Just an aside to Angus Toulouse and his comment; "the young people are going to be taking matters into their own hands" he and other chiefs should review the definition of chief..the head or ruler of a tribe or clan/ the head or leader of an organized body of people/the person highest in authority.
Tory budget could provoke blockades: natives
Updated Tue. Mar. 20 2007 8:56 PM ET
Canadian Press
Chiefs from across Canada are warning of a potential surge in native blockades led by an increasingly frustrated and militant youth movement.
The virtual exclusion of First Nations from Monday's federal Conservative budget was a slap that may hit back, they warned Tuesday.
Indian Affairs Minister Jim Prentice said plenty of money is being spent on native causes, but the chiefs say First Nations are falling ever farther behind.
"It's scary," said Angus Toulouse, Ontario vice-chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
"If people aren't being heard, if (land) claims aren't being addressed ... you can bet there's going to be much more confrontation and barricades."
"Do I advocate it? No. But the young people are going to be taking matters into their own hands."
Don Maracle, chief of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte in Eastern Ontario, said it's tough to convince a burgeoning native youth population that real change can come through official channels. The status Indian population is young, with a median age of 25 compared to 35 for all Canadians, according to Indian Affairs.
"The younger First Nations people have run out of patience," Maracle said. "They don't have the patience the older generation does to tolerate inequity."
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