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Manitoba's Southern Chiefs Organization (SCO) and Grand Council Treaty 3 are organizing the largest Anishinaabe gathering in history, and it's taking place this summer.
SCO Grand Chief Jerry Daniels says the Anishinaabe nation includes quite a number of different groups that, in another sense, are actually one group of the same language.
"The language is what unifies the nation," explains Daniels. "Sometimes we call ourselves Saulteaux and Ojibway. There's also the Potawatomi were also closely associated, the Odawa, and the Chippewa were also associated. So, there are different groups. If you go to the area of Ottawa, which is named after the Odawa (another name for Anishinaabe people), the language is the same. And you might have different dialects. Our objective here is to bring together the traditional Anishinaabe nation and initiate a conversation focused on where we have been, how we can get back to what the traditional nation once was, and where we could start. What are some of the things we could collaborate on that can serve our interests, as we are now a very scattered group of nations that are both on the Canadian and the American side?"
Daniels outlines the geographical reach of his people.
"Much of the Anishinaabe nation surrounds the Great Lakes," he continues. "We even reach all the way into Northern B.C. I think there's one nation in B.C. that has Saulteaux people there. And then there are people all the way through Alberta and Saskatchewan. They're throughout different treaty demographics, and they're also on the international side. So, you have Red Lake and Bois Forte. There are several very large nations on the southern side of the border that are also Anishinaabe. We're sending invites out to all of them. Also, a big part of this is that the Southern Chiefs Organization is partnering with the Treaty 3 Government."
He notes the event will certainly make history.
"It'll be definitely the biggest for the Anishinaabé," Daniels explains. "It's a very specific nation that predates the treaties. We actually, very likely, played a role in the Treaty of Niagara and the Royal Proclamation. I like to reference Treaty 3 a lot, and it's very important that they're playing a very significant role in the planning and coordination and promotion of the Anishinaabe nation. If you go to Treaty 3, which is basically the Treaty 3 area in Ontario and parts of Manitoba, Treaty 3 includes the Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty 3. They are a part of the Anishinaabe nation that signed onto Treaty 3. Much of the conversations and negotiations that are happening right now with the federal government are around treaty lines. So, here in Manitoba, we see things such as Treaty 1. Treaty 1's been very well-known for what's going on with Kapyong Barracks. They are having conversations about creating a Treaty 1 Government. When we go further west, there's actually the Treaty 2. Treaty 2 and its many communities have signed on to the development of the Treaty 2 Government. Even though the land is different between Treaty 3, Treaty 1, and Treaty 2, the uniting factor among all of those treaties is that we are all Anishinaabe."
"In Treaty 4, it starts to change a little bit," elaborates Daniels. "The Anishinaabe are very much aligned with, or allied with, the Cree. I'm not sure if the Dakota were involved with Treaty 4, because I haven't looked deeply into Treaty 4. I've really only focused on the Manitoba side, which is why we partner with people like Treaty 3. But our hope in going forward is to start to pull from Saskatchewan those who are part of Treaty 4 in Alberta, as well. We plan to get an idea where the Anishinaabe currently exist. Where are we today? And then we'll try to track our history. Perhaps we might even start to look at developing a curriculum that reflects the Anishinaabe nations, and who we once were. What were the values and governmental institutions that once governed us, and how we can make it work with today's thinking and understanding?"
Daniels says he personally sees a lot that must be considered in terms of the outcomes. He notes they're looking at a commitment from both leaders and Anishinaabe people alike because this extends beyond the leadership. He continues, "We're sending invites to all the Anishinaabe leaders -- the elected chiefs. But that invite is also going to be extended to all of the Anishinaabe people. We're hoping to have people come to an agreement and commitment to further develop the Anishinaabe nation, and to try to begin to tie things together."
He adds there are hundreds of individual first nations who are Anishinaabe, and the amount of people is definitely close to half a million at least, or more. "
We're hoping to get everybody supporting this concept and to start to look, first of all, at getting an agreement in place -- a commitment and declaration of sorts," Daniels says. "Then you need to give it some peace. So, you need to look at the question of how can we meet every year, or every two years, to start to develop some nationwide strategy. A lot of it is driven by the communities. So, it really will be dependent upon how committed individual communities and larger regions are to this process.
The event will be hosted at Keeseekowenin First Nation on August 13 - 16, which is in the Clear Lake area.
