Tuesday
Apr242018
UN Side Event Webcast April 23: Radioactive Waste and Canada's First Nations
Message from Dr. Gordon Edwards of CCNR (Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility):
The following is a link to the United Nations archived webcast of a special event, “Radioactive Waste and Canada’s First Nations”, held on April 23, 2018, on the occasion of the 17th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
Speakers are:
1. Candace Neveau, youth and mother, Bawating Water Protectors, Anishinabek Nation.
2. Grand Chief Joseph Norton, Mohawk Nation of Kahnawà:ke, Iroquois Caucus.
3. Grand Chief Patrick Madahbee, Anishinabek Nation, Union of Ontario Indians.
4. Dr. Gordon Edwards, President, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility.
5. Chief April Adams-Phillips, Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne, Iroquois Caucus.
6. Dr. Ole Hendrickson, Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County and Area, Ottawa, Ontario.
7. Chief Clinton Phillips, Mohawk Nation of Kahnawà:ke, Iroquoid Caucus.
8. Chief Troy Thompson, Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne, Iqoquois Caucus.
April 24, 2018