MUSHKEGOWUK COUNCIL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION

Chief Ignace Gull

Attawapiskat First Nation

Chief Shirley Horn

Missanabie Cree First Nation

ADOPTED BY CONSENSUS

Certified copy of a Resolution passed on August 8, 1996

RESOLUTION NO. 1996-08-13

SUBJECT: BILL C-68 -FIREARMS ACQUISITION CERTIFICATES

WHEREAS the federal government's Bill C-68 firearms legislation has imposed restrictions on the purchase and use of firearms;

WHEREAS these requirements were imposed without adequate consultation on the requirements of northern First Nations traditions and lifestyles;

WHEREAS members of Mushkegowuk First Nations have the traditional knowledge and skill to administer the use of firearms for the benefit of their communities;

WHEREAS the Mushkegowuk First Nations have the right to self-government;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Mushkegowuk Council First Nations exercise their rights of self-government to develop their own firearms policies or laws to manage firearms for the benefit of their communities and traditional pursuits.

August 8, 1996

Chapleau, Ontario

ATTAWAPISKAT • KASHECHEWAN • FORT ALBANY • MOOSE FACTORY • NEW POST • CHAPLEAU CREE • MISSANABIE CREE