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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT COLOR="#8C566F" SIZE=1 FACE="Trebuchet MS">6/3/2009</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT COLOR="#333333" SIZE=1 FACE="Trebuchet MS">Ontario Regional Chief Angus Toulouse today mourned the loss of Maynard “Sam” George and asked all First Nations in Ontario and across the country to honour the memory of Maynard “Sam” George, a true champion of First Nations peoples and First Nations rights.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT COLOR="#333333" SIZE=1 FACE="Trebuchet MS">“Sam George will be forever remembered for his dedication to our people and his quest for truth and justice,” said Regional Chief Toulouse. “Sam served his people as a Councilor for his home community and he served all First Nations with his passionate and diligent pursuit of the truth regarding the death of his brother Dudley George. The Ipperwash Inquiry, and the resulting recommendations aimed at implementing First Nations rights and creating better relations between all the peoples of this land, would never have happened without Sam.”<BR>
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Maynard “Sam” George was a citizen of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation. He was the brother of Anthony “Dudley” George, who was killed by an OPP sniper at Ipperwash Provincial Park in 1995. Maynard “Sam” George led the effort to uncover the facts surrounding his brother’s death both through the courts and, ultimately, by getting the government to establish the Ipperwash Inquiry. Maynard “Sam” George passed away early this morning.<BR>
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“It is a tribute to Sam that the land at Ipperwash has now been returned to his community,” Regional Chief Toulouse said. “This is a fulfillment of his goal to preserve his brother’s memory and return the land of his people to his people. Sam took strength from his traditional beliefs and spirituality. Today, I am calling on all First Nations citizens to take a moment today to observe the memory of Maynard ‘Sam’ George and to send a prayer to his family, friends and everyone in the circle of his community.”<BR>
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