Mushkegowuk Council 22nd Annual Assembly

Resolution No. 2007-09-28

First Nation

First Nation

Chief Andrew Solomon

Fort Albany First Nation

Fort Albany

First Nation

Chief Jonathan Solomon

Kashechewan First Nation

Moose Cree

First Nation

New Post First Nation

Chapleau Cree

First Nation

Missanabie Cree

First Nation

Certified copy of a resolution

passed on September 13, 2007

September 13, 2007

Attawapiskat, Ontario

of the Inherent

Mushkegowuk People

WHEREAS the Mushkegowuk people have since time immemorial chosen their leadership in the ways that were right for us; and

WHEREAS the laws of Canada that were imposed on us without our consent, such as the Indian Act and the laws of corporations, which attempted to limit our self-government structures, are not appropriate to our history, tradition and our ways; and

WHEREAS it is no longer appropriate for our collective Mushkegowuk leadership to be restricted by such corporate laws, and it is necessary to re-establish our leadership independently from Canadian laws and based solely on our history, tradition and who we are; and

WHEREAS our communities and Elders have over the years developed a draft Omushkego Constitution that truly originates with our people and our history, and parts of that draft Constitution are ready for immediate implementation;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we the representatives of the Omushkego lnniniwuk in Assembly hereby recognize, reassert and confirm, based solely on our inherent rights and jurisdiction, the leadership role of the assembled Chiefs of the Mushkegowuk First

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Nations, and declare that the Chiefs in Assembly shall be knows as Onashowewininiwak (or the Council of Chiefs; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we the representatives of the Omushkego lnniniwuk in Assembly hereby recognize, reassert and confirm, based solely on our inherent rights and jurisdiction, the leadership role of the elected chief spokesperson of the Omushkego lnniniwuk , who shall be known as Kihchionashowewininiw (or Grand Chief); and

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that we the representatives of the Omushkego lnniniwuk in assembly hereby recognize and confirm, based solely on our inherent rights and jurisdiction, the leadership role of the elected deputy chiefs spokesperson of the Omushkego lnniniwuk, who shall be known as kaochishamishkawat (or Deputy Grand Chief).