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The Indigenous Bar Association's 13th annual conference, hosted at downtown Vancouver's scenic waterfront district on Oct. 19 and 20, gave the country's leading Aboriginal practitioners of the art of treaty making a chance to update Aboriginal lawyers on the latest news and trends in their field.
The conference theme-Building Treaties and Restoring Relationships-along with…
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The chiefs of the Okanagan Nation Alliance say it is the first time they can remember the federal government keeping a promise, but now that the seven non-treaty bands have had their sacred lake returned to them they are commending federal negotiators for a job well done.
The federal government will pay $720,000 to purchase Spotted Lake, near the town of Osoyoos, on behalf…
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The chiefs of the Okanagan Nation Alliance say it is the first time they can remember the federal government keeping a promise, but now that the seven non-treaty bands have had their sacred lake returned to them they are commending federal negotiators for a job well done.
The federal government will pay $720,000 to purchase Spotted Lake, near the town of Osoyoos, on behalf…
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The chiefs of the Okanagan Nation Alliance say it is the first time they can remember the federal government keeping a promise, but now that the seven non-treaty bands have had their sacred lake returned to them they are commending federal negotiators for a job well done.
The federal government will pay $720,000 to purchase Spotted Lake, near the town of Osoyoos, on behalf…
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The chiefs of the Okanagan Nation Alliance say it is the first time they can remember the federal government keeping a promise, but now that the seven non-treaty bands have had their sacred lake returned to them they are commending federal negotiators for a job well done.
The federal government will pay $720,000 to purchase Spotted Lake, near the town of Osoyoos, on behalf…
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While the fight between the United States and Canada over the softwood lumber agreement continues to smolder, the Ditidaht First Nation's mill continues to crank out specialty lumber products destined for markets across the continent and around the globe.
"The softwood lumber agreement has been a problem, and we had to be creative to get around the tariffs," said Ditidaht…
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While the fight between the United States and Canada over the softwood lumber agreement continues to smolder, the Ditidaht First Nation's mill continues to crank out specialty lumber products destined for markets across the continent and around the globe.
"The softwood lumber agreement has been a problem, and we had to be creative to get around the tariffs," said Ditidaht…
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While the fight between the United States and Canada over the softwood lumber agreement continues to smolder, the Ditidaht First Nation's mill continues to crank out specialty lumber products destined for markets across the continent and around the globe.
"The softwood lumber agreement has been a problem, and we had to be creative to get around the tariffs," said Ditidaht…
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While the fight between the United States and Canada over the softwood lumber agreement continues to smolder, the Ditidaht First Nation's mill continues to crank out specialty lumber products destined for markets across the continent and around the globe.
"The softwood lumber agreement has been a problem, and we had to be creative to get around the tariffs," said Ditidaht…
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I'm a 37-year-old man, a single child of a single parent, who at the time of this writing has no children (though there's that summer of '87 that I can't seem to account for) and what's the one job that comes to mind that I would be completely unsuited for, other then an aerobics instructor (though I do look good in spandex , if the lighting is low enough)?
I am talking…
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I'm a 37-year-old man, a single child of a single parent, who at the time of this writing has no children (though there's that summer of '87 that I can't seem to account for) and what's the one job that comes to mind that I would be completely unsuited for, other then an aerobics instructor (though I do look good in spandex , if the lighting is low enough)?
I am talking…
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March 9-The community of Ahousaht feasted on a young grey whale that drowned after becoming entangled in a net pond. It was the first grey whale taken ashore at Ahousaht for consumption since 1963.
March 10-Hereditary chief of the Squamish First Nation, Joe Mathias passed away in Vancouver. Mathias dedicated much time and effort to Native rights and was a member of the…
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March 9-The community of Ahousaht feasted on a young grey whale that drowned after becoming entangled in a net pond. It was the first grey whale taken ashore at Ahousaht for consumption since 1963.
March 10-Hereditary chief of the Squamish First Nation, Joe Mathias passed away in Vancouver. Mathias dedicated much time and effort to Native rights and was a member of the…
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A new session offered at the Gulf Island Film and Television School (GIFTS) on Galiano Island will be geared to the interests of Aboriginal people. The school decided to proceed with the pilot project because of the media's popularity with young people, though it will be open to all Aboriginal people of all ages.
Media training is key to cultural revival, said Wreford…
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A new session offered at the Gulf Island Film and Television School (GIFTS) on Galiano Island will be geared to the interests of Aboriginal people. The school decided to proceed with the pilot project because of the media's popularity with young people, though it will be open to all Aboriginal people of all ages.
Media training is key to cultural revival, said Wreford…