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David Ahenakew ( July 28, 1933 – March 12, 2010 ) was a Canadian First Nations politician, and former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
Ahenakew said at a news conference on 8 July 2005 that his removal " was the direct result of the pressure put on the < nowiki > General's </ nowiki > advisory committee by some of the Jewish community, including a letter-writing campaign and the lobbying by the Canadian Jewish Congress ", and " Accepting the Order of Canada comes with no injunction against free speech.
A spokesperson from the Governor General, Lucie Brosseau, has not set a time table or procedure to get " his snowflake insignia back ", but said to the Canadian Press that " Out of respect for Mr. Ahenakew we have to allow him to have time to read the letter, to react, to think and we will give him an appropriate amount of time.
" Ahenakew stated that he would not return his lapel pin, telling the Canadian press that it would have to be removed from him.
Freda Ahenakew, ( February 11, 1932 – April 8, 2011 ) was a Canadian author and academic of Cree descent.

Ahenakew and from
On December 13, 2002, Ahenakew gave a speech to an FSIN group, which was attended by James Parker, a reporter from the Saskatoon StarPhoenix.
" The article also quotes claims that Ahenakew had long held racist beliefs against Jews, Blacks and other ethnic groups that had been shielded from the public.
In connection with the remarks from 2002, which were recorded on tape with his knowledge, Ahenakew was later convicted in July 2005 of willfully promoting hatred against Jews.
As of 2010, only four people have been removed from the Order of Canada: Alan Eagleson, David Ahenakew, T. Sher Singh, and Steve Fonyo.
Eagleson was removed from the Order after being jailed for fraud in 1998, Ahenakew was removed in 2005 after being convicted of promoting anti-Semitic hatred in 2002, Singh was removed after the revocation of his law licence for professional misconduct, and Fonyo was removed due to numerous criminal convictions.
As of 2010, there have only been four individuals who have been removed from the Order of Canada: Alan Eagleson in 1998, David Ahenakew in 2005, T. Sher Singh in 2008, and Steve Fonyo in 2010.
" After both events, the Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec Ted Moses called for Ahenakew to be removed from the Order, which was supported by several Jewish groups and figures in Canada.
In June 2003, Ahenakew was formally charged by the Saskatchewan Justice Department with the charge of willingly promoting hatred ; but his removal from the Order was put on hold until the legal dispute was finished.
At this meeting, with nine members present and one abstention ( Beverley McLachlin, the Chief Justice of Canada ), it took the Council 90 minutes to decide to remove Ahenakew from the Order.
The Globe and Mail listed the following members of the Advisory Council that were present and voted to remove Ahenakew from the Order: Tom Jackson, Karen Kain, Alex Himelfarb, Antonine Maillet, Ruth Goldbloom and Gilles Paquet.
This led Governor General Adrienne Clarkson to issue an ordinance on 11 July to officially remove Ahenakew from the Order of Canada.
Ahenakew has come out and criticized the Jewish population since he believes they are the group behind the effort to remove him from the Order.
" McCerry rebutted Ahenakew by stating that Jewish groups were not the primary reason Ahenakew was removed from the Order.
# http :// www. theglobeandmail. com / servlet / ArticleNews / TPStory / LAC / 20050713 / AHENAKEW13 / TPNational / Canada Globe and Mail's article on the process of removing Ahenakew from the Order.
Ahenakew has been the recipient of numerous honorary awards including an honorary degree from the University of Saskatchewan.

Ahenakew and 1967
In 1967, upon leaving the army, Ahenakew accepted a position with the Saskatchewan government, and became active in the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations ( FSIN ).

Ahenakew and which
Ahenakew was appointed to the grade of Member in 1978 for his long time " service to Indians and Métis in Saskatchewan culminated in his election as Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians, which has revolutionized Indian education in his province.

Ahenakew and time
Notable examples of this are David Ahenakew, who was tried a second time after being acquitted and Guy Paul Morin who was wrongfully convicted in his second trial after the acquittal in his first trial was vacated by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Ahenakew and was
Ahenakew was born at the Sandy Lake Indian Reserve in Saskatchewan.
During a question-and-answer session following his lecture, Ahenakew said that Jews were a disease in Germany and that Hitler was trying to " clean up Europe " when he " fried six million of those guys.
In June 2003, Ahenakew was formally charged by the Saskatchewan Justice Department with promoting hatred.
Ahenakew apologized for the remarks, saying they did not represent his beliefs and that he was " caught up in the heat of the moment.
Ahenakew was retried in Saskatoon in 2008.
* Apr 03, 2006 CBC News: Ahenakew lawyer says controversial conversation was private

Ahenakew and .
He and his wife, Grace Ahenakew, had five children.
Ahenakew received the Order of Canada distinction in 1978.
The reporter asked how Ahenakew could justify the Holocaust.
In an interview in the July / August 2003 edition of This Magazine, Ahenakew expressed to reporter Alex Roslin his dissatisfaction with what he called " racial control " of the media, saying that " when a group of people, a race of people, control the world media, something has to be done about it.
In February 2009, Saskatchewan Provincial Court Judge Wilfred Tucker acquitted Ahenakew because his statements, while " revolting, disgusting and untrue " did not show an intent to incite hatred.
Following a long battle with cancer, Ahenakew died on March 12, 2010 at a hospital in Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, aged 76.
" Ahenakew first came under fire in 2002 after giving a profanity-laden speech.
In this speech, Ahenakew called the Jewish people " a disease.

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