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A small, mostly francophone community near Winnipeg has been dubbed the 'Ste. Anne First Nation' after 400 refugees from the Roseau River reserve, fleeing the swollen Red River, were forced to take refuge in the town's curling rink.

The Aboriginal visitors and their non-Aboriginal hosts have been getting along famously, officials from both sides report.

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A small, mostly francophone community near Winnipeg has been dubbed the 'Ste. Anne First Nation' after 400 refugees from the Roseau River reserve, fleeing the swollen Red River, were forced to take refuge in the town's curling rink.

The Aboriginal visitors and their non-Aboriginal hosts have been getting along famously, officials from both sides report.

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Mike Mitchell, the former elected chief of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (near Cornwall, Ont.), will have to draw on his many years of experience with political maneuvering to accomplish his latest goal.

The lacrosse enthusiast has run into resistance from the west coast lacrosse establishment as he tries to get the number of Aboriginal players in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame increased to a level that he feels truly reflects the contribution of Aboriginal people to the game.

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Mike Mitchell, the former elected chief of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (near Cornwall, Ont.), will have to draw on his many years of experience with political maneuvering to accomplish his latest goal.

The lacrosse enthusiast has run into resistance from the west coast lacrosse establishment as he tries to get the number of Aboriginal players in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame increased to a level that he feels truly reflects the contribution of Aboriginal people to the game.

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Mike Mitchell, the former elected chief of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (near Cornwall, Ont.), will have to draw on his many years of experience with political maneuvering to accomplish his latest goal.

The lacrosse enthusiast has run into resistance from the west coast lacrosse establishment as he tries to get the number of Aboriginal players in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame increased to a level that he feels truly reflects the contribution of Aboriginal people to the game.

There was a little flurry of concern in the first week of May when reports in mainstream newspapers suggested the Minister of Indian Affairs was thinking of creating a mass compensation package for victims of residential schools.

Indian Affairs Minister Jane Stewart, the reports said, was ready to put together a deal similar to the $1.1 billion package that has been offered to tainted blood victims, infected with the Hepatitis C virus, because the federal government has been hit with nearly 1,000 lawsuits related to residential schools.

There was a little flurry of concern in the first week of May when reports in mainstream newspapers suggested the Minister of Indian Affairs was thinking of creating a mass compensation package for victims of residential schools.

Indian Affairs Minister Jane Stewart, the reports said, was ready to put together a deal similar to the $1.1 billion package that has been offered to tainted blood victims, infected with the Hepatitis C virus, because the federal government has been hit with nearly 1,000 lawsuits related to residential schools.

There was a little flurry of concern in the first week of May when reports in mainstream newspapers suggested the Minister of Indian Affairs was thinking of creating a mass compensation package for victims of residential schools.

Indian Affairs Minister Jane Stewart, the reports said, was ready to put together a deal similar to the $1.1 billion package that has been offered to tainted blood victims, infected with the Hepatitis C virus, because the federal government has been hit with nearly 1,000 lawsuits related to residential schools.

Rick Gauthier, a 35-year-old Metis man from Winnipeg, captured his first provincial championship in Brandon on May 3, winning the men's "B" class racquetball tourney.

That championship was achieved while he was also entered in another tournament. Gauthier also won the bronze medal in the senior men's "A" division that weekend.

Rick Gauthier, a 35-year-old Metis man from Winnipeg, captured his first provincial championship in Brandon on May 3, winning the men's "B" class racquetball tourney.

That championship was achieved while he was also entered in another tournament. Gauthier also won the bronze medal in the senior men's "A" division that weekend.