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It was a very different Fort McKay when Victoria McDonald was born on August 4, 1915.

"There was no whiteman, nothing There were no stores in McKay, only in McMurray. There was a Hudson Bay Store in McMurray and every summer me and

my family went by boat down the Athabasca to McMurray to shop at the Hudson Bay.

It would take six hours to get there. We stayed in McMurray for the whole summer," she said.

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It was a very different Fort McKay when Victoria McDonald was born on August 4, 1915.

"There was no whiteman, nothing There were no stores in McKay, only in McMurray. There was a Hudson Bay Store in McMurray and every summer me and

my family went by boat down the Athabasca to McMurray to shop at the Hudson Bay.

It would take six hours to get there. We stayed in McMurray for the whole summer," she said.

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Times were hard when Eliza Potts first start raising a family back in the mid-1940s. As the wife of a Peigan Reserve rancher, living on an isolated farm, she had to haul water, chop wood and help look after the animals s well as cook, sew and wash, all by hand.

And with eight children, there was a lot of cooking and sewing.

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Times were hard when Eliza Potts first start raising a family back in the mid-1940s. As the wife of a Peigan Reserve rancher, living on an isolated farm, she had to haul water, chop wood and help look after the animals s well as cook, sew and wash, all by hand.

And with eight children, there was a lot of cooking and sewing.

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George Poitras has a red ribbon pinned to his chest as a show of support and solidarity with those across the planet who have died or are dying from AIDS.

His goal is to help reduce the alarming spread of HIV -- the precursor to AIDS - seems more elusive these days.

Poitras is especially concerned about the aboriginal population in Canada, which he believes is most at risk but the least educated on the subject.

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George Poitras has a red ribbon pinned to his chest as a show of support and solidarity with those across the planet who have died or are dying from AIDS.

His goal is to help reduce the alarming spread of HIV -- the precursor to AIDS - seems more elusive these days.

Poitras is especially concerned about the aboriginal population in Canada, which he believes is most at risk but the least educated on the subject.

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Native Council of Canada president Ron George backed off threats to withdraw from the constitutional process after receiving promises non-status issues will be "fast tracked."

But the top representative for Canada's estimated 750,000 non-status Indians said his threats could be resumed if progress is not made soon.

"We could very well be in the same position next week," George said following an hour-long meeting with Constitutional Affairs Minister Joe Clark.

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Native Council of Canada president Ron George backed off threats to withdraw from the constitutional process after receiving promises non-status issues will be "fast tracked."

But the top representative for Canada's estimated 750,000 non-status Indians said his threats could be resumed if progress is not made soon.

"We could very well be in the same position next week," George said following an hour-long meeting with Constitutional Affairs Minister Joe Clark.

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National leaders of four aboriginal groups "sauntered" away from recent constitutional talks in Edmonton to express their frustration with the constitutional process.

"I am not satisfied that people are taking our comments seriously; the promise of full and equal participation has not become a reality," said Ovide Mercredi, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

Mercredi fears solutions will be imposed on aboriginal peoples without their consent, much like what happened at Meech Lake.

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National leaders of four aboriginal groups "sauntered" away from recent constitutional talks in Edmonton to express their frustration with the constitutional process.

"I am not satisfied that people are taking our comments seriously; the promise of full and equal participation has not become a reality," said Ovide Mercredi, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

Mercredi fears solutions will be imposed on aboriginal peoples without their consent, much like what happened at Meech Lake.