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Sunday, January 03, 2010

The Birth of a Nation | UpHere.ca

The Birth of a Nation | UpHere.ca.

"And in 1972, sticking to the same blueprint it had laid out for aboriginal people across southern Canada, the federal government proposed to settle land claims by creating Indian reserves and handing over money in compensation for aboriginal rights. For the Dene, the idea of claiming land was absurd. Fort Good Hope resident George Barnaby once said: “People are using the word ‘claim.’ We have no claim. The land belongs to the Dene.” "

Check out this great article on recent Dene history, on the online magazine Up Here. Features some cool vintage photos of Dene leadership.

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