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The Garden River First Nation will add another 9,200 hectares of land to its reserve.
The announcement was made and the deed was done by Indian Affairs minister Ron Irwin when he signed two specific agreements on Aug. 12.
In both agreements, Garden River will retain all mineral rights on all transferred land.
It's been a complicated negotiation, said Hubert…
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The newly elected president of the Indian Association of Alberta has announced his intention to wage war against what he describes as the federal government's Indian termination strategy.
Tom Cardinal said movements made toward self-government are designed to completely liquidate the Indian reserve system, resources and collective rights of the Indian nation and will…
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At a two-day public meeting held at the Freight House Community Centre in Winnipeg, the Winnipeg Council of First Nations began the process of consulting people at the community level regarding the dismantling of Indian Affairs Canada.
"The process we are about to embark upon is about reclaiming our past," Manitoba Assembly of Chiefs Grand Chief Phil Fontaine told the…
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The Canadian Medical Associatin has called on the federal government to take immediate action to raise the level of health among Aboriginal people.
In a book by the CMA entitled Bridging the Gap: Promoting Health and Healing for Aboriginal Peoples in Canada, the authors write it's the government's responsibility to take action to improve the alarming situation.
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Battling factions of the Metis Nation of Alberta are taking the first tentative steps to quell the infighting that has plagued the organization for the past year.
Lyle Donald, vice-president of Zone four and MNA treasurer, said the organization is establishing an electoral commission whose job it will be to strengthen the existing bylaws. The hope is the commission report…
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The Government of the Northwest Territories has responded to a growing number of complaints of harassment in the workplace at the Keewatin Regional Health Board and has ordered an investigation into the working environment.
A total of 27 grievances have been lodged against the KRHB with the Union of Northern Workers and 19 with the Status of Women Council of the N.W.T.…
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Quebec's First Nations are approaching the upcoming provincial election on Sept. 12 with a mix of ambiguity and alarm.
On one hand, many are alarmed by the likelihood of a victory by the separatist Parti Quebecois, which boasts a number of candidates who don't hide their hostility to Native peoples. On the other, the vast majority of Native people living in Quebec are…
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The Queen's visit to Canada wrapped up with political messages from Northern Aboriginal leaders and death threats.
In Yellowknife, Her Majesty met briefly with chiefs prior to a concert on Native music and dancing at a local park.
The chief of the Dene Nation, Bill Erasmus, took the opportunity to voice his frustration over a slow lands claims process. Erasmus told…
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"Approximately 40 per cent of Canadian children have at least one risk factor for heart disease: reduced fitness due to inactive lifestyle." -- Dr. Graham Fishburne
How well do Canadian schools respond to the physical needs of this country's children? Not very well, according to the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. According to CAHPER…
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"Approximately 40 per cent of Canadian children have at least one risk factor for heart disease: reduced fitness due to inactive lifestyle." -- Dr. Graham Fishburne
How well do Canadian schools respond to the physical needs of this country's children? Not very well, according to the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. According to CAHPER…
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The first Native American newspaper, The Cherokee Phoenix, began publishing in New Echota, GA., in 1828. It was produced in both English and Cherokee, using the 86-character Cherokee alphabet developed by Sequoyah, a Cherokee silversmith.
They first issue included parts of the tribal constitution, verses from the Gospel of Matthew and detailed essays on the Cherokee…
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The first Native American newspaper, The Cherokee Phoenix, began publishing in New Echota, GA., in 1828. It was produced in both English and Cherokee, using the 86-character Cherokee alphabet developed by Sequoyah, a Cherokee silversmith.
They first issue included parts of the tribal constitution, verses from the Gospel of Matthew and detailed essays on the Cherokee…
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Windspeaker walked away from this year's Native American Journalists Association award ceremony with five awards, including two for best sports photo.
Jim Goodstriker won first place for his photo of Doug Singer, from the southern Alberta Blood Reserve, wrestling a 700-pound steer at the Kanai rodeo. It appeared on the front page of Aug. 16, 1993.
Bert Crowfoot,…
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For reserve dwellers, going back to school usually means leaving the family behind to study in the city - a daunting thought for many, particularly for adults with small children.
So, when faced with tight resources and a growing number of members who wanted to complete their teaching degrees, residents at a remote fly-in community in Ontario decided to put a…
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Saskatchewan is about to become the Hollywood of the north and Aboriginal people are playing major roles.
Lloyd Martel, associate producer of the action-adventure movie, Decoy, being filmed in Regina and LaRonge, thinks that a trend may be developing where Saskatchewan will become a prime place to produce movies.
Martel, originally from Waterhen First Nation,…