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Native bands in northern Alberta and the Northwest territories need more time and money to study the fate of 4,000 diseased bison in Wood Buffalo National Park.

But they will not consent to have them killed, said Treaty 8 spokesman Johnsen Sewepagaham who is leading the fight to save the buffalo.

That's an option which is being given serious consideration by federal officials because of fears that tuberculosis which has infected the buffalo may spread to the whole herd of 29,000 in the world historic park.

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Native bands in northern Alberta and the Northwest territories need more time and money to study the fate of 4,000 diseased bison in Wood Buffalo National Park.

But they will not consent to have them killed, said Treaty 8 spokesman Johnsen Sewepagaham who is leading the fight to save the buffalo.

That's an option which is being given serious consideration by federal officials because of fears that tuberculosis which has infected the buffalo may spread to the whole herd of 29,000 in the world historic park.

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Native bands in northern Alberta and the Northwest territories need more time and money to study the fate of 4,000 diseased bison in Wood Buffalo National Park.

But they will not consent to have them killed, said Treaty 8 spokesman Johnsen Sewepagaham who is leading the fight to save the buffalo.

That's an option which is being given serious consideration by federal officials because of fears that tuberculosis which has infected the buffalo may spread to the whole herd of 29,000 in the world historic park.

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Native bands in northern Alberta and the Northwest territories need more time and money to study the fate of 4,000 diseased bison in Wood Buffalo National Park.

But they will not consent to have them killed, said Treaty 8 spokesman Johnsen Sewepagaham who is leading the fight to save the buffalo.

That's an option which is being given serious consideration by federal officials because of fears that tuberculosis which has infected the buffalo may spread to the whole herd of 29,000 in the world historic park.

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Native youth court worker Fraser Thompson can understand the frustration and agony his young clients face.

He knows low self-esteem kill the motivation to get an education or to lead a normal life.

Thompson knows because he has been in those shoes.

The 32-year-old Cree man has been working for the last five years as a Youth Court advocate with Native Counselling Services (NCS), which helps indigenous people across the province understand Alberta courts.

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Native youth court worker Fraser Thompson can understand the frustration and agony his young clients face.

He knows low self-esteem kill the motivation to get an education or to lead a normal life.

Thompson knows because he has been in those shoes.

The 32-year-old Cree man has been working for the last five years as a Youth Court advocate with Native Counselling Services (NCS), which helps indigenous people across the province understand Alberta courts.

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Native youth court worker Fraser Thompson can understand the frustration and agony his young clients face.

He knows low self-esteem kill the motivation to get an education or to lead a normal life.

Thompson knows because he has been in those shoes.

The 32-year-old Cree man has been working for the last five years as a Youth Court advocate with Native Counselling Services (NCS), which helps indigenous people across the province understand Alberta courts.

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Native youth court worker Fraser Thompson can understand the frustration and agony his young clients face.

He knows low self-esteem kill the motivation to get an education or to lead a normal life.

Thompson knows because he has been in those shoes.

The 32-year-old Cree man has been working for the last five years as a Youth Court advocate with Native Counselling Services (NCS), which helps indigenous people across the province understand Alberta courts.

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The Little Red River Band of northern Alberta isn't trying to cut down the developers of a mega pulp mill in Peace River, claims Chief Johnsen Sewepagaham.

They just want the federal government to recognize its obligations to Indian people.

He is pushing for a federally-sponsored review of the $500 million Daishowa Canada Ltd. project he fears will damage the environment and affect the livelihood of his people.

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The Little Red River Band of northern Alberta isn't trying to cut down the developers of a mega pulp mill in Peace River, claims Chief Johnsen Sewepagaham.

They just want the federal government to recognize its obligations to Indian people.

He is pushing for a federally-sponsored review of the $500 million Daishowa Canada Ltd. project he fears will damage the environment and affect the livelihood of his people.