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On April 9, just outside courtroom N at Toronto's Old City Hall, about

20 people gathered during a court recess. The mood was surprisingly

upbeat, even though it was the third long day of hearings for nine

people charged with trespassing at the British and Dutch consulates in

Toronto.

By the end of the day, the defendants would be cleared of all charges

and impressed that Judge Robert Phillips permitted the case to carry

over for as long as it did.

"I thought this was going to take a day," said Lorraine Land, a

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On April 9, just outside courtroom N at Toronto's Old City Hall, about

20 people gathered during a court recess. The mood was surprisingly

upbeat, even though it was the third long day of hearings for nine

people charged with trespassing at the British and Dutch consulates in

Toronto.

By the end of the day, the defendants would be cleared of all charges

and impressed that Judge Robert Phillips permitted the case to carry

over for as long as it did.

"I thought this was going to take a day," said Lorraine Land, a

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Graham Allen, treaty negotiator for the Sechelt Indian Band in British

Columbia, accused provincial negotiators of appartheid politics during

side table talks on treaty eligibility criteria and land issues.

"Sechelt is not South Africa," he said, after provincial negotiator,

Gina Delimari, dropped a bomb shell, April 10, Delimari announced the

provincial policy in province-wide treaty negotiations would not include

compensation to non-Aboriginals who have gained their native status

through marriage.

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Graham Allen, treaty negotiator for the Sechelt Indian Band in British

Columbia, accused provincial negotiators of appartheid politics during

side table talks on treaty eligibility criteria and land issues.

"Sechelt is not South Africa," he said, after provincial negotiator,

Gina Delimari, dropped a bomb shell, April 10, Delimari announced the

provincial policy in province-wide treaty negotiations would not include

compensation to non-Aboriginals who have gained their native status

through marriage.

Page 3 Graham Allen, treaty negotiator for the Sechelt Indian Band in British Columbia, accused provincial negotiators of apartheid politics during side table talks on treaty eligibility criteria and land issues.

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The Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories will appeal a recent

ruling of a European court which upheld the ban of Canadain wild fur by

the Dutch. The Metis believe the Dutch judge erred March 28 by not

giving more weight to the fact that none of the animals trapped are

endangered. It was part of the argument the Dutch government used when

imposing the ban. The ban will cause severe ecomomic hardship for the

Metis and other Aboriginal people across Canada, said Gary Bohnet, the

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The Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories will appeal a recent

ruling of a European court which upheld the ban of Canadain wild fur by

the Dutch. The Metis believe the Dutch judge erred March 28 by not

giving more weight to the fact that none of the animals trapped are

endangered. It was part of the argument the Dutch government used when

imposing the ban. The ban will cause severe ecomomic hardship for the

Metis and other Aboriginal people across Canada, said Gary Bohnet, the

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The Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories will appeal a recent

ruling of a European court which upheld the ban of Canadain wild fur by

the Dutch. The Metis believe the Dutch judge erred March 28 by not

giving more weight to the fact that none of the animals trapped are

endangered. It was part of the argument the Dutch government used when

imposing the ban. The ban will cause severe ecomomic hardship for the

Metis and other Aboriginal people across Canada, said Gary Bohnet, the

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Saskatchewan leader Chief Blaine Favel said he now has proof that the

Canadian military isn't servious about combating racism within its

ranks. Favel, grand chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian

Nations is angry that two militia officers have been reinstated after

the pair was suspended for leading a racist war game. The training

exercise involved a scenario where a group of Aboriginal people

blockading a road were being led by a glue-sniffing ex-convict named

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Saskatchewan leader Chief Blaine Favel said he now has proof that the

Canadian military isn't servious about combating racism within its

ranks. Favel, grand chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian

Nations is angry that two militia officers have been reinstated after

the pair was suspended for leading a racist war game. The training

exercise involved a scenario where a group of Aboriginal people

blockading a road were being led by a glue-sniffing ex-convict named