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Twelve Aboriginal women were honored last month for their contributions to their communities. More than 300 people attended the Women of the Dawn's first ever banquet and dance, held April 7 in Regina. And these 12 women won't be the last to be so recognized, said organization chairperson Ivy Kennedy.

This is to encourage Aboriginal women to try to achieve their goals, and to follow the examples of these role models," she said.

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Twelve Aboriginal women were honored last month for their contributions to their communities. More than 300 people attended the Women of the Dawn's first ever banquet and dance, held April 7 in Regina. And these 12 women won't be the last to be so recognized, said organization chairperson Ivy Kennedy.

This is to encourage Aboriginal women to try to achieve their goals, and to follow the examples of these role models," she said.

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Alec Robertson faces stormy political waters as the new chief commissioner of the British Columbia Treaty Commission. He was appointed jointly by the B.C. First Nations Summit, the provincial and federal governments, and will take office on May 15.

"The big change has been that the atmosphere has become more politically charged," he said. "That will bring to bear considerable pressure to take a bigger role in public education, through round-table

discussions and media events in which the story can be told of why this process is under way."

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Alec Robertson faces stormy political waters as the new chief commissioner of the British Columbia Treaty Commission. He was appointed jointly by the B.C. First Nations Summit, the provincial and federal governments, and will take office on May 15.

"The big change has been that the atmosphere has become more politically charged," he said. "That will bring to bear considerable pressure to take a bigger role in public education, through round-table

discussions and media events in which the story can be told of why this process is under way."

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Alec Robertson faces stormy political waters as the new chief commissioner of the British Columbia Treaty Commission. He was appointed jointly by the B.C. First Nations Summit, the provincial and federal governments, and will take office on May 15.

"The big change has been that the atmosphere has become more politically charged," he said. "That will bring to bear considerable pressure to take a bigger role in public education, through round-table

discussions and media events in which the story can be told of why this process is under way."

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Staff at CBC North are bracing for a possible 25-per-cent cut to their funding. There is even worried speculation that the meagerly funded northern service could be eliminated entirely as the CBC goes through a sweeping overhaul that may change the face of public broadcasting in Canada.

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Staff at CBC North are bracing for a possible 25-per-cent cut to their funding. There is even worried speculation that the meagerly funded northern service could be eliminated entirely as the CBC goes through a sweeping overhaul that may change the face of public broadcasting in Canada.

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Staff at CBC North are bracing for a possible 25-per-cent cut to their funding. There is even worried speculation that the meagerly funded northern service could be eliminated entirely as the CBC goes through a sweeping overhaul that may change the face of public broadcasting in Canada.

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According to a letter to the Pickle Lake Lions Club, two Indian reserves on the only highway into the small, northern Ontario community

are "at times very hostile territory."

Mishkeegogamang Chief Ronald Roundhead and the Council of Mishkeegogamang were outraged by the decision of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind not to send their mobile eye-care unit to Pickle Lake later this year in part because of what was described as "a definite risk."

Mishkeegogamang, formerly called Osnaburgh, is about 530 km northwest

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According to a letter to the Pickle Lake Lions Club, two Indian reserves on the only highway into the small, northern Ontario community

are "at times very hostile territory."

Mishkeegogamang Chief Ronald Roundhead and the Council of Mishkeegogamang were outraged by the decision of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind not to send their mobile eye-care unit to Pickle Lake later this year in part because of what was described as "a definite risk."

Mishkeegogamang, formerly called Osnaburgh, is about 530 km northwest