ONTARIO REGIONAL CHIEF AND CHIEFS OF ONTARIO HONOUR MEMORY OF MAYNARD "SAM" GEORGE

[Neskie Manuel]

I heard about Sam's passing recently, and when I heard that I was
saddened.  I had the honor to meet Sam on a bike trip across the country
a couple of summer's ago.  I asked him about if he was satisfied how the
the government is implementing the Ipperwash Report.  He told me that
"any movement is better than no movement".

So everyday I work on something that will help my language, burn a CD,
learn a new sentence, learn a new set of words to use in context.

I think to learn what Sam George did in his case fighting for his
brothers name and his community and applying it to how we apply it to
our own areas of life is important.

On Sme, 2009-06-04 at 14:39 -0400, Melvin Peltier wrote:
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> ONTARIO REGIONAL CHIEF AND CHIEFS OF ONTARIO HONOUR MEMORY OF MAYNARD
> "SAM" GEORGE
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> 6/3/2009
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> 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.
> 
> “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.”
> 
> 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.
> 
> “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.”
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> For more information, please contact:
> Kathleen Pilcher, Chiefs of Ontario
> 807-626-9339 or 416-452-2474
> kathleen at coo.org
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