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    "The federal government will double its spending on native policing over the next five years, Indian Affairs minister Tom Siddon said Thursday."

    "Indian Affairs and Northern Development minister Tom Siddon addressed a gathering of Indian representatives at Six Nations Veteran's Park at Six Nations Reserve yesterday. The minister was there to

    "Georges Erasmus, former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, criticizes Indian Affairs minister Tom Siddon in an excerpt from an interview in the Wawatay News, an Ontario-based native pu

Brantford Expositor, 29 Jun 1991     "I recently received an interesting letter from Peter Tensen of R2 Brantford. He enclosed a clipping of a letter which had appeared in the Expositor on June 7. In it, H. Cook of Paris made some state

Ball, Vincent, Brantford Expositor, 25 Jun 1991     "The Ontario Municipal Board will be asked to resolve a lengthy land-use dispute involving property in Brantford Township known as the Doctor Lands."

Bramham, Daphne, Southam News, 26 Jun 1991     "Canada's unjust treatment of natives is a national disgrace that must be corrected quickly."

White, Vicki, Brantford Expositor, 26 Jun 1991     "The Six Nations radio station has encountered some opposition in its bid for a licence."

    "Environmental hearings on the Great Whale hydroelectric project were cancelled Wednesday - a day after Cree in northern Quebec stopped Hydro-Quebec experts from entering the village of Great Whale."

    "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."

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Fall 1991     "Last week the Shawanaga Indian Reserve was in the news. Shawanaga is an Ojibway Reserve north of Parry Sound. It's people have been using large-scale bingo games as a way to raise money to make impr

White, Vicki, Brantford Expositor, 5 Oct 1991     Brothers plan native cable system By Vicki White, Expositor Staff OHSWEKEN - Two brothers from Six Nations believe technology may be the key to retaining native values and languages. Jeffrey and Gary

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, 1 Oct 1991     Old smear tactics still being used OHSWEKEN - In June, I received a copy of an article written by Ross Maracle of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. He has a television ministry and was preparing to pr

Aubry, Jack, The Ottawa Citizen, Fall 1991     "National Indian chiefs slammed the federal government's native self-government proposals Tuesday as a 'total betrayal'."

    "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 acces

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, 18 Oct 1991     Native American Church welcomes all to celebrate OHSWEKEN - Last weekend the Iroquois Women's Circle had another very successful conference at J.C. Hill School gymnasium in Ohsweken. As usual, the sp

    "In popular culture, native women and sex are as inseparable as cops and robbers, says the director of a native museum in New Mexico."

    "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.

    "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."

    "Lewis Staats has been appointed by the Six Nations council as acting chief of the band, until regular band elections are held in November."