We have the power:
– we are connected
– we arm each other with knowledge.
We can be defeated only if we are kept ignorant, and disconnected from each other.
So far, we have been able to thwart Bruce Power from getting its hands on land to build reactors on.
SO Dig in again! Metis and First Nations people are part of our network. Many of us know someone who knows someone . . this information will get to the right people if you just send it on – then rack your brain – – WHO would likely know key people? Maybe you even make a few phone calls. This is urgent.
The magic is that we will never know what happened to stop this, the beauty is that all it takes is getting information into people’s hands.
The Metis Nation of Saskatchewan is recruiting for a Nuclear Waste Engagement Coordinator. PLEASE get the word through to people in the Metis Nation. They should be aware of what their leaders are doing. The only way we have democratic government is if people assume responsibility. Citizens are responsible for the decisions of their leaders. Not the other way round. You can’t whine and cry at bad decisions. The power is ours.
http://www.mn-s.ca/ From the website I see that Metis Youth and Metis Women have their own groups within the Metis Nation. They, too, have a responsibility to see that right decisions are made.
The experience of the First Nations people at Yucca Mountain should make it clear what’s going on here.
The American First Nations used the court system in the U.S. to stop Yucca Mountain (their lands) from becoming the radioactive waste depository for all the radioactive waste in the U.S.
President Obama then stepped in and confirmed that Yucca Mountain would be shut down (before it even got going – but AFTER more than $10 billion dollars had been spent on making Yucca Mountain the repository for the waste).
The First Nations message was, “You’ve poisoned our water and us through the uranium mines on our lands; you caused disease and death when you exploded test nuclear bombs on our lands. You are not now going to poison us further by dumping your radioactive waste on our lands.”
The Americans are in a bit of a pickle now – no one wants their radioactive waste.
Canadians have the same problem, except that we don’t have nearly as much radioactive waste as do the Americans.
The pressure is on the Governments to come up with a solution. Their solution: “We aren’t responsible”. They created an entity, the NWMO, and said it was their responsibility. Well – it just so happens that the Governments ARE responsible for seeing that water sources and air aren’t poisoned.
Canada set up the “Nuclear Waste Management Organization” – industry people. The industry uses propaganda and money to buy its way.
SO, what do we get? The Government of Brad Wall sets up the Uranium Development Partnership (UDP) to report. NO surprise, the industry-stacked Panel recommends radioactive waste disposal in Saskatchewan. (UPDATE: the “Dan Perrins” Report on the public consultations on the UDP Report held in summer 2009 showed that the people of Saskatchewan do not want high-level radioactive waste brought here for disposal.)
The NWMO is meeting in Saskatoon on Sept 16 – 17. They need a location to dump the radioactive waste from the whole continent – Saskatchewan is the targeted site.
Experimentation with drilling test burial holes into the Canadian Shield in Manitoba showed that the idea didn’t work. Manitoba therefore passed a law making it illegal to bring radioactive waste from other jurisdictions to Manitoba (legislation, 1987). Quebec has now passed similar legislation.
Back to the Metis Nation: Besides the Youth and Women’s groups, there’s also a Veterans Group and a Senate as well as the Provincial Council.
INFORMATION will win the day. We all have a responsibility to be well informed and to share the information. We all have a responsibility to see that underground water supplies are not contaminated. We all have a responsibility not to be naïve, and to speak up. Stop it before it happens.
METIS NATION OF SASKATCHEWAN, EXECUTIVE
President: Robert G. Doucette
Vice President: Allan Morin
Treasurer: Gabe Lafond
Secretary: Max Morin
The contact info for each is the same: reception AT mnsask.ca ; Ph: 306.343.8285
Please help: get this information to as many people as possible. Many thanks!
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THE JOB POSTING
(SaskJobs.ca – Detail for Job Order #5052933.htm)
The Metis Nation – Saskatchewan is seeking applications from interested, qualified individuals, particularly those of Metis ancestry, for the position of Waste Engagement Coordinator.
The Nuclear Waste Engagement Coordinator (NWEC) will be responsible for coordinating and implementing the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan’s (MN-S) engagement strategy with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO). The NWEC will be in charge of coordinating these engagements in various Metis communities across Saskatchewan, ensuring the budge is adhered too, and fulfilling various reporting requirements throughout the project.
If you have a Bachelor Degree with a major or minor in science and have 3 – 5 years working in a science related field, then we invite you to apply for this position.
The skills necessary for this position are:
-Must be capable of working independently
-Must be proficient in report writing, including technical report writing
-Must be familiar with the structure of the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan
-Must have effective communication skills
-Should have effective problem-solving skills
-Must have the ability to work within a team environment
-Must be well organized
-Must have experience working with budgets
-Must have knowledge of the nuclear industry
The Metis Nation – Saskatchewan thanks all applicants, but only those selected for interviews will be contacted. The Metis Nation – Saskatchewan reserves the right to hire under an exemption from the Human Rights Commission. Application Information Employer Name:
Metis Nation – Saskatchewan Secretariat Inc. (contact info)
Posted Date: 08/05/2009; Location: SASKATOON; # of Positions: 1
Employment Terms: Full Time; Length of Employment: Contract; Education: University Bachelor’s Degree
Experience: 3-5 Years; Apply By: 08/15/2009
How to Apply?: Please submit your resume along with a minimum of three references no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 15, 2009