chiefs to get behind us make sure we got firewood make sure we got water make sure
00:55:25we're being fed when we're out there making the sacrifice because we're going to sacrifice our jobs
00:55:31we're going to sacrifice our time our family's going to miss us we're not going to be there to be
00:55:35matriarchs because we're going to be on the land being the matriarchs we were meant to be
00:55:45i'd like to welcome my colleague and kick-ass um land defender suzanne smoke miigwech
00:55:52i'd like to see that as settlers and this relationship with canada came here they forgot that
00:56:07as human nation we are part of our environment we are not separate from what happens to the environment
00:56:12happens to us as the two-legged as i look around i see all of our magnificent quail our life givers our
00:56:18water carriers before that water comes first that we're the only doorway with which that sacred life
00:56:25comes to the earth that sacred water that flows through our veins as women as quail as life givers
00:56:32four talks about bulldozing and i think of our sisters that have fallen our sisters that are
00:56:36missing our sisters that are murdering murdered it's a direct relation to resource extraction when
00:56:42they're raping the land and taking the land that's what they're doing to our women so we are telling
00:56:49you we are taking our land back we are standing with our sisters we will fight we will be here canada
00:56:56right now we are part of the international indigenous peoples forum on plastics pollution we've traveled to
00:57:02geneva we traveled to kenya nairobi we sat in ottawa and canada is negotiating a legally binding treaty with
00:57:10175 other countries without the voices of indigenous people and we are pushing and knocking down doors
00:57:16all across the world to tell canada that they do not speak for me they do not step on my throat
00:57:22to tell everybody that they can take our land from us so stop bill five we stand in solidarity with all
00:57:29of our relatives all across turtle island and what happens to the land happens to us and we will be here
00:57:35and we will fight
00:57:49i came here from british columbia what they call now it's dark health territory in kadene our mother earth
00:57:57the mother of us all i see our sacred drum of the aim is here my father was a member of the american indian
00:58:05movement back in the 70s and we have not stopped this grassroots movement has not had a break we will
00:58:12never our children are being trained up at this time i ask our brothers here as we unify to join me
00:58:19in drumming as i speak this prayer if you have it in you to drum for me and i speak our prayer to the
00:58:26people this day the american movement drum must see
00:58:40and i see what is coming i see what they have planned in store for us
00:59:09we need emergency nation to nation emergency response plans our nations need to do that on
00:59:16their own we we don't need to rely on anyone the accountability of the federal governments provincial
00:59:24governments that does not exist they do not know the meaning of respect to our belief we treat everyone
00:59:33and equal every being on this planet and we know as these multi-millionaires come in and try to take
00:59:42all our resources with no regard for any life whatsoever this is just a continuation from the beginning
00:59:54and we need to teach our brothers and sisters each and every one here is a leader
00:59:59you go you go out on this day forward you speak about the rights of each each of you each of your
01:00:07children of your animals of the land the trees and we prepare this is our time for preparation there isn't
01:00:18much time left so just know this when it comes to our indigenous nations no matter what
01:00:26we stand with each other nation to nation from the east to the west south to the north and as mothers
01:00:34as fathers no matter what our children will always be the heart and the center of life
01:00:44no one can harm them no one has any right to harm a child and this has always been accountability has
01:00:51been a part of our cultures that is what is missing in canada but we must hold ourselves accountable each
01:00:59and every one for every moment we are accountable for the animals we are accountable to protect our
01:01:05children our nations have always held that our protocols and governance systems have always been in place from the beginning
01:01:14through all the bath lots bands through all the smallpox disease we are here to this day
01:01:22and our grassroots children are being raised up
01:01:28no matter how many chiefs they arrest it'll only bring us closer so remember as these pains come as we fall
01:01:37those are reminders to us of how to do it right we have to remember that our mistakes are our teachers
01:01:45and that accountability is comes from within we do not depend on the government we know what they are
01:01:51about we know their meanings have more than one truth is not the truth when it comes to the government truth
