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The sun is barely up, but Derick Pitawanakwat has been awake for hours. Every second Friday he rises at 4 a.m. and builds a huge fire near his home on the Wikwemikong reserve in northeastern Ontario.

Two huge cast-iron cauldrons are suspended over the fire by heavy chains attached to a wooden tripod. Inside the cauldrons, small bits of wood, roots, bark and leaves float in a bubbling, reddish brown liquid. You could call it herbal tea, enough for an army. But Pitawanakwat calls it medicine.

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A proverb states that "The devil goes share in gaming."

While some may agree, profits from two tribal-owned casinos in southeastern Connecticut benefit several deserving partners. Tribe member are guaranteed jobs and free education for life and the state of Connecticut get $200 million annually, representing 25 per cent of the slots. This region of the state was severely hit by defence industry cutbacks and the casinos have been a major lifeline for Connecticut as well as the tribes.

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A proverb states that "The devil goes share in gaming."

While some may agree, profits from two tribal-owned casinos in southeastern Connecticut benefit several deserving partners. Tribe member are guaranteed jobs and free education for life and the state of Connecticut get $200 million annually, representing 25 per cent of the slots. This region of the state was severely hit by defence industry cutbacks and the casinos have been a major lifeline for Connecticut as well as the tribes.

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A proverb states that "The devil goes share in gaming."

While some may agree, profits from two tribal-owned casinos in southeastern Connecticut benefit several deserving partners. Tribe member are guaranteed jobs and free education for life and the state of Connecticut get $200 million annually, representing 25 per cent of the slots. This region of the state was severely hit by defence industry cutbacks and the casinos have been a major lifeline for Connecticut as well as the tribes.

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The storied junior hockey franchise where legends Bobby Orr and Eric Lindros matured from boy wonders to all-time greats has landed one of the hottest athletic prospects to come out of Indian country in recent memory.

Oshawa is a tough industrial town where the Ontario Hockey League team is named after the biggest employer - General Motors. Junior hockey has been the biggest game in town in Oshawa for a long, long time.

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Bernie Half made his third trip of the year across the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month.

The 17-year-old Cree whose family roots are in the Saddle Lake First Nation in Alberta will join the Liverpool Junior Football Club as the team completes its exhibition season this winter. He will remain in England for the regular season which begins after the World Cup this coming summer.

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Bernie Half made his third trip of the year across the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month.

The 17-year-old Cree whose family roots are in the Saddle Lake First Nation in Alberta will join the Liverpool Junior Football Club as the team completes its exhibition season this winter. He will remain in England for the regular season which begins after the World Cup this coming summer.

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Bernie Half made his third trip of the year across the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month.

The 17-year-old Cree whose family roots are in the Saddle Lake First Nation in Alberta will join the Liverpool Junior Football Club as the team completes its exhibition season this winter. He will remain in England for the regular season which begins after the World Cup this coming summer.

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The Innu Nation and the Labrador Inuit Association won a court decision that will delay the construction of a temporary airstrip and road at Voisey's Bay, Nfld., until a full environmental assessment is done on the site. On Sept. 22, the Newfoundland Court of Appeal overturned an earlier decision by the Newfoundland Supreme Court that would have allowed the Voisey's Bay Nickel Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Inco, to build the airstrip and road without the environmental assessment.

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The Innu Nation and the Labrador Inuit Association won a court decision that will delay the construction of a temporary airstrip and road at Voisey's Bay, Nfld., until a full environmental assessment is done on the site. On Sept. 22, the Newfoundland Court of Appeal overturned an earlier decision by the Newfoundland Supreme Court that would have allowed the Voisey's Bay Nickel Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Inco, to build the airstrip and road without the environmental assessment.