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In May 1976, a tragic event underlined the importance of the Inquiry. Nelson Small Legs, Jr. committed suicide two days after testifying, leaving a public suicide note that condemned the treatment of natives in Canada.
In 1977, Judge Bergers final report appeared. Its strong position was that the north was a native homeland and not simply a frontier resource for the federal government.
He recommended a ten-year wait before construction of the pipeline to allow time for further study and settlement of native land claims. The project was put on hold, and ultimately an alternative route was chosen.
http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/rights-freedoms/the-berger-pipeline-inquiry/my-nation-will-stop-the-pipeline.html
- The government wanted to build a pipeline for oil that went under the reserve
- The Dene did not want them to do this
-Why would it be any help to them (Dene), they're not getting any money out of it
-They're the ones who will be impacted by environmental reasons.
-The Dene felt insulted towards the government's actions, the Dene stated that they had more to offer than minerals-- they could teach them to respect the Earth
- "We have lived with the land, not tried to conquer or control it or rob it of its riches."
- Dene believed in preserving nature so naturally they were against the Pipeline Inquiry
- The Dene were so concerned about the impact of a pipeline on their way of life they had already challenged the move in the courts. Their request for a caveat was turned down, but Justice Morrow suggested they may have a legitimate case to make.
The Dene tribe in Northwest Territories were not treated with equal rights from the government; firstly, the Dene only got their first reserve in 1973, secondly the government assimilated their youth in the reserve into being more "southern". Lastly, the government tried to build a pipeline underneath the reserve that was already claimed for the Aboriginals.
Watkins, Mel. Dene Nation, the Colony within. Toronto: University of Toronto, 1977. Print.
"Hay River Reserve." Thecanadianencyclopedia.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2013.
"Hay River Reserve." Hay River Reserve. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2013.
In conclusion, the Dene were not treated with equal rights even this late in time. The Dene only got their reserve in 1973, they had little to no rights over the education of their youth and, the government wanted to use the land, that is rightfully the Dene's, for their own beneficial use.
From that video of the chief of the Dene speaking up about the Pipeline Inquiry, we can gather that:
- The Dene strongly believe that they should preserve the land and look after it.
- Only the Dene can decide what they can do to the land since it belongs to them
- Will not let their land and future be taken away from them
- "We are destroyed to make someone else rich."
-Located in the South Slave Region
-One of the two Aboriginal Reserve in NWT
-Their proposal was only considered in 1970s
-Aboriginals were here (Canada) before the government, why do they have to ask for some of their land?
- "The purpose of the government's education in Northwest Territories has always been to assimilate the youth" - Steve Kakfwi
- Dene have never been given rights to educate their children.
- They have tried to get the recognition for their rights but their actions have been futile in the past years (1970s).
-Dene thought it would be beneficial for the government to educate the children until they saw communication difficulties between the youth and the elders.