Saturday, November 7, 2009

Victoria, British Columbia | Shawn Atleo, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations takes treaty message to Prince Charles

November 7, 2009 -

Prince Charles will be handed a reminder of treaty promises made by the Crown more than a century ago when he attends a dinner at Government House tonight. Shawn Atleo, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, will be a guest at the dinner hosted by Lt.-Gov. Steven Point and Premier Gordon Campbell. He plans to hand a statement about treaties to the Prince of Wales' staff. Across Canada, 300 First Nations have treaties that were made in good faith with the Crown and are not being honoured, Atleo said. "We're still working out the relationship and we have a long way to go."......