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It's Christmas time again.

Each year, as this time approaches, I try to plan something special for my family. This year was no exception.

As I planned for this special day, I remembered my own childhood Christmases.

In my early school years, as this time grew nearer, I used to count the days till Christmas because for me the holidays meant going home. Being in an Indian residential school all year, my brothers, sisters and I looked forward to being home with family.

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Last weeks' interim agreement between the province of B.C. and Natives in Clayoquot Sound over tree harvesting was called "a landmark" by some non-Native

press and "a political coup by Premier Mike Harcourt' by others. Coup is perhaps

more appropriate.

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Last weeks' interim agreement between the province of B.C. and Natives in Clayoquot Sound over tree harvesting was called "a landmark" by some non-Native

press and "a political coup by Premier Mike Harcourt' by others. Coup is perhaps

more appropriate.

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Last weeks' interim agreement between the province of B.C. and Natives in Clayoquot Sound over tree harvesting was called "a landmark" by some non-Native

press and "a political coup by Premier Mike Harcourt' by others. Coup is perhaps

more appropriate.

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Last weeks' interim agreement between the province of B.C. and Natives in Clayoquot Sound over tree harvesting was called "a landmark" by some non-Native

press and "a political coup by Premier Mike Harcourt' by others. Coup is perhaps

more appropriate.

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Quebec must address Native issues now before tensions between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals escalate, provincial Native Affairs Minister Christos Sirros told the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

"Relations between Natives and non-Natives are worrisome, both for the Quebec government and for the population as a whole.

"There is an urgent need to act because the residents of a number of Native communities are being held hostage and the social climate has become intolerable.

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Quebec must address Native issues now before tensions between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals escalate, provincial Native Affairs Minister Christos Sirros told the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

"Relations between Natives and non-Natives are worrisome, both for the Quebec government and for the population as a whole.

"There is an urgent need to act because the residents of a number of Native communities are being held hostage and the social climate has become intolerable.

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Quebec must address Native issues now before tensions between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals escalate, provincial Native Affairs Minister Christos Sirros told the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

"Relations between Natives and non-Natives are worrisome, both for the Quebec government and for the population as a whole.

"There is an urgent need to act because the residents of a number of Native communities are being held hostage and the social climate has become intolerable.

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Quebec must address Native issues now before tensions between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals escalate, provincial Native Affairs Minister Christos Sirros told the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

"Relations between Natives and non-Natives are worrisome, both for the Quebec government and for the population as a whole.

"There is an urgent need to act because the residents of a number of Native communities are being held hostage and the social climate has become intolerable.

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Aboriginals in Canada will be further alienated if steps to structure a new relationship with Ottawa are not undertaken, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People's latest papers concluded.

Exploring the Options, the commission's third progress report, warned that many of the issues facing Indians will not be resolved without a change in attitude by both Natives and non-Natives.

The recognition and respect of Aboriginal rights required for a new relationship are mutual, the document stated.