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The Lubicon Cree Nation was missed by treaty negotiators who travelled Western Canada in the late 1800s seeking land surrenders from the Indigenous peoples.
In 1939, government agents returned to Lubicon territory and determined the people were entitled to a reserve. The following year the government agreed to set aside land for the Lubicon, but the Second World War…
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Pro Bono
Dear Tuma:
I used to work off reserve for many years and paid into the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). Now I am retired and living back home on the rez, but Revenue Canada tells me that I need to pay tax on my pension. I thought that this was non-taxable. Can you please tell me why they think my pension that I worked so hard for is now taxable?
Indians…
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Pro Bono
Dear Tuma:
I used to work off reserve for many years and paid into the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). Now I am retired and living back home on the rez, but Revenue Canada tells me that I need to pay tax on my pension. I thought that this was non-taxable. Can you please tell me why they think my pension that I worked so hard for is now taxable?
Indians…
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Nasovvok
The selection of Haitian immigrant Michaelle Jean as governor general of Canada has fast-forwarded the need to do the thinking required for an eventuality that will happen in its own time: the appointment of an Aboriginal governor general. The outer fringes of the rumor mill surrounding this appointment contained the odd reference to the possibility of an…
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Nasovvok
The selection of Haitian immigrant Michaelle Jean as governor general of Canada has fast-forwarded the need to do the thinking required for an eventuality that will happen in its own time: the appointment of an Aboriginal governor general. The outer fringes of the rumor mill surrounding this appointment contained the odd reference to the possibility of an…
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The Urbane Indian
For the last month or so I have been harassed by a constant series of telemarketers. It's reached the point where I'm afraid to answer my phone. I'm not talking about the innocuous calls from Bell, or some newspaper asking if I want to order the Sunday edition free of charge for three months-how could I possibly exist without it? I can handle those. I'm…
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The Urbane Indian
For the last month or so I have been harassed by a constant series of telemarketers. It's reached the point where I'm afraid to answer my phone. I'm not talking about the innocuous calls from Bell, or some newspaper asking if I want to order the Sunday edition free of charge for three months-how could I possibly exist without it? I can handle those. I'm…
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At 15, Cory Poitras of St. Paul, Alta. is already a veteran of the music business. He's been playing fiddle for five years, both on his own and along with members of his family. He joined his parents and siblings to record the CD, 24 Seven, and now the young musician has recorded an album of his own.
Cory wore a number of hats during production of Fiddlin' Around "The…
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At 15, Cory Poitras of St. Paul, Alta. is already a veteran of the music business. He's been playing fiddle for five years, both on his own and along with members of his family. He joined his parents and siblings to record the CD, 24 Seven, and now the young musician has recorded an album of his own.
Cory wore a number of hats during production of Fiddlin' Around "The…
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While former Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci studies the residential school compensation issue and works out a plan that would resolve the long-standing grievance of former students, a lot of people are making good money as a result of previous rez-school compensation processes.
Huge amounts of money are being paid out in salaries to a small army of government…
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While former Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci studies the residential school compensation issue and works out a plan that would resolve the long-standing grievance of former students, a lot of people are making good money as a result of previous rez-school compensation processes.
Huge amounts of money are being paid out in salaries to a small army of government…
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Former Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci is travelling the country, talking to lawyers, former Indian residential school students, First Nations' leaders and government officials as he gathers data and prepares to make his recommendations on residential school compensation to the federal government.
The highly respected jurist is guided by the federal mandate given to…
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Former Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci is travelling the country, talking to lawyers, former Indian residential school students, First Nations' leaders and government officials as he gathers data and prepares to make his recommendations on residential school compensation to the federal government.
The highly respected jurist is guided by the federal mandate given to…
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The seven-member task force appointed to look into the controversy dogging the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) has asked for more time to work on its report.
Creation of the task force was called for in a resolution from the floor at the FSIN chiefs' assembly on June 8. The members were selected by the FNUC board of governors on July 29 and were asked to file a…
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The seven-member task force appointed to look into the controversy dogging the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) has asked for more time to work on its report.
Creation of the task force was called for in a resolution from the floor at the FSIN chiefs' assembly on June 8. The members were selected by the FNUC board of governors on July 29 and were asked to file a…