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The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has denounced an information package released by teh Department of Indian and Northern Affairs.

The department's Demographic Improvements in Reserve Life is full of incorrect information, ssaid asssembly Grand Chief Phil Fontaine.

"The package presents a disfigured view of life on reserves and urbann ghettos in Canada and Manitoba," he said. "This is a classic case of statistical manipulation by a federal cabinet minister trying to justify the existence of a redundant bureacracy."

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The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has denounced an information package released by teh Department of Indian and Northern Affairs.

The department's Demographic Improvements in Reserve Life is full of incorrect information, ssaid asssembly Grand Chief Phil Fontaine.

"The package presents a disfigured view of life on reserves and urbann ghettos in Canada and Manitoba," he said. "This is a classic case of statistical manipulation by a federal cabinet minister trying to justify the existence of a redundant bureacracy."

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The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has denounced an information package released by teh Department of Indian and Northern Affairs.

The department's Demographic Improvements in Reserve Life is full of incorrect information, ssaid asssembly Grand Chief Phil Fontaine.

"The package presents a disfigured view of life on reserves and urbann ghettos in Canada and Manitoba," he said. "This is a classic case of statistical manipulation by a federal cabinet minister trying to justify the existence of a redundant bureacracy."

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Morew than 100 angry people attended a rally at the Harry Hayes Building in Calgary to protest the proposed Chartered Land Act,tgo be introduced in Parliament in June.

Natives from four southern Alberta reserves rallied outside the Indian Affairs Office on April 22, Earth Day, to denounce the proposed law which they fear will leave reserves looking like a patchwork quilt.

Sarah Potts, representing Coalition Against First Nations Genocide, told the crowd that an alarm went off when she first heard about the proposed legislation.

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Morew than 100 angry people attended a rally at the Harry Hayes Building in Calgary to protest the proposed Chartered Land Act,tgo be introduced in Parliament in June.

Natives from four southern Alberta reserves rallied outside the Indian Affairs Office on April 22, Earth Day, to denounce the proposed law which they fear will leave reserves looking like a patchwork quilt.

Sarah Potts, representing Coalition Against First Nations Genocide, told the crowd that an alarm went off when she first heard about the proposed legislation.

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Morew than 100 angry people attended a rally at the Harry Hayes Building in Calgary to protest the proposed Chartered Land Act,tgo be introduced in Parliament in June.

Natives from four southern Alberta reserves rallied outside the Indian Affairs Office on April 22, Earth Day, to denounce the proposed law which they fear will leave reserves looking like a patchwork quilt.

Sarah Potts, representing Coalition Against First Nations Genocide, told the crowd that an alarm went off when she first heard about the proposed legislation.

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Morew than 100 angry people attended a rally at the Harry Hayes Building in Calgary to protest the proposed Chartered Land Act,tgo be introduced in Parliament in June.

Natives from four southern Alberta reserves rallied outside the Indian Affairs Office on April 22, Earth Day, to denounce the proposed law which they fear will leave reserves looking like a patchwork quilt.

Sarah Potts, representing Coalition Against First Nations Genocide, told the crowd that an alarm went off when she first heard about the proposed legislation.

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Aboriginals reinstated under Bill C-31 will have a political voice to negotiate their rights in the near future.

The Bill C-31 Association of Alberta is an ambitious project created to represent the interests of Aboriginals falling through the cracks of the three major political organizations in Alberta, says founder Russel White.

The Indian Association of Alberta represents people on reserves, the Metis

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Aboriginals reinstated under Bill C-31 will have a political voice to negotiate their rights in the near future.

The Bill C-31 Association of Alberta is an ambitious project created to represent the interests of Aboriginals falling through the cracks of the three major political organizations in Alberta, says founder Russel White.

The Indian Association of Alberta represents people on reserves, the Metis

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Aboriginals reinstated under Bill C-31 will have a political voice to negotiate their rights in the near future.

The Bill C-31 Association of Alberta is an ambitious project created to represent the interests of Aboriginals falling through the cracks of the three major political organizations in Alberta, says founder Russel White.

The Indian Association of Alberta represents people on reserves, the Metis