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We won't go.
That's what thousands of Quebec Crees said on Oct. 24 in a vote on whether they agreed to letting the Quebec government appropriate the James Bay Crees and their traditional lands into a sovereign Quebec.
"We are no longer prepared to be treated like cattle in the field," said Matthew Coon Come, Grand Chief of the Quebec Crees, at a Montreal press…
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The Government of Alberta has officially withdrawn from an agreement between Chief Bernard Ominayak of the Lubicon Lake Indian Nation and former Premier Don Getty.
Alberta's withdrawal from the 1988 Grimshaw Accord was announced in Grande Prairie in early October by Mike Cardinal, minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs.
In the accord, Getty committed the…
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The Government of Alberta has officially withdrawn from an agreement between Chief Bernard Ominayak of the Lubicon Lake Indian Nation and former Premier Don Getty.
Alberta's withdrawal from the 1988 Grimshaw Accord was announced in Grande Prairie in early October by Mike Cardinal, minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs.
In the accord, Getty committed the…
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Quebec can't keep its present borders if it separates, said First Nations Chiefs meeting in Quebec City in early October.
"Forcible inclusion of our peoples into any new independent state is contrary to international law and we will oppose it," said the Chiefs in a statement entitled, "Reaffirmation of Aboriginal Peoples of Quebec and Labrador's Right to Co-exist in Peace…
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Quebec can't keep its present borders if it separates, said First Nations Chiefs meeting in Quebec City in early October.
"Forcible inclusion of our peoples into any new independent state is contrary to international law and we will oppose it," said the Chiefs in a statement entitled, "Reaffirmation of Aboriginal Peoples of Quebec and Labrador's Right to Co-exist in Peace…
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Nunavut leaders don't have to play hot potato with Nunavut's seat of government anymore.
After more than a year's worth of hand-wringing, research and plenty of evasion on the part of Nunavut leaders, Ron Irwin, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND), threw the potato into the laps of the Nunavut residents last month by deciding to let the issue…
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Nunavut leaders don't have to play hot potato with Nunavut's seat of government anymore.
After more than a year's worth of hand-wringing, research and plenty of evasion on the part of Nunavut leaders, Ron Irwin, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND), threw the potato into the laps of the Nunavut residents last month by deciding to let the issue…
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The Williams Treaties no longer exist. And life will resort to what it was like in the pre-1923 era.
Those are the messages seven Chiefs from First Nations groups announced at a news conference in Toronto on Oct. 19. The seven Chiefs, who collectively represent about 7,000 people in Ontario, signed a declaration which stated they were withdrawing from the Williams…
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The Williams Treaties no longer exist. And life will resort to what it was like in the pre-1923 era.
Those are the messages seven Chiefs from First Nations groups announced at a news conference in Toronto on Oct. 19. The seven Chiefs, who collectively represent about 7,000 people in Ontario, signed a declaration which stated they were withdrawing from the Williams…
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Making the transition from abusive situations to independent living will be a little easier now for women and children in the High Prairie area.
The Next Step, a long-term housing project for abused women and their children, was officially opened at the Sucker Creek Emergency Women's Shelter Sept. 15.
Sucker Creek is located at the western end of Lesser Slave Lake…
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Making the transition from abusive situations to independent living will be a little easier now for women and children in the High Prairie area.
The Next Step, a long-term housing project for abused women and their children, was officially opened at the Sucker Creek Emergency Women's Shelter Sept. 15.
Sucker Creek is located at the western end of Lesser Slave Lake…
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The fight to reclaim the forests of Ista has instead claimed its first victim. While her husband was locked behind prison walls on a charge of civil contempt of court for attempting to stop logging on King Island (Ista) near Bella Coola, B.C., Amelia Pootlass of the Nuxalmc Nation passed away.
Her death came just one day after she took part in a rally and march Oct 16 to…
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The fight to reclaim the forests of Ista has instead claimed its first victim. While her husband was locked behind prison walls on a charge of civil contempt of court for attempting to stop logging on King Island (Ista) near Bella Coola, B.C., Amelia Pootlass of the Nuxalmc Nation passed away.
Her death came just one day after she took part in a rally and march Oct 16 to…
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Messengers of the Wind:
Native American Women Tell Their Life Stories
Edited by Jan Katz
317 pages, $32 (h.c.)
Random House
For too long, the stories of Native women have been distorted, our voices silenced. A new book, Messengers of the Wind, confronts this imbalance and provides a glimpse into the histories and present-day realities of a…
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Messengers of the Wind:
Native American Women Tell Their Life Stories
Edited by Jan Katz
317 pages, $32 (h.c.)
Random House
For too long, the stories of Native women have been distorted, our voices silenced. A new book, Messengers of the Wind, confronts this imbalance and provides a glimpse into the histories and present-day realities of a…