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Manitoba's Southern Chiefs Organization (SCO) and Grand Council Treaty 3 are organizing the largest Anishinaabe gathering in history, and it's taking place this summer.
SCO Grand Chief Jerry Daniels says the Anishinaabe nation includes quite a number of different groups that, in another sense, are actually one group of the same language.
"The language is what unifies the nation," explains Daniels. "Sometimes we call ourselves Saulteaux and Ojibway. There's also the Potawatomi were also closely associated, the Odawa, and the Chippewa were also associated. So, there are different groups. If you go to the area of Ottawa, which is named after the Odawa (another name for Anishinaabe people), the language is the same. And you might have different dialects. Our objective here is to bring together the traditional Anishinaabe nation and initiate a conversation focused on where we have been, how we can get back to what the traditional nation once was, and where we could start. What are some of the things we could collaborate on that can serve our interests, as we are now a very scattered group of nations that are both on the Canadian and the American side?"
Daniels outlines the geographical reach of his people.
"Much of the Anishinaabe nation surrounds the Great Lakes," he continues. "We even reach all the way into Northern B.C. I think there's one nation in B.C. that has Saulteaux people there. And then there are people all the way through Alberta and Saskatchewan. They're throughout different treaty demographics, and they're also on the international side. So, you have Red Lake and Bois Forte. There are several very large nations on the southern side of the border that are also Anishinaabe. We're sending invites out to all of them. Also, a big part of this is that the Southern Chiefs Organization is partnering with the Treaty 3 Government."
He notes the event will certainly make history.
"It'll be definitely the biggest for the Anishinaabé," Daniels explains. "It's a very specific nation that predates the treaties. We actually, very likely, played a role in the Treaty of Niagara and the Royal Proclamation. I like to reference Treaty 3 a lot, and it's very important that they're playing a very significant role in the planning and coordination and promotion of the Anishinaabe nation. If you go to Treaty 3, which is basically the Treaty 3 area in Ontario and parts of Manitoba, Treaty 3 includes the Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty 3. They are a part of the Anishinaabe nation that signed onto Treaty 3. Much of the conversations and negotiations that are happening right now with the federal government are around treaty lines. So, here in Manitoba, we see things such as Treaty 1. Treaty 1's been very well-known for what's going on with Kapyong Barracks. They are having conversations about creating a Treaty 1 Government. When we go further west, there's actually the Treaty 2. Treaty 2 and its many communities have signed on to the development of the Treaty 2 Government. Even though the land is different between Treaty 3, Treaty 1, and Treaty 2, the uniting factor among all of those treaties is that we are all Anishinaabe."
"In Treaty 4, it starts to change a little bit," elaborates Daniels. "The Anishinaabe are very much aligned with, or allied with, the Cree. I'm not sure if the Dakota were involved with Treaty 4, because I haven't looked deeply into Treaty 4. I've really only focused on the Manitoba side, which is why we partner with people like Treaty 3. But our hope in going forward is to start to pull from Saskatchewan those who are part of Treaty 4 in Alberta, as well. We plan to get an idea where the Anishinaabe currently exist. Where are we today? And then we'll try to track our history. Perhaps we might even start to look at developing a curriculum that reflects the Anishinaabe nations, and who we once were. What were the values and governmental institutions that once governed us, and how we can make it work with today's thinking and understanding?"
Daniels says he personally sees a lot that must be considered in terms of the outcomes. He notes they're looking at a commitment from both leaders and Anishinaabe people alike because this extends beyond the leadership. He continues, "We're sending invites to all the Anishinaabe leaders -- the elected chiefs. But that invite is also going to be extended to all of the Anishinaabe people. We're hoping to have people come to an agreement and commitment to further develop the Anishinaabe nation, and to try to begin to tie things together."
He adds there are hundreds of individual first nations who are Anishinaabe, and the amount of people is definitely close to half a million at least, or more. "
We're hoping to get everybody supporting this concept and to start to look, first of all, at getting an agreement in place -- a commitment and declaration of sorts," Daniels says. "Then you need to give it some peace. So, you need to look at the question of how can we meet every year, or every two years, to start to develop some nationwide strategy. A lot of it is driven by the communities. So, it really will be dependent upon how committed individual communities and larger regions are to this process.
The event will be hosted at Keeseekowenin First Nation on August 13 - 16, which is in the Clear Lake area.
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