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Tansi, ahnee and hello.

When I was a boy I had a friend named Mike Keewatin who lived in a foster home down the road from mine. He was a daredevil, one of those brash, swaggering, drop-of-the-hat kind of guys we all knew as children and I admired the high-hearted gallantry he brought to the playground of boys.

When I think of Mike these days I remember one scene in particular. There was

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It's been a long time since the Indian people have lived a traditional lifestyle. The Europeans came and brought elements of their culture, which were superimposed onto a culture whose core was based on a belief system quite foreign to the European. These juxtaposed cultures each contained value systems that were relative to each lifestyle. The introduction of this foreign culture has changed the way the Indian people live and has dramatically altered the traditional values of our people.

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It's been a long time since the Indian people have lived a traditional lifestyle. The Europeans came and brought elements of their culture, which were superimposed onto a culture whose core was based on a belief system quite foreign to the European. These juxtaposed cultures each contained value systems that were relative to each lifestyle. The introduction of this foreign culture has changed the way the Indian people live and has dramatically altered the traditional values of our people.

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It's been a long time since the Indian people have lived a traditional lifestyle. The Europeans came and brought elements of their culture, which were superimposed onto a culture whose core was based on a belief system quite foreign to the European. These juxtaposed cultures each contained value systems that were relative to each lifestyle. The introduction of this foreign culture has changed the way the Indian people live and has dramatically altered the traditional values of our people.

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It's been a long time since the Indian people have lived a traditional lifestyle. The Europeans came and brought elements of their culture, which were superimposed onto a culture whose core was based on a belief system quite foreign to the European. These juxtaposed cultures each contained value systems that were relative to each lifestyle. The introduction of this foreign culture has changed the way the Indian people live and has dramatically altered the traditional values of our people.

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Two weeks ago, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples released its second discussion paper, entitled Focusing the Dialogue.

This latest work comes after months of consultations with and presentations by various Natives from across the country. In the past 13 months, commission members have visited 72 communities and talked with more than 1,400 people about the state of being Indian in Canada.

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Two weeks ago, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples released its second discussion paper, entitled Focusing the Dialogue.

This latest work comes after months of consultations with and presentations by various Natives from across the country. In the past 13 months, commission members have visited 72 communities and talked with more than 1,400 people about the state of being Indian in Canada.

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Two weeks ago, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples released its second discussion paper, entitled Focusing the Dialogue.

This latest work comes after months of consultations with and presentations by various Natives from across the country. In the past 13 months, commission members have visited 72 communities and talked with more than 1,400 people about the state of being Indian in Canada.

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Two weeks ago, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples released its second discussion paper, entitled Focusing the Dialogue.

This latest work comes after months of consultations with and presentations by various Natives from across the country. In the past 13 months, commission members have visited 72 communities and talked with more than 1,400 people about the state of being Indian in Canada.

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The First Nations Summit in British Columbia denounced plans by federal and B.C. officials to permit input from municipal government during treaty negotiations.

The province cannot have a multitude of special interest groups lined up against the First Nations at the bargaining table, summit spokesman Joe Mathias said.

The memorandum of understanding between the province and the Union of B.C. Municipalities outlines B.C.'s commitment to municipal consultation during treaty negotiations.