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Editorial
Native sovereignty is not for sale.
It cannot be bought. It is something that, over a long period of time, can only be earned. Or, in some cases, won back. But that idea seems lost on some of the Mohawks from the troubled Akwesasne Reserve near Cornwall, Ont.
Some of the reserve's 8,500 residents are using Native sovereignty as their rationale for…
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Editorial
Native sovereignty is not for sale.
It cannot be bought. It is something that, over a long period of time, can only be earned. Or, in some cases, won back. But that idea seems lost on some of the Mohawks from the troubled Akwesasne Reserve near Cornwall, Ont.
Some of the reserve's 8,500 residents are using Native sovereignty as their rationale for…
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Native issues finally made an appearance, albeit a brief one, on the national campaign trail this month.
Liberal leader Jean Chretien pledged a national pre-school program for Aboriginal children during a brief speech a Wanuskewin Park near Saskatoon Oct. 8.
"A Liberal government is committed to building a new partnership with Aboriginal people based on trust and…
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Fred Fraser, grandson of hereditary Chief James Starlight, was refused band membership by the Tsuu Tina Nation after he regained his status under Bill C-31.
Fraser now spends his days in an Edmonton courtroom listening to plaintiffs in the Bill C-31 case present their arguments. The Sawridge Band, the Ermineskin Band and the Tsuu Tina Nation, all Alberta bands, are…
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Fred Fraser, grandson of hereditary Chief James Starlight, was refused band membership by the Tsuu Tina Nation after he regained his status under Bill C-31.
Fraser now spends his days in an Edmonton courtroom listening to plaintiffs in the Bill C-31 case present their arguments. The Sawridge Band, the Ermineskin Band and the Tsuu Tina Nation, all Alberta bands, are…
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Fred Fraser, grandson of hereditary Chief James Starlight, was refused band membership by the Tsuu Tina Nation after he regained his status under Bill C-31.
Fraser now spends his days in an Edmonton courtroom listening to plaintiffs in the Bill C-31 case present their arguments. The Sawridge Band, the Ermineskin Band and the Tsuu Tina Nation, all Alberta bands, are…
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Fred Fraser, grandson of hereditary Chief James Starlight, was refused band membership by the Tsuu Tina Nation after he regained his status under Bill C-31.
Fraser now spends his days in an Edmonton courtroom listening to plaintiffs in the Bill C-31 case present their arguments. The Sawridge Band, the Ermineskin Band and the Tsuu Tina Nation, all Alberta bands, are…
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Fred Fraser, grandson of hereditary Chief James Starlight, was refused band membership by the Tsuu Tina Nation after he regained his status under Bill C-31.
Fraser now spends his days in an Edmonton courtroom listening to plaintiffs in the Bill C-31 case present their arguments. The Sawridge Band, the Ermineskin Band and the Tsuu Tina Nation, all Alberta bands, are…
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Innu protesters in Ottawa were prevented from taking a tour of the Parliament Buildings.
Katie Rich, Chief of Davis Inlet, said the people were met with locked doors when they attempted to tour the seat of the federal government.
"We had a meeting at noon and decided to go home that day, but first we wanted to take a look at the buildings," said Rich. She said…
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Innu protesters in Ottawa were prevented from taking a tour of the Parliament Buildings.
Katie Rich, Chief of Davis Inlet, said the people were met with locked doors when they attempted to tour the seat of the federal government.
"We had a meeting at noon and decided to go home that day, but first we wanted to take a look at the buildings," said Rich. She said…
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Innu protesters in Ottawa were prevented from taking a tour of the Parliament Buildings.
Katie Rich, Chief of Davis Inlet, said the people were met with locked doors when they attempted to tour the seat of the federal government.
"We had a meeting at noon and decided to go home that day, but first we wanted to take a look at the buildings," said Rich. She said…
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Innu protesters in Ottawa were prevented from taking a tour of the Parliament Buildings.
Katie Rich, Chief of Davis Inlet, said the people were met with locked doors when they attempted to tour the seat of the federal government.
"We had a meeting at noon and decided to go home that day, but first we wanted to take a look at the buildings," said Rich. She said…
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Innu protesters in Ottawa were prevented from taking a tour of the Parliament Buildings.
Katie Rich, Chief of Davis Inlet, said the people were met with locked doors when they attempted to tour the seat of the federal government.
"We had a meeting at noon and decided to go home that day, but first we wanted to take a look at the buildings," said Rich. She said…
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After camping on Parliament grounds for six days, Innu protesters from Labrador left with funding to tide them through the winter and a promise to meet with the new Minister of Indian Affairs after the election.
"I feel we've made our point in the strongest way possible," said Innu Nation President Peter Penashue. "We're leaving on our terms and we will be back if our…
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After camping on Parliament grounds for six days, Innu protesters from Labrador left with funding to tide them through the winter and a promise to meet with the new Minister of Indian Affairs after the election.
"I feel we've made our point in the strongest way possible," said Innu Nation President Peter Penashue. "We're leaving on our terms and we will be back if our…