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 Southam News, Fall 1992     "Native employees interviewed said they often are passed over for promotions or training programs because non-aboriginals in the department don't understand aboriginal culture."

 Southam News, Fall 1992     "When Obibwa Elder Randel Prouix lit the plait of sweetgrass and cut the cedar decorated ribbon he opened the Hamilton Regional Indian Centre's new home to 20,000 people."

 Southam News, Winter 1992     "Ontario has recognized that the inherent right of natives to govern themselves includes their right to control land and resources, says the head of a provincial association of Indian chiefs."

      "In recent days thoughts of Pauline Johnson have been much with us. This came about through the great kindness of our friend Dr. James Goodwin and his daughter Barbara, who presented us with a fine letter written by Miss Johnson years ago."

      "Back in the 1820's, enterprising businessmen believed water transportation would be the key to unlock the riches of the continent. As a result, a frenzy of canal building took place."

      "Six Nations Chief Coun. William Montour has accepted the position of chief of staff for the Assembly of First Nations in Ottawa."

      "Dreams have come true for Jim Simon, a 38-year-old artist from Manitoulin Island."

      "A law-breaker in the tiny native community of Teslin, Yukon can expect an unusual brand of justice."

      "Native people, especially members of the Six Nations, played a significant role in the early settlement of Haldimand County. Many of the early settlers fought side by side with native warriors during the American Revolutionary war. Afterwards, friendship and family alliances led some members of the Six Nations to invite …

      "In a week of camping out, drumming late into the night, media attention, and direct negotiation with the department of Indian Affairs, the Chippowas of Nawash accomplished what had failed to come about in the previous year."

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      "A native band in Northern Ontario will manage 129 hectares of provincial park, allowing members to care for the land that's been in their realm for thousands of years"

      "Some see it as an ideal jolt for a lacklustre economy, but casino gambling does not appeal to all Six Nations leaders."

      "One by one the neat vials of colorful beans are lifted from beneath the checkered dish towel that had hidden them in the three-quart fruit basket. Iowne Anderson is very careful how she protects her precious collection which represents a life-long interest in "the food that is there for all …

      "Native elders from the United States and Canada will be in Ohsweken this weekend to participate in a conference."

      "A Chippewa band is mixing traditional transportation with modern business practices."

      "Six Nations is one of Canada's largest Indian reserves, and it was there that the Queen and Prince Philip travelled by car after landing in mid-afternoon at Brantford Airport. Chief Wellington Staats was the first to greet them, acting as host and guide throughout the thiry-minute visit. The 10,00 spectators …

      "During his three years as elected band councillor on the Blood Indian reserve, Everett Soop had to be carried upstairs to meetings because the second-floor council chambers were not wheelchair accessible."

      "In popular culture, native women and sex are as inseparable as cops and robbers, says the director of a native museum in New Mexico."

      "When asked by pollsters if they are in favor of self-rule for the country's native population and swift settlement of land claims, most Canadians say yes."