Canada PM meets chiefs amid Teresa Spence hunger strike

Ms Spence has stayed inside this teepee despite freezing temperatures

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has agreed to meet a delegation of First Nation leaders, following a 25-day hunger strike by one chief.

Attawapiskat chief Teresa Spence says she will join the 11 January meeting, but continue her fast until then.

She began her protest against a budget bill critics say weakens native land rights and environmental safeguards.

Three other chiefs have joined Ms Spence in her hunger strike.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20913720

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