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"...And the First Shall be Last," (NC Press Ltd.), by Ontario author Murray Angus, is a new series of essays dealing with federal and provincial Native policies since Confederation.

At less than 100 pages, this book is a solid examination of government track records on Native issues.

But it is also a dense read. And because it is written in an essay style, but presented as a book with chapters and sub-headings, there is a lot of jumping around

from one Native issue to another.

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"...And the First Shall be Last," (NC Press Ltd.), by Ontario author Murray Angus, is a new series of essays dealing with federal and provincial Native policies since Confederation.

At less than 100 pages, this book is a solid examination of government track records on Native issues.

But it is also a dense read. And because it is written in an essay style, but presented as a book with chapters and sub-headings, there is a lot of jumping around

from one Native issue to another.

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Guest Column

As a youth, it is sometimes difficult to remain indifferent to what happens in the world and in our communities. Our minds are highly impressionable, and we often feel helpless during times of crisis. To us, it always seems as though adults (by this I mean the ones in power) are too busy trying to find solutions to take the time to listen to a less cluttered, more innocent point of view.

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Guest Column

As a youth, it is sometimes difficult to remain indifferent to what happens in the world and in our communities. Our minds are highly impressionable, and we often feel helpless during times of crisis. To us, it always seems as though adults (by this I mean the ones in power) are too busy trying to find solutions to take the time to listen to a less cluttered, more innocent point of view.

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Tansi, ahnee and hello. It's been a long time since we have shared this morning coffee at the start of a new day. As a writer my career has taken me to astounding heights these last few years. The price to be paid for that sometimes is the loss of the simple and uncomplicated things like sharing this space with you.

However, it's nice to be back. Because despite any mainstream or professional success in the outside world I still believe that my duty in this reality is that of the storyteller. So what better way to start again than with a story.

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Tansi, ahnee and hello. It's been a long time since we have shared this morning coffee at the start of a new day. As a writer my career has taken me to astounding heights these last few years. The price to be paid for that sometimes is the loss of the simple and uncomplicated things like sharing this space with you.

However, it's nice to be back. Because despite any mainstream or professional success in the outside world I still believe that my duty in this reality is that of the storyteller. So what better way to start again than with a story.

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Editorial

Self-government is a complicated issue. And the swirl of debate it has generated

in the current constitutional negotiations hasn't made it any easier to understand.

Part of the problem, perhaps, is that self-government is not one single thing. It doesn't come in a simple package that you can open and say "Look here, this is self-government.

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Editorial

Self-government is a complicated issue. And the swirl of debate it has generated

in the current constitutional negotiations hasn't made it any easier to understand.

Part of the problem, perhaps, is that self-government is not one single thing. It doesn't come in a simple package that you can open and say "Look here, this is self-government.

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A small group of Native students gathered at a University of Alberta meeting room April 1 to pay tribute to close companion and mentor Lorraine Courtrille, a young Metis leader who died in a car accident while on a student goodwill mission to Native communities in northern Alberta.

But for those who attended the traditional talking circle that marked her passing, the occasion was more to celebrate her life than mourn her death.

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A small group of Native students gathered at a University of Alberta meeting room April 1 to pay tribute to close companion and mentor Lorraine Courtrille, a young Metis leader who died in a car accident while on a student goodwill mission to Native communities in northern Alberta.

But for those who attended the traditional talking circle that marked her passing, the occasion was more to celebrate her life than mourn her death.