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Batchewana First Nation set to commence logging operations Loggers will commence operations in its original territories outlined in our historically founded documentation and accepted by the courts, reads a letter to Premier Ford
Mar 16, 2021 3:07 PM By: SooToday Staff
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In an open letter addressed today to Premier Doug Ford, it was announced that beginning on May 1 Batchewana First Nation (BFN) loggers will commence logging in areas outlined in our historically founded documentation and accepted by the courts.
While the letter fails to identify specific areas in which logging will take place, traditional BFN territory extends along the shore of Lake Superior from Whitefish Island in Sault Ste. Marie north to Batchawana Bay and beyond.
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Batchewana First Nation leader calls Harris appointment act of blatant racism
Chief Dean Sayers joins growing Indigenous opposition to former premier s Order of Ontario honour
Jan 9, 2021 11:28 AM By: James Hopkin
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Batchewana First Nation Chief Dean Sayers wonders what kind of narrative the Ontario Government will create for future generations if Mike Harris is awarded the province’s highest honour.
The former premier and Nipissing MPP was among the 47 appointments to the Order of Ontario announced Jan. 1. Harris’s appointment was met with criticism from Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald earlier this week, and sparked an online petition that has garnered more than 71,000 signatures as of Saturday.