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New Democrat John McInnis came out this week with details of a long-awaited federal environmental review of the Oldman River dam project. And McInnis says he thinks the province has a copy of the report but is holding back on releasing details until
it can write a response.
Over at Alberta Environment, the minister's…
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Constitutional negotiators for Native and non-Native governments have agreed that self-government will be subject to the charter of rights.
But the deal, reached at the latest round of talks in Vancouver, also guarantees Native governments will have the same rights as provincial and federal governments to override the charter.
A new constitution would also contain a…
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Constitutional negotiators for Native and non-Native governments have agreed that self-government will be subject to the charter of rights.
But the deal, reached at the latest round of talks in Vancouver, also guarantees Native governments will have the same rights as provincial and federal governments to override the charter.
A new constitution would also contain a…
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When Karen Furniss first met her, the 16-year-old girl denied she was Native.
She was in a group home, where she had been placed because she was in trouble with her family.
Now she was in trouble at the group home. She had tried to slash someone, and her social worker's patience was wearing thin. Furniss knew the teen needed more help than her workers could provide…
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When Karen Furniss first met her, the 16-year-old girl denied she was Native.
She was in a group home, where she had been placed because she was in trouble with her family.
Now she was in trouble at the group home. She had tried to slash someone, and her social worker's patience was wearing thin. Furniss knew the teen needed more help than her workers could provide…
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A local Native youth club will closes its doors this summer unless it gets more money.
The Keewatin Youth Program runs out of funds this July, said Hugh Nicholson, executive director of McMan Youth Services, which runs Keewatin.
The program serves 45-60 Native youth. The 12 to 17-year-olds have either been referred by child welfare agencies of come with friends.…
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A local Native youth club will closes its doors this summer unless it gets more money.
The Keewatin Youth Program runs out of funds this July, said Hugh Nicholson, executive director of McMan Youth Services, which runs Keewatin.
The program serves 45-60 Native youth. The 12 to 17-year-olds have either been referred by child welfare agencies of come with friends.…
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Canadian Native concerns are gaining enough momentum world-wide to make
life hard for resource industries working around disputed lands, a soon-to-be published international poll indicates.
"There is an absolute world-wide consensus that aboriginals in this country are being mistreated," said Angus Reid, head of the Angus Reid Group polling firm.
Citing…
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Canadian Native concerns are gaining enough momentum world-wide to make
life hard for resource industries working around disputed lands, a soon-to-be published international poll indicates.
"There is an absolute world-wide consensus that aboriginals in this country are being mistreated," said Angus Reid, head of the Angus Reid Group polling firm.
Citing…
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Medical services at the Siksika Nation are back on track after four doctors quit their practice on the southern Alberta reserve in dispute over rent at their band-funded clinic.
The band has negotiated contracts with the two new doctors, including an obstetrician, for what amounts to full-time medical coverage, said Dexter Redgun, a medical spokesman for the band.
"…
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Medical services at the Siksika Nation are back on track after four doctors quit their practice on the southern Alberta reserve in dispute over rent at their band-funded clinic.
The band has negotiated contracts with the two new doctors, including an obstetrician, for what amounts to full-time medical coverage, said Dexter Redgun, a medical spokesman for the band.
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Blood reserve police chief Liz Scout has been fired for speaking out against band politics.
Scout, the only female chief of police in Canada, was fired two weeks before the reserve was scheduled to take over its own policing duties, which will make it the first police force in Canada to be run totally by Natives.
Since Scout took over as chief in 1988, the force has…
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Blood reserve police chief Liz Scout has been fired for speaking out against band politics.
Scout, the only female chief of police in Canada, was fired two weeks before the reserve was scheduled to take over its own policing duties, which will make it the first police force in Canada to be run totally by Natives.
Since Scout took over as chief in 1988, the force has…
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Alberta's child welfare advocate is looking for public input into a wide-ranging review of the province's children welfare services.
And advocate Berndt Walter is hoping the review will draw a strong response from the Native community, who make up 30 per cent of the 7,000 cases currently handled by social services.
"I think it's time to re-evaluate what's been…
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Alberta's child welfare advocate is looking for public input into a wide-ranging review of the province's children welfare services.
And advocate Berndt Walter is hoping the review will draw a strong response from the Native community, who make up 30 per cent of the 7,000 cases currently handled by social services.
"I think it's time to re-evaluate what's been…