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Health minister, B.C. chief urge Theresa Spence to end hunger strike as Idle No More protests continue

Dec 28, 2012

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The federal health minister and a First Nations leader from British Columbia are both urging Attawapiskat chief Theresa Spence to end her 17-day hunger strike.

Spence’s fast is aimed at winning a meeting with the prime minister and drawing attention to aboriginal issues.
Shane Gottfriedson, Tk’emlups Indian Band Chief, said Friday that Spence’s strike is both honourable and noble, but he believes her point has been made.

He says Spence is fasting for many issues that are important to aboriginals, but most of those issues will not be resolved soon, and he believes the chief’s health is more important.

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