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      "The crisis in Quebec Mohawk communities is taking a toll on Six Nations residents."

      "Just six months ago Manitoba MLA Elijah Harper sprang to centre stage of Canadian politics when he single handedly squashed the Meech Lake Accord."

      "When the Mohawks of Akwesasne devised their own judicial code, the ultimate punishment was the turning over of natives to the "white" system. That Explains a lot about how natives view the justice system and why they want their own."

      "The man in the blue suit looked out of place among the placard-carrying protesters in fur-trimmed parkas. He stood quietly on the fringes of the crowd, straining to hear the faint Inuktitut voices complain that the goods and services tax will strangle the North."

      "The first Mohawk sentenced for an offence committed during last summer's native crisis was granted a conditional discharge in Quebec Court on Wednesday."

      "Three people who tried to block the construction of a logging road in the disputed Temagami region were convicted of mischief Thursday."

      "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 Native Women`s Association of Canada, a national lobby group for native women, is moving its head office to Ohsweken."

 Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Winter 1990     "Another native group that visited Ohsweken for the New Year's program I told you about in a former column was the Aymara Indians of Bolivia, South America. They are now living in Montreal. Of the 10 or 11 in the group, almost all had Aymara as their first language with …

      "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."

      "A $9 million land claim signed Wednesday by the Ontario government and five chiefs from Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron could prove a model for other settlements in the province, said Native Affairs Minister Bud Wildman."

      "The Assembly of First Nations and 27 other native organizations are losing most of their federal funding. A spokesman for the Assembly of First Nations said the organization was informed Friday it will lose $592,00 in core funding as of July 1."

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

      "Last month, the movie Divided Loyalties was shown on CBC television. It cost several million dollars to make and it had many memorable scenes. HOwever it had some glaring errors which were apparently put in strictly for dramatic effect. It is too ad that filmmakers feel that such things have …

      "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 …

 Brantford Expositor, Spring 1990     "Shades of traditional native culture are meeting the contemporary concept of profits and development at the new Eagle's Nest Business Complex."

      "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."

      "The 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's discovery of the New World is nothing to be happy about, a native leader says."

 Brantford Expositor, Spring 1990     "Amos Keye (second from right), the speaker at the Sweetgrass First Nations Language Council and director of Languages at the Woodland Cultural Centre, stands with (from left) Reg Henry of the Six Nations, Bessie Lazore of Cornwall and Lena White of Sudbury. They received lifetime achievement awards for people who …