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Trickster's antics both teach and heal

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Tansi, ahnee and hello. And there are times when the words we are given resurface much later and surprise us with their elegance. The trickster holds them in his hands for years and then tosses them out again in a burst of irony that rankles sometimes but teachers nonetheless.

When I was a boy I was given words that set me up for a lifetime of frustration.

In the last year or so they resurfaced and you could almost hear the trickster laughing. The delivery of lessons is his biggest joy.

Trickster's antics both teach and heal

Page 5

Tansi, ahnee and hello. And there are times when the words we are given resurface much later and surprise us with their elegance. The trickster holds them in his hands for years and then tosses them out again in a burst of irony that rankles sometimes but teachers nonetheless.

When I was a boy I was given words that set me up for a lifetime of frustration.

In the last year or so they resurfaced and you could almost hear the trickster laughing. The delivery of lessons is his biggest joy.

Trickster's antics both teach and heal

Page 5

Tansi, ahnee and hello. And there are times when the words we are given resurface much later and surprise us with their elegance. The trickster holds them in his hands for years and then tosses them out again in a burst of irony that rankles sometimes but teachers nonetheless.

When I was a boy I was given words that set me up for a lifetime of frustration.

In the last year or so they resurfaced and you could almost hear the trickster laughing. The delivery of lessons is his biggest joy.

Trickster's antics both teach and heal

Page 5

Tansi, ahnee and hello. And there are times when the words we are given resurface much later and surprise us with their elegance. The trickster holds them in his hands for years and then tosses them out again in a burst of irony that rankles sometimes but teachers nonetheless.

When I was a boy I was given words that set me up for a lifetime of frustration.

In the last year or so they resurfaced and you could almost hear the trickster laughing. The delivery of lessons is his biggest joy.

First Nations culture stifled

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In the maze of ethnic and cultural diversity called Canada, there is a group of people whose history and identification is unlike any other cultural group.

The Canadian Indian, or as we prefer to be addressed, the First Nations, is a group that has been disposed, relocated, ignored, pacified and again re-located. Throughout history the transitions of our people have been due to the attitude and discriminating policy of the government.

First Nations culture stifled

Page 4

In the maze of ethnic and cultural diversity called Canada, there is a group of people whose history and identification is unlike any other cultural group.

The Canadian Indian, or as we prefer to be addressed, the First Nations, is a group that has been disposed, relocated, ignored, pacified and again re-located. Throughout history the transitions of our people have been due to the attitude and discriminating policy of the government.