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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 26, 1993
Page
9
Ovide Mercredi national negotiator for First Nations spoke at the Grand Council of Treaty 8 Assembly of Chiefs in Moberly Lake July 12 to 16. He urged solidarity and direct action to have treaties honoured, stressing land, hunting and fishing rights, housing, taxation, and self government.
Ovide Mercredi the Cree nation leader and national negotiator for Treaty 8 rights is profiled as a key figure shaping native policy in Canada. The piece covers his education in sociology and law, role in Native Students Association, stance on constitutional law, NDP leadership, and 1982 87 native issues advisory work. It notes his Cree French heritage, Grand Rapids First Nation vice chief position, and upcoming term bid. It reports his July 14 banquet speaking engagement in North Battleford and plan to press the Minister of Indian Affairs on First Nations issues. Mercredi holds a mandate from the Assembly of Chiefs to pursue this action.
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