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    "As Elijah Harper sidled through the assembled throng Friday to say goodbye after 11 years as a provincial politician, he looked as ill at ease as the day he entered the grey stone legislature buildi

Jarvis, Anne, Brantford Expositor, Fall 1990     "Native People are ready to stand up for their rights, Elijah Harper told more than 300 people who gave him two standing ovations at Hagersville Secondary School on Saturday."

    "NDP MLA Elijah Harper laughs at comments made by supporters after stopping the Meech Lake debate in the Manitoba legislature."

    "Elijah Harper, the Manitoba native leader who helped scuttle the Meech Lake accord, has been voted Canada's top newsmaker of 1990."

    "Natives and sympathizers gathered Sunday under a blistering sun to verbally bash the federal government for lack of involvement in a land claims dispute which has grown into a three-week armed stand

    "Indian Chiefs across Canada criticized the federal government Tuesday for its treatment of natives and said they have the momentum and strength to mount a renewed fight against Ottawa."

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.

    "Just six months ago Manitoba MLA Elijah Harper sprang to centre stage of Canadian politics when he single handedly squashed the Meech Lake Accord."

    "It is, in the end, the story of one man and one feather. The man is there for history to measure. He has name, age and address: Elijah Harper, 41, of Red Sucker Lake, Northern Manitoba. He has a voi

    "The Meech Lake accord, designed to accommodate Quebec in a Canadian constitution with stronger provincial powers, died when Manitoba MLA Elijah Harper, a Cree Indian, blocked ratification by the Jun

White, Vicki, Brantford Expositor, Summer 1990     "Elijah Harper has inspired an unprecedented number of native people to run in Manitoba's provincial election, but not in Ontario's Sept. 6 vote."

    "Georges Erasmus leaves the top Indian job in the country this month still warning to the wind that Canada should play fair with natives while it has a chance."

White, Vicki, Brantford Expositor, 21 May 1991     "The challenge was sent to every one of the 250 native and non-native people at the Drumbeat Conference in Hamilton on Sunday."