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Uptown Magazine - Winnipeg's Online Source for Arts, Entertainment & News
Uptown
We look forward to the bright future of our nation under its new anthem, and we hope the people of Canada will join us as one in proclaiming that we might ...

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More stimulus money Brant bound, says MP
Paris Star
The federal government doubled the amount of money allotted over the next two years to clean up the water on Canada's aboriginal reserves. ...


How Ottawa let Mohawks practice evictions and undermine individual dignity
Canada Free Press
First Nation leaders should stand up for what is right in hopes that others may follow because;First Nations need a balanced solution that first respects ...


Paralympic flame ignited
Whistler Question
Aaron Nelson-Moody of the Squamish Nation, who was called as a witness to the ceremony, spoke of the similarity between First Nations people and the ...

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North Cowichan ignoring First Nations
Victoria Times Colonist
But consultation and accommodation by all levels of government have become bywords when dealing with First Nations because of Supreme Court of Canada ...

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Porter: Our anthem symbolic, but not trivial
Toronto Star
And if it's true First Nations are insulted by the "native" reference, we should talk about that. The year Weir wrote his first version of "O Canada" there ...

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Shock therapy
Winnipeg Free Press
Our stories need to be heard not only by First Nations people but the greater Canadian community. "I don't make people relive residential schools (in the ...

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Tuberculosis among Inuit
rabble.ca (blog)
First Nations living in the southern provinces of Canada have also been shown to have high rates of tuberculosis - 31 times higher than the rest of the ...

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Brett Signs Agreement in Principle for a Formal Impact and Benefits Agreement
PR-USA.net (press release)
The First Nations Parties will have a pre-emptive right to participate in subsequent public offerings by Brett to maintain their then-existing percentage ...


Xtra.ca

Theatre preview: The Mill, Part 3
Xtra.ca
“If we're dealing with Canada's history, my voice is going to be First Nations,” she says. “It's coming on strong, and I'm not going to be pulling any ...


AFN National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo Supports the Call for Meaningful ...
CNW Group (press release)
OTTAWA, March 10 /CNW Telbec/ - Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo supports Halalt First Nation in their call on the ...

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AFN National Chief calls on the Canadian government and the province of ...
CNW Group (press release)
Figures for 2008, which were recently released by the Public Health Agency of Canada show that, nation-wide, rates of tuberculosis among First Nations are ...


CBC.ca

Lennox Island lobster plant hunting for customers
CBC.ca
"Once we say that this is a First Nations company, the door kind of swings open a little bit wider and we're invited to speak with a lot of different ...


VUE Weekly

LUBICON RIGHTS: The right to govern
VUE Weekly
Third-party management has continued for decades in other First Nations, and the lack of a clear plan to end that process here has both the Lubicon and its ...


Ontario natives rally against HST, demand meeting with Flaherty
The Canadian Press
"This fight is about the larger issue of First Nation rights and goes far beyond the HST issue. The HST is of concern to all First Nations because of ...

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Globe and Mail

City Garden lands value soars from $9.5m to $59m in four years
Globe and Mail
Months before the sale, the federal government accepted a land claim from the Musqueam first nation and required Canada Lands to acknowledge the Musqueam as ...

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Pique newsmagazine

Nelson Moody carving out a niche
Pique newsmagazine
"We use the term First Nations just to let people know that we're a nation, like Canada, and we used to have control of our membership, and we used to adopt ...


Four Host First Nations may go private
Pique newsmagazine
Tewanee Joseph, executive director and Chief Executive Officer of the Four Host First Nations and a member of the Squamish Nation, said in an interview that ...


Despite Tony's best efforts, HST is a go
SooToday.com
The new 13 percent HST will eliminate the First Nations exemption on the 8 percent Provincial Sales Tax. Pictured: Tony Martin with Batchewana First Nation ...

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Hope rallies for paralympic torch runners
BCLocalNews
A First Nations traditional log-drum has not been heard in the Hope area for 50 – 60 years. The drum will become a local legacy to the Paralymic celebration ...

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CBC.ca

TB rate 185 times higher for Inuit than others
CBC.ca
First Nations and Inuit continue to experience the legacy of colonization, when TB spread widely in their communities since they lacked any immunity. ...

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Canada donates $1.4 billion to Aboriginal peoples fund under Canada's Economic ...
Examiner.com
The Innu First Nations will manage the projected, expected to be completed March 2011. "Our Government is working to ensure First Nation students have ...

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Flaherty flies first class at expense of First Nations families
CNW Group (press release)
"He doesn't want to hear about the study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives which says First Nations citizens are the only population in Ontario ...

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'Hitler had his reasons,' Ahenakew tells court
Montreal Gazette
Also Friday, Ahenakew said he was bothered by the fact that non-aboriginals had control in Canada, because it had been "wrenched away" from First Nations. ...

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Ontario First Nations rally in Ottawa against the Harmonized Sales Tax
Canada NewsWire (press release)
We call on Canada to work with First Nations to resolve these issues." Chief Toulouse emphasized that many First Nation citizens and communities are among ...

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Real, transformational change?
Midnorth Monitor
This commitment offers the potential for real, transformational change in the relationship between First Nations and Canada." Atleo goes on to describe the ...

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Government of Canada Supports Major Renovation and Expansion of Innu First ...
Earthtimes (press release)
The Government of Canada is taking action to improve the lives of First Nations by investing in educational facilities that will provide lasting, ...

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Band, port disagree on dock consultation
Nanaimo Daily News
The port authority has consulted with the First Nations several times going back to 2005-06 with Chief Wyse. We have letters of support from them. ...

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Stop the racist attacks on our children
Indian Country Today
The service offered to round up and remove First Nations youth like wild animals, and “relocate them to their habitat.” The text of the ad read: “Have you ...

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Band, port disagree on dock consultation
Canada.com
The port authority has consulted with the First Nations several times going back to 2005-06 with Chief Wyse. We have letters of support from them. ...

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