We are not invisible’: Native Council of P.E.I. demands action on mental health – CBC
‘We’re done trying to be nice, we’re done trying to be diplomatic because that’s not working for us’
Nov 18, 2016
The Native Council of P.E.I. is demanding recognition from the province and, specifically, assistance on mental health issues.
The Native Council represents off-reserve Indigenous people on Prince Edward Island.
Members of the Native Council were outside the provincial legislature Thursday night, handing out letters that said they intend to rally next Thursday if Premier Wade MacLauchlan, who is also minister of aboriginal affairs, didn’t respond to their concerns.
“We’re not going to be invisible any more,” President and Chief Lisa Cooper told CBC News shortly before heading to the provincial legislature to deliver the letters Thursday evening.
“We want inclusion, we want recognition that the Native Council is a distinct aboriginal representative organization.”
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