Bill S-6 is a fundamental violation of the modern day Yukon treaty relationship – CBC

Nov 20, 2014

Kirk Cameron argues that the proposed changes an affront to all Yukoners

Last Thursday, 150 people packed a room at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre in Whitehorse to discuss what to do about changes the federal government has put before Parliament on the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act.

In the crowd were people from around Yukon, about one half of First Nation ancestry and the rest equally concerned Yukoners. Most, if not all, were of the view that the amendments, known as Bill S-6, violate the fundamental relationship secured between First Nations, Yukoners and Canadians through land claims agreements, modern treaties that have been in place (at least the first four) since 1993.

Those in attendance heard from a panel of aboriginal experts, including Council of Yukon First Nations Grand Chief Ruth Massie, Little Salmon and Carmacks First Nation Chief Eric Fairclough and lawyer Daryn Leas.

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