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The Canadian Judicial Council has reproached the judge who presided over the 1991 trial of Native activist Milton Born With A Tooth.
Three members of the council's judicial conduct committee concluded that Justice Laurie MacLean did not conduct himself appropriately in the trial that saw Born With A Tooth sentenced to 18 months in jail on six weapons charges.
Born…
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The absence of a protective clause in a new land titles bill could affect treaty rights and the future of land claims, northern Natives claim.
The Dene Nation, the Tungavik Federation of Nunavut, the Council of Yukon Indians and the Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories petitioned the federal government to include a "non-derogation" clause in the text of Bill C-103,…
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The absence of a protective clause in a new land titles bill could affect treaty rights and the future of land claims, northern Natives claim.
The Dene Nation, the Tungavik Federation of Nunavut, the Council of Yukon Indians and the Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories petitioned the federal government to include a "non-derogation" clause in the text of Bill C-103,…
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The absence of a protective clause in a new land titles bill could affect treaty rights and the future of land claims, northern Natives claim.
The Dene Nation, the Tungavik Federation of Nunavut, the Council of Yukon Indians and the Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories petitioned the federal government to include a "non-derogation" clause in the text of Bill C-103,…
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The absence of a protective clause in a new land titles bill could affect treaty rights and the future of land claims, northern Natives claim.
The Dene Nation, the Tungavik Federation of Nunavut, the Council of Yukon Indians and the Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories petitioned the federal government to include a "non-derogation" clause in the text of Bill C-103,…
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There may be some hope of reaching an agreement between Natives and the Saskatchewan government over gaming on reserves. The province will go back to the negotiating table to re-examine the possibility of allowing Native-operated casinos on reserves, the head of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations said.
"They are prepared to talk and prepared to agree on a…
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There may be some hope of reaching an agreement between Natives and the Saskatchewan government over gaming on reserves. The province will go back to the negotiating table to re-examine the possibility of allowing Native-operated casinos on reserves, the head of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations said.
"They are prepared to talk and prepared to agree on a…
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There may be some hope of reaching an agreement between Natives and the Saskatchewan government over gaming on reserves. The province will go back to the negotiating table to re-examine the possibility of allowing Native-operated casinos on reserves, the head of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations said.
"They are prepared to talk and prepared to agree on a…
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There may be some hope of reaching an agreement between Natives and the Saskatchewan government over gaming on reserves. The province will go back to the negotiating table to re-examine the possibility of allowing Native-operated casinos on reserves, the head of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations said.
"They are prepared to talk and prepared to agree on a…
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A unique sentencing circle in Saskatoon advised sending a Metis armed robber to jail for 18 months after meeting for more than seven hours April 15.
The circle was the first of its kind to advise a Court of Queen's Bench justice in a Saskatchewan urban centre.
Justice J.D. Milliken called for the 22-member circle after it was requested of him by the Saskatoon…
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A unique sentencing circle in Saskatoon advised sending a Metis armed robber to jail for 18 months after meeting for more than seven hours April 15.
The circle was the first of its kind to advise a Court of Queen's Bench justice in a Saskatchewan urban centre.
Justice J.D. Milliken called for the 22-member circle after it was requested of him by the Saskatoon…
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A unique sentencing circle in Saskatoon advised sending a Metis armed robber to jail for 18 months after meeting for more than seven hours April 15.
The circle was the first of its kind to advise a Court of Queen's Bench justice in a Saskatchewan urban centre.
Justice J.D. Milliken called for the 22-member circle after it was requested of him by the Saskatoon…
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A unique sentencing circle in Saskatoon advised sending a Metis armed robber to jail for 18 months after meeting for more than seven hours April 15.
The circle was the first of its kind to advise a Court of Queen's Bench justice in a Saskatchewan urban centre.
Justice J.D. Milliken called for the 22-member circle after it was requested of him by the Saskatoon…
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The place and people which serve as his inspiration are 1,700 kilometres away. But sculptor Paul Qayutinnuaq needs only to look within himself to see the images for his soapstone creations.
"It's based on memory," says Qayutinnuaq, a soft-spoken 35-year-old Inuit living in Fairview, Alta. His home in this grain-growing area of Peace Country is a world apart from Gjoa…
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The place and people which serve as his inspiration are 1,700 kilometres away. But sculptor Paul Qayutinnuaq needs only to look within himself to see the images for his soapstone creations.
"It's based on memory," says Qayutinnuaq, a soft-spoken 35-year-old Inuit living in Fairview, Alta. His home in this grain-growing area of Peace Country is a world apart from Gjoa…