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  • Richard Wagamese, Windspeaker Columnist

Page5

Tansi, ahnee and hello. There's a railroad bridge in Ontario that is the seat of my dreams. It spans a stretch of the Lake of the Woods at the north edge of Kenora. To the average eye it's nothing more than a blackened width of steel, poised above the white water leading to a hydro dam.

My father walked this bridge. He had a small campsite in the bush beyond the town…

  • Richard Wagamese, Windspeaker Columnist

Page5

Tansi, ahnee and hello. There's a railroad bridge in Ontario that is the seat of my dreams. It spans a stretch of the Lake of the Woods at the north edge of Kenora. To the average eye it's nothing more than a blackened width of steel, poised above the white water leading to a hydro dam.

My father walked this bridge. He had a small campsite in the bush beyond the town…

  • Richard Wagamese, Windspeaker Columnist

Page5

Tansi, ahnee and hello. There's a railroad bridge in Ontario that is the seat of my dreams. It spans a stretch of the Lake of the Woods at the north edge of Kenora. To the average eye it's nothing more than a blackened width of steel, poised above the white water leading to a hydro dam.

My father walked this bridge. He had a small campsite in the bush beyond the town…

  • Marlena Dolan, Windspeaker Columnist

Page 4

On Easter Sunday, a thousand Christians gathered on Indian sacred territory to celebrate the rising of Christ with a sunrise ceremony. The agenda included a prayer for reconciliation with Native peoples. Apparently two Native churches were invited to the ceremony, but only a handful showed up. Representatives of the congregations verbally apologized for the wrong that was done…

  • Marlena Dolan, Windspeaker Columnist

Page 4

On Easter Sunday, a thousand Christians gathered on Indian sacred territory to celebrate the rising of Christ with a sunrise ceremony. The agenda included a prayer for reconciliation with Native peoples. Apparently two Native churches were invited to the ceremony, but only a handful showed up. Representatives of the congregations verbally apologized for the wrong that was done…

  • Marlena Dolan, Windspeaker Columnist

Page 4

On Easter Sunday, a thousand Christians gathered on Indian sacred territory to celebrate the rising of Christ with a sunrise ceremony. The agenda included a prayer for reconciliation with Native peoples. Apparently two Native churches were invited to the ceremony, but only a handful showed up. Representatives of the congregations verbally apologized for the wrong that was done…

  • Marlena Dolan, Windspeaker Columnist

Page 4

On Easter Sunday, a thousand Christians gathered on Indian sacred territory to celebrate the rising of Christ with a sunrise ceremony. The agenda included a prayer for reconciliation with Native peoples. Apparently two Native churches were invited to the ceremony, but only a handful showed up. Representatives of the congregations verbally apologized for the wrong that was done…

  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

Natives across Canada are gearing up for yet another fight with Ottawa. This time, however, it may be for their very existence.

The federal government will make it possible for bands to manage their lands as they see fit. That authority includes the "power to grant any right or interest in chartered land."

That means band could rent out land, harvest some resources…

  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

Natives across Canada are gearing up for yet another fight with Ottawa. This time, however, it may be for their very existence.

The federal government will make it possible for bands to manage their lands as they see fit. That authority includes the "power to grant any right or interest in chartered land."

That means band could rent out land, harvest some resources…

  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

Natives across Canada are gearing up for yet another fight with Ottawa. This time, however, it may be for their very existence.

The federal government will make it possible for bands to manage their lands as they see fit. That authority includes the "power to grant any right or interest in chartered land."

That means band could rent out land, harvest some resources…

  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

Natives across Canada are gearing up for yet another fight with Ottawa. This time, however, it may be for their very existence.

The federal government will make it possible for bands to manage their lands as they see fit. That authority includes the "power to grant any right or interest in chartered land."

That means band could rent out land, harvest some resources…

  • Doug Johnson, Windspeaker Contributor, Ottawa

Page 3

Their stories contrasted sharply with the opulent surroundings of the Chateau Laurier's main ballroom. They told of having to scrounge in dumps to find food. They told how babies almost starved at the breasts of malnourished mothers. And they told of how the Canadian government tricked and coerced them into leaving their homes to be dumped on a desolate beach in the High Arctic…

  • Doug Johnson, Windspeaker Contributor, Ottawa

Page 3

Their stories contrasted sharply with the opulent surroundings of the Chateau Laurier's main ballroom. They told of having to scrounge in dumps to find food. They told how babies almost starved at the breasts of malnourished mothers. And they told of how the Canadian government tricked and coerced them into leaving their homes to be dumped on a desolate beach in the High Arctic…

  • Doug Johnson, Windspeaker Contributor, Ottawa

Page 3

Their stories contrasted sharply with the opulent surroundings of the Chateau Laurier's main ballroom. They told of having to scrounge in dumps to find food. They told how babies almost starved at the breasts of malnourished mothers. And they told of how the Canadian government tricked and coerced them into leaving their homes to be dumped on a desolate beach in the High Arctic…

  • Doug Johnson, Windspeaker Contributor, Ottawa

Page 3

Their stories contrasted sharply with the opulent surroundings of the Chateau Laurier's main ballroom. They told of having to scrounge in dumps to find food. They told how babies almost starved at the breasts of malnourished mothers. And they told of how the Canadian government tricked and coerced them into leaving their homes to be dumped on a desolate beach in the High Arctic…