{"id":85007,"date":"2017-01-12T21:53:30","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T02:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=85007"},"modified":"2025-01-08T13:43:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T18:43:39","slug":"rights-activist-and-former-b-c-chief-arthur-manuel-dead-at-66","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/01\/12\/rights-activist-and-former-b-c-chief-arthur-manuel-dead-at-66\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights activist and former B.C. chief Arthur Manuel dead at 66"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Manuel co-authored the book \u201cUnsettling Canada: A National Wake-Up Call\u201d (Pictured) chronicling the modern struggle for indigenous rights and titles and laying out a plan for a new, sustainable indigenous economy. (Photo: Unsettling Canada – A National Wake Up Call\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

VANCOUVER \u2013A British Columbia chief and champion of indigenous rights is being remembered for his activism on Canada’s land-claim policies and environmental efforts.<\/p>\n

A statement from the family of Arthur Manuel says he died peacefully on Wednesday night surrounded by loved ones.<\/p>\n

Manuel, who was 66, served for many years as chief of the Neskonlith Indian Band in B.C.’s Interior and was a member of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs.<\/p>\n

He also served as chair of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council and as leader and spokesman of the Interior Alliance.<\/p>\n

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His family says he was born in the struggle of his people and groomed to be a leader and defender of indigenous rights.<\/p>\n

A survivor of the residential school system, Manuel went on to complete degrees at Concordia University in Montreal and Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto.<\/p>\n

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Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs Grand Chief Stewart Phillip called Manuel one of the country’s strongest and most outspoken indigenous leaders.<\/p>\n

Manuel travelled across Canada and around the world in an unwavering effort to advocate for indigenous people, Phillip said in a statement.<\/p>\n

His legacy will continue to be felt for generations to come, Phillip said.<\/p>\n

Manuel co-authored the book \u201cUnsettling Canada: A National Wake-Up Call\u201d chronicling the modern struggle for indigenous rights and titles and laying out a plan for a new, sustainable indigenous economy.<\/p>\n

Author and social activist Naomi Klein, who wrote the forward for the book, called Manuel \u201ca beautiful soul and an intellectual giant.\u201d<\/p>\n

A friend of Manuel for two decades, Klein said he informed her view of Canada and the world.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Klein said Manuel influenced generations of environmental organizers and theorists by helping them understand that honouring indigenous land rights can in turn protect the environment.<\/p>\n

She said she had seen him most recently at protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline in Standing Rock, North Dakota in December.<\/p>\n

But his focus was on environmental issues closer to home.<\/p>\n

Klein said Manuel spent his final months organizing efforts to stop the expansion of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline which crosses Shuswap territory.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe helped to lead our movements, and protect the land and water, until his final breath,\u201d Klein said.<\/p>\n

B.C. Premier Christy Clark also issued a statement acknowledging Manuel’s legacy of activism and leadership.<\/p>\n

She said history would remember Manuel \u201cas one of the first and most-effective advocates of lasting reconciliation.\u201d<\/p>\n

His cause of death has not been disclosed.<\/p>\n

Manuel is survived by his life partner, Nicole Schabus, by his sisters and brothers, and by his children, Kanahus, Mayuk, Ska7cis and Snutetkwe.<\/p>\n

A wake is being arranged for Friday and Saturday at the Adams Lake Indian Band gymnasium in Chase, B.C. A funeral service will be held on Jan. 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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