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The Dogrib Nation is planning to finance, build and own two hydroelectric dams in their region of the vast Northwest Territories to supply power to communities around the Great Slave Lake.

In a $115 million deal, the Treaty 11 Dogrib Council, consisting of 2,300 members in five communities, will build a $35 million, 4.3-megawatt dam at Snare Cascades on the Snare River. The dam is scheduled for completion in 1996 and will be located between two existing dams on the river. The second, an $80 million 20-megawatt dam, will be built on the Lac La Martre River.

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The Dogrib Nation is planning to finance, build and own two hydroelectric dams in their region of the vast Northwest Territories to supply power to communities around the Great Slave Lake.

In a $115 million deal, the Treaty 11 Dogrib Council, consisting of 2,300 members in five communities, will build a $35 million, 4.3-megawatt dam at Snare Cascades on the Snare River. The dam is scheduled for completion in 1996 and will be located between two existing dams on the river. The second, an $80 million 20-megawatt dam, will be built on the Lac La Martre River.

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The Royal Commission on Aboriginal People continues to ignore women's input into the nation's political issues, despite assurances to the contrary, say Native representatives.

The Native Women's Association of Canada blasted the Royal Commission for paying lip service to equity in an April 2 press release. Their comments were in reaction to two new documents released by the commission, Focusing the Dialogue and Overview of the Second Round.

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Once upon a time there was a small group of constables who didn't get any respect from the people they worked so hard to protect.

You see, these men had no uniforms distinguishing them as peacekeepers from other people. They had to walk around their northern Manitoba beat in blue jeans, which don't show the dirt as much as some uniforms, but still are too common for real constables to wear.

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Once upon a time there was a small group of constables who didn't get any respect from the people they worked so hard to protect.

You see, these men had no uniforms distinguishing them as peacekeepers from other people. They had to walk around their northern Manitoba beat in blue jeans, which don't show the dirt as much as some uniforms, but still are too common for real constables to wear.

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Once upon a time there was a small group of constables who didn't get any respect from the people they worked so hard to protect.

You see, these men had no uniforms distinguishing them as peacekeepers from other people. They had to walk around their northern Manitoba beat in blue jeans, which don't show the dirt as much as some uniforms, but still are too common for real constables to wear.

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Once upon a time there was a small group of constables who didn't get any respect from the people they worked so hard to protect.

You see, these men had no uniforms distinguishing them as peacekeepers from other people. They had to walk around their northern Manitoba beat in blue jeans, which don't show the dirt as much as some uniforms, but still are too common for real constables to wear.

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A Blue Heron stands quietly at a lake's edge, waiting by the reeds as an on-coming storm makes its ways across the water. The vision is so real, a viewer can almost smell the dampness and feel the warm breeze coming off the lake while looking at artist Linda Kinnard's painting.

Kinnard strives for perfection in her art. But not of a photo-perfect type.

"It's not that I want to do exact pictures. I'm exploring different expressions, something I saw in a situation," says the petite Native artist.

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A Blue Heron stands quietly at a lake's edge, waiting by the reeds as an on-coming storm makes its ways across the water. The vision is so real, a viewer can almost smell the dampness and feel the warm breeze coming off the lake while looking at artist Linda Kinnard's painting.

Kinnard strives for perfection in her art. But not of a photo-perfect type.

"It's not that I want to do exact pictures. I'm exploring different expressions, something I saw in a situation," says the petite Native artist.

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A Blue Heron stands quietly at a lake's edge, waiting by the reeds as an on-coming storm makes its ways across the water. The vision is so real, a viewer can almost smell the dampness and feel the warm breeze coming off the lake while looking at artist Linda Kinnard's painting.

Kinnard strives for perfection in her art. But not of a photo-perfect type.

"It's not that I want to do exact pictures. I'm exploring different expressions, something I saw in a situation," says the petite Native artist.