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Wake up, sleeping urban giant

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There is a sleeping giant among us. He lies silent, spread out across this country

in urban centres. He is the thousands of status Indians living in urban centres..

Urban Indians are not a new phenomenon. Their move to the cities probably began in the early 60s. Most of them came to seek a higher standard of living for themselves and their families than what was offered on reserve.

Wake up, sleeping urban giant

Page 4

There is a sleeping giant among us. He lies silent, spread out across this country

in urban centres. He is the thousands of status Indians living in urban centres..

Urban Indians are not a new phenomenon. Their move to the cities probably began in the early 60s. Most of them came to seek a higher standard of living for themselves and their families than what was offered on reserve.

Wake up, sleeping urban giant

Page 4

There is a sleeping giant among us. He lies silent, spread out across this country

in urban centres. He is the thousands of status Indians living in urban centres..

Urban Indians are not a new phenomenon. Their move to the cities probably began in the early 60s. Most of them came to seek a higher standard of living for themselves and their families than what was offered on reserve.

Wake up, sleeping urban giant

Page 4

There is a sleeping giant among us. He lies silent, spread out across this country

in urban centres. He is the thousands of status Indians living in urban centres..

Urban Indians are not a new phenomenon. Their move to the cities probably began in the early 60s. Most of them came to seek a higher standard of living for themselves and their families than what was offered on reserve.

Government must act on commission's findings

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The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples has made its first visit to Alberta.

The commission is addressing concerns from people in Lac La Biche, Hobbema and Edmonton.

Given the broad mandate, it comes as no surprise that submissions at the Alberta hearings ran a gamut of topics. In Edmonton alone the commission heard about urban self-government, violent and accidental death rates, women's constitutional concerns and even the problems some wildlife advocates have with treaty hunting rights.

Government must act on commission's findings

Page 4

The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples has made its first visit to Alberta.

The commission is addressing concerns from people in Lac La Biche, Hobbema and Edmonton.

Given the broad mandate, it comes as no surprise that submissions at the Alberta hearings ran a gamut of topics. In Edmonton alone the commission heard about urban self-government, violent and accidental death rates, women's constitutional concerns and even the problems some wildlife advocates have with treaty hunting rights.

Government must act on commission's findings

Page 4

The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples has made its first visit to Alberta.

The commission is addressing concerns from people in Lac La Biche, Hobbema and Edmonton.

Given the broad mandate, it comes as no surprise that submissions at the Alberta hearings ran a gamut of topics. In Edmonton alone the commission heard about urban self-government, violent and accidental death rates, women's constitutional concerns and even the problems some wildlife advocates have with treaty hunting rights.

Government must act on commission's findings

Page 4

The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples has made its first visit to Alberta.

The commission is addressing concerns from people in Lac La Biche, Hobbema and Edmonton.

Given the broad mandate, it comes as no surprise that submissions at the Alberta hearings ran a gamut of topics. In Edmonton alone the commission heard about urban self-government, violent and accidental death rates, women's constitutional concerns and even the problems some wildlife advocates have with treaty hunting rights.