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Imagine playing five games of chess simultaneous, blind-folded.
Sound difficult?
Not for 12-year-old chess prodigy Matt Dumas of North Bay.
"It's definite not easy," Matt said shyly. "It's all done by memory. You visualize the board in your mind.
"I like the game most because of the challenge and strategy. You never know what your opponent will do…
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Imagine playing five games of chess simultaneous, blind-folded.
Sound difficult?
Not for 12-year-old chess prodigy Matt Dumas of North Bay.
"It's definite not easy," Matt said shyly. "It's all done by memory. You visualize the board in your mind.
"I like the game most because of the challenge and strategy. You never know what your opponent will do…
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The Gwitch Nation will pursue recognition of their traditional territory for the purpose of doing away with the Canada-U.S. border and the red tape it creates.
For thousands of years, the Gwitch'in travelled freely through their traditional territory, stretching from eastern Alaska to the western Northwest Territories.
But now, if Jonathon Solomon wants to come…
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The Gwitch Nation will pursue recognition of their traditional territory for the purpose of doing away with the Canada-U.S. border and the red tape it creates.
For thousands of years, the Gwitch'in travelled freely through their traditional territory, stretching from eastern Alaska to the western Northwest Territories.
But now, if Jonathon Solomon wants to come…
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A controversial 25 year-old semi-abstract statue of Metis leader Louis Riel will be removed from the grounds of the Manitoba Legislature Building, according to Manitoba Metis Federation president Billyjo DeLaRonde.
It will be replaced with a "more proper, statesmanlike" representation of the hero of the rebellion of the late 19th century.
DeLaRonde says that…
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A controversial 25 year-old semi-abstract statue of Metis leader Louis Riel will be removed from the grounds of the Manitoba Legislature Building, according to Manitoba Metis Federation president Billyjo DeLaRonde.
It will be replaced with a "more proper, statesmanlike" representation of the hero of the rebellion of the late 19th century.
DeLaRonde says that…
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I am someone of mixed blood, half Native (Ojibway to be specific) and half white. And as a professional writer, I've often explored both worlds, comparing and challenging. But it has come to my attention that more often than not, I have looked more favorably upon the Native side of my life. I have, in various writings, listed pro-Native and anti-Caucasian sentiments.
Well…
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I am someone of mixed blood, half Native (Ojibway to be specific) and half white. And as a professional writer, I've often explored both worlds, comparing and challenging. But it has come to my attention that more often than not, I have looked more favorably upon the Native side of my life. I have, in various writings, listed pro-Native and anti-Caucasian sentiments.
Well…
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Arriving somewhat late for the annual Sunday walk from Saskatchewan's Back to Batoche grounds to the church cemetery, my partner, Clem, niece-daughter Alicia and I found ourselves a fair distance away from the rest of the group. As we hurried to catch up, Alicia - fascinated by the many people who followed the colorful wind-blown Metis Nation flag - innocently queried "Aunty,…
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Arriving somewhat late for the annual Sunday walk from Saskatchewan's Back to Batoche grounds to the church cemetery, my partner, Clem, niece-daughter Alicia and I found ourselves a fair distance away from the rest of the group. As we hurried to catch up, Alicia - fascinated by the many people who followed the colorful wind-blown Metis Nation flag - innocently queried "Aunty,…
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It is not enough to be a man of vision and the leader of your people. It's important to look the part. Image is everything in this world when attempting to inspire a nation and garner the respect of others.
Is it then any wonder the Manitoba Metis Federation was so frustrated with the attempts of a few individuals who tried to block the removal of a naked, twisted, and…
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Two Native teenagers who beat a pizza delivery driver with a baseball bat and robbed him of $40, will be punished by banishment to two remote islands off the southeast Alaskan coast.
Superior Court Judge James Allendoerfer deferred the sentencing of the youth so that tribal leaders from the Thlawaa Tlingit Nation and the Kuye' Di Kuiu Kwaan Tribal Court of Alaska could…
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Two Native teenagers who beat a pizza delivery driver with a baseball bat and robbed him of $40, will be punished by banishment to two remote islands off the southeast Alaskan coast.
Superior Court Judge James Allendoerfer deferred the sentencing of the youth so that tribal leaders from the Thlawaa Tlingit Nation and the Kuye' Di Kuiu Kwaan Tribal Court of Alaska could…
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The Mississauga #8 First Nation signed an agreement July 15 which will see it get approximately $15 million in compensation for land lost in a survey error in 1852.
Chief Doug Daybutch said Ottawa has provided the First Nation with $7.5millii. The province will provide a similar amount n land and cash. Approximately 40,000 acres of provincial land will be added to the…
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The Mississauga #8 First Nation signed an agreement July 15 which will see it get approximately $15 million in compensation for land lost in a survey error in 1852.
Chief Doug Daybutch said Ottawa has provided the First Nation with $7.5millii. The province will provide a similar amount n land and cash. Approximately 40,000 acres of provincial land will be added to the…