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Native farmers will reap a bitter harvest this year following federal cuts to Aboriginal economic development programs.
Details of the 10-per-cent cuts announced in Finance Minister Don Mazankowski's December mini-budget may spell the end to services such as the Alberta Indian Agricultural Development Corporation. The corporation has served as a resource centre for farmers…
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Native farmers will reap a bitter harvest this year following federal cuts to Aboriginal economic development programs.
Details of the 10-per-cent cuts announced in Finance Minister Don Mazankowski's December mini-budget may spell the end to services such as the Alberta Indian Agricultural Development Corporation. The corporation has served as a resource centre for farmers…
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Native farmers will reap a bitter harvest this year following federal cuts to Aboriginal economic development programs.
Details of the 10-per-cent cuts announced in Finance Minister Don Mazankowski's December mini-budget may spell the end to services such as the Alberta Indian Agricultural Development Corporation. The corporation has served as a resource centre for farmers…
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Gerald Thom has been named interim president of the Metis Nation of Alberta in the wake of the death of president Larry Desmeules.
Thom was a senior vice-president of the MNA for two three-year terms and leader of the Zone 1 region.
Thom vowed to maintain important negotiations begun by Desmeules.
"The tripartite agreement with the provincial and federal…
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Gerald Thom has been named interim president of the Metis Nation of Alberta in the wake of the death of president Larry Desmeules.
Thom was a senior vice-president of the MNA for two three-year terms and leader of the Zone 1 region.
Thom vowed to maintain important negotiations begun by Desmeules.
"The tripartite agreement with the provincial and federal…
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Gerald Thom has been named interim president of the Metis Nation of Alberta in the wake of the death of president Larry Desmeules.
Thom was a senior vice-president of the MNA for two three-year terms and leader of the Zone 1 region.
Thom vowed to maintain important negotiations begun by Desmeules.
"The tripartite agreement with the provincial and federal…
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Gerald Thom has been named interim president of the Metis Nation of Alberta in the wake of the death of president Larry Desmeules.
Thom was a senior vice-president of the MNA for two three-year terms and leader of the Zone 1 region.
Thom vowed to maintain important negotiations begun by Desmeules.
"The tripartite agreement with the provincial and federal…
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More than 800 people turned out to mourn the death of Metis Nation of Alberta president Larry Desmeules at the first ever Metis state funeral.
Desmeules, 53, died of a heart attack in his home in the early hours of Feb. 24.
At the funeral, Manitoba Lt. Gov. Yvon Dumont called Desmeules "a man of decision, commitment and undying loyalty."
Others who paid…
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When Larry Desmeules died on Feb. 24, he left behind an enviable record of achievement on behalf of the Aboriginal community. Bigger than life itself - not just physically, but in his vision and his ability to achieve as well - there were many who chose to magnify his human weakness rather than the magnitude of his achievements.
But the record speaks for itself. Through…
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When Larry Desmeules died on Feb. 24, he left behind an enviable record of achievement on behalf of the Aboriginal community. Bigger than life itself - not just physically, but in his vision and his ability to achieve as well - there were many who chose to magnify his human weakness rather than the magnitude of his achievements.
But the record speaks for itself. Through…
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When Larry Desmeules died on Feb. 24, he left behind an enviable record of achievement on behalf of the Aboriginal community. Bigger than life itself - not just physically, but in his vision and his ability to achieve as well - there were many who chose to magnify his human weakness rather than the magnitude of his achievements.
But the record speaks for itself. Through…
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When Larry Desmeules died on Feb. 24, he left behind an enviable record of achievement on behalf of the Aboriginal community. Bigger than life itself - not just physically, but in his vision and his ability to achieve as well - there were many who chose to magnify his human weakness rather than the magnitude of his achievements.
But the record speaks for itself. Through…
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FIRST PERSON
Another adventure has begun!
Very little time is given to me to write to you, so I will simply write how I feel and what has happened in the past few days.
From Western Canada, point yourself to the southwest, take a deep breath, and take a giant quantum leap in space and time. Go past the Cook Islands and straight on until you see what looks…
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FIRST PERSON
Another adventure has begun!
Very little time is given to me to write to you, so I will simply write how I feel and what has happened in the past few days.
From Western Canada, point yourself to the southwest, take a deep breath, and take a giant quantum leap in space and time. Go past the Cook Islands and straight on until you see what looks…
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FIRST PERSON
Another adventure has begun!
Very little time is given to me to write to you, so I will simply write how I feel and what has happened in the past few days.
From Western Canada, point yourself to the southwest, take a deep breath, and take a giant quantum leap in space and time. Go past the Cook Islands and straight on until you see what looks…