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Our battle over land and resource rights got a little harder last month.
The United States' House of Representatives passed the North American Free Trade Act in late November, effectively eliminating all the trade barriers and laws that could have helped the First Nations get back on their economic feet. With the passage of the deal, we are no longer just fighting Ottawa…
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Ottawa and the Northwest Territories have reached an interim agreement over a health billing dispute involving northern Natives.
Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin and territorial Health Minister John Pollard last month signed the deal which promises $7.3 million annually from Ottawa to cover physician costs for Inuit and Status Indians in the NWT.
"We've been able…
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Ottawa and the Northwest Territories have reached an interim agreement over a health billing dispute involving northern Natives.
Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin and territorial Health Minister John Pollard last month signed the deal which promises $7.3 million annually from Ottawa to cover physician costs for Inuit and Status Indians in the NWT.
"We've been able…
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Ottawa and the Northwest Territories have reached an interim agreement over a health billing dispute involving northern Natives.
Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin and territorial Health Minister John Pollard last month signed the deal which promises $7.3 million annually from Ottawa to cover physician costs for Inuit and Status Indians in the NWT.
"We've been able…
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Ottawa and the Northwest Territories have reached an interim agreement over a health billing dispute involving northern Natives.
Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin and territorial Health Minister John Pollard last month signed the deal which promises $7.3 million annually from Ottawa to cover physician costs for Inuit and Status Indians in the NWT.
"We've been able…
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After years of conducting official business in school gymnasiums, hotels and community halls, the Government of the Northwest Territories finally has its own home.
The new NWT Legislature building in Yellowknife opened its doors to the people of the North and their honored guests in a flurry of pomp and ceremony Nov. 17.
"This is a truly unique experience," House…
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After years of conducting official business in school gymnasiums, hotels and community halls, the Government of the Northwest Territories finally has its own home.
The new NWT Legislature building in Yellowknife opened its doors to the people of the North and their honored guests in a flurry of pomp and ceremony Nov. 17.
"This is a truly unique experience," House…
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After years of conducting official business in school gymnasiums, hotels and community halls, the Government of the Northwest Territories finally has its own home.
The new NWT Legislature building in Yellowknife opened its doors to the people of the North and their honored guests in a flurry of pomp and ceremony Nov. 17.
"This is a truly unique experience," House…
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After years of conducting official business in school gymnasiums, hotels and community halls, the Government of the Northwest Territories finally has its own home.
The new NWT Legislature building in Yellowknife opened its doors to the people of the North and their honored guests in a flurry of pomp and ceremony Nov. 17.
"This is a truly unique experience," House…
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The Liberal government won't waste any time wrangling with the Constitution to achieve Native self-government, the new minister of Indian and Northern affairs said.
"We will act on the premise that the inherent right of self-government is an existing Aboriginal treaty right," Ron Irwin said. "That makes sense."
No other prime minister or provincial leader prior to…
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The Liberal government won't waste any time wrangling with the Constitution to achieve Native self-government, the new minister of Indian and Northern affairs said.
"We will act on the premise that the inherent right of self-government is an existing Aboriginal treaty right," Ron Irwin said. "That makes sense."
No other prime minister or provincial leader prior to…
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The Liberal government won't waste any time wrangling with the Constitution to achieve Native self-government, the new minister of Indian and Northern affairs said.
"We will act on the premise that the inherent right of self-government is an existing Aboriginal treaty right," Ron Irwin said. "That makes sense."
No other prime minister or provincial leader prior to…
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The Liberal government won't waste any time wrangling with the Constitution to achieve Native self-government, the new minister of Indian and Northern affairs said.
"We will act on the premise that the inherent right of self-government is an existing Aboriginal treaty right," Ron Irwin said. "That makes sense."
No other prime minister or provincial leader prior to…
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The Metis Nation of Alberta is being investigated by the RCMP.
Bob Coulter, interim manager of the Alberta Metis Rural Housing Corporation, said the investigation arose from allegations of misuse of funds made against association president Gerald Thom by "disaffected" presidential candidates.
"He's being judged on (former-president) Larry Desmeules' record,"…
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The Metis Nation of Alberta is being investigated by the RCMP.
Bob Coulter, interim manager of the Alberta Metis Rural Housing Corporation, said the investigation arose from allegations of misuse of funds made against association president Gerald Thom by "disaffected" presidential candidates.
"He's being judged on (former-president) Larry Desmeules' record,"…