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Chief Theresa Spence and Attawapiskat First Nation file ‘urgent action’ with UN

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Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence isn't giving up her fight for a fully inclusive meeting between the Crown, the prime minister and First Nations.

Spence, who ended her 43 day hunger strike on January 24th, is part of a group taking their First Nation concerns to the United Nations.

According to a statement released Tuesday, the International Indian Treaty Council along with Spence and the Mushkegowuk People of Attawapiskat First Nation have filed an 'Urgent Action' with the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).

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