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  • "Manitoba Chiefs Reach Key Self-Government Deal"
        "Grand Chief Phil Fontaine was relieved."
      "Grand Chief Phil Fontaine was relieved."
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  • "R.C. Church Spend $500,000 on Natives"
        "The Roman Catholic Church will spend $500,000 over the next five years to help natives deal with problems caused by Manitoba residential schools, it announced Wednesday."
      "The Roman Catholic Church will spend $500,000 over the next five years …
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  • "Government should apologize for damage done by residential schools"
    Turtle Island News, 3 Dec 1997     "The federal government is afraid of admitting guilt if it apologizes to natives for the damage done by residential schools, says the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations."
    Turtle Island News, 3 Dec 1997   "The federal government is afraid of admitting guilt if it apologizes to …
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  • "Constitutional Plan Flawed - Mercredi"
        "Indian groups will look to the provinces for allies in their battle to change the constitutional proposal they consider badly flawed, the head of Canada's largest native organization said Wednesday.
      "Indian groups will look to the provinces for allies in their battle …
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  • "Mercredi Wins Election as Chief of Chiefs"
        "Ovide Mercredi started his new post as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations early today by telling Canadians they shouldn't be frightened by native demands for rights."
      "Ovide Mercredi started his new post as national chief of the Assembly …
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  • "Natives want shares of dividend"
    Tekawennake News (Ohsweken, Ontario: Tekawennake News, 1968), 10 Dec 1998, pp.1, 3     Natives want shares of dividend OTTAWA - Now that the federal budget is virtually balanced, Canada's Aboriginal Peoples want the federal government to throw some money their way. "We've put a very st
    Tekawennake News (Ohsweken, Ontario: Tekawennake News, 1968), 10 Dec 1998, pp.1, 3   Natives want shares of dividend OTTAWA - Now that the federal budget …
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  • "'I learned to abuse people; I've suffered with that' - Manitoba Chief Talks About Violence in Native Families"
    White, Vicki, Brantford Expositor, Fall 1991     "Family violence in native communities will not be wiped out until the social, economic, and historical factors which trigger the abuse are addressed, Phil Fontaine said Tuesday."
    White, Vicki, Brantford Expositor, Fall 1991   "Family violence in native communities will not be wiped out until the …
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  • "Native Women Fighting Sexism: Some Say They've Been Warned to Watch Their Step"
        "Some aboriginal women in Manitoba are fighting what they say are the sexist attitudes of male-dominated groups led by powerful chiefs."
      "Some aboriginal women in Manitoba are fighting what they say are the …
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  • "Natives Must Achieve Rights, Leadership Candidates Agree"
        "If the six candidates for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations had their way, the Canadian political system would be drastically changed after June 11."
      "If the six candidates for national chief of the Assembly of First …
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  • "Mercredi Faces Task of Patching Up Split Assembly"
        "Ovide Mercredi said it would be different the second time around. In a stunning, come-from-behind victory early today, Mercredi became the national Indian chief of the most powerful aboriginal organ
      "Ovide Mercredi said it would be different the second time around. In …
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  • "Female Assembly Of First Nations may be forming"
    Powless, Lynda, Turtle Island News, 2 Dec 1998, pp.1, 18     "Anishnabek women may be leading the way to the future formation of female version of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN)."
    Powless, Lynda, Turtle Island News, 2 Dec 1998, pp.1, 18   "Anishnabek women may be leading the way to the future formation of …
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  • "We're Distinct, We Have Inherent Rights"
        "What do the Indians want anyway? This plaintive question echoes the old whimper about Quebec, yet also grounded in an anxiety to do something about it."
      "What do the Indians want anyway? This plaintive question echoes the old …
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  • "Mercredi Has a Big Job Ahead Holding Native Group Together"
    Aubry, Jack, The Ottawa Citizen, 13 Jun 1991     "Canada's native chiefs proved this week they can hold a national political convention with plenty of drama and hoopla."
    Aubry, Jack, The Ottawa Citizen, 13 Jun 1991   "Canada's native chiefs proved this week they can hold a national political …
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  • "New Brunswick Indians lose tax case in Supreme Court"
    Turtle Island News, 24 Jul 1998     New Brunswick Indians lose tax case in Supreme Court OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada settled a sometimes ugly, five-year squabble between New Brunswick and its status Indians on Thursday by ruli
    Turtle Island News, 24 Jul 1998   New Brunswick Indians lose tax case in Supreme Court OTTAWA - The …
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  • "Manitoba's Elijah Harper A True Native Patriot"
    Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1990     "Only time will tell but I believe we have a new native hero to go along with such giants as Tecumseh and Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant) in native history. The man I refer to is NDP MLA Elijah Harper.
    Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1990   "Only time will tell but I believe we have a new native …
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  • "Five Others Seek Assembly of First Nations Job"
        A brief description of five candidates running for National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations and their platforms.
      A brief description of five candidates running for National Chief of the …
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  • "'Won't Be Kept Down' Anymore Says Native Leadership Candidate"
        "Aboriginal people have been "treated like dirt" since whites set foot in Canada but natives aren't going to be kept down anymore, a leadership candidate for the Assembly of First Nations said Tuesda
      "Aboriginal people have been "treated like dirt" since whites set foot in …
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  • "They All Talk of the Importance of Returning to Traditional Native Values"
    Brantford Expositor, 1991     "They all talk of the importance of returning to traditional values, and emphasize the need to improve living conditions in native communities."
    Brantford Expositor, 1991   "They all talk of the importance of returning to traditional values, and …
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  • "Fontaine gets whopping raise while AFN cuts corners"
    Powless, Lynda, Turtle Island News, 8 Jul 1998, pp.1-2     Fontaine gets whopping raise while AFN cuts corners By Lynda Powless, Editor A $40,000 a year raise for Assembly of First Nations (AFN) leader Phil Fontaine is "ridiculous" says a Six Nations Council
    Powless, Lynda, Turtle Island News, 8 Jul 1998, pp.1-2   Fontaine gets whopping raise while AFN cuts corners By Lynda Powless, Editor …
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  • "Six Seek National"
    White, Vicki, Brantford Expositor, 9 May 1991     "Chief Coun. William Montour will face five competitors in his bid to be the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations."
    White, Vicki, Brantford Expositor, 9 May 1991   "Chief Coun. William Montour will face five competitors in his bid to …
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