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Federal government cutbacks to Canada's aboriginal communications program, which was being viewed as a model for a Native publications group in the United States, are under fire by journalists across North America.

The vice-president of the Native American Journalists' Association (NAJA), said members of his organization are stumped at Canada's decision to "pull the rug out from under" Native people, who were being given the opportunity to strengthen their unity and self-reliance.

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Federal government cutbacks to Canada's aboriginal communications program, which was being viewed as a model for a Native publications group in the United States, are under fire by journalists across North America.

The vice-president of the Native American Journalists' Association (NAJA), said members of his organization are stumped at Canada's decision to "pull the rug out from under" Native people, who were being given the opportunity to strengthen their unity and self-reliance.

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Federal government cutbacks to Canada's aboriginal communications program, which was being viewed as a model for a Native publications group in the United States, are under fire by journalists across North America.

The vice-president of the Native American Journalists' Association (NAJA), said members of his organization are stumped at Canada's decision to "pull the rug out from under" Native people, who were being given the opportunity to strengthen their unity and self-reliance.

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Federal government cutbacks to Canada's aboriginal communications program, which was being viewed as a model for a Native publications group in the United States, are under fire by journalists across North America.

The vice-president of the Native American Journalists' Association (NAJA), said members of his organization are stumped at Canada's decision to "pull the rug out from under" Native people, who were being given the opportunity to strengthen their unity and self-reliance.

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Health and welfare Canada's recent grant of $50,000 has brought the North American Indigenous Games closer to a reality.

But games' committee chairman Charles Wood said organizers have fallen short of their goal of raising $750,000 to help make the games a success.

That led to a crucial second look at the whole "indigenous games package" and the cancellation of some events, he said.

"We had planned a major powwow but because we are short on funding it has been struck. Instead we plan to use smaller performing groups," Wood said.

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Health and welfare Canada's recent grant of $50,000 has brought the North American Indigenous Games closer to a reality.

But games' committee chairman Charles Wood said organizers have fallen short of their goal of raising $750,000 to help make the games a success.

That led to a crucial second look at the whole "indigenous games package" and the cancellation of some events, he said.

"We had planned a major powwow but because we are short on funding it has been struck. Instead we plan to use smaller performing groups," Wood said.

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Health and welfare Canada's recent grant of $50,000 has brought the North American Indigenous Games closer to a reality.

But games' committee chairman Charles Wood said organizers have fallen short of their goal of raising $750,000 to help make the games a success.

That led to a crucial second look at the whole "indigenous games package" and the cancellation of some events, he said.

"We had planned a major powwow but because we are short on funding it has been struck. Instead we plan to use smaller performing groups," Wood said.

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Health and welfare Canada's recent grant of $50,000 has brought the North American Indigenous Games closer to a reality.

But games' committee chairman Charles Wood said organizers have fallen short of their goal of raising $750,000 to help make the games a success.

That led to a crucial second look at the whole "indigenous games package" and the cancellation of some events, he said.

"We had planned a major powwow but because we are short on funding it has been struck. Instead we plan to use smaller performing groups," Wood said.

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Native families on Saddle Lake reserve are living in squalid, unhealthy conditions, says the band's chief.

Carl Quinn said the housing problems facing his 4,000-member band have escalated into a crisis, because the federal government refuses to increase its allowance for new home construction and renovations.

"And it' been that way since we left our teepees," he said during a rally in Edmonton April 11.

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Native families on Saddle Lake reserve are living in squalid, unhealthy conditions, says the band's chief.

Carl Quinn said the housing problems facing his 4,000-member band have escalated into a crisis, because the federal government refuses to increase its allowance for new home construction and renovations.

"And it' been that way since we left our teepees," he said during a rally in Edmonton April 11.