CLASSROOM EDITION

The educational tool that showcases critical issues impacting Canada's Aboriginal People.

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If you're a careful reader of the mainstream press, you can stitch together the types of stories that get national front page exposure and from them get an idea of

what a typical daily newspaper editor believes are the essential issues in Aboriginal communities.

Stories about corruption, incompetence, secrecy and other equally unflattering scenarios on reserves or in Aboriginal organizations will always make their way into the newspapers.

CLASSROOM EDITION

The educational tool that showcases critical issues impacting Canada's Aboriginal People.

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The New Webster Encyclopedic Dictionary describes the world 'dispute' as, "strife, or contest in words or by arguments; a difference of opinion; vigorously maintained; controversy in words; a wordy war...."

In Aboriginal terms a dispute can all too often mean unrest, violence, and turmoil in small, close-knit communities. Disputes can come in many forms, but many stem from the way a chief and council governs a First Nation.

CLASSROOM EDITION

The educational tool that showcases critical issues impacting Canada's Aboriginal People.

CLASSROOM EDITION

The educational tool that showcases critical issues impacting Canada's Aboriginal People.

CLASSROOM EDITION

The educational tool that showcases critical issues impacting Canada's Aboriginal People.

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The battle over the Cheviot Mine project is reaching a boiling point.

A coalition of 16 environmental groups across North America has come together under the banner of conservation. They are fighting the proposed Cheviot Mine project, located near the Jasper National Park. The coalition is part of an international campaign to fight the proposed strip mine from going ahead.

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The battle over the Cheviot Mine project is reaching a boiling point.

A coalition of 16 environmental groups across North America has come together under the banner of conservation. They are fighting the proposed Cheviot Mine project, located near the Jasper National Park. The coalition is part of an international campaign to fight the proposed strip mine from going ahead.

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The battle over the Cheviot Mine project is reaching a boiling point.

A coalition of 16 environmental groups across North America has come together under the banner of conservation. They are fighting the proposed Cheviot Mine project, located near the Jasper National Park. The coalition is part of an international campaign to fight the proposed strip mine from going ahead.

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A point that arose during negotiations involving an on-reserve cigarette manufacturer and the federal government could have a positive impact on the economy of every First Nation in Canada.

Grand River Enterprises has agreed to pay federal excise and duty taxes in exchange for a federal manufacturing license. The company plans to meet with representatives of the federal Ministry of Finance to follow up on the possibility that some of that tax revenue could find its way into their local band council's coffers.

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A point that arose during negotiations involving an on-reserve cigarette manufacturer and the federal government could have a positive impact on the economy of every First Nation in Canada.

Grand River Enterprises has agreed to pay federal excise and duty taxes in exchange for a federal manufacturing license. The company plans to meet with representatives of the federal Ministry of Finance to follow up on the possibility that some of that tax revenue could find its way into their local band council's coffers.