CNABC and IRGC call for fundamental structural change to support all First nation communities in Canada

CNABC and IRGC call for fundamental structural change to support all First nation communities in Canada

CNABC and IRGC are  taking action to stop the housing crisis in Attawapiskat, Canada

CNABC and IRGC demand basic human rights for members of the Attawapiskat community

Send the email below to friends and family, and post this link on your Facebook wall.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_attawapiskat/?tta

Thanks for your help,

CNABCAND IRGC

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Dear friends across Canada,

The Harper Government is sitting back and watching while the Red Cross tries to stop hundreds of Canadians from freezing to death in Attiwapiskat -- our outcry now could save lives.

Members of the Attawapiskat community are forced to live in wood frame tents and construction trailers in temperatures that are already 20 degrees below zero. Children haven’t had a school to go to for over 10 years and the community's drinking water is so bad that it corrodes pipes and burns children’s faces -- yet Harper refuses to act.

It’s outrageous! But we can help stop this crisis by signing this petition calling on Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan to give Attawapiskat the money it needs to put our neighbours in houses and Canadian kids in schools. Duncan only won his seat by 3.1% so we can show him that he needs to show some compassion if he hopes to keep his seat in the House of Commons. Click below to sign this petition and forward to family and friends:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_attawapiskat/?tta

This is Canada and Attawapiskat is in dire need of help yet Harper has done nothing. Instead, the community is relying on trailers donated by a diamond miner and on the Red Cross for humanitarian aid.

Attiwapiskat’s 1800 residents live in only 300 homes! In 2011/2012 Harper allocated a measly $581,407 for housing in Attawapiskat but each single house costs $250,000 and over 300 people need homes. The estimated cost of fixing this problem is $84 million and we desperately need Harper to show some compassion. No child should have burns on their face because their water is bad and every child in every community across Canada should have a school to go to.

Demand basic human rights for us and our neighbours by clicking this link and signing this petition to Minister Duncan – together we can fix this national shame:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_attawapiskat/?tta

Canada’s aboriginal communities are freezing and now we can rally together and tell Harper’s weak Aboriginal Affairs Minister that the time for human rights for all Canadians is now. Sign this petition and help save lives.

On behave  of CNABC AND IRGC

Emir Ramic

Sources

Emergency draft resolution

http://www.cbc.ca/news/pdf/AFNResSupport-FNs-Crisis-111206.pdf

Attawapiskat: Harper Not Happy Federal Funds Haven't Alleviated Housing Crisis
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/11/29/attawapiskat-stephen-harper-funding_n_1119110.html#undefined

Attawapiskat First Nation: Financial Statements
http://www.attawapiskat.org/financial-statements/

Harper vows 'action' on Attawapiskat
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/11/29/attawapiskat-tuesday.html

First Nations Housing In Dire Need Of Renewa
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/11/28/attawapiskat-reserve-housing-first-nations_n_1115842.html#undefined