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Alwyn Morris is no stranger to awards. Since his gold-medal
performance in the two-man 1,000 m kayak event at the 1984 Olympic Games
in Los Angeles, Morris has received wide acclaim, both for his athletic
performances and his work off the field
The National Aboriginal Achievement Award for sports was given to
Morris, who lives in Kahnawake, Que…
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Alwyn Morris is no stranger to awards. Since his gold-medal
performance in the two-man 1,000 m kayak event at the 1984 Olympic Games
in Los Angeles, Morris has received wide acclaim, both for his athletic
performances and his work off the field
The National Aboriginal Achievement Award for sports was given to
Morris, who lives in Kahnawake, Que…
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Alwyn Morris is no stranger to awards. Since his gold-medal
performance in the two-man 1,000 m kayak event at the 1984 Olympic Games
in Los Angeles, Morris has received wide acclaim, both for his athletic
performances and his work off the field
The National Aboriginal Achievement Award for sports was given to
Morris, who lives in Kahnawake, Que…
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When Mohawk doctor Marlene Brant Castellano joined the Faculty of
Native Studies at Trent University in Peterborough, Ont., she was the
first Aboriginal full professor at a Canadian university. That was just
25 years ago. Castellano has been making space for Aboriginal students
and faculty ever since.
"Hang on to what you know, in your heart,"…
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When Mohawk doctor Marlene Brant Castellano joined the Faculty of
Native Studies at Trent University in Peterborough, Ont., she was the
first Aboriginal full professor at a Canadian university. That was just
25 years ago. Castellano has been making space for Aboriginal students
and faculty ever since.
"Hang on to what you know, in your heart,"…
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When Mohawk doctor Marlene Brant Castellano joined the Faculty of
Native Studies at Trent University in Peterborough, Ont., she was the
first Aboriginal full professor at a Canadian university. That was just
25 years ago. Castellano has been making space for Aboriginal students
and faculty ever since.
"Hang on to what you know, in your heart,"…
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One of the major changes in the Aboriginal landscape over the last 15
years was brought about through the efforts of one tireless woman. Mary
Two-Axe Earley, a Mohawk from Kahnawake, Que., worked for decades to
have the Indian Act section that denied equal treaty rights to women
amended. Her efforts led to the passage in 1985 of the historic Bill…
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One of the major changes in the Aboriginal landscape over the last 15
years was brought about through the efforts of one tireless woman. Mary
Two-Axe Earley, a Mohawk from Kahnawake, Que., worked for decades to
have the Indian Act section that denied equal treaty rights to women
amended. Her efforts led to the passage in 1985 of the historic Bill…
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One of the major changes in the Aboriginal landscape over the last 15
years was brought about through the efforts of one tireless woman. Mary
Two-Axe Earley, a Mohawk from Kahnawake, Que., worked for decades to
have the Indian Act section that denied equal treaty rights to women
amended. Her efforts led to the passage in 1985 of the historic Bill…
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Maria Campbell burst onto the Canadian arts scene with her searing 1973
novel Half-Breed, which exposed the brutal realities of life for
Aboriginal women in Canada. It was the first novel about such subject
matter by an identifiably native writer.
Half-Breed also opened the way for other Aboriginal authors--of novels,
short stories, plays and…
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Maria Campbell burst onto the Canadian arts scene with her searing 1973
novel Half-Breed, which exposed the brutal realities of life for
Aboriginal women in Canada. It was the first novel about such subject
matter by an identifiably native writer.
Half-Breed also opened the way for other Aboriginal authors--of novels,
short stories, plays and…
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Maria Campbell burst onto the Canadian arts scene with her searing 1973
novel Half-Breed, which exposed the brutal realities of life for
Aboriginal women in Canada. It was the first novel about such subject
matter by an identifiably native writer.
Half-Breed also opened the way for other Aboriginal authors--of novels,
short stories, plays and…
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"I think to be a good negotiator, you have to be able to listen; you
have to hear what the other side is saying," said grand Chief Phil
Fontaine of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. "You have to be able to
articulate your position clearly.
"You have to be firm when necessary; you also have to be soft at
times," he continued. "And you always have…
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"I think to be a good negotiator, you have to be able to listen; you
have to hear what the other side is saying," said grand Chief Phil
Fontaine of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. "You have to be able to
articulate your position clearly.
"You have to be firm when necessary; you also have to be soft at
times," he continued. "And you always have…
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"I think to be a good negotiator, you have to be able to listen; you
have to hear what the other side is saying," said grand Chief Phil
Fontaine of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. "You have to be able to
articulate your position clearly.
"You have to be firm when necessary; you also have to be soft at
times," he continued. "And you always have…