Aboriginal Round Table was an event held in April 2004, bringing together Aboriginal political representatives and their counterparts from the Federal Government.

The meeting aimed to renew relations between the government and Aboriginals in the framework of a new partnership.

Adapted from : aboriginalroundtable.ca

Assembly of First Nations is the official Aboriginal political organization representing First Nations with regard to the Canadian Government.

Adapted from : afn.ca

On the Secrétariat des affaires autochtones du gouvernement du Québec, you will find an up-to-date list of the main Aboriginal political organizations the government deals with.

Adapted from : autochtones.gouv.qc.ca

Ukauimau aimu is a group of women and elders in Mashteuiatsh who have a petition signed by more than 300 Innus to challenge the common approach as a basis for a future treaty between the Innus, Quebec and Canada.

Adapted from : destination.ca

In 2002, the Liberal government of British Columbia pledged to hold a referendum on the principles guiding treaty negotiations with Aboriginals in the province. Read the dossier on this subject on the Centre for Research and Information on Canada (CRIC) website.

Adapted from : cric.ca

Sonny Joe Cross

At 77 years old, Sonny Joe Cross is the figurehead of the Mohawk opposition against the implementation of a casino in Kahnawake. He owns a second-hand clothing store that is mostly distributing used clothes to homeless people in Montreal.

A former steel worker in the United-States, Sonny Joe had the habit of spending all his money on alcohol and on gambling. Back in Kahnawake for two decades, he decided to change his lifestyle and at the same time the lifestyle of his community.

Joe Delaronde

Joe Delaronde, spokesperson of the band council regarding the casino issue, spent all his life in Kahnawake. Before becoming a communications agent for the band council, he worked in the medias area for more than twenty years, working notably as news editor and local radio host.