First nationalism
WHEN Canada's native peoples last month elected a new head of their association, the Assembly of First Nations, it made front-page news. The choice of Matthew Coon Come, the 44-year-old grand chief of the Quebec Cree, seemed to signal a new impatience by Canada's aboriginal people to achieve their long-claimed rights. The new chief is known for his fierce, and successful, battle to save Cree lands from a big hydroelectric project. As national chief, he is unlikely to pursue the quiet diplomacy of his predecessor.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “First nationalism”
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