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

      "Each week brings a new installment in the fight for the survival of an ancient culture in a modern age, and for dominion over lands lost over a century ago. Above all, Native Americans wish to preserve the right to practice their religion, enforce their laws and educate their children …

      "He didn't think so at the time, but native actor Graham Greene was dealt a winner when he lost a cut of the cards."

      "The camera loves Ojibway fashion model Brenn Sandy. No need for cosmetic contouring-her cheekbones soar without it. There are no angular edges to interrupt the perfect oval of her face. She projects a cool, sultry self-assurance that belies her off-camera warmth and shyness."

      "The Brantford premiere of the movie Dances with Wolves, starring Kevin Costner, will be a benefit for the FM radio station in Ohsweken."

      "NDP MLA Elijah Harper laughs at comments made by supporters after stopping the Meech Lake debate in the Manitoba legislature."

      "A homeless man is denied social assistance because he doesn't have a permanent address. A farmer is refused a government grant because his application was tied up in the mail and arrived late. A woman's claim is rejected by Ontario's Criminal Injuries Compensation Board because it rules she contributed to …

      "The tomb of Chief Joseph Brant if located beside the Mohawk Chapel. In March, 1909, it was rumored that in 1879 a group of medical students from Toronto "on a night's revels" had raided the grave and taken Brant's skeleton."

      "Led by this enthusiastic trombone player, a marching band made up of Six Nations residents leads the Bread and Cheese Day parade through the streets of Ohsweken on Monday. Thousands of people joined in the festivities celebrating the friendship between the British monarchy and the native community."

      "Aboriginal people want to replace the Indian Affairs Departmentwith a lean, new agency similar to a federal-provincial affairs office."

      "The recent television production Divided Loyalties, which dealt with the life of Joseph Brant, underlined once again the impact that this individual had in the early history of Canada and the United States. Brant was able to exert as much influence as he did, not just because of his position …

      "A native child welfare agency wants Manitoba and Ottawa to atone for allowing adoption of aboriginal children outside Canada in the past."

      "Six nations band council has asked the federal government to provide funding for a nutritionist at the medical centre."

      "Mohawk College will be offering Ojibwa classes at the New Credit campus this winter."

      "The Meech Lake accord, designed to accommodate Quebec in a Canadian constitution with stronger provincial powers, died when Manitoba MLA Elijah Harper, a Cree Indian, blocked ratification by the June 23 deadline in his legislature because he said it ignored native rights.

      "The incident happened nearly 70 years ago in the remote coastal region of British Columbia but its repercussions are still being felt. Members of the Kwakiutl band defied an 1884 federal law prohibiting potlatches and held one in their village in December 1921. The police swooped down and arrested 45 …

      "Canada's natives, living in Third World conditions, can't jump on the deficit-reduction bandwagon because they're mired in poverty and hopelessness, says the leader of the Assembly of First Nations."

      "As a Mohawk Indian who grew up on a reserve, lawyer Roberta Jamieson says she'll bring something special to her new job of handling citizen complaints about government decisions."

      "The Six Nations and New Credit people are again immersed in yet another crisis pertaining to our educational system. Our schools are in a deplorable state and these conditions didn't develop overnight. Progressively reduced budgeting for maintenance and operation of these schools is the reason. Now the buildings have reached …

      "In one of my earlier columns, I told about Tom Longboat, the Six Nations runner who was judged to be Canada's best in the first half of the 20th century. Strange as it may seem, the man selected as the greatest athlete in the U.S. in the first half of …