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Tony Merchant sees a pattern in the actions of Department of Justice lawyers as they deal with residential school damage claims and, if the Regina lawyer's charges are accurate, school survivors should know they're under attack.

Published reports in mid-February revealed that the RCMP has been forced to go to court to regain or keep control of records of criminal investigations conducted in response to complaints filed by residential school victims.

Under attack

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Tony Merchant sees a pattern in the actions of Department of Justice lawyers as they deal with residential school damage claims and, if the Regina lawyer's charges are accurate, school survivors should know they're under attack.

Published reports in mid-February revealed that the RCMP has been forced to go to court to regain or keep control of records of criminal investigations conducted in response to complaints filed by residential school victims.

Under attack

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She has carved out a colorful and demanding life in the bright lights of Toronto's theatre community - been given a wonderful opportunity to teach young Aboriginal people to sing, dance, act and find their own cultural voice.

Fulfilling a lifelong ambition, she has also been given a "big chance to give back."

"Who could ask for anything more?" asked Cree actress Carol Greyeyes, the principal and artistic director of the Indigenous Theatre School in Toronto. "I really feel that I have been completely blessed the last few years."

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Landing feet first in the vibrant Toronto theatre scene can be pretty intense, especially if you happen to be a Native student hailing from Yellowknife, Kodiak Island, Alaska or some small reserve in Saskatchewan.

But some people belong on the stage, said Saskatchewan actress Carol Greyeyes, principal and artistic director of the Indigenous Theatre School. They gotta sing, gotta dance, gotta act. It's in their blood as much as it's in their hearts.

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Landing feet first in the vibrant Toronto theatre scene can be pretty intense, especially if you happen to be a Native student hailing from Yellowknife, Kodiak Island, Alaska or some small reserve in Saskatchewan.

But some people belong on the stage, said Saskatchewan actress Carol Greyeyes, principal and artistic director of the Indigenous Theatre School. They gotta sing, gotta dance, gotta act. It's in their blood as much as it's in their hearts.

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Canadian archeologists are hoping to uncover some pre-historic secrets about Saskatchewan's earliest inhabitants in a five-year, multi-million dollar research project that studies how Native people lived on the Prairies thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers.

Last month, the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon announced it will be part of an international team that will study Northern Plains culture in a period that predates the Europeans' arrival in North America by nearly 9,000 years.

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Canadian archeologists are hoping to uncover some pre-historic secrets about Saskatchewan's earliest inhabitants in a five-year, multi-million dollar research project that studies how Native people lived on the Prairies thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers.

Last month, the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon announced it will be part of an international team that will study Northern Plains culture in a period that predates the Europeans' arrival in North America by nearly 9,000 years.

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The 11th annual Mother/Daughter Celebration which took place Feb. 17 at Thunderchild First Nation was a celebration with an unusual twist and some powerful goals.

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The 11th annual Mother/Daughter Celebration which took place Feb. 17 at Thunderchild First Nation was a celebration with an unusual twist and some powerful goals.

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A straw bale house pilot project may help to solve the chronic shortage of quality housing for Aboriginal people in Regina.

The North American Indian Housing Corporation, called Namerind, is in the final stages of completing a straw bale house at 717-7th Avenue in Eastview. This is the first of five straw houses the non-profit corporation plans to build over the next five years as part of its efforts to increase its portfolio of 300 housing units. The pioneering project is the first of its kind in an urban centre in Western Canada.