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Five Micmac reserves in the Cape Breton area are getting their own Native police force, a first for the Atlantic provinces.

In a ceremony some Natives would have thought to be an impossible dream only a few years ago, leaders of the five bands, Federal Solicitor General Herb Gray and Nova Scotia Premier John Savage signed an agreement announcing the new police force July 12 on the Eskasoni reserve.

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Five Micmac reserves in the Cape Breton area are getting their own Native police force, a first for the Atlantic provinces.

In a ceremony some Natives would have thought to be an impossible dream only a few years ago, leaders of the five bands, Federal Solicitor General Herb Gray and Nova Scotia Premier John Savage signed an agreement announcing the new police force July 12 on the Eskasoni reserve.

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Imagine playing five games of chess simultaneous, blind-folded.

Sound difficult?

Not for 12-year-old chess prodigy Matt Dumas of North Bay.

"It's definite not easy," Matt said shyly. "It's all done by memory. You visualize the board in your mind.

"I like the game most because of the challenge and strategy. You never know what your opponent will do next."

When playing many games simultaneously he has his strategy all figured out. He concentratges only on the board he is playing at the time, "throwing away" the previous board.

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Imagine playing five games of chess simultaneous, blind-folded.

Sound difficult?

Not for 12-year-old chess prodigy Matt Dumas of North Bay.

"It's definite not easy," Matt said shyly. "It's all done by memory. You visualize the board in your mind.

"I like the game most because of the challenge and strategy. You never know what your opponent will do next."

When playing many games simultaneously he has his strategy all figured out. He concentratges only on the board he is playing at the time, "throwing away" the previous board.

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The Gwitch Nation will pursue recognition of their traditional territory for the purpose of doing away with the Canada-U.S. border and the red tape it creates.

For thousands of years, the Gwitch'in travelled freely through their traditional territory, stretching from eastern Alaska to the western Northwest Territories.

But now, if Jonathon Solomon wants to come into Canada to shoot a caribou, he has to get "all kinds of permits and what-not.

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The Gwitch Nation will pursue recognition of their traditional territory for the purpose of doing away with the Canada-U.S. border and the red tape it creates.

For thousands of years, the Gwitch'in travelled freely through their traditional territory, stretching from eastern Alaska to the western Northwest Territories.

But now, if Jonathon Solomon wants to come into Canada to shoot a caribou, he has to get "all kinds of permits and what-not.

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A controversial 25 year-old semi-abstract statue of Metis leader Louis Riel will be removed from the grounds of the Manitoba Legislature Building, according to Manitoba Metis Federation president Billyjo DeLaRonde.

It will be replaced with a "more proper, statesmanlike" representation of the hero of the rebellion of the late 19th century.

DeLaRonde says that having that statue moved to a college in the Winnipeg suburb of St. Boniface was relatively easy, but that having it replaced was considerably more difficult.

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A controversial 25 year-old semi-abstract statue of Metis leader Louis Riel will be removed from the grounds of the Manitoba Legislature Building, according to Manitoba Metis Federation president Billyjo DeLaRonde.

It will be replaced with a "more proper, statesmanlike" representation of the hero of the rebellion of the late 19th century.

DeLaRonde says that having that statue moved to a college in the Winnipeg suburb of St. Boniface was relatively easy, but that having it replaced was considerably more difficult.

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I am someone of mixed blood, half Native (Ojibway to be specific) and half white. And as a professional writer, I've often explored both worlds, comparing and challenging. But it has come to my attention that more often than not, I have looked more favorably upon the Native side of my life. I have, in various writings, listed pro-Native and anti-Caucasian sentiments.

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I am someone of mixed blood, half Native (Ojibway to be specific) and half white. And as a professional writer, I've often explored both worlds, comparing and challenging. But it has come to my attention that more often than not, I have looked more favorably upon the Native side of my life. I have, in various writings, listed pro-Native and anti-Caucasian sentiments.