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REVIEW
In The Rapids
Ovide Mercredi and Mary Ellen Turpel
Viking, 248 pages, hardcover, $25.99
An Elder from Morley, Alta. once had a vision.
Everyone in Canada, Native and non-Native alike, was entering a great rapids. The safest route downstream was unknown to any of the travellers, as were the danger zones. But the journey would have to be…
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Economic assimilation and self-government may go hand-in-hand whether First Nations' leaders like it or not.
Native communities will have to assimilate with the non-Native business world if the First Nations want to create a strong base for self-government, said Ovide Mercredi, Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
"In certain areas, we have to assimilate.…
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Economic assimilation and self-government may go hand-in-hand whether First Nations' leaders like it or not.
Native communities will have to assimilate with the non-Native business world if the First Nations want to create a strong base for self-government, said Ovide Mercredi, Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
"In certain areas, we have to assimilate.…
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Economic assimilation and self-government may go hand-in-hand whether First Nations' leaders like it or not.
Native communities will have to assimilate with the non-Native business world if the First Nations want to create a strong base for self-government, said Ovide Mercredi, Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
"In certain areas, we have to assimilate.…
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Economic assimilation and self-government may go hand-in-hand whether First Nations' leaders like it or not.
Native communities will have to assimilate with the non-Native business world if the First Nations want to create a strong base for self-government, said Ovide Mercredi, Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
"In certain areas, we have to assimilate.…
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In Remembrance Day celebrations across Canada, courageous men who fought for the freedom of their country were honored and remembered for their efforts. I attended a local ceremony in Penticton and couldn't help but notice that among the groups laying wreaths, there was not a delegation that represented the Native people.
The Native people of Canada were very active in…
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In Remembrance Day celebrations across Canada, courageous men who fought for the freedom of their country were honored and remembered for their efforts. I attended a local ceremony in Penticton and couldn't help but notice that among the groups laying wreaths, there was not a delegation that represented the Native people.
The Native people of Canada were very active in…
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In Remembrance Day celebrations across Canada, courageous men who fought for the freedom of their country were honored and remembered for their efforts. I attended a local ceremony in Penticton and couldn't help but notice that among the groups laying wreaths, there was not a delegation that represented the Native people.
The Native people of Canada were very active in…
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In Remembrance Day celebrations across Canada, courageous men who fought for the freedom of their country were honored and remembered for their efforts. I attended a local ceremony in Penticton and couldn't help but notice that among the groups laying wreaths, there was not a delegation that represented the Native people.
The Native people of Canada were very active in…
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The October election saw three Aborigjnal Liberal candidates elected to Parliament. Elijah Harper, Jack Anawak and Ethel Blondin-Andrew, who are all from northern ridings, could prove to be a strong voice in Ottawa for Natives. But the strength may be a long time coming.
Many people were expecting Blondin-Andrew's victory to extend beyond her own riding and all the way…
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The October election saw three Aborigjnal Liberal candidates elected to Parliament. Elijah Harper, Jack Anawak and Ethel Blondin-Andrew, who are all from northern ridings, could prove to be a strong voice in Ottawa for Natives. But the strength may be a long time coming.
Many people were expecting Blondin-Andrew's victory to extend beyond her own riding and all the way…
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The October election saw three Aborigjnal Liberal candidates elected to Parliament. Elijah Harper, Jack Anawak and Ethel Blondin-Andrew, who are all from northern ridings, could prove to be a strong voice in Ottawa for Natives. But the strength may be a long time coming.
Many people were expecting Blondin-Andrew's victory to extend beyond her own riding and all the way…
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The October election saw three Aborigjnal Liberal candidates elected to Parliament. Elijah Harper, Jack Anawak and Ethel Blondin-Andrew, who are all from northern ridings, could prove to be a strong voice in Ottawa for Natives. But the strength may be a long time coming.
Many people were expecting Blondin-Andrew's victory to extend beyond her own riding and all the way…
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A band in New Brunswick is going ahead with plans to launch a casino despite objections from the province.
Woodstock Band Chief Len Tomah met with investors Nov. 6 to discuss financing the casino, which is due to open next spring, despite warnings from Provincial Minister of Finance Allan Maher that only the province can license gambling.
"That's a contentious and…
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A band in New Brunswick is going ahead with plans to launch a casino despite objections from the province.
Woodstock Band Chief Len Tomah met with investors Nov. 6 to discuss financing the casino, which is due to open next spring, despite warnings from Provincial Minister of Finance Allan Maher that only the province can license gambling.
"That's a contentious and…