Introductory remarks from the Treaty #3 Territory

Sandy Lance

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Introductory remarks from the Treaty #3 Territory

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Sandy Lance

Year:

2001

Type:

Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Davidson-Hunt, Iain; Duchesne, Luc C.; Zasada, John C., eds. Forest communities in the third millennium: linking research, business, and policy toward a sustainable non-timber forest product sector, proceedings of the meeting; 1999 October 1-4; Kenora, Ontario, Canada. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-217. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 13.

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Abstract

Boozhoo. On behalf of the 25 First Nation Communities in the Treaty #3 Territory, I welcome you to our homeland. Our territory covers 55,000 square miles of the Lake Winnipeg watershed in northwestern Ontario and southeastern Manitoba. These lands, forests, and waterways have sustained our people from time immemorial, and even today we continue to live in the forest. These lands are part of our spirituality. We, the Anishinabeg of Treaty #3, accept the responsibility from the Creator to protect these lands, and in the words of your conference, "sustain the land and its resources."

Parent Publication

Forest communities in the third millennium: linking research, business, and policy toward a sustainable non-timber forest product sector.

Citation

Lance, Sandy. 2001. Introductory remarks from the Treaty #3 Territory. In: Davidson-Hunt, Iain; Duchesne, Luc C.; Zasada, John C., eds. Forest communities in the third millennium: linking research, business, and policy toward a sustainable non-timber forest product sector, proceedings of the meeting; 1999 October 1-4; Kenora, Ontario, Canada. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-217. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 13.