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Roper, Wayne, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1993     "Loran Thompson, a controversial figure from the New York side of Akwesasne, sees nothing dirty in what he describes as the "import-export business." A former Confederacy chief, he was ousted from hi

Smith, Christopher, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1993     "Audrey Kick receives her $5 payment from an official with the federal Department of Indian Affairs."

    "Leon Goodstriker has joined the pitching staff of the Brantford Red Sox, who probably hop he lives up to his name."

    "Results from the 1991 Canadian census released recently show that over one million people claimed aboriginal ancestry."

    "Allowing Six Nations to purchase land on Onandaga is "reverse discrimination," says Mabel Dougherty, the township's reeve."

    "And there is the old residential school building, an imposing relic of the days, not so very long ago, when it was the accepted thing to teach native children that their own culture was worthless."

    "The air was fresh and cool, the sun was bright, the snow on the ground was clean and crunchy, and the snakes travelled like waxed lightning."

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1993     "Most North American native people, who can still recall the old ways and teachings, regard themselves as guardians of the Earth."

Brantford Expositor, Summer 1993     "Next weekend, while most people will be seeking the cool of the shade or the water, hundreds of others will be donning heavy outfits and dancing under the sun."

    "About 100 natives drove across the Peace Bridge in a convoy Sunday and refused to pay duty in a peaceful protest against the Canadian government's failure to honor a 199-year-old treaty."

Thompson, Brian, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1993     "History is alive and growing in Iowne Anderson's garden."

    "Hundreds of native people who believe they have a right to cross the Canada-U.S. border with no restrictions passed freely over the line in a low-key demonstration this weekend."

Green, Richard G., Brantford Expositor, Summer 1993     A social call at a musician friend's house turned into an unexpected pleasure."

    "Tears flow with the morning coffee at the hotel in this small community as tormented people, some giving only their last names, gather to recount the horrors of their youth."

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1993     "The annual Border Crossing Celebration was recently held at Niagara Falls, Ont."

    "In a blend of English and her native Inuktitut, the songs of Susan Aglukark, 26, celebrate her culture and confront the problems plaguing her people: suicide, alcoholism, alienation and sexual abuse

White, Vicki, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1993     "At one side of the tent, the singers and drummers filled the air with song and emotion."

    "When the Charlottetown accord was defeated last October, native leaders promised Canadians they would intensify calls for native rights and self-government."

Ries, Barry, Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Winter 1993     "In these days of uncertainty and never-ending change, Canadians would be well advised to look to our aboriginal people and immigrant population for lessons on how to cope, says Ontario's ombudsman."

    "The blueprint for Gay Williams' circular home came from her native ancestors. She and her sister built it as a statement of cultural pride and independence."