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      Photo of a Native group dressed in traditional clothing at the 1937 Toronto Canadian National Exhibition (CNE).

      "This is also a special moment for native theatre. An all-native play written by a native man and produced by a native theatre company has just finished a six-week run in the posh, sometimes pompous, and generally mainstream Royal Alex."

      "Ontario's NPD government wants to improve health care for natives through the creation of an Aboriginal Health Office, Health Minister Frances Lankin announced Thursday."

      "The Jane Corkin Gallery in Toronto has an exhibition of work by Six Nations photographer Greg Staats."

      "Some urban natives in trouble with the law will have the chance to go before a council of elders for a traditional hearing instead of through the regular court system."

      "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."

      "Tiffany Longboat of Ohsweken gets $1,000 to continue flute lessons; Shannon Wadsworth of Victoria gets $800 for art supplies."

      Manager Cito Gaston is presented with eagle feathers by Amos Keye of Six Nations during a pre-game ceremony Monday. ...

      "A joint committee composed of federal cabinet ministers and the leaders of three Mohawk reserves in Quebec and Ontario is expected to meet within the next few weeks to deal with issues in the troubled communities."

      "A tax protest by natives occupying a Revenue Canada building in Toronto could turn violent unless the federal government agrees to negotiate, aboriginal leaders warn."

      "Natives said they would take their anti-tax fight to Ottawa after emerging from month long occupation of Revenue Canada building Friday."

      "A Mohawk doctor who became one of Canada's most remarkable citizens was immortalized in a brief ceremony at a downtown park Sunday."

      "The Ontario government has pledged $1.3 million towards the purchase of an Indian burial ground in suburban Scarborough."

      "A long battle by a band of Ontario Chippewas was supported Thursday by the Indian Claims Commission, which recommended their land claim be settled."

      "About 100 Indians are expected to join a march on Queen's Park today to demand a new Indian Development agency that would be entirely outside the provincial government."

      "Native protestors plan to present a petition to Prime Minister Jean Chretien today urging Ottawa not to remove income tax exemptions for thousands of Indians."

 Mt Pleasant, Jen, Two Row Times (Six Nations of the Grand River, ON: Two Row Times), 12 Feb 2014, p.1, p.3, p.10     "February 14th is becoming known as a day of action for missing and murdered indigenous women. Organizers are planning over a dozen memorial events from coast to coast this year. The goal is to encourage people from all nations to journey and heal together because women face physical, mental, emotional, …

 Mt Pleasant, Jen, Two Row Times (Six Nations of the Grand River, ON: Two Row Times), 19 Mar 2014, p.3, p.4     "Tensions were high last week as members of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River (MNGR), formerly known as the Mohawk Workers, were at the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto asserting their sovereignty to not only the federal court but the federal government as well."

 Arce, Fernando, Two Row Times (Six Nations of the Grand River, ON: Two Row Times), 8 Apr 2015     "There is nothing about being an indigenous woman or sex worker that is inherently violent - that was one of the main messages First Nations activists delivered on Apr. 2 to about 200 people gathered in front of Toronto's Attorney General's Office. It was part of the "No Justice, No …