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Land claim talks between Natives and governments officials in Ontario have stalled over a breach of negotiations etiquette.

The Teme-Augama band in north-central Ontario denounced the provincial government for prematurely releasing information about its land claim offer.

The settlement offer was published in violation of an established protocol by which both parties refrained from publicizing their positions, band officials said in a press release.

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Land claim talks between Natives and governments officials in Ontario have stalled over a breach of negotiations etiquette.

The Teme-Augama band in north-central Ontario denounced the provincial government for prematurely releasing information about its land claim offer.

The settlement offer was published in violation of an established protocol by which both parties refrained from publicizing their positions, band officials said in a press release.

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Land claim talks between Natives and governments officials in Ontario have stalled over a breach of negotiations etiquette.

The Teme-Augama band in north-central Ontario denounced the provincial government for prematurely releasing information about its land claim offer.

The settlement offer was published in violation of an established protocol by which both parties refrained from publicizing their positions, band officials said in a press release.

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Land claim talks between Natives and governments officials in Ontario have stalled over a breach of negotiations etiquette.

The Teme-Augama band in north-central Ontario denounced the provincial government for prematurely releasing information about its land claim offer.

The settlement offer was published in violation of an established protocol by which both parties refrained from publicizing their positions, band officials said in a press release.

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Land claim talks between Natives and governments officials in Ontario have stalled over a breach of negotiations etiquette.

The Teme-Augama band in north-central Ontario denounced the provincial government for prematurely releasing information about its land claim offer.

The settlement offer was published in violation of an established protocol by which both parties refrained from publicizing their positions, band officials said in a press release.

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Land claim talks between Natives and governments officials in Ontario have stalled over a breach of negotiations etiquette.

The Teme-Augama band in north-central Ontario denounced the provincial government for prematurely releasing information about its land claim offer.

The settlement offer was published in violation of an established protocol by which both parties refrained from publicizing their positions, band officials said in a press release.

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Land claim talks between Natives and governments officials in Ontario have stalled over a breach of negotiations etiquette.

The Teme-Augama band in north-central Ontario denounced the provincial government for prematurely releasing information about its land claim offer.

The settlement offer was published in violation of an established protocol by which both parties refrained from publicizing their positions, band officials said in a press release.

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Native rights in Canada are not being recognized or constitutionally protected the United Nations' Working Group on Indigenous Peoples was told last month.

The "No" vote in last year's national referendum resulted in the abandonment of Native rights as a constitutional issue in Canada, said Ted Moses, head of the Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec.

"The failure of the constitutional agreement, known as the Charlottetown Accord, has placed the advancement of our rights in Canada in serious in serious question," he said.

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The Fox Lake Cree Indian Band in northern Manitoba emphasized the effects of substance abuse on personal health in its first year of participation in National Addictions Awareness Week.

"Three days of activities were well attended by the majority of our 400 people," says Sophie Beardy, the community's Native drug and alcohol awareness worker. "We saw videos on such topics as addiction and recovery, fetal alcohol syndrome and drinking and driving."

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The Fox Lake Cree Indian Band in northern Manitoba emphasized the effects of substance abuse on personal health in its first year of participation in National Addictions Awareness Week.

"Three days of activities were well attended by the majority of our 400 people," says Sophie Beardy, the community's Native drug and alcohol awareness worker. "We saw videos on such topics as addiction and recovery, fetal alcohol syndrome and drinking and driving."