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Assembly of First Nations National Chief Calls for Action on Crown-First Nations Gathering Commitment on Comprehensive Claims

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Assembly of First Nations National Chief Calls for Action on Crown-First Nations Gathering Commitment on Comprehensive Claims

OTTAWA, Sept. 6, 2012 – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo today expressed concern about the federal government’s announcement of a new approach to treaty and self-government negotiations.
At the Crown-First Nations Gathering held earlier this year, the Crown committed to jointly reform the policy to bring it into line with the principles of recognition and affirmation. The Crown must live up to these commitments. First Nations are united in our resolve to press Canada to engage immediately in a process of reform, but this must be a process that is both meaningful and comprehensive.
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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
jodi@imfreedomalliance.org https://twitter.com/JodiRave

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear is the founder and director of the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance, a 501-C-3 nonprofit organization with offices in Bismarck, N.D. and the Fort Berthold Reservation. Jodi spent 15 years reporting for the mainstream press. She's been awarded prestigious Nieman and John S. Knight journalism fellowships at Harvard and Stanford, respectively. She also an MIT Knight Science Journalism Project fellow. Her writing is featured in "The Authentic Voice: The Best Reporting on Race and Ethnicity," published by Columbia University Press. Jodi currently serves as a Society of Professional Journalists at-large board member, an SPJ Foundation board member, and she chairs the SPJ Freedom of Information Committee. Jodi has won top journalism awards from mainstream and Native press organizations. She earned her journalism degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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