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As with all significant moments in history, there is always more than one story to tell. The recollections of those who experienced Alcatraz from both the inside and out are what make James Fortier's documentary Alcatraz Is Not Island so compelling.

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Cree Elder Caroline Whiskyjack, swathed from head to toe in colorful blankets, and armed with an equally colorful umbrella to use as her pointer, demonstrated amazing stamina at the Onion Lake First Nation 2000 hand game tournament.

Her high spirits and knowledge of the game left many younger players in the dust, especially as the game continued into the wee hours of the night.

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It may come as a surprise to some, but traditional warfare is alive and well on the Plains.

Taking a contemporary turn, it has evolved into a grand whoop-up that unfolds, all year round, in the hand game tents.

Hand drums vibrate, voices chant, singers cry out, as seemingly tireless players, energized by the joy of the game, battle on through the day and into night, almost as if their lives depended on it.

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An Alberta Energy and Utilities Board(AEUB) hearing began Oct. 17 to assess whether appellants Epcor and Atco should proceed with a proposed 170 megawatt gas turbine expansion known as Rossdale Unit 11 on its existing power plant site in Edmonton.

Epcor hopes the hearing will help resolve problems between itself and local Aboriginal people. This even though AEUB has ruled a nearby cemetery of concern to some Native people is "not an issue" in making its determination, according to Epcor archeologist Barney Reeves.

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On Oct. 11, Toronto city council made a decision to dump its garbage in somebody else's backyard. It voted to ship 20 million tonnes of municipal garbage to the Adams mine site in Boston Township near Kirkland Lake, Ont., beginning in 2002. The move could have put the lands and rivers of Timiskaming and the Ottawa Valley at risk for 1,000 years, and polls show it was opposed by a majority of Native groups, farmers, environmentalists and ordinary citizens on both sides of the Ontario-Quebec border.

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Motorcycle enthusiasts from around the world have been waiting for the return of the Indian. Now 47 years after the famed motorcycle company ceased production, much-beloved models named the Scout and Chief are back on the road like never before.

Lakota artists Ray Dupris, Greg Bourland and Mitch Zephier are creating a unique line of handmade Indian products-beaded saddlebags and key chains, engraved fender tips are just a few of the items-that promise to give the motorcycle an authenticity that lives up to its name.

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Five First Nations organizations have come together to lodge official complaints against a Quebec Superior Court judge who they say discriminated against an Aboriginal woman in his handling of a case to decide custody of her two children.

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As many reputable philosophers have urged, every once in a while a person should step back, take a good look at their life and figure out where they fit on the big bingo card of Creation. Always remember, the centre square comes free, but everything else is your responsibility, though I'm not quite sure Socrates or Satre ever quite phrased it that way.

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Dear Editor:

Our forefathers signed the treaties for as long as the sun shines, the rivers flow and the green grass grows..., and Stockwell should not see the bright of another day.

Remember when the White Paper hit the tabloids, and the Red Man was the last to be informed? Well, well, well, here we are 31 years later and we're the last to know again!

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Dear Editor:

What's all this I hear about "Indian Country"? For those who really don't know, Indian Country lies somewhat west of British Columbia (That's where the sun sets.)

The worst part of it is, some of our friends in Indian Country are kind of concerned that some of us are trying to latch onto their identity. Because a few drunken sailors thought they landed in India, we kind of stuck with the name. They all were mistaken and wrong.