01:01:59to them means something that can be manipulated something that can change into something that benefits them
01:02:07so i just want to stay stand here with you all today in unity all the way from across ocean to oceans
01:02:14masi you're all leaders and i appreciate and love each and every one of you
01:02:19and all of those greetings in our beautiful language
01:02:35okay so i'm here as a representative
01:03:02i'm here as a representative for all our ancestors
01:03:07there were ancestors that fought for this place which now they call canada
01:03:14there were ancestors that gave their lives for us to be here today and i'm here to remind
01:03:22these ones in this matchbox back here and also our chiefs to keep fighting and to remind them if it wasn't for
01:03:34decamsa this would not be called what they call now canada if it wasn't for the war of 1812
01:03:46they would not be sitting on these lands
01:03:48their biggest their biggest fight for us was that we would be here seven generations from now
01:04:00and that we would be raising our children and our grandchildren for the next seven generations from today
01:04:08so we continue that fight we continue that struggle we go out on the front lines and
01:04:16we need the support we need us to stay together because that was his fight
01:04:22that was his fight to unite all the tribes and stand for that change that was coming
01:04:30for them trying to take even more land for our relatives that live across that creek
01:04:36we never made it canada and the united states they did at the expense of our relatives that died and
01:04:43gave their lives up in that sacrifice and i will not have them forgotten i will not have them forgotten
01:04:51abuadiak pontiac chief tecumseh shingles little turtle all of our leaders
01:05:00we call out those descendants that carry that intergenerational trauma that carry the stories
01:05:08this is the time they're trying to make their final scoop from us they're trying to take their final
01:05:16stamp on the lands that the creator gave to us to watch over and protect it wasn't about all these lines
01:05:25in square boxes they built their houses on square boxes they did that ours is a circle of life
01:05:35we are connected to everything in that circle we're connected and have a relationship to everything
01:05:44they're the ones that are coming to us now what do i do well if you keep listening to this guy
01:05:54you're going to be totally screwed
01:05:56your great-grandchildren is going to be coming and asking for a drink of water
01:06:05but by then these governments it's gonna it's gonna cost our elders say for one ounce of water
01:06:13it's gonna cost a lot like ounce of gold that's what they that's what they think it's all about money
01:06:20it's all about money so i want to remind all of us that stand here when we have to go out there and
01:06:32put up roadblocks support us stand with one another because there's a lot more of us than what's here
01:06:42i want to tell you i want to tell you my brother dudley george didn't die in vain
01:06:48he lived with me and my family for 13 years before he picked up that bundle in stony point
01:06:56he was the first nishnab in i don't know how many years but 30 years this comes september
01:07:04that's his memorial day they still kill our people in this what they call canada
01:07:11so when you pick up that bundle and you stand there as a warrior you stand there to defend
01:07:21our water our people our children our grandchildren and all the greats
01:07:27you think about those ones that already made the sacrifices
01:07:32my brother dudley our brother dudley he changed legislation clear across the board
01:07:38because of what they did they said oh we'll give you a hundred recommendations
01:07:43where are we on that checklist where are we
01:07:48many of you were at that burial they have a fiduciary responsibility and a duty to consult with us over
01:07:57everything
01:08:01that's his message
01:08:05so i can go on and on and on and on but of all
01:08:08i just want to say i'm happy to stand with all my relatives here today
01:08:13and let's remember the work of our ancestors let's remember because at my our kitchen table
01:08:19there wasn't no talk about no treaty it was what if they were still here what would they be doing
01:08:28to come see never sign no treaty the only only hands-on he ever had on a treaty was the knife he put
01:08:35through it they want when they wanted him to sign it but here we sit dealing with the treaties and
01:08:42the promises that they made us so we got to make them accountable or they can get an eviction notice
01:08:48and go back where the hell they come from
01:08:58all right let's hear from the grassroots organizations that came here today
01:09:06all right next i want to call up on our youth to come up and say a word a few words
01:09:11on behalf of the indigenous youth in ontario
01:09:15guys come on up i'm going to pass the microphone to tara roy who's going to introduce the speakers
01:09:25i'm from bosley first nation and nipissan first nation i have some words i prepared for you today
01:09:44that i will be sharing uh should my phone allow me to unlock it it's like danger stranger here
01:09:52no so my name is tara roy from bosley first nation and i stand here not only as a young person but as
01:10:02a voice for our youth our women and our ancestors as a representative alongside our leadership i carry
01:10:10the way the responsibility to speak truth to power
01:10:15bill five is a direct attack on our rights our waters and our lands it erodes environmental
01:10:22protection silences our voices and pushes us further from the path of reconciliation that this
01:10:28government claims to walk a very big claim on their part
01:10:32this bill ignores our inherent jurisdiction and threatens the future that we are trying to protect
01:10:40not only for ourselves but for our children and our seven generations that are to come
01:10:46it's not just about us here today in this in this park we're protecting our lands for our nations
01:10:53for our people who call this land home we're not just stewards of this land
01:10:59we are the land this is our responsibility this is our right
01:11:06our laws our responsibilities and our sovereignty must be respected
01:11:11we will not be pushed aside you can't push us aside you can't push us out of the way you've seen
01:11:17what we're capable of and we're not afraid to show up and to be loud about it you see all this beautiful
01:11:23people here today we're not afraid we will not be quiet we will continue to resist to protect
01:11:32and to rise and so i say kill the bill kill bill five
01:11:38now the way friend from man ramon to share a few words
01:11:49you want
01:11:53uh
01:12:00them. Hello, everyone. I'm Ramon Kataquapit, and I'm from Ottawa's Cup First Nation, and
01:12:07I'm Eagle Clan. And I'm a youth council member with OFYPC and Nishinaabe Asking Nation. And
01:12:17I'm here to represent my people, the Mishkegawak, here against Bill 5.
01:12:22Now, Bill 5, when talking about that, also includes the Ring of Fire, which is very prevalent
01:12:37in our First Nations territory up there in the James Bay region. And we have a history
01:12:45of mining in our own community, of how they not only let our agreements down, the impact
01:12:55benefit agreements, poisoned our land, but lied to us. And that money that was promised
01:13:01to us has been in a trust fund for a long time now. So essentially, that land was taken from
01:13:10us. And we've been in a long fight for the last 10 to 15 years in ATR process to get that
01:13:21land back. And we're completely against Bill 5. And I want to represent at OBSCA here, the
01:13:30descendants, the treaty signatories, my people, my parents that are in the crowd, my mom right
01:13:37there, are completely against Bill 5. And I also think about the spirit of the land at
01:13:46this time. Of course, communities that have, that want to do development, that should be
01:13:56allowed for them to have free and prior and informed consent. But there are also communities
01:14:02that are completely against development because of that stewardship that we've been holding since
01:14:07time immemorial. And I want to protect that land, because that's where I came from. That's
01:14:14where my ancestors came from. That's where my Mooshu sustained themselves. That's where
01:14:19my Jabba sustained themselves. And that's where my uncles and cousins sustain themselves right
01:14:24now. They go out every single day, if not every single week to go check out that Reno fire.
01:14:33And this Bill 5 is definitely connected to this. And I want to protect this land for my future
01:14:40generations, for my children, my children's children.
01:14:42And I'm glad to see everyone here together. And I heard one of the grassroots mentioned Tecumseh. Chief Tecumseh, the warrior that will get to talk to bring everyone together, his people. And I see that here. It is more than just a person to bring everyone together, his people. And I see that here. It is more than just a person to bring everyone together.
01:15:12It is more than just a person. It's an energy. It's what Tecumseh is. And that spirit is very alive in every single person here. And I'm so proud that our people have come together to stand against this Bill 5. Kill Bill 5.
01:15:28We have another youth speaker here with us today. Briar Rose from Longlock First Nation. Welcome, Briar.
01:15:43Briar Rose from Longlock First Nation.
01:16:03director overseeing our Toronto chapter and I'm here to speak for my peers and
01:16:10with my peers and stand with my communities this bill does impact my
01:16:15community Long Lake First Nation and we aren't for sale and it's something that
01:16:21I can say on behalf of the youth that are reclaiming our teachings reclaiming
01:16:27our ceremonies and reclaiming the land of our ancestors that we are not for
01:16:32sale we say no to bill 5 and so if you are a youth within the city of Toronto and
01:16:40Eggbe will always be your home but we are going to stand up together to say no but
01:16:46that's all I have to say. Miigwech everybody.
01:16:55Miigwech let's give another big hand for the youth. That's the future right there
01:17:00that's the future. Okay I'm going to call up on another one of our Ogema
01:17:07Ogema Kwe of Amjanong Namibian. Oh here we go. All right let's give a big hand for Ogema Kwe.
01:17:22Hello everybody my name is Chief Janelle the Maven. My spirit name is Red Cloud Woman. I'm the Chief of Amjanong First Nation located in Sarnia, Ontario on the outskirts.
01:17:34Hello everybody my name is Chief Janelle the Maven. My spirit name is Red Cloud Woman. I'm the Chief of Amjanong First Nation located in Sarnia, Ontario on the outskirts.
01:17:46Where we live is a heavy, heavy industry where 40% of Canada's petrochemicals come from. So does this bill impact us? Yeah, it does. It absolutely does. We're the example of what happens.
01:17:53When government approves industry and business instead of protecting the health and the well-being in the ways of life of our people and it's unfortunate that you know I have to be here seven generations after you know my relative to Canada.
01:18:09Tecumseh. And here I am saying the same thing. Gawin. Gawin. No, we're not going to sit back. We're not going to allow government to make decisions that impact our way of life, our community and our people.
01:18:38And I don't know about you, but when we had our Ogechida Kweag up here, I felt that bubble inside me that we need to mobilize.
01:18:47So in the event that Bill 5, if it moves through, then please know that Ogechida Kweag will always stand with yes. We're stronger together.
01:18:59And to all the young people that are here and the folks that brought their babies, their children, thank you for bringing them here so they can see what it means to come together and collaborate in a good way.
01:19:15And to our knowledge keepers, the ones that hold the wisdom, I appreciate your presence here and I'm glad that you're here.
01:19:22I wanted to acknowledge our drummers, so if we can just give a hello for our drummers here. I appreciate you being here.
01:19:31And our sacred items that are here and all the people that made today happen and all the quick mobilization.
01:19:38But we're stronger when we're together. So I'm glad that we're all here and sharing this space.
01:19:43And to Doug Ford and Minister Rickford and Minister Lecce.
01:19:50Gawin. Gawin. No. We don't support Bill 5 and we all say gawin. Miigwetch.
01:19:57All right. What a great day this has been. Showing our solidarity, standing shoulder to shoulder like we've always done since time immemorial.
01:20:12We're sending a strong message today. We're putting Doug Ford on notice that we are not going to stand for any legislation that waters down our treaty protected rights.
01:20:26On Thursday, you heard Saul say that it's probably going to be passed on Thursday.
01:20:33Let's be clear to Doug Ford right now. That if he pulls the trigger on this bill, he's pulling the trigger on Idle No More 2.0.
01:20:49As I said earlier, diplomacy is out the door.
01:20:54Now we're calling on our grassroots people to stand up and do what you do best. And that's fight for our rights.
01:21:01So pay attention everybody. Pay attention. And on Thursday, we will get the answer on what the intentions of this government is.
01:21:17We will know what to do. We will know what to do. And know that your leadership stands behind you.
01:21:24Know that we will be there on the front lines with you.
01:21:28So let's say no to Bill 5. But also remember, let's do it in a good way. Let's call on our ancestors. Let's use our medicines. Let's use our teachings.
01:21:43And let's defeat them and kill Bill 5.
01:21:49Come up and speak. She has a few words and then we're going to go into a couple songs. And if the mood strikes for a round dance, let's occupy this land.
01:21:58Come up and speak.
01:22:01So many people have come here today to be called out as such a last minute call, but it's important.
01:22:14I sit as female elder with IFN and I sit on the Knowledge Keepers Council with Chiefs of Ontario.
01:22:21So I was asked to come up to kind of open the dancing portion with regard to the round dance.
01:22:29So just to share some words on the round dance. So I guess we're going to do a two-step.
01:22:33So we're calling on any of the sidesteps. Sorry, not two-step. Sidestep.
01:22:38Calling on the jingle dancers to lead that. And actually anybody else that wants to join in.
01:22:45But we'll ask the jingle dancers to come and lead the sidestep.
01:22:49So what we're doing when we dance in this way is the jingle is a healing dress.
01:22:54So we're asking for our ancestors. We're joining in with creation and the land.
01:23:01Because we need to call on the spirits of our ancestors and who we are today.
01:23:06To move forward into the future so that our descendants can know what that spirit is.
01:23:14So when we come together, we're going to have the dancer, the center circle is going to be moving in that clockwise motion.
01:23:22We're also going to ask the men to join, but on an outer circle.
01:23:28And you're going to go clockwise. Counterclockwise. Sorry about that. Counterclockwise.
01:23:34Because that's going to be that protection.
01:23:36In our teachings, we have the men that provide that outer circle.
01:23:41And they protect the sanctity, the love, the children, the women, the elders that are inside the circle.
01:23:51So if you'll join us for this two-step jingle dance.
01:23:57Oh, here we go. Something must be wanting to do a two-step.
01:24:01Angela, are you going to lead a two-step? No. Sorry. Sidestep.
01:24:07So, I don't know where they're starting. Over here.
01:24:13Okay, we have a jingle lead dancer that's going to be here.
01:24:19If everybody would like to join in with her. And any jingle dancers to come up and join.
01:24:25Bojo, Kennawaya. Apshiko Miigwetch.
01:24:29Lori, Knowledge Keeper Lori of Chiefs of Ontario from Sauguin, First Nation, Independent First Nations.
01:24:35We're going to ask everyone to push out a little bit, please.
01:24:39We have traditional eagle staffs. Please keep guard of those. Be mindful of those staffs.
01:24:46Okay, they're watching them. Apshiko Miigwetch.
01:24:49So if we could push out a little bit and then we'll make a circle around.
01:24:55Again, this really is about dancing for our nations and our ancestors.
01:25:05And we're dancing for all of our relations. We're dancing for all of our people.
01:25:10Our leaders. Our chiefs. For our leadership in government like Saul.
01:25:17And those are our allies who are helping us out.
01:25:21And we're dancing for our seven generations coming.
01:25:25We're asking our relatives, our ancestors that came before us to come with us and join us as well.
01:25:34So as we know, dancing is life. Dancing is medicine.
01:25:38We asked a jingle dress dancer who showed up here today with her good medicine dress.
01:25:44That was a gift from the Ojibwe Anishinaabe to our nations.
01:25:49And this represents healing, but within healing comes health.
01:25:55And we need good health to fight this good fight.
01:25:57This strong fight.
01:25:59And so that's what we're doing here today.
01:26:01We're going to do two songs.
01:26:03We're going to ask the jingle dress dancer to go first.
01:26:06And everyone follow her.
01:26:07And then a couple of the men or some of the Okichita Kwe Iwak can go on the outer circle counterclockwise as well, if you wish.
01:26:17And then we're going to close up with a traveling song for everybody who traveled here today for safe travels back home and to guide and protect you as you do this work.
01:26:30And for the chiefs to back you and to all of us work together.
01:26:36Miigwech.
01:26:37Miigwech to everyone who came, the knowledge keepers, chiefs of Ontario knowledge keepers and all the knowledge keepers from other PTOs and elders that came, the speakers, and for bringing all your bundles here today.
01:27:02This is really important work.
01:27:04And thank you to this beautiful drum.
01:27:06Thank you for all the Okichita, all the Okichita, the Okichita Kwe Iwak, our Ogima Kwe Iwak, our Ogima, and our national chiefs and our Ontario regional chiefs for being here supporting us.
01:27:21Miigwech to Salma Makwa and all our allies who are with here with us today.
01:27:27So we wish you all safe travels back home.
01:27:31Please be good and kind to each other.
01:27:33Stay strong and reach out to your leadership, your communities.
01:27:37Let's stay united and we're going to close with this traveling song for a safe journey back home.
01:27:44Miigwech.
01:27:45Miigwech.
01:27:46Am I Mark Chahari?
01:27:49Please make us warm up.
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