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I don't know if there's a word in any Native language for "insidious" but there should be. Heading into a new century and a new millennium there are a host of words our nations term vital: sovereignty, self government, integration, to name a few. But none are so crucial to our common future as the word "insidious."
In its simplest form it means sneaky. Cunning is perhaps a…
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The anniversary of my nephew Matt Underwood's passing was September 6. His life was over so quickly that, as family and friends reflected that day, we recalled details that unfolded like a colorful quilt.
His gifts were many. He was a talented artist, an exceptional athlete, a coach's dream for the way he put 100 per cent into practices and games in soccer, basketball and…
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The old pie-in-the face gag has acquired heightened meaning in an era requiring engaging pictures to accompany the delivery of political messages. Last spring, Attorney General Ujjal Dosanjh became the target of a banana-cream protest for his role in overseeing the biggest police operation in his province's history. "That's for Gustafsen Lake," announced his critics, as the pie…
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The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council has come out swinging against the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and Indian and Northern Development (DIAND).
On November 19, B.C. Fisheries Minister Dennis Streifel and federal Fisheries Minister Herb Dhaliwal re-announced the $400 million originally announced in 1998 to deal with the coho crisis and industry…
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Treaty frustrations boiled over at the 1999 Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council Annual Assembly, as Nations reacted against federal and provincial government inaction.
Treaty discussions started near the close of the second day of the annual assembly at Maht Mahs, and carried on the next morning with Cliff Atleo reporting on the mounting frustration of Nuu-chah-nulth, and all…
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To:ske - It's true
We leave the 20th century as survivors. Our greatest triumph is that we are still alive as Indians. This is something to be proud of, but it is also a challenge to us, because we are here and we know that mere survival is not good enough. The ancestors and Elders who carried the torch through the many years of this dark century have placed a burden on…
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Dear Editor:
I am very happy to see the SWIRL project brought to the attention of a wider audience (Literacy project broadens cultural view; Raven's Eye, December 1999.) The kids in those communities enjoy the month-long program and the adult members of the communities are appreciative of its delivery. As each project team member has to do their own fund-raising, corporate…
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Last month, I looked at the 37 relapse warning signs that may become present in the life of a person in recovery. This month, I will study the relapse dynamic. The 37 warning signs can be summarized in 11 steps or stages that carry the individual from the recovery to relapse phase.
These 11 stages recognize the progression that includes physical, psychological, behavioral…
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Okay. We've weathered the Y2K stuff without incident and it is time for the annual prognosticators to pull out their crystal balls. I will give you some of my predictions for the coming year here in beautiful and wacky British Columbia.
The B.C. treaty process will finally fold in on itself because Indian people here finally give up in disgust with both levels of…
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The shutout of Aboriginal people from Vancouver politics continues, but Aboriginal trans-sexual Jamie Lee Hamilton says she would have won a council seat in Vancouver's Nov. 20 civic election if a ward system was in place.
"I believe when our people take their power and exercise it, I'm going to be elected. Poring over the results, I'd have been elected in a ward system…
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Some of the most memorable stories in literature feature characters that combine dramatic strengths with tragic weaknesses.
Norman LaRue is just such a character in real life. His story twists from tragedy to triumph and back again - and as yet it has no end.
But things are looking pretty good right now.
As a youngster growing up in the British Columbia…
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All across Canada, museums are changing the way they present First Nations people and cultures.
From exhibits co-organized with First Nations to artifacts removed from public view because of their sacred value to bureaucratic mechanisms for artifact repatriation, museum sensitivities are evolving to reflect a greater awareness of Canada's first peoples.
"People are…
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A weekend outing to a "Moist" rock concert in Kamloops ended in a violent assault on several Aboriginal teens from the Chase area that some local people see as a hate-crime.
On Nov. 30, six young Aboriginal people, ranging in age from 15 to 20 years old, say they were assaulted by two Caucasian males during a series of three altercations that eventually landed four of the…
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Craig Duck Chief readily agrees the artifacts he and other archaeology students are uncovering are not on par with the grand discoveries that have come out of Egypt, but nonetheless, the finds are important.
The bones, beads, stone tools and jewelry are historical proof the Secwepemc people and, in particular, those living in the Kamloops area along the Thompson River…
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Craig Duck Chief readily agrees the artifacts he and other archaeology students are uncovering are not on par with the grand discoveries that have come out of Egypt, but nonetheless, the finds are important.
The bones, beads, stone tools and jewelry are historical proof the Secwepemc people and, in particular, those living in the Kamloops area along the Thompson River…