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Native women pan Bill C-31

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Ottawa missed the boat when it attempted to eliminate discrimination against Aboriginal women with Bill C-31, a 1985 change to the Indian Act. That's the consensus reached during a three-day conference dedicated to examining the legacy of Bill C-31.

As far as the conference's delegates are concerned, the question isn't whether or not gigantic and harmful mistakes were made when Bill C-31 became law, it's whether the federal government intended to make them.

Advice from the powwow trail

On several occasions I have been asked and given tobacco to address and comment on issues related to Elders, spiritual leaders and medicine men. First of all, it is with the utmost respect for the true and sincere people that are indeed respected as Elders, spiritual leaders and medicine men, that I share their humble teachings.

Advice from the powwow trail

On several occasions I have been asked and given tobacco to address and comment on issues related to Elders, spiritual leaders and medicine men. First of all, it is with the utmost respect for the true and sincere people that are indeed respected as Elders, spiritual leaders and medicine men, that I share their humble teachings.

Advice from the powwow trail

On several occasions I have been asked and given tobacco to address and comment on issues related to Elders, spiritual leaders and medicine men. First of all, it is with the utmost respect for the true and sincere people that are indeed respected as Elders, spiritual leaders and medicine men, that I share their humble teachings.

Around Alberta Glimpse the past

The Provincial Museum of Alberta is telling the story of 500 generations of Aboriginal people in the region at the Syncrude Gallery of Aboriginal Culture.

More than 3,000 artifacts are on permanent exhibit at the museum, which is located in Edmonton. Some artifacts date back 11,000 years, others are from the recent "dark period of Aboriginal life," including information on the Indian Act, the residential school experience, and the federal government's Statement of Reconciliation of this year.

Around Alberta Glimpse the past

The Provincial Museum of Alberta is telling the story of 500 generations of Aboriginal people in the region at the Syncrude Gallery of Aboriginal Culture.

More than 3,000 artifacts are on permanent exhibit at the museum, which is located in Edmonton. Some artifacts date back 11,000 years, others are from the recent "dark period of Aboriginal life," including information on the Indian Act, the residential school experience, and the federal government's Statement of Reconciliation of this year.

Around Alberta Glimpse the past

The Provincial Museum of Alberta is telling the story of 500 generations of Aboriginal people in the region at the Syncrude Gallery of Aboriginal Culture.

More than 3,000 artifacts are on permanent exhibit at the museum, which is located in Edmonton. Some artifacts date back 11,000 years, others are from the recent "dark period of Aboriginal life," including information on the Indian Act, the residential school experience, and the federal government's Statement of Reconciliation of this year.

People of the river of the mist

Some 300 km east of the northern coastal city of Prince Rupert, B. C., on a grassy flat on the eastern bank of the Bulkley River, near where the waters of the Bulkley mix with those of the Skeena River to journey together towards the Pacific Ocean, sit six cedar long-houses constructed according to the ancient traditions of the original people of the region.

People of the river of the mist

Some 300 km east of the northern coastal city of Prince Rupert, B. C., on a grassy flat on the eastern bank of the Bulkley River, near where the waters of the Bulkley mix with those of the Skeena River to journey together towards the Pacific Ocean, sit six cedar long-houses constructed according to the ancient traditions of the original people of the region.

People of the river of the mist

Some 300 km east of the northern coastal city of Prince Rupert, B. C., on a grassy flat on the eastern bank of the Bulkley River, near where the waters of the Bulkley mix with those of the Skeena River to journey together towards the Pacific Ocean, sit six cedar long-houses constructed according to the ancient traditions of the original people of the region.