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      CURLEY Doris L. - At the Brantford General Hospital on Saturday, December 22, 1990, Doris (Benedict) Curley, aged 70 years; beloved wife of John Curley of R. 6 Hagersville; loving mother of John Jr. and Michele; sister of Maxine Williams of Niagara Falls, New York, Lloyd Curley of Ohsweken ...

      HILL Ruth - At the Brantford General Hospital on December 10, 1990, Ruth (Martin) Hill, age 70 years; wife of the late John Hill (John Squire); loving mother of Ron (Butch) and Sherry Hill of Dansville, New York; Garry and Tina Hill, Mike and Donna Martin, Terry (Duff) Hill, Barbara …

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      MARTIN Ralph (Nick) - Suddenly, on Friday, December 14, 1990, Ralph (Nick) Martin, age 48 years; beloved husband of Marion Martin; loving father of Cindy, Barbie and Mark, Colleen and Craig and Carla; dear grandfather of Kayla and Danielle; son of Elwood Martin and the late Hazel Hill; ...

      HILL Nicholas - At St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton on Monday, December 24, 1990, Nick Hill, age 38 years; spouse of Colleen McNaughton; father of Christina and Cynthia of Buffalo, New York; Tia and Nicholas (Rocky), at home; son of Gladys Butler and the late Ross Hill; stepson of Oliver ...

      "Native children and parents are learning their culture together in a unique preschool immersion program run by grandmothers."

      "Half-naked and shivering in the winter air, 15 men walk barefoot over the snow, then kneel and kiss the earth next to a small tent."

      "On Dec. 5 in the Indian village of Wabasca in northern Alberta, an environmental impact assessment review board met to hear submissions on the potential impact of the world's largest bleach kraft pulp mill proposed by Alberta-Pacific Forest industries."

      "Native police officers in Winnipeg win the right to wear braids on religious grounds and Indian prisoners take part in sweat lodge ceremonies."

      "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 Six Nations police force is the only independent native police force in Ontario. It has been cited by governments, police bodies and native groups as a model for others to follow."

      "Elijah Harper, the Manitoba native leader who helped scuttle the Meech Lake accord, has been voted Canada's top newsmaker of 1990."

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

      "Being the first woman elected to the Fort Nelson Indian band council was an intimidating experience for Carole Corcoran."

      "While native activists have been protesting with blockades and challenges to government authority this summer, there's been a quiet revolution of a different kind on several Canadian Indian reserves."

      "Tantoo Cardinal is trying her best to be diplomatic about her role in Kevin Cosnter's new film Dances With Wolves. Very happy for the work, she says, a little slowly. Wonderful opportunity, good for the career, etc. etc."

      "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 …

      "It is, in the end, the story of one man and one feather. The man is there for history to measure. He has name, age and address: Elijah Harper, 41, of Red Sucker Lake, Northern Manitoba. He has a voice to speak for himself, a past that can be traced …

      "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 …