Idle No More Québec denounces the colonial measures of Pauline Marois’ government embodied by its Values Charter

24.9.13

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Montréal, September 12, 2013 – Following the Sept. 10, 2013 release of the Québec Charter of Values, IDLE NO MORE QUÉBEC finds it ironic that a Charter that pretends to defend universal values forces a single vision upon Québecers that has too often been forced upon First Nations people.

We would like to remind the government that it has an obligation to consult First Nations on all subjects that affect them, as is outlined under Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution, and reiterated by numerous decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada. Ignoring this responsibility has continued to advance colonial mentalities throughout the process of colonization.

It’s impossible to believe that the government of Pauline Marois has a genuine desire to unite people through a common societal project of values when its approach simply follows in the history of neo-colonialist assimilation that remains fresh in the hearts of First Nations people. In the past, our ceremonies, sweat lodges, potlatches, dances, songs, religious and spiritual symbols, cultural identities and languages were forbidden through the same kind of colonial policies that now threaten other religious practices.

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