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The Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, has accepted the invitation to attend the First Nations leaders conference next Friday, which might serve as a means to end 25-day-long hunger-strike being observed by Chief Theresa Spence. Chief of the Attawapiskat First Nation, Spence, is one of the many chiefs assumed to attend the meeting at the Assembly of First Nations.
The agenda of the meeting uncovers discussing the implementation and after affects of the treaty rights and economic development within First Nations. An analyst claims that “this is an effort to end this strike and try to dampen down the Idle No More movement.” Spence has so far not said anything publicly about the latest proposal, though she previously set a deadline for Harper to meet her within next 72 hours, which will technically be not met if they meet in conference on Jan. 11. Spence is observing a hunger-strike by only drinking liquids-only since Dec. 11, while mainly consuming fish broth. She has vowed not to eat any solid food until Harper agrees to meet her, along with other aboriginal leaders, for discussing treaty rights and form a better agreement between Ottawa and First Nations peoples.
On the other hand, AFN Chief Shawn Atleo is scheduled to convene on Friday with several key chiefs of areas surrounding Spence’s Attawapiskat located in James Bay, Ontario. Atleo had requested Harper and Gov. Gen. David Johnston to commit to a meeting with First Nations leaders on Jan. 24.
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