“O’ow Giizhigad izhi Debwewin zhigwa Maamiinochigewin miinawaa Gaa-ozaawiminagizid inande Gigibabagiwayaane Giizhig, ni-manaaji’imin ogowe gaa-izhi-mashkawiziwaad o’ow Anishinaabe-gikinoo’amaadiiwigamig gaa-izhi-ayaawaad Gaanada, ni-mikwendaanan ogowe abinoojiinyag gaawiin gaa-gii-kizhiikaazowaad endaawaad, miinawaa ni-wiiji’imin ogowe odoodenawaaan miinawaa odanakiiwaan ogowe gaa-izhi-ayaawaad o’ow gaa-izhiwebak.

Nisimidana daso-akiing miinawaa nawach, 150,000 Nitam Anishinaabeg Omaa Akiing, Inuit miinawaa Wiisaakodewininiwag abinoojiinyag gii-gagwe-bekaaniziwaad ogowe odoozhiitaawaana, odoodenawaaan miinawaa odanakiiwaan, miinawaa gii-izhi-aazhawidoowag Anishinaabe-gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigong. O’ow izhichigewin gii-ozhichigaade imaa waabishkiiwe’ onaakonigewin gaa-izhi-gagwe-bekaaniziwaad abinoojiinyag ogowe inwewin, ogowe izhitwaawin, ogowe izhinikaazowin, miinawaa ogowe odoodenawaan.

Gichi-ogimaawin Gaanada gii-maajii-ozhitoom miinawaa gii-mashkawizioom o’ow izhichigewin, miinawaa Gaanada gii-dibenjige o’ow gichi-maanidoodaagowin gaa-izhiwebak.

Nishwaaswaak daso-midana miinawaa ningodwaaswi (6,600) gaa-izhi-mashkawiziwaad miinawaa gaa-waabandamowaad gii-bi-izhaawag imaa Debwewin zhigwa Maamiinochigewin Izhichigewin ji-dibaajimowaad ogowe gichi-maanidoodaagowinan Gaanada gii-gikendamowaad. Ogowe gaa-izhi-mashkawiziwaad gaa-izhi-mino-inaadiziwaad gii-izhi-gikendamowaad Kaanada ji-noondang, ji-mikwendang, miinawaa ji-gikendang.

Nawach eta mikwendamowin ni-dibenjigemin ogowe gaa-izhi-mashkawiziwaad. Ayizhichigewin ni-dibenjigemin. Debwewin zhigwa Maamiinochigewin Izhichigewin 94 Odoonaakonigewiniwaan geyaabi izhi-inaakonigewin o’ow ayizhichigewin.

Wiiji’idiwin ezhi-ayaawaad Nitam Anishinaabeg, Inuit, miinawaa Wiisaakodewininiwag, ogimaawiwigamig ni-ayizhichigemin ji-gashkitooyang ji-ozhitooyang gwayak ezhi-ayaamagak mino-ayaawin miinawaa gikinoo’amaadiwin, ji-ganawaabamaang Anishinaabe-inwewin miinawaa Anishinaabe-izhitwaawin, miinawaa ji-maajiidooyang mino-biiwaabikomin miinawaa ozhichigan imaa Nitam Anishinaabe-odoodenaang.

Ni-maajiidoomin Odoonaakonigewiniwaan Gwayak Inaakonigewin ogowe Gaa-wanitoowaad miinawaa Gaa-nishkwaawaad Anishinaabekweg, Ikwezensag, miinawaa 2SLGBTQI+ anishinaabeg, miinawaa ni-ayizhichigemin Loi sur la Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones.

Noongom, Gaanadians da-ozhiitaawag ji-mashkawiziwaad miinawaa ji-wiiji’idiwaad ji-mikwendamowaad ogowe abinoojiinyag gaawiin gaa-gii-kizhiikaazowaad endaawaad – miinawaa ji-manaaji’indiwaad ogowe gaa-izhi-mashkawiziwaad gaa-dibaajimowaad debwewin ji-izhi-gikendamowaad gakina Gaanadians ji-maajiidoowaad o’ow ayizhichigewin maamiinochigewin.”

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