Thread by @RussDiabo

Let’s take stock of Canada’s War on First Nations!

As part of his 1969 White Paper political legacy PM Chretien left behind an imposed policy/legislative framework of self-gov’t policy+land/fiscal laws creating Nat’l Institutions 2 off-load Feds responsibilities! 1/13

PM Chrétien also left behind his land claims extinguishment policies (Comprehensive & Specific Claims) from 1973, but amended afterwards.

PM Chrétien also led the watering down of UNDRIP w/in the UN.

PM Harper implemented the Chrétien gov’t’s land claims policies. 2/13

PM Harper also implemented Chrétien gov’t’s land/fiscal nat’l institutions-designed to assimilate First Nation Bands/Reserves into Canada’s property & tax systems during his decade.

Harper gov’t also voted against UNDRIP at UN in 2007 then said it was aspirational in 2010. 3/13

In 2015 PM Trudeau said his gov’t would implement UNDRIP as part of his pan-Indigenous “Reconciliation” approach & created a Cabinet Committee on “Reconciliation” while implementing the Chrétien White Paper Framework of nat’l land/fiscal institutions to support “self-gov’t”! 4/13

PM Trudeau also replaced Dept. of Indian Affairs w/ 2 new “Indigenous” Ministries (ISC & CIRNAC) to implement a 2-track approach to the Chrétien framework of nat’l assimilation institutions to facilitate Canada’s version of self-gov’t (municipal/corporate) status. 5/13

Trudeau gov’t also bought AFN via 2 MOU’s 1) New Fiscal Relationship (10-yr. capacity-building grants+self-gov’t own source revenue fiscal policy); 2) Joint Priorities via a Bilateral Process where Feds control nat’l/regional issues+passing a suite of laws. 6/13

AFN supported the Trudeau gov’t’s UNDRIPA (Bill C-15) mandating a federal Nat’l Action-Plan, following this fed official presented GG, Mary Simon, the Feds plan to end Indian Act, Reserves & Status w/ self-gov’t/modern treaties. 7/13

After consultation with Indigenous Peoples, the Trudeau gov’t issued a Nat’l Action-Plan to implement the plan to end the Indian Act through self-gov’t/modern treaties, already presented to the GG, Mary Simon. 8/13

PM Carney has changed Feds Indigenous priorities to “Economic Reconciliation”, by dissolving Trudeau’s Cabinet Committee on Reconciliation w/ a new Cabinet Committee system, including giving all members of Indigenous Liberal Caucus jobs to implement his Canada Strong Plan! 9/13

Carney gov’t has rammed 1 Canadian Economy (Bill C-5) into law+appointed rubber-stamp major projects Indigenous Advisory group of oil/gas types+appealed BC Cowichan case that recognized Aboriginal Title while declaring property rights will b protected from Aboriginal Title. 10/13

PM Carney has committed to holding a First Nations-First Ministers Meeting this fall & coopted AFN is holding a virtual meeting to prepare by focusing on 4 areas: Econ. Development, Community Safety/Policing, Post-Secondary Education, Health. 11/13

AFN is focused on programs not rights to lands, territories & resources-or intern’l right of self-determination-including UNDRIP FPIC standard!

AFN agenda items r already included in Feds plan 2 end Indian Act via program transfers+sectoral self-gov’t like land codes, etc. 12/13

The First Nations-First Ministers Meeting Agenda is already pre-determined by the Carney gov’t & its coordinated federal/provincial/territorial plan to end the Indian Act system w/ municipal self-gov’t! 13/13