TURTLE ISLAND
March 27, 2002
Negotiation Update
Report by - Greg Sarazin - Chief Negotiator
In attendance from
Algonquin Nation; ANTC- Chief Negotiator Greg Sarazin, Doreen
Davis, Verna Greavette. Pikwakanagan- Lisa Ozawanimke, Dale
Benoit, Katherine Cannon, Kirby Whiteduck, Dan Kohoko, WHIMASAB-
Bob Lavalley, Jane Ann Chartrand. Ontario- Chief Negotiator Brian
Crane and Canada- Chief Negotiator Yves Assiniwi were there with
their teams.
Lisa updated the table that they have been lobbying senior
provincial and federal departments and officials to convince them
that Pikwakanagan Chief and Council should lead the negotiations
on behalf of status band members only. Lisa reported that she has
been meeting with Katherine Cannon of the Bancroft Committee and
Dale Benoit of the Anishinabe of the Kitchi-Sibi South Committee
since Pikwakanagan left ANND in November and that they are in
full agreement with Pikwakanagan.
Katherine and Dale have
agreed to be advisors only to the Chief and Council rather than
representatives.
Dale reported that she had a community meeting this past Sunday
and her community agreed that Pikwakanagan could do the
beneficiary criteria on their behalf.
Greg Sarazin reported that ANND was still in existence and open
for business. The Algonquin political leaders have signed a
political ACCORD to work together as the Algonquin Nation Tribal
Council (ANTC). Bob Lavalley reported that WHIMASAB had worked
out an MOU with the ANTC to work together.
Canada reported that they have not made a recommendation on
whether or not to continue the negotiations. Negotiations have
been on hold since Pikwakanagan requested that in November.
Canada confirmed that they would only continue to negotiate if
the Algonquins were to speak with one voice in the negotiations
representing all status and non-status and that they were not
going to provide negotiation funding to ANND or Pikwakanagan at
this time. When ANND and Pikwakanagan reached an agreement on who
would speak on behalf of the Nation as a whole and on who should
administer the funding, then funding would flow and the
negotiations would continue.
Ontario agreed with Canada on this.
Bob Lavalley and Doreen Davis invited Lisa to set a date to talk
about the issues and to develop a working relationship. Lisa said
that she could not speak for her council and she would have to
see what they had to say. Lisa will call Bob and Doreen next week
after she talks to her council.
Canada and Ontario negotiators would not set a date for the next
meeting. They said that the Algonquins should talk and if there
is any evolution in the relationship between Pikwakanagan and
ANND, then we should call them too set a meeting.
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