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Tories ignoring Native issues

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Federal Tory candidates are not addressing Native issues in their pursuit of their party's leadership, the head of the Assembly of First Nations said.

In a press conference in Ottawa May 18, Ovide Mercredi said none of the Progressive Conservative party leadership candidates are advocating Natives interests as part of the next government.

Tories ignoring Native issues

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Federal Tory candidates are not addressing Native issues in their pursuit of their party's leadership, the head of the Assembly of First Nations said.

In a press conference in Ottawa May 18, Ovide Mercredi said none of the Progressive Conservative party leadership candidates are advocating Natives interests as part of the next government.

Spirituality essential to healing

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Western civilization brought many ills to Native cultures, with perhaps the most damage being done to Native spirituality. Spiritual oppression, said Dila Houle, a facilitator at the Healing Awareness Conference, gave way to spiritual abandonment and, in turn, the social ills that plague Native communities today.

In her workshop Take Time to Laugh and Cry - Counselling From a Native Perspective, Houle said the rediscovery of the spiritual self is essential to the healing process. However, it's not an easy process.

Spirituality essential to healing

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Western civilization brought many ills to Native cultures, with perhaps the most damage being done to Native spirituality. Spiritual oppression, said Dila Houle, a facilitator at the Healing Awareness Conference, gave way to spiritual abandonment and, in turn, the social ills that plague Native communities today.

In her workshop Take Time to Laugh and Cry - Counselling From a Native Perspective, Houle said the rediscovery of the spiritual self is essential to the healing process. However, it's not an easy process.

Spirituality essential to healing

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Western civilization brought many ills to Native cultures, with perhaps the most damage being done to Native spirituality. Spiritual oppression, said Dila Houle, a facilitator at the Healing Awareness Conference, gave way to spiritual abandonment and, in turn, the social ills that plague Native communities today.

In her workshop Take Time to Laugh and Cry - Counselling From a Native Perspective, Houle said the rediscovery of the spiritual self is essential to the healing process. However, it's not an easy process.

Spirituality essential to healing

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Western civilization brought many ills to Native cultures, with perhaps the most damage being done to Native spirituality. Spiritual oppression, said Dila Houle, a facilitator at the Healing Awareness Conference, gave way to spiritual abandonment and, in turn, the social ills that plague Native communities today.

In her workshop Take Time to Laugh and Cry - Counselling From a Native Perspective, Houle said the rediscovery of the spiritual self is essential to the healing process. However, it's not an easy process.