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Theresa Spence is set to end her six-week hunger protest Thursday morning, a spokesman for the Attawapiskat chief has confirmed.

Both she and Elder Raymond Robinson, who has been engaged in a similar protest, have agreed to stop, spokesman Danny Metatawabin said in a statement.

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It is believed negotiators are now working with her on a ceremony which would bring to an end her diet of fish broth and tea, say sources close to the talks.

A band council delegation from the beleaguered Attawapiskat community was reportedly slated to fly into Ottawa on Wednesday to hand-deliver an ultimatum to Ms. Spence, threatening to oust her from office unless she ends her liquid-diet protest.

Negotiations to end the fast — which began more than 40 days ago when she left her northern Ontario community to set up camp on Victoria Island — had already ramped up earlier this week, but the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network reported that Ms. Spence now faces pressure from within her own council.