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Editorial
For more than four years, the parties to the Nunavut agreement have been unable to finalize a contract that would allow Canada's historic achievement-the creation of Nunavut-to carry on for the next 10 years.
The government of Canada (represented at the table by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), the government of Nunavut and…
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Editorial
For more than four years, the parties to the Nunavut agreement have been unable to finalize a contract that would allow Canada's historic achievement-the creation of Nunavut-to carry on for the next 10 years.
The government of Canada (represented at the table by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), the government of Nunavut and…
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Community says goodbye torespected leader and teacher
Hundreds of people came out to the Penticton Indian Band ball diamond on Aug. 9 to pay their final respects to Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) Grand Chief Archie Jack, who lost his life on Aug. 3 in a single vehicle accident.
Jack, 70, had been driving to Manitoba when his van overturned near…
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Community says goodbye to respected leader and teacher
Hundreds of people came out to the Penticton Indian Band ball diamond on Aug. 9 to pay their final respects to Union of British Columbia…
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In the face of what members of the West Coast Warrior Society describe as pressure from the government, and disheartened by a lack of support for their efforts from their own people, the group has announced it is disbanding.
The demise of the society leaves observers wondering whether political activism can exist today in the form of warrior societies, which find…
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In the face of what members of the West Coast Warrior Society describe as pressure from the government, and disheartened by a lack of support for their efforts from their own people, the group has announced it is disbanding.
The demise of the society leaves observers wondering whether political activism can exist today in the form of warrior societies, which find…
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Canada's Aboriginal Veterans, along with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Veterans Affairs Canada, will embark on an Aboriginal spiritual journey to Belgium and France from Oct. 25 to Nov. 4.
Aboriginal spiritual Elders from across Canada will conduct a Calling Home ceremony to invite the spirits of fallen warriors to return to their homelands and join their…
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Canada's Aboriginal Veterans, along with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Veterans Affairs Canada, will embark on an Aboriginal spiritual journey to Belgium and France from Oct. 25 to Nov. 4.
Aboriginal spiritual Elders from across Canada will conduct a Calling Home ceremony to invite the spirits of fallen warriors to return to their homelands and join their…
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The sun shone brightly and an eagle flew high overhead on June 15 when the Kainai Nation in southern Alberta formally transferred tobacco plants to the Siksika Nation in an effort to bring back the tobacco planting ceremony, last conducted by the Kainai in 1861.
The ceremony was continued in Siksika until 1951.
"We called the sacred planting the tobacco dance,"…
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If De Beers Canada goes ahead with development of a proposed diamond mine in northern Ontario, the project should result in a number of economic spin-offs for Attawapiskat First Nation.
Attawapiskat is located about 90 km from the site of the proposed Victor project, which would see an open pit diamond mine, a processing plant, workshops, warehouses, offices, fuel storage…
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If De Beers Canada goes ahead with development of a proposed diamond mine in northern Ontario, the project should result in a number of economic spin-offs for Attawapiskat First Nation.
Attawapiskat is located about 90 km from the site of the proposed Victor project, which would see an open pit diamond mine, a processing plant, workshops, warehouses, offices, fuel storage…
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The Alexander Red Hawks were simply unbeatable at the Canadian Native Fastball Championships. The Alberta-based women's squad won all six of its matches at the tournament held July 29 to Aug. 1.
The Red Hawks were dominant in what proved to be the championship final, blanking Field of Dreams, a club from Vernon, B.C., in a 10-0 tilt. It was a double-knockout tournament,…
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The Alexander Red Hawks were simply unbeatable at the Canadian Native Fastball Championships. The Alberta-based women's squad won all six of its matches at the tournament held July 29 to Aug. 1.
The Red Hawks were dominant in what proved to be the championship final, blanking Field of Dreams, a club from Vernon, B.C., in a 10-0 tilt. It was a double-knockout tournament,…
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And the streak goes on for the Prince George River Kings. The British Columbia-based squad won its sixth consecutive title at the Canadian Native Fastball Championships.
The River Kings captured the men's A division at the nationals, which was held at the Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation in Alberta July 29 to Aug. 1.The Prince George club blanked the Invermere Nightmares…
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And the streak goes on for the Prince George River Kings. The British Columbia-based squad won its sixth consecutive title at the Canadian Native Fastball Championships.
The River Kings captured the men's A division at the nationals, which was held at the Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation in Alberta July 29 to Aug. 1.The Prince George club blanked the Invermere Nightmares…