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A blockade in northern Saskatchewan to protest clear-cut logging could make new inroads into community control of forest management.
But there are hurdles to clear before protesters from the Canoe Lake band will steop their action against Mistik Management, a branch of NorSask Forestry Products.
"This is the future of our children," said 80-year-old Celia Iron, one…
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A blockade in northern Saskatchewan to protest clear-cut logging could make new inroads into community control of forest management.
But there are hurdles to clear before protesters from the Canoe Lake band will steop their action against Mistik Management, a branch of NorSask Forestry Products.
"This is the future of our children," said 80-year-old Celia Iron, one…
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Elmer Ghostkeeper is nothing if not determined. He has an idea. He will talk about his idea if you will listen. But few really hear him on this occasion, a luncheon at the first Metis economic development conference.
Ghostkeeper's message is not palatable to many in this group, who talk of setting up businesses which will service the oil, gas and timber industries.
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Elmer Ghostkeeper is nothing if not determined. He has an idea. He will talk about his idea if you will listen. But few really hear him on this occasion, a luncheon at the first Metis economic development conference.
Ghostkeeper's message is not palatable to many in this group, who talk of setting up businesses which will service the oil, gas and timber industries.
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Where do women go when they want information on how to start a business, but they don't even know where to begin?
Where do they go, when they've only got $197?
For some women, the road to self-sufficiency began at the recent Metis Nation of Alberta Economic Development Conference.
The conference provided the opportunity for women to get together in workshops…
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Where do women go when they want information on how to start a business, but they don't even know where to begin?
Where do they go, when they've only got $197?
For some women, the road to self-sufficiency began at the recent Metis Nation of Alberta Economic Development Conference.
The conference provided the opportunity for women to get together in workshops…
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If delegates to the recent Metis Economic Development Conference are any indication, the business forecast for Metis entrepreneurs in the 90s has nowhere to go
but up.
The 400-plus Metis who attended the May 16-28 Metis Nation of Alberta Economics Development Conference 1992 forged through a punishing three-day conference slate with energy, determination and…
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If delegates to the recent Metis Economic Development Conference are any indication, the business forecast for Metis entrepreneurs in the 90s has nowhere to go
but up.
The 400-plus Metis who attended the May 16-28 Metis Nation of Alberta Economics Development Conference 1992 forged through a punishing three-day conference slate with energy, determination and…
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Being off work on a disability has been a boon for Blood Reserve resident Leonard Chiefmoon. The 29-year-oild cheese factory worker says it's given him time to watch his baby daughter grow.
"With the other two girls, I was gone all day, and by the time I got home at night I was too tired to really pay attention. But with the baby, (nine-month-old Randi), I've been watching…
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Being off work on a disability has been a boon for Blood Reserve resident Leonard Chiefmoon. The 29-year-oild cheese factory worker says it's given him time to watch his baby daughter grow.
"With the other two girls, I was gone all day, and by the time I got home at night I was too tired to really pay attention. But with the baby, (nine-month-old Randi), I've been watching…
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When Alex Courtorielle tells his son Shayne about the joys and hardships of Shayne's choice of careers, he knows what he's talking about. Alex is a constable with the RCMP detachment in Slave Lake. And for the summer, his 18-year-old son will also be his partner in crime-fighting.
What better Father's Day gift?
Alex admits he's very pleased and proud that Shayne…
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When Alex Courtorielle tells his son Shayne about the joys and hardships of Shayne's choice of careers, he knows what he's talking about. Alex is a constable with the RCMP detachment in Slave Lake. And for the summer, his 18-year-old son will also be his partner in crime-fighting.
What better Father's Day gift?
Alex admits he's very pleased and proud that Shayne…
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I have Spoken
Living in harmony and respect for our Mother Earth is the key to survival as far as I'm concerned. You will see Native people placing tobacco at the foot of a tree or willow or any other plant before they cut or dig it up. I saw this being done when I was a child. My mother would sometimes take plants for medicine when she needed them. She would always place…
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I have Spoken
Living in harmony and respect for our Mother Earth is the key to survival as far as I'm concerned. You will see Native people placing tobacco at the foot of a tree or willow or any other plant before they cut or dig it up. I saw this being done when I was a child. My mother would sometimes take plants for medicine when she needed them. She would always place…
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Guest Column
In the report To The Source, released by the Assembly of First Nations, there was a recommendation to now allow the charter to override aboriginal law. This has caused a flurry of protest from women's groups, civil libertarians and others. Several national print columnists have also subscribed to the view that Native leaders are off-side with this request.…