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Robbery, assault, prostitution, drug trafficking, murder - it has all the makings of a Quinten Tarrantino movie and is fodder for television's cop shows. But this isn't entertainment. It's the reality of life on the streets for our children.

If you think this is a big-city problem, think again. It is the lifestyle choice of kids on reserves and those who live in Canada's quiet rural communities. It is a scourge that is making fear a burden that young people carry. It is a cancer that will invade your home and do damage to every family member.

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It's surprising that the mainstream media has chosen to ignore George Adams' Supreme Court victory (see page 1), because at no time has Canada's top court ever unanimously declared the permanence of Aboriginal rights.

The oft mentioned Guerin and Sparrow decisions may have described tests for determining Aboriginal rights, but in both cases the court ruled against the Aboriginal participants. In the Adams case, however, Aboriginal people won.

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It's surprising that the mainstream media has chosen to ignore George Adams' Supreme Court victory (see page 1), because at no time has Canada's top court ever unanimously declared the permanence of Aboriginal rights.

The oft mentioned Guerin and Sparrow decisions may have described tests for determining Aboriginal rights, but in both cases the court ruled against the Aboriginal participants. In the Adams case, however, Aboriginal people won.

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It's surprising that the mainstream media has chosen to ignore George Adams' Supreme Court victory (see page 1), because at no time has Canada's top court ever unanimously declared the permanence of Aboriginal rights.

The oft mentioned Guerin and Sparrow decisions may have described tests for determining Aboriginal rights, but in both cases the court ruled against the Aboriginal participants. In the Adams case, however, Aboriginal people won.

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In Canadian Aboriginal politics, there has been one constant for a quarter of a century: Native leaders have been demanding a place at the constitutional table and the federal government has been denying it to them. At a meeting in Calgary last month, that recipe for frustration may have changed a bit.

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In Canadian Aboriginal politics, there has been one constant for a quarter of a century: Native leaders have been demanding a place at the constitutional table and the federal government has been denying it to them. At a meeting in Calgary last month, that recipe for frustration may have changed a bit.

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In Canadian Aboriginal politics, there has been one constant for a quarter of a century: Native leaders have been demanding a place at the constitutional table and the federal government has been denying it to them. At a meeting in Calgary last month, that recipe for frustration may have changed a bit.

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Travelling south along Hwy 2 from Calgary takes you almost into the heart of Indian country.

About an hour and a half outside of Calgary, turn west at Buffalo Junction and you're on your way to the UNESCO-World Heritage Site of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.

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Protocol and etiquette.... the ancient way to honor traditions, and acknowledge the ancestors, animal spirits and the Creator.

The bottom line...positive, respectful behavior at all times, with no drugs or alcohol ever allowed on the grounds in powwow country.

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Organizers have described this year's Gathering of Nations Millennium Celebration held on the April 28 weekend as "succeeding all expectations."

From its start on Friday morning to the conclusion early Sunday, thousands of people watched more than 2,800 dancers move to the beat of the 48 drum groups in attendance. Line-ups for the grand entry filled aisles in the seating areas of the University of New Mexico arena, as the floor slowly became a pool of human bodies, swaying to the beat of the thunderous drums.