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Canada's Inuit do not want to labelled Aboriginal.

"I have a very clear mandate from the Inuit leadership to inform you of our discomfort with the label 'Aboriginal people'," said Inuit Tapirisat of Canada President Rosemarie Kuptana during her opening remarks before the final round of hearings by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

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Canada's Inuit do not want to labelled Aboriginal.

"I have a very clear mandate from the Inuit leadership to inform you of our discomfort with the label 'Aboriginal people'," said Inuit Tapirisat of Canada President Rosemarie Kuptana during her opening remarks before the final round of hearings by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

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MP Ethel Blondin-Andrew was appointed Secretary of State for youth and training in Prime Minister Jean Chretien's new government Nov. 4.

Some Native leaders had hoped the Dene from the Northwest Territories would be appointed to head the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Ovide Mercredi has expressed his disappointment with the choice of Ron Irwin.

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MP Ethel Blondin-Andrew was appointed Secretary of State for youth and training in Prime Minister Jean Chretien's new government Nov. 4.

Some Native leaders had hoped the Dene from the Northwest Territories would be appointed to head the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Ovide Mercredi has expressed his disappointment with the choice of Ron Irwin.

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MP Ethel Blondin-Andrew was appointed Secretary of State for youth and training in Prime Minister Jean Chretien's new government Nov. 4.

Some Native leaders had hoped the Dene from the Northwest Territories would be appointed to head the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Ovide Mercredi has expressed his disappointment with the choice of Ron Irwin.

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MP Ethel Blondin-Andrew was appointed Secretary of State for youth and training in Prime Minister Jean Chretien's new government Nov. 4.

Some Native leaders had hoped the Dene from the Northwest Territories would be appointed to head the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