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The RCMP detachment in Cardston was dismissed as a training center for recruits in 1980 shortly after a Blood blockade of its businesses, an RCMP officer told a public inquiry this week.

Commanding officer Peter Wright said the decision followed a meeting in which Blood representatives and RCMP K-Division officials agreed constables stationed in Cardston were too inexperienced. Rookie constables were often sent there for six-months training.

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The RCMP detachment in Cardston was dismissed as a training center for recruits in 1980 shortly after a Blood blockade of its businesses, an RCMP officer told a public inquiry this week.

Commanding officer Peter Wright said the decision followed a meeting in which Blood representatives and RCMP K-Division officials agreed constables stationed in Cardston were too inexperienced. Rookie constables were often sent there for six-months training.

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The RCMP detachment in Cardston was dismissed as a training center for recruits in 1980 shortly after a Blood blockade of its businesses, an RCMP officer told a public inquiry this week.

Commanding officer Peter Wright said the decision followed a meeting in which Blood representatives and RCMP K-Division officials agreed constables stationed in Cardston were too inexperienced. Rookie constables were often sent there for six-months training.

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The RCMP detachment in Cardston was dismissed as a training center for recruits in 1980 shortly after a Blood blockade of its businesses, an RCMP officer told a public inquiry this week.

Commanding officer Peter Wright said the decision followed a meeting in which Blood representatives and RCMP K-Division officials agreed constables stationed in Cardston were too inexperienced. Rookie constables were often sent there for six-months training.

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Negotiations of the Dene/Metis claim in the Northwest Territories must be finalized by the end of March and then go to a referendum in June, according to the NWT Metis Association.

If there is no final agreement by the end of March, the federal government will cut off negotiations, according to a Metis Association news release.

In a recent letter to the Dene Nation and Metis Association, Pierre Cadieux, the minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, stated he's committed to reaching an agreement by March 31, 1990.

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Negotiations of the Dene/Metis claim in the Northwest Territories must be finalized by the end of March and then go to a referendum in June, according to the NWT Metis Association.

If there is no final agreement by the end of March, the federal government will cut off negotiations, according to a Metis Association news release.

In a recent letter to the Dene Nation and Metis Association, Pierre Cadieux, the minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, stated he's committed to reaching an agreement by March 31, 1990.

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Negotiations of the Dene/Metis claim in the Northwest Territories must be finalized by the end of March and then go to a referendum in June, according to the NWT Metis Association.

If there is no final agreement by the end of March, the federal government will cut off negotiations, according to a Metis Association news release.

In a recent letter to the Dene Nation and Metis Association, Pierre Cadieux, the minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, stated he's committed to reaching an agreement by March 31, 1990.

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Negotiations of the Dene/Metis claim in the Northwest Territories must be finalized by the end of March and then go to a referendum in June, according to the NWT Metis Association.

If there is no final agreement by the end of March, the federal government will cut off negotiations, according to a Metis Association news release.

In a recent letter to the Dene Nation and Metis Association, Pierre Cadieux, the minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, stated he's committed to reaching an agreement by March 31, 1990.

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Canada should commit more money to help Indian women and their children regain lost Indian status, according to a Native panel holding cross-country hearings on Bill C-31.

After passing legislation allowing reinstatement, the federal government committed $295 million to cover the costs of restoring status to an estimated 65,000 women and children.

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Canada should commit more money to help Indian women and their children regain lost Indian status, according to a Native panel holding cross-country hearings on Bill C-31.

After passing legislation allowing reinstatement, the federal government committed $295 million to cover the costs of restoring status to an estimated 65,000 women and children.