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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 clause guaranteeing that the charter would not take away Native rights or violate traditions.

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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 clause guaranteeing that the charter would not take away Native rights or violate traditions.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Keewatin teaches them about their Native culture and has also developed a training program for child welfare workers who deal with Native youth.

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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.

Keewatin teaches them about their Native culture and has also developed a training program for child welfare workers who deal with Native youth.

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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 results from a survey of 5,000 people in 17 countries, Reid said foreign opinion regards development of the Canadian wilderness to be as bad as Brazil's exploitation of the Amazon Basin.

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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 results from a survey of 5,000 people in 17 countries, Reid said foreign opinion regards development of the Canadian wilderness to be as bad as Brazil's exploitation of the Amazon Basin.

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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.

"There was never any interruption of service," Redgun said.

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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.

"There was never any interruption of service," Redgun said.