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Self-government not ; Stopped by no vote by Larry Sanders "Whatever progress we make will depend upon us, as the people that belong to these First Nations and how aggressively we want to pro- mote this question of self-gov- ernment." Dennis Cromartie, Chief Negotiator for the Nishnawbe- Aski Nation On referendum night, October 26, national leaders of aboriginal organizations lit up televisions sets with their bitter reactions to Canadians' rejec- tion of the Charlottetown Accord. Ron George, the national leader of Metis and non-status indians, screamed that Canadians had voted to accept "more Okas, more barri- cades. You've kept apartheid alive in Canada." Ovide Mercredi of the Assembly of First Nations.said "Canadians blew it. We've said yes to the status quo, which is racist. We can't wait any longer for you (non-native people) to accept us. We have law-making abili- ty in our own territory, we should use it. We can also take our case to an international forum to secure our rights." But here in northwestern Ontario, the reaction of region- al native leaders is much more accepting, much more upbeat. I had an opportunity recently to interview Dennis Cromartie, Chief Negotiator on self-gov- ernment for the Nishnawbe- Aski Nation (NAN) and Aime Bouchard, Chief Negotiator of the Pays Plat First Nation. Bouchard is also chairman of the board of the Ojibway 1850 Treaty Council, which takes in most First Nations on the north shore of Lake Superior. Both leaders made it very clear that there were already processes in place long before the Charlottetown Accord was invented which laid out a nego- tiation process on self-govern- ment and treaty rights. Cromartie said, in the case of NAN, "We had already iden- tified what it was that we want- ed in the constitutional discus- sions that took place between 1983 and 1987 and the recogni- tion of the right to self-govern- ment was one of those goals that we were trying to achieve in the constitutional discus- sions." The problem with the Charlottetown Accord put qualifications on the declara- tion. Cromartie admitted that "it would have been a lot easier to deal with governments if there had been a yes vote. But it Anacn' ctan ar nravant noc fram NORTHERN ef You can get help in designing the training program that's INSIGHTS v right for each new job. ef When you create a new job and receive training funds, by Larry Sanders ov you can also get financial help to train existing employees. sun ar Page 5, Tuesday, November 17, 1992 Your Opinion= jobsOntario « Training | reaching agreements with the 9 federal snd province! gover NEED TO HIRE NEW PEOPLE? ments with respect to lands, Sees NEED HELP TO TRAIN THEM? Because (governments) can a still create laws which will put into effect any agreements that we reach. Those agreements jobsOntario - 7raining will create a more highly skilled workforce. And will get people back to work. could get constitutional protec- . 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