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PM Trudeau fields question from KCN Chief

Posted Sat, 10/31/2020 - 23:10 by jdorion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joHORQAd5J4

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Briefing Notes Oct 6, 2020

Posted Sat, 10/31/2020 - 22:55 by jdorion

Kaministikominahoko-skak Cree Nation
● the original people who occupied the lands of the Cumberland Delta and Ratty
country prior to treaty;
● the descendants of the original people who occupied the lands of the Cumberland
Delta and Ratty Country prior to treaty;
● the people that the Creator gave life to as the Kaministikominahiko-shak
Nenawuk, with our territory, our sovereignty and our inherent rights.
● the people who were born with the rights of territory, sovereignty, and inherent
rights. These rights were not bestowed on us by the Queen, the Hudson’s Bay

Reference Notes – Researching Indigenous People

Posted Sat, 10/31/2020 - 22:54 by jdorion

1. Tri-council policy statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans
Section 6 – Research involving Aboriginal Peoples
http://www.pre.ethics.gc.ca/eng/archives/tcps-eptc/section6-chapitre6/
When research involves Aboriginal individuals, researchers and REBs should consider the
interests of the Aboriginal group, when any of the following considerations applies:
a. Property or private information belonging to the group as a whole is studied or used;
b. Leaders of the group are involved in the identification of potential participants;

Letter send to Minister Bennet re Nation to Nation Negotiation Process - Dec 12 2016

Posted Sat, 10/31/2020 - 22:53 by jdorion

Kaministikominahiko-skak Cree Nation
Sub Office-304D, 1401-28 th St. E.
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, S6V6Z8

December 12, 2016

The Honorable Doctor Carolyn Bennett, P.C. M.P
Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs
House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
KIA OA6
Fax: 613-947-4622

A Proposal to Establish a
Nation to Nation Negotiation Process

for Kaministikominahiko-skak Cree Nation (KCN) People

Dear Minister Bennett,
The Kaministikominahiko-skak Cree Nation (KCN) is a sovereign nation and was

KCN Chief's Response to News Article on Status Indians Face Threat of Extinction

Posted Thu, 04/13/2017 - 22:18 by john.dorion

Hey Dale, I agree with your assessment on this issue, because our ancestors were promised during the Treaty 5 negotiations at Cumberland Island in 1876, that our rights would last as long as the sun shines, the grass grows, and the rivers flow. In other words, our rights should have lasted forever.

I also know that the Indian Act was never part of the Treaty our ancestors agreed to. For that reason, where did Indian Affairs get its authority to take over our Cree Nation citizenship, and replace it with Indian Status and the Indian Act.

FSIN BETRAYS KAMINISTIKOMINAHIKO-SKAK CREE NATION (KCN)

Posted Fri, 03/31/2017 - 09:09 by john.dorion

March 31, 2017

The Kaministikominahiko-skak Cree Nation (Cumberland Island people) are signatory to Treaty #5, however, the Federal Government has continued in its refusal to recognize us as a separate and a distinct Cree Nation under Treaty 5.

Accordingly, the KCN people have been waiting over 140 years for the federal government to do the right thing, and honor the treaty promises they made with our ancestors at the time of Treaty signing at Cumberland Island.

NATIONAL TREATY CHIEFS 1-11 SUPPORT KCN

Posted Mon, 02/20/2017 - 01:18 by john.dorion

NATIONAL TREATY CHIEFS 1-11 SUPPORT KCN

In 2010, a National Treaty Chiefs gathering in Regina supported by resolution KCN efforts to get federal recognition as a Treaty 5 Nation.

The gathering was held on October 12 -15 at the Conexus Centre, in Regina situated on Treaty 4 Territory. Participating in the gathering were Treaty Chiefs, Headmen and Citizens of the Indigenous Nations from Treaties 1-11.

KAMINISTIKOMINAHIKO-SKAK CREE NATION (KCN) COLONIAL LABELS

Posted Wed, 01/18/2017 - 01:34 by john.dorion

In this article, I want to share with you some of the colonial labels we have acquired since the arrival of newcomers to KCN territory and the signing of the Indian Treaties in Canada.

Research shows that colonialism is the takeover of a foreign country, go and live there, and take control of it. In our case, as soon as the colonizers arrived on our island (Cumberland House) they changed the name of our community from Kaministikominahiko-skak to Cumberland House. They named it after a Duke of England who was called Cumberland.

Kaministikominahiko-skak (KCN) Culture and Identity

Posted Thu, 01/12/2017 - 08:48 by john.dorion

In this article, I want to share with you important information regarding the culture and the identity of the Kaministikominahiko-skak (KCN) people which is now Cumberland House. At the same time, I want to define the terms of culture and identity.

Culture is a way of life of a people, and it’s important to know that the main characteristics of any culture is language, land and resources, beliefs and value systems, government, and territory.

Canada’s Specific Claims Policy

Posted Thu, 01/05/2017 - 09:04 by john.dorion

As stated in my first article, the Kaministikominahiko-skak Cree Nation is a Sovereign Nation and was signatory to Indian Treaty 5 in Cumberland House which is situated 200 miles northeast of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

Our people have been waiting over 140 years for the Canadian government to take action on the unfinished treaty business with our Cree Nation. Our priority is the recognition of our Inherent and Treaty Rights through Nation to Nation negotiations.