Mr. President Obama I ask that you personally call Prime Minister Stephen Harper and request him to respect sovereignty, discuss treaty process, STOP the Canadian Bill C-45 and meet with Chief Theresa Spence to end her hunger strike.
Why is this important?
Chief Theresa Spence has been on hunger strike since December 10th, 2012 to stand for our Indigenous people to assert Indigenous sovereignty; to put a stop to Bill C-45 and requesting to meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Bill C-45 attacks the land base reserved for Indigenous people not respecting the Treaties. The Treaties are nation to nation agreements between Canada and First Nations who are sovereign nations. The Treaties are agreements that cannot be altered or broken by one side of the two Nations. The spirit and intent of the Treaty agreements meant that First Nations peoples would share the land, but retain their inherent rights to lands and resources. Instead, First Nations have experienced a history of colonization which has resulted in outstanding land claims, lack of resources and unequal funding for services such as education and housing. Chief Theresa Spence said she is willing to die in an attempt to get the federal government and aboriginal leaders to discuss the treaty process and make fundamental changes. I ask you Mr. President to take a stand with us to STOP Canadian Bill C-45 and end Chief Spence hunger strike.
