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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."

 Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Spring 1992     "A couple of weeks ago I went around to visit Kaweni: ie, the Mohawk Immersion School. When I went into the portable classroom usually occupied by the Grade 1 class, it was empty. I soon learned that Mrs. Loft's class had gone over to the Iroquoian Institute's sugar bush. They …

      "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."

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

      "The Winnipeg department is expected to decide today that a native constable will be the first allowed to wear his hair in a braid."

 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."

      "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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      "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."

 Brantford Expositor, Winter 1984     "Six Nations Counc. Peter Smith (centre), Rt. Rev. Amand Chandu Lal, bishop of the United Church of India in northern India, and his wife, Anrit, view scripture verses and the Ten Commandments during a visit Friday to the Mohawk Chapel. The Bishop and his wife are on a tour of …

      "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."

      "Retired, yes, but not tired."

 Brantford Expositor, Fall 1991     "Thanksgiving at the Woodland Cultural Centre comes not with turkey and pumpkin pie, but with caribou and corn bread."

      "Indian Act regulations allowing government officials to arrest people on Indian reserves and burn down their houses on suspicion of them having an infectious disease are being scrapped."