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When Frank Yatchotay left his home in Indian Cabins 30 years ago so his children could go to school, he was leaving behind the lifetime of traditional hunting and fishing he had enjoyed since he was a boy.

But there was a sadness in his voice when he told how he lost two of his 10 children since moving his family to Meander River, where they could get an education.

He blamed the deaths on alcohol and said he's learned to deal with the tragedies by helping to provide the best home possible for his grandchildren.

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When Frank Yatchotay left his home in Indian Cabins 30 years ago so his children could go to school, he was leaving behind the lifetime of traditional hunting and fishing he had enjoyed since he was a boy.

But there was a sadness in his voice when he told how he lost two of his 10 children since moving his family to Meander River, where they could get an education.

He blamed the deaths on alcohol and said he's learned to deal with the tragedies by helping to provide the best home possible for his grandchildren.

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When Frank Yatchotay left his home in Indian Cabins 30 years ago so his children could go to school, he was leaving behind the lifetime of traditional hunting and fishing he had enjoyed since he was a boy.

But there was a sadness in his voice when he told how he lost two of his 10 children since moving his family to Meander River, where they could get an education.

He blamed the deaths on alcohol and said he's learned to deal with the tragedies by helping to provide the best home possible for his grandchildren.

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Two local Native social service groups hosted their first dance March 9 at the High Level Friendship Centre to mark a special time in Native sobriety.

The Dene Tha' Counseling Program and Action North, a substance abuse Centre, threw open the doors and laid out the red carpet for more than 60 area Natives, who took part in their first sober dance event. The show was complete with cold pop, dancing entertainment and lots of sober friendship.

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Two local Native social service groups hosted their first dance March 9 at the High Level Friendship Centre to mark a special time in Native sobriety.

The Dene Tha' Counseling Program and Action North, a substance abuse Centre, threw open the doors and laid out the red carpet for more than 60 area Natives, who took part in their first sober dance event. The show was complete with cold pop, dancing entertainment and lots of sober friendship.

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Two local Native social service groups hosted their first dance March 9 at the High Level Friendship Centre to mark a special time in Native sobriety.

The Dene Tha' Counseling Program and Action North, a substance abuse Centre, threw open the doors and laid out the red carpet for more than 60 area Natives, who took part in their first sober dance event. The show was complete with cold pop, dancing entertainment and lots of sober friendship.

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Two local Native social service groups hosted their first dance March 9 at the High Level Friendship Centre to mark a special time in Native sobriety.

The Dene Tha' Counseling Program and Action North, a substance abuse Centre, threw open the doors and laid out the red carpet for more than 60 area Natives, who took part in their first sober dance event. The show was complete with cold pop, dancing entertainment and lots of sober friendship.

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Changes to the Indian Act giving bands more control over non-Native businesses on their land could be a boon to bands across the country, says Chief Strater Crowfoot of the Siksika Nation.

He said Bill C-115, which was passed in June 1988, has long-term benefits, because it now empowers Indian people to designate land for economic development while still maintaining control over it.

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Changes to the Indian Act giving bands more control over non-Native businesses on their land could be a boon to bands across the country, says Chief Strater Crowfoot of the Siksika Nation.

He said Bill C-115, which was passed in June 1988, has long-term benefits, because it now empowers Indian people to designate land for economic development while still maintaining control over it.

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Changes to the Indian Act giving bands more control over non-Native businesses on their land could be a boon to bands across the country, says Chief Strater Crowfoot of the Siksika Nation.

He said Bill C-115, which was passed in June 1988, has long-term benefits, because it now empowers Indian people to designate land for economic development while still maintaining control over it.