ETFO Donates $5,000 to Assist with Crisis in Attawapiskat

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ETFO Donates $5,000 to Assist with Crisis in Attawapiskat
And welcomes today's statement from U.N. Special Rapporteur

December 20, 2011

Toronto – The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has donated $5,000 to assist with the crisis in Attawapiskat First Nation, as part of a longstanding commitment to the people of that community.

"We support the fundamental right of all children to a good education and to live in a safe and healthy environment," said ETFO President Sam Hammond in a letter to Band Chief Theresa Spence. He added that, "We are greatly saddened by the situation. This donation is one way for us to reach out and support you and all the people of Attawapiskat in this time of dire need."

Hammond also welcomed today's statement from the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples regarding Attawapiskat, which paints a bleak picture of the crisis. U.N. Rapporteur S. James Anaya is requesting details from the government about programs in place to address the disparate social and economic conditions of Canada’s First Nations communities.

"The Special Rapporteur is highlighting the government's inadequate responses to requests for assistance from First Nations communities", added Hammond. "We've known for a long time that structural and institutional problems created by the federal government have denied Aboriginal people equality rights when it comes to housing, clean water, viable economic opportunities, and education funding. Those inequities must be corrected."

Just over a year ago, ETFO provided support for the Shannen's Dream campaign to ensure the children and youth of Attawapiskat and other reserves realize the same fundamental right to decent schools and education that is afforded to every other child in Canada. "The young activist Shannen Koostachin helped all of us see the intolerable conditions that children and their families face while living on northern reserves," said Hammond.

The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario represents 76,000 elementary public school teachers and education professionals across the province and is the largest teacher federation in Canada.

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