National Day of Resistance

May 14, 2014, 1pm- Parliament Hill, Ottawa

First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act (FNCFNEA)
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Contraband Tobacco Act: Taxation On Reserve


The federal conservative government has continued its agenda to
eliminate First Nations' rights at all levels. Bill C-33, the FNCFNEA
gives the Minister of Indian Affairs full power and authority over First
Nation education from pre-K to post-secondary. French and English
will be mandatory languages at First Nation schools and First Nation
languages and culture must be approved by the Minister. Please
spend a day with First Nation students to develop one-page
messages, letters, signs and posters with reasons why the Minister of
Indian Affairs should not be in control of First Nation education-
students should sign and date their messages identifying their Nation
and bring those messages to Parliament Hill. We are also
encouraging schools to bring their students to the rally that day. Take
a group picture in front of your schools with a slogan and share it on
Facebook. (E.g. Our School, Our Kids, Our Education)

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women is a national disgrace and
we want to hear from anyone who has lost a female member in their
family. Tell us why women are an important part of Indigenous culture
and why you think Canada should open a public inquiry. Small towns
and big cities are filled with perverse predators who seek out
vulnerable Indigenous women of all ages and justice is rarely served.
We will no longer allow Canada to turn a blind eye to a national crime
against our mothers, daughters, aunties, grandmas and cousins.

The Criminalization of First Nation Citizens: Harper's government has
introduced Bill C-10, the Contraband Tobacco Act, which will make it
an indictable offense to sell tobacco without paying taxes. Tobacco is
an Indigenous plant to North America and First Nations have
cultivated tobacco for hundreds of years before Canada became a
country. Canada has no right to tax First Nation citizens for buying
and selling tobacco. By making it an indictable offense, the RCMP
and Provincial Police can raid and arrest family-owned businesses if
they sell any type of tobacco on or off reserve. Tell us why First
Nation citizens should not be turned into criminals for buying and
selling tobacco and bring your written messages to Ottawa.

Please bring packaging tape if you can so we can tape our messages
to government buildings throughout the downtown core. If you cannot
make it to Ottawa please try to coordinate your own event at your
nearest Federal Government Building, e.g. Service Canada,
Canadian Consulate, etc.