{"id":75515,"date":"2025-07-18T12:45:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=75515"},"modified":"2025-07-18T12:45:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:45:12","slug":"a-strong-delegation-of-robinson-huron-treaty-chiefs-call-for-immediate-withdrawal-of-bill-c-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/18\/a-strong-delegation-of-robinson-huron-treaty-chiefs-call-for-immediate-withdrawal-of-bill-c-5\/","title":{"rendered":"A strong delegation of Robinson Huron Treaty Chiefs call for immediate withdrawal of Bill C-5"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>A strong delegation of Robinson Huron Treaty (RHT) Chiefs and representatives, including spokespeople Dean Sayers and Chief Scott McLeod, attended the First Nation Summit 2025 in Gatineau yesterday.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAs the agenda unfolded, it became clear this wasn\u2019t about true partnership,\u201d said Dean Sayers, spokesperson for the Robinson Huron Treaty Chiefs and member of the Robinson Huron Waawiindamaagewin Political Working Group. \u201cIt was about legitimizing decisions already made. Bill C-5 is an attempt to validate Canada\u2019s theft of our resources. You cannot engage us after the legislation is passed. That is not consultation \u2014 that is colonization dressed in policy language.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Chief Scott McLeod, Lake Huron Regional Chief of the Anishinabek Nation\u00a0reinforced the position of the RHT leadership, stating, \u201cWe are open for business \u2014 but it must be on our terms, through our processes, and with our permission. The Robinson Huron Treaty is a living agreement. Our authority and responsibilities stem from the Gichimanidoo, not from the Crown.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The Robinson Huron Treaty Chiefs remain steadfast in their commitment to uphold and defend the Robinson Huron Treaty Declaration, which reaffirms:<\/div>\n
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  • The inherent responsibilities and jurisdiction given by the Gichimanidoo (Creator) over the land (Kidaklimnaan) and all within it;<\/li>\n
  • The right to self-determination (Debendiziwin), which cannot be altered or taken away by any foreign government or colonial institution;<\/li>\n
  • The existence of legitimate Anishinaabe governance over our lands, communities, and resources since time immemorial \u2014 long before contact with colonizers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    The legislation would weaken environmental protections and limit First Nations\u2019 rights to consultation and consent for major infrastructure projects. It will grant the federal government broad powers to fast-track development, potentially bypassing environmental assessments and other safeguards, a move that threatens not only First Nation sovereignty and land stewardship, but also the ecological integrity of our territories.<\/div>\n
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    \u201cCanada cannot fulfill its Treaty obligations by lumping diverse Nations under a single flawed process. We are diverse\u00a0as First Nation peoples.\u00a0Consultation is not our process – permission is,\u201d continued Sayers.<\/div>\n
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    Chiefs also expressed deep concern over the structure of the summit, where more than 600 First Nations leaders were forced to compete for speaking time, diluting the voices of those with legitimate and pressing concerns.<\/div>\n
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    \u201cIt\u2019s unacceptable,\u201d added Chief McLeod. \u201cFirst Nations leadership should not have to fight for a microphone to be heard by the Crown\u2019s representative. The Prime Minister must sit down with the Robinson Huron Treaty leadership directly and immediately. We need to chart a path forward that is based on mutual respect, true partnership, and the full recognition of our rights and authority.\u201d<\/div>\n
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    The Robinson Huron Treaty leadership calls for the immediate withdrawal of Bill C-5 and demands that Canada engage in direct, respectful, and Nation-to-Nation dialogue.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A strong delegation of Robinson Huron Treaty (RHT) Chiefs and representatives, including spokespeople Dean Sayers and Chief Scott McLeod, attended the First Nation Summit 2025 in Gatineau yesterday. \u201cAs the agenda unfolded, it became clear this wasn\u2019t about true partnership,\u201d said Dean Sayers, spokesperson for the Robinson Huron Treaty Chiefs and member of the Robinson …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":75516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-provincial"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-16 17:53:37","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75515"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75517,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75515\/revisions\/75517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}