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The 358 members of the Tsawwassen First Nation head to the polls Wednesday to decide whether to ratify B.C.’s first urban treaty, a process 14 years in the making.
If the members vote to ratify the treaty, they will get $40 million, a share of the Fraser River salmon catch and 372 hectares of Crown land […]
Without meaning to, I started a bit of a firestorm a couple of days ago over the residential schools issue. This has caused me to look much more seriously at this issue than I had before. While those who disagreed with me called attention to some remarks of mine that were perhaps not […]
Phil Fontaine complicates the world:
Unfortunately, tangible progress is not happening fast enough to contain the mounting frustrations of younger natives. “Canada’s biggest challenge is what to do about First Nations poverty,” Mr. Fontaine asserts. We agree.
What a challenge. It’s called, “getting a job.”
People have used this ingenious strategy to confront their poverty for some time. […]
That quote above came from this CBC article about today’s Native *Day of Action*. I don’t know about most of you who live out west, but frankly, the fact that the Natives were too lazy to actually do anything in Ontario is quite symbolic. If there was any action today, it came from […]
…or whatever it’s called. What better way than to refer you to Kathy Shaidle?
You know the funny thing about civil disobedience? To engage in it, you have to accept the legal consequences of the disobedience instead of jumping into your pick-up truck, lighting a cigarette, and speeding back to the sanctity of the reserve. Wonder […]
How best to recruit aboriginals to the Canadian Forces? Create a military ghetto for them!:
Liberal defence critic Denis Coderre is calling on the federal government to build a Canadian Forces base for native soldiers.
“I think that we have to show sensitivity since Canada is also composed of first nations,” Mr. Coderre said yesterday.
Brooks:
That the Liberal […]
Happy Easter to everyone who graces these parts of the internet! I hope that you and your family had a delightful weekend of reflection, celebration and fellowship.
I just got back from a visit to my parents’ place this weekend, and got to read the “local”, Toronto-owned newspaper. To keep itself from the criticism […]
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Under the province’s Wildlife Act, the perpetrators could face penalties for poaching of up to $50,000 or six months in jail for a first offence, or both. For trafficking eagle parts: a year in jail and $100,000 fine, or both for each count. Federally, the charges for illegal exporting of the parts were even stiffer: […]
If you’re the premier of Ontario:
A new poll suggests the aboriginal standoff in Caledonia is beginning to hurt the governing Liberals. That’s easy to understand. The occupation has been poorly handled from the outset…many Ontarians now believe there are two laws in the province - one for non-natives and one for natives.
Be an indian, get a free pass to run someone down and drag him on the pavement under your car until he’s dead:
The B.C. Court of Appeal ruled the judge at Darnell Pratt’s trial didn’t properly take into account his young age and his aboriginal background.
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Update: Just so that everyone is clear on what it […]
