Attendance list for Prime Minister- First Nations meeting

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A group of Manitoba chiefs outside the front door of Langevin Block, the site of today’s Crown-FN working meeting demand Harper come outside and meet with them. (David Akin)

So who’s at this meeting that many of those outside Langevin Block today (above) did not want to take place?

The Prime Minister’s Office provided the roster on its side:

Parliamentarians:
Prime Minister Harper
Minister Duncan
Minister Clement
Minister Aglukkaq
Parliamentary Secretary Greg Rickford

AANDC Officials
DM Michael Wernick
Senior ADM Josée Touchette
Senior ADM Jean-François Tremblay

Other Government Officials
Associate Clerk Janice Charette
A/Deputy Secretary Meena Ballantyne
DM NRCAN Serge Dupont
DM HRSDC Ian Shugart
NRCan Senior ADM Stephen Lucas
A/ADM HC Kathy Langlois

The office of Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan and the Assembly of First Nations each provided a list of First Nations leaders attending.  The lists were identical except in the Councils section:

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo (AFN confirmed)

Nova Scotia / Newfoundland
Terry Paul (AFN confirmed)
Debora Robinson (AFN confirmed)

New Brunswick / PEI
Regional Chief Roger Augustine (AFN confirmed)
George Ginnish (AFN confirmed)

Quebec
Regional Chief Ghislain Picard (AFN confirmed)
Grand Chief Matthew Coon Come (AFN confirmed)

Ontario
tbc (AFN confirmed)

Manitoba
tbc (AFN confirmed)

Saskatchewan
Leo Omani
Norma Johnstone
Marcel Head

British Columbia
Regional Chief Jody Wilson-Raybould
Grand Chief Ed John
Doug White

Yukon
Regional Chief Mike Smith
Eric Fairclough

NWT
tbc

Alberta

Grand Chief Charles Weaselhead, Treaty 7
Grand Chief Roland Twinn, Treaty 8
Grand Chief Marvin Yellowbird, Treaty 6

Councils

Sasha Maracle, AFN Youth Council
Bertha Commanda, AFN Elders Council

AFN says Regina Crowchild, AFN Women’s Council also attended.

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