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  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer

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The Canadian Native soldier accused of beating and torturing a Somali man to death and then attempting suicide in his jail cell is innocent, his family said.

Cpl. Clayton Matchee was a professional soldier, his parents said. If their son had been involved in the beating death, he would have been responsible enough to face the charges.

"I can't see my son trying to…

  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Ottawa

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A Native Parliament may be the next step in securing self-government for Canada's First Nations, the Minister of Indian Affairs said.

Although the political body would not be a Parliament in the constitutional sense, it would consist of Native officials administering programs for Native people, said Tom Siddon.

"If a representative structure in the form of a…

  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Ottawa

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A Native Parliament may be the next step in securing self-government for Canada's First Nations, the Minister of Indian Affairs said.

Although the political body would not be a Parliament in the constitutional sense, it would consist of Native officials administering programs for Native people, said Tom Siddon.

"If a representative structure in the form of a…

  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Ottawa

Page 1

A Native Parliament may be the next step in securing self-government for Canada's First Nations, the Minister of Indian Affairs said.

Although the political body would not be a Parliament in the constitutional sense, it would consist of Native officials administering programs for Native people, said Tom Siddon.

"If a representative structure in the form of a…

  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Ottawa

Page 1

A Native Parliament may be the next step in securing self-government for Canada's First Nations, the Minister of Indian Affairs said.

Although the political body would not be a Parliament in the constitutional sense, it would consist of Native officials administering programs for Native people, said Tom Siddon.

"If a representative structure in the form of a…

  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Ottawa

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Federal Tory candidates are not addressing Native issues in their pursuit of their party's leadership, the head of the Assembly of First Nations said.

In a press conference in Ottawa May 18, Ovide Mercredi said none of the Progressive Conservative party leadership candidates are advocating Natives interests as part of the next government.

"Maybe they think there's…

  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Ottawa

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Federal Tory candidates are not addressing Native issues in their pursuit of their party's leadership, the head of the Assembly of First Nations said.

In a press conference in Ottawa May 18, Ovide Mercredi said none of the Progressive Conservative party leadership candidates are advocating Natives interests as part of the next government.

"Maybe they think there's…

  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Ottawa

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Federal Tory candidates are not addressing Native issues in their pursuit of their party's leadership, the head of the Assembly of First Nations said.

In a press conference in Ottawa May 18, Ovide Mercredi said none of the Progressive Conservative party leadership candidates are advocating Natives interests as part of the next government.

"Maybe they think there's…

  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Ottawa

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Federal Tory candidates are not addressing Native issues in their pursuit of their party's leadership, the head of the Assembly of First Nations said.

In a press conference in Ottawa May 18, Ovide Mercredi said none of the Progressive Conservative party leadership candidates are advocating Natives interests as part of the next government.

"Maybe they think there's…

  • Windspeaker Staff, Hope BC

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Sharron Johnstone recently met many of the people involved in the Walking Home prayer journey for peace, unity and to foster a spirit of love for Mother Earth, "who gives of her beauty so freely."

It began in May in Vancouver and includes people from the United States and Belgium as well as Canada, who range in age from young people to a 66-year-old man. Walkers from…

  • Windspeaker Staff, Hope BC

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Sharron Johnstone recently met many of the people involved in the Walking Home prayer journey for peace, unity and to foster a spirit of love for Mother Earth, "who gives of her beauty so freely."

It began in May in Vancouver and includes people from the United States and Belgium as well as Canada, who range in age from young people to a 66-year-old man. Walkers from…

  • Windspeaker Staff, Hope BC

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Sharron Johnstone recently met many of the people involved in the Walking Home prayer journey for peace, unity and to foster a spirit of love for Mother Earth, "who gives of her beauty so freely."

It began in May in Vancouver and includes people from the United States and Belgium as well as Canada, who range in age from young people to a 66-year-old man. Walkers from…

  • Windspeaker Staff, Hope BC

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Sharron Johnstone recently met many of the people involved in the Walking Home prayer journey for peace, unity and to foster a spirit of love for Mother Earth, "who gives of her beauty so freely."

It began in May in Vancouver and includes people from the United States and Belgium as well as Canada, who range in age from young people to a 66-year-old man. Walkers from…

  • Gina Teel, Windspeaker Contributor, Edmonton

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Western civilization brought many ills to Native cultures, with perhaps the most damage being done to Native spirituality. Spiritual oppression, said Dila Houle, a facilitator at the Healing Awareness Conference, gave way to spiritual abandonment and, in turn, the social ills that plague Native communities today.

In her workshop Take Time to Laugh and Cry - Counselling…

  • Gina Teel, Windspeaker Contributor, Edmonton

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Western civilization brought many ills to Native cultures, with perhaps the most damage being done to Native spirituality. Spiritual oppression, said Dila Houle, a facilitator at the Healing Awareness Conference, gave way to spiritual abandonment and, in turn, the social ills that plague Native communities today.

In her workshop Take Time to Laugh and Cry - Counselling…