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Tansi, ahnee and hello.
And suddenly the sea. Standing here on a deserted stretch of rocky beach, the sound of gulls, the purple shadow of heron against the bleached grey of tree, the soft lullaby of waves on sand, the rocks themselves begin to breathe and you begin to feel
all of it as recognition of power. This is the universe.
It's morning. You gaze…
Page 7
Tansi, ahnee and hello.
And suddenly the sea. Standing here on a deserted stretch of rocky beach, the sound of gulls, the purple shadow of heron against the bleached grey of tree, the soft lullaby of waves on sand, the rocks themselves begin to breathe and you begin to feel
all of it as recognition of power. This is the universe.
It's morning. You gaze…
Page 7
Tansi, ahnee and hello.
And suddenly the sea. Standing here on a deserted stretch of rocky beach, the sound of gulls, the purple shadow of heron against the bleached grey of tree, the soft lullaby of waves on sand, the rocks themselves begin to breathe and you begin to feel
all of it as recognition of power. This is the universe.
It's morning. You gaze…
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Pikiskwe
I know by the time this paper hits the street, Canadians will have made their decision as to the referendum. So anything I write about the question may be redundant. However, I would like to slag one issue that found its way into the Charlottetown accord.
That is the equality of access to aboriginal and treaty rights be recognized and affirmed. My concern…
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Marvin Cetron, the author of Crystal Globe, studies trends. He is the president
of Forecasting International Inc. and has acted as an adviser to nations and large corporations. Native people should find his forecast for Canada extremely interesting.
As you may know, the real power in the world today is held by large corporate interests. These interests routine…
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Marvin Cetron, the author of Crystal Globe, studies trends. He is the president
of Forecasting International Inc. and has acted as an adviser to nations and large corporations. Native people should find his forecast for Canada extremely interesting.
As you may know, the real power in the world today is held by large corporate interests. These interests routine…
Page 4
Marvin Cetron, the author of Crystal Globe, studies trends. He is the president
of Forecasting International Inc. and has acted as an adviser to nations and large corporations. Native people should find his forecast for Canada extremely interesting.
As you may know, the real power in the world today is held by large corporate interests. These interests routine…
Page 4
Marvin Cetron, the author of Crystal Globe, studies trends. He is the president
of Forecasting International Inc. and has acted as an adviser to nations and large corporations. Native people should find his forecast for Canada extremely interesting.
As you may know, the real power in the world today is held by large corporate interests. These interests routine…
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Canada's off-reserves Natives are one of the few groups represented at the constitutional table who won't know how they voted when the Oct. 26 referendum ballots are counted.
But the Native Council of Canada, which represents the 500,000 off-reserve and non-status Indians, is hoping two "1-900" telephone lines will be able to take a snapshot of the off-reserve response to…
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An Elections Canada office in southern Alberta is scrambling to sign up Blood voters for the Oct. 26 referendum after a band government decision to bar enumerators from the reserve.
"We've sort of complied with their wishes. I hope it will suffice," said Arlene Albiez, Elections Canada's chief returning officer in Lethbridge, which is responsible for compiling the voting…
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Native communities across North and South America marked the 500th anniversary of Columbus' arrival in the West with a series of protests and demonstrations.
Organized under the theme of 500 Years of Resistance, protesters, disrupted anniversary festivals, especially in the United States where Columbus is celebrated annually as a tribute to Italian-Americans.
"We're…
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Native communities across North and South America marked the 500th anniversary of Columbus' arrival in the West with a series of protests and demonstrations.
Organized under the theme of 500 Years of Resistance, protesters, disrupted anniversary festivals, especially in the United States where Columbus is celebrated annually as a tribute to Italian-Americans.
"We're…
Page 3
Native communities across North and South America marked the 500th anniversary of Columbus' arrival in the West with a series of protests and demonstrations.
Organized under the theme of 500 Years of Resistance, protesters, disrupted anniversary festivals, especially in the United States where Columbus is celebrated annually as a tribute to Italian-Americans.
"We're…
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Native communities across North and South America marked the 500th anniversary of Columbus' arrival in the West with a series of protests and demonstrations.
Organized under the theme of 500 Years of Resistance, protesters, disrupted anniversary festivals, especially in the United States where Columbus is celebrated annually as a tribute to Italian-Americans.
"We're…
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RCMP Sgt. Dan Zazulak, who was in charge of the Wilson Nepoose murder investigation, admitted to the court he lied at last year's inquiry into the case.
Nepoose claims he was framed for the 1986 murder of Marie Rose Desjarlais
and his conviction was false. Alberta's appeal court ordered a new trial after concluding his trial was unfair, but the provincial…