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Resolution Number: 2004-09-15Resource Revenue Sharing In Mushkegowuk Territories
2004-09-15 EXCERPT:

Mushkegowuk Council 19th Annual Assembly

Resolution No. 2004-09-15

Attawapiskat First Nacion

First Nation

Fort Albany First Nacion

Moose Cree First Nation

New Post First Nation

Chapleau Cree First Nation

Missanabie Cree First Nation

Chief Norm Hardisty Jr. Moose Cree First Nation Seconded by: Chief Leo Friday Kashechewan First Nation

Adopted by Consensus

Certified copy of a Resolution passed on Sept. 16, 2004

September 16, 2004

Cochrane, Ontario

Resource Revenue Sharing in Mushkegowuk Territories

WHEREAS the Mushkegowuk People have always lived in our Mushkegowuk Territories, and always will; and

WHEREAS our Mushkegowuk Territories are rich in resources and we have always shared our resources with the people of Canada and Ontario; and

WHEREAS in 1869 when Canada wished to unite with Rupert's Land, Canada committed to protect the rights of the Indian Nations and to share the resources fairly; and

WHEREAS the governments of Canada and Ontario have taken advantage of our generosity and trust, and have mistakenly insisted that all the resources of our lands and environment are theirs; and

WHEREAS the Mushkegowuk People remain ready to share our resources fairly;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mushkegowuk Council in Assembly reaffirms the ancestral rights of the Mushkegowuk People to the lands and environment we have always occupied; c!nd

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mushkegowuk Council in Assembly reaffirms the rights of the Mushkegowuk People to the revenues from the resources in our ancestral lands and environment; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mushkegowuk Council in Assembly reaffirms the willingness of the Mushkegowuk People to continue sharing the revenues from our ancestral lands and environment with the people of Ontario and Canada, if the sharing occurs on terms different than the past; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mushkegowuk Council in Assembly reaffirms the willingness of the Mushkegowuk People to continue sharing the revenues from our ancestral lands and environment with the people of Ontario and Canada, if the sharing is based on respect for our history with the land and environment, our right to amenities equal to other Canadians and our right to continue and grow as a people, a culture and a nation.

MUSHKEGOWUK

COUNCIL

MISSION

STATEMENT

We respond to, and carry out, the collective will of the Omushkego Nation. We foster and provide accountable, responsible political leadership. We strive for excellence in government services. We help improve the quality of life for our people, by providing accessible, equitable, and high quality support and advisory services to our First Nations in areas including governance, political, spiritual, social and economic development, health, language and culture, environment, technical services and education.