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Review
As Long As The Grass Shall Grow/On The Warpath
Peter LaFarge:
Bear Family Records
This re- mastered CD collection contains a total of 27 tracks from LaFarge's two Folkways albums of Indian protest songs that were harbingers of the coming decades of Indian activism. The material possesses an uncanny relevance with political activities today…
Page 11
Review
As Long As The Grass Shall Grow/On The Warpath
Peter LaFarge:
Bear Family Records
This re- mastered CD collection contains a total of 27 tracks from LaFarge's two Folkways albums of Indian protest songs that were harbingers of the coming decades of Indian activism. The material possesses an uncanny relevance with political activities today…
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Hailing from Fort Vermilion is 15-year old country/pop singer and guitarist Charlie Goertzen. Handful of Hope is his second album and fist original tunes. Goertzen's 1994 self-titled debut was a collection of covers (mostly Elvis, with some Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly) which peaked at number two on the Canadian Aboriginal Top 40 chart.
This 10-song album covers a lot of…
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Hailing from Fort Vermilion is 15-year old country/pop singer and guitarist Charlie Goertzen. Handful of Hope is his second album and fist original tunes. Goertzen's 1994 self-titled debut was a collection of covers (mostly Elvis, with some Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly) which peaked at number two on the Canadian Aboriginal Top 40 chart.
This 10-song album covers a lot of…
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The Referen-dumb is done and finished. Thankfully this particular nail biter has bitten his last nail. For now at least.
Decisions have been made, careers won and lost, an old country saved and a new country prevented. But in this land still called Canada there is one last question left to be answered.
When are Lucien Bouchard and Jacques Parizeau going to be hung…
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The Referen-dumb is done and finished. Thankfully this particular nail biter has bitten his last nail. For now at least.
Decisions have been made, careers won and lost, an old country saved and a new country prevented. But in this land still called Canada there is one last question left to be answered.
When are Lucien Bouchard and Jacques Parizeau going to be hung…
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People
Yukon Elder Edith Josie received the Order of Canada in Ottawa in November for documenting life in her hometown, Old Crow, for nearly 30 years.
Josie, a 73-year-old woman form Gwich'in First Nation, began writing a column, Here Are the News, for the Whitehorse Star in 1962. She was originally from Eagle, Alaska, and moved to Old Crow with her family in 1940…
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People
Yukon Elder Edith Josie received the Order of Canada in Ottawa in November for documenting life in her hometown, Old Crow, for nearly 30 years.
Josie, a 73-year-old woman form Gwich'in First Nation, began writing a column, Here Are the News, for the Whitehorse Star in 1962. She was originally from Eagle, Alaska, and moved to Old Crow with her family in 1940…
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Co-management of Ontario's natural resources with First Nations makes sense biologically, fiscally and economically. Think about it.
If you had responsibility for the province's resources, who would you consider first if you had to share some of that responsibility? Would you pick an organization with only a few years experience (let's say 80 years, for sake of argument)?…
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Co-management of Ontario's natural resources with First Nations makes sense biologically, fiscally and economically. Think about it.
If you had responsibility for the province's resources, who would you consider first if you had to share some of that responsibility? Would you pick an organization with only a few years experience (let's say 80 years, for sake of argument)?…
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Some good news on the fur front for trappers in Canada: Europe has agreed to a postponement of one year in the wild fur regulation which would see Canadian and U.S. fur banned.
While trappers can collectively breath a sigh of relief, it must be realized that this is just a brief respite. The battle has been won in the short term, but the war lies ahead. The ban still lurks…
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Some good news on the fur front for trappers in Canada: Europe has agreed to a postponement of one year in the wild fur regulation which would see Canadian and U.S. fur banned.
While trappers can collectively breath a sigh of relief, it must be realized that this is just a brief respite. The battle has been won in the short term, but the war lies ahead. The ban still lurks…
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The mother of a two-year-old boy who died in a taxi while in transit between two Alberta hospitals is disappointed by the findings of a four-day fatality inquiry.
The judge concluded that there was no blame to be laid in the sudden death of Dalton Gregory Halfe-Arcand and made no recommendations regarding the case. Crystal Arcand said she was particularly disheartened that…
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The mother of a two-year-old boy who died in a taxi while in transit between two Alberta hospitals is disappointed by the findings of a four-day fatality inquiry.
The judge concluded that there was no blame to be laid in the sudden death of Dalton Gregory Halfe-Arcand and made no recommendations regarding the case. Crystal Arcand said she was particularly disheartened that…
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By gaining control of local health resources and returning to traditional practices, Aboriginal communities are regaining their health. This is the message illustrated and encouraged in a recently released book, A Persistent Spirit: Towards Understanding Aboriginal Health in British Columbia.
Covering the history of British Columbia's Aboriginal people from contact until…