#FNCFNEA: Regional Chief Bill Traverse directed the F-bomb at an APTN reporter

#FNCFNEA: Regional Chief Bill Traverse directed the F-bomb at an APTN reporter when he asked about the unofficial gathering of the AFN’s Confederacy of Nations. It was hastily assembled for the first time in 10 years (behind closed doors) in response to Bill C-33 and Shawn Atleo’s resignation from the top job at the AFN.  Sto:lo Grand Chief Doug Kelly called some grassroots people he engaged with on the First Nations education act “twits”. And federal Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt in the House of Commons denounced a group of First Nations leaders, labelling them “rogue chiefs” and a threat to the security of Canadians for rejecting Bill C-33 and suggesting direct action.

    It seems the discussion around the First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act and the fallout from the Atleo resignation has taken a decidedly disrespectful turn.

    “In my experience, people who start calling others names are at the end of their arguments,” tweeted APTN News anchor Michael Hutchinson.