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Macacle Bi oo \ ‘There i is a tremendous revival . sweeping the Indian ae ‘government clare the reservation voting constituen- he gtr Mr. Maracle, a Mohawk Indian. n will follow the change of reserva- tions to municipalities with implementa- (tion of tax policies for Indian . added. This inormation, be said, was pointed ct ty "ly cnet "or iment sou: He said all 1 Indians are North American subjects and have their own government onfederacy, = 3 : But with 2,272 reservations in Canada there is cae a small t block of Indian peo- ple in one area which, if anything, would not have much effect on ee campaign of a local | ees turning to their traditional gi Mr. Maracle said he has been referred to as a militant but this is not correct. “I am in favor of our a weave | ae quaint them Indian cause,” he 5: fi Mr. Maracle was inst pee the atcorete ries of advertisement ca agree err 4 BRANT MARACLE, AUTHOR:! “In favor of meaningful dial hay- land they were cheated and deprived of, “Tt will take care of the native and non- » native for the next millennium .. . ‘It is not my intention to alienate white society but to encourage the active partic- ipation of our white brothers,” he told’ the students re ha S&H bid re 6 42 ‘Mr. Maracle advised that many nin-na- | tive peoples support the Indian cause once with: the injustic Indians haye suffered in the past and ' suffering today. told the students of the govern- ment’s accelerated program of assimila- tion but the Indian is desirous of main- taining el identity, culture, language and | religious practices. | ; Manly of fthe ‘students remained after school to discuss Indian problems showed interest in actively helping vin the Indian cause.

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