Gary Potts
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Gary Potts was the former chief of the Temagami First Nation
and the Teme-Augama Anishnabai
in Temagami, Ontario
, Canada
. He was a leader of the Red Squirrel Road
blockades in 1988-1989, which were a part of Temagami's struggle to protect their ancestral lands. After being overwhelmed in the Supreme Court of Canada
and having fired Dr. Bruce Clark who was a lawyer for the Temagami First Nation throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Gary Potts lost his popularity with people of Bear Island and since then never has been chosen as a chief. Gary Potts currently lives on the 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) Bear island
.
Temagami First Nation
Temagami First Nation is located on Bear Island, Lake Temagami, Ontario, Canada. It is home to a portion of the Aboriginal community, the Teme-Augama Anishnabai . The island is the seconed largest in Lake Temagami after Temagami Island...
and the Teme-Augama Anishnabai
Teme-Augama Anishnabai
The Teme-Augama Anishnabai is the Aboriginal community of the Temagami First Nation. The TAA have trapped and hunted animals in the Temagami region of Canada for over 5,000 years...
in Temagami, Ontario
Temagami, Ontario
Temagami, formerly spelt as Timagami, is a region and a municipality in northeastern Ontario, Canada, in the District of Nipissing with Lake Temagami at its heart....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He was a leader of the Red Squirrel Road
Red Squirrel Road
Red Squirrel Road, also called the Red Squirrel logging road and formerly called the Johns-Manville Road, is a logging road located within the Municipality of Temagami, in the Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.-History:...
blockades in 1988-1989, which were a part of Temagami's struggle to protect their ancestral lands. After being overwhelmed in the Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system. The court grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and federal appellate courts, and its decisions...
and having fired Dr. Bruce Clark who was a lawyer for the Temagami First Nation throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Gary Potts lost his popularity with people of Bear Island and since then never has been chosen as a chief. Gary Potts currently lives on the 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) Bear island
Bear Island (Lake Temagami)
Bear Island is an island in Lake Temagami of Northeastern Ontario, Canada. With an area of , it is the seconed largest island in Lake Temagami after Temagami Island...
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