Elder, former Mi’kmaq chief says Qalipu “crisis” must be “stopped”

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“We’re running away from the people that we’re supposed to be representing,” says Calvin White.
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The Dr. Andrew Furey Campaign expressed “heightened concerns” around party voter list after having its complaints against John Abbott dismissed.
As the Indian status of about 70,000 people hinges on the outcome of negotiations between the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Grand Chief and Government of Canada, those left out of the conversation should embrace the opportunity to discuss what it ‘means’ to be Mi’kmaq.
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Racism and hatred are growing in Canada. The role of the media should be to combat it, not promote it.