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Noeline Villebrun says land claim decisions made by NWT leaders make her feel like she's lost her birthright.

A past resident of the Northwest Territories, Villebrun told Dene and Metis leaders at a meeting held in Edmonton on Wednesday that it hurts her to think organizations, which are supposed to represent her, are actually disinheriting her, because she now lives in the south.

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Noeline Villebrun says land claim decisions made by NWT leaders make her feel like she's lost her birthright.

A past resident of the Northwest Territories, Villebrun told Dene and Metis leaders at a meeting held in Edmonton on Wednesday that it hurts her to think organizations, which are supposed to represent her, are actually disinheriting her, because she now lives in the south.

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Noeline Villebrun says land claim decisions made by NWT leaders make her feel like she's lost her birthright.

A past resident of the Northwest Territories, Villebrun told Dene and Metis leaders at a meeting held in Edmonton on Wednesday that it hurts her to think organizations, which are supposed to represent her, are actually disinheriting her, because she now lives in the south.

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Two and a half years ago Native fashion designer Kathy Shirt was a victim of a hit and run accident. It took a long time to recuperate and she still suffers pain on her entire right side. But she used the time to reflect deeply on her life. Shirt has become more relaxed and contented and has decided to change careers; she'll no longer design fashions, instead her creativity will flow from the paint brush.

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Two and a half years ago Native fashion designer Kathy Shirt was a victim of a hit and run accident. It took a long time to recuperate and she still suffers pain on her entire right side. But she used the time to reflect deeply on her life. Shirt has become more relaxed and contented and has decided to change careers; she'll no longer design fashions, instead her creativity will flow from the paint brush.

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Two and a half years ago Native fashion designer Kathy Shirt was a victim of a hit and run accident. It took a long time to recuperate and she still suffers pain on her entire right side. But she used the time to reflect deeply on her life. Shirt has become more relaxed and contented and has decided to change careers; she'll no longer design fashions, instead her creativity will flow from the paint brush.

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Two and a half years ago Native fashion designer Kathy Shirt was a victim of a hit and run accident. It took a long time to recuperate and she still suffers pain on her entire right side. But she used the time to reflect deeply on her life. Shirt has become more relaxed and contented and has decided to change careers; she'll no longer design fashions, instead her creativity will flow from the paint brush.

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A social service coalition, which is only weeks away from obtaining joint-government funding to fight AIDS in Edmonton's inner city, should be expanded to include Native groups, says an Alberta Indian Health Care Commission member.

Anne Bird credits the seven-member coalition for trying to combat the deadly virus in the inner city, but fears it's ignoring a sizable population.

If cultural and language differences aren't addressed, Bird said, Native people won't benefit from the help to be offered by the coalition.

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A social service coalition, which is only weeks away from obtaining joint-government funding to fight AIDS in Edmonton's inner city, should be expanded to include Native groups, says an Alberta Indian Health Care Commission member.

Anne Bird credits the seven-member coalition for trying to combat the deadly virus in the inner city, but fears it's ignoring a sizable population.

If cultural and language differences aren't addressed, Bird said, Native people won't benefit from the help to be offered by the coalition.

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A social service coalition, which is only weeks away from obtaining joint-government funding to fight AIDS in Edmonton's inner city, should be expanded to include Native groups, says an Alberta Indian Health Care Commission member.

Anne Bird credits the seven-member coalition for trying to combat the deadly virus in the inner city, but fears it's ignoring a sizable population.

If cultural and language differences aren't addressed, Bird said, Native people won't benefit from the help to be offered by the coalition.