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Native group overcame racial stereotyping and discrimination through community consultations when developing Elders' housing project
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When a non-profit Native housing corporation in Regina wanted to build accommodation for Aboriginal seniors in an area of the city where elderly Natives had not traditionally lived, it hit a major obstacle" the "Not In My Backyard" (NIMBY…
Native group overcame racial stereotyping and discrimination through community consultations when developing Elders' housing project
Page 12.
When a non-profit Native housing corporation in Regina wanted to build accommodation for Aboriginal seniors in an area of the city where elderly Natives had not traditionally lived, it hit a major obstacle" the "Not In My Backyard" (NIMBY…
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Over the past decade, several young Native women have been murdered or gone missing from Thunder Bay and the outlying district.
There has been frustration in the Native community because it was felt that the justice system (the courts, police and government) has not put enough effort into the investigation.
Joe Major, a Thunder Bay resident, formed a citizens'…
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Over the past decade, several young Native women have been murdered or gone missing from Thunder Bay and the outlying district.
There has been frustration in the Native community because it was felt that the justice system (the courts, police and government) has not put enough effort into the investigation.
Joe Major, a Thunder Bay resident, formed a citizens'…
A community responds to ritual abuse
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They came from across Canada, in the cold of late January: Survivors of residential school abuse, cult abuse, child sexual assault and ritual torture. They came to share their pain, and offer support to each other, at a conference held in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Ritual abuse is a combination of severe physical, sexual, psychological…
A community responds to ritual abuse
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They came from across Canada, in the cold of late January: Survivors of residential school abuse, cult abuse, child sexual assault and ritual torture. They came to share their pain, and offer support to each other, at a conference held in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Ritual abuse is a combination of severe physical, sexual, psychological…
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Well, it's finally true. After all these years of denying it I have finally been forced to acknowledge, if not accept the horrible fact that in today's youth-oriented world, I am now officially and uncategorically classified as "old". This at the seemingly innocent but obviously over-the-hill age of 32 grand years old. Tragically, I am no longer one of "us". I am now politically…
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The path to independence is a bumpy one, as anyone knows who has tried to travel this road with a sullen adolescent or young adult. Along the way there are battles of wills, words, and scores of hurt feelings while the struggles inside display themselves to the outside world. The goal during this time is to reach the final destination with as little resentment as possible so…
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The path to independence is a bumpy one, as anyone knows who has tried to travel this road with a sullen adolescent or young adult. Along the way there are battles of wills, words, and scores of hurt feelings while the struggles inside display themselves to the outside world. The goal during this time is to reach the final destination with as little resentment as possible so…
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Michael Evans has driven for two days to get here to watch and listen and learn all he can at Qaggig. Armed with pen and paper and bespectacled eyes, he's looking to absorb all he can of a culture that has captivated his imagination.
"I retired after 13 years of editing, went deeply into debt, and decided to follow my heart," says Evans, a PhD student in Indiana…
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Michael Evans has driven for two days to get here to watch and listen and learn all he can at Qaggig. Armed with pen and paper and bespectacled eyes, he's looking to absorb all he can of a culture that has captivated his imagination.
"I retired after 13 years of editing, went deeply into debt, and decided to follow my heart," says Evans, a PhD student in Indiana…
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When the Inuit Art Foundation and the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation got together to toss about potential fund-raising ideas, what emerged was the first-ever Inuit national cultural festival in Canada.
"It's the first Inuit festival outside of the North, but even any festival in the North wouldn't have included Inuit from the Northwest Territories, Quebec and Labrador,"…
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When the Inuit Art Foundation and the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation got together to toss about potential fund-raising ideas, what emerged was the first-ever Inuit national cultural festival in Canada.
"It's the first Inuit festival outside of the North, but even any festival in the North wouldn't have included Inuit from the Northwest Territories, Quebec and Labrador,"…
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Officials with the Sechelt Indian Band, federal and provincial governments put their initials to a framework agreement that will serve as a guide to upcoming land claim negotiations.
The framework agreement was signed recently in Victoria by chief negotiators from all three governments, including Chief Garry Feschuk of the Sechelt band.
The signing marks the…
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Officials with the Sechelt Indian Band, federal and provincial governments put their initials to a framework agreement that will serve as a guide to upcoming land claim negotiations.
The framework agreement was signed recently in Victoria by chief negotiators from all three governments, including Chief Garry Feschuk of the Sechelt band.
The signing marks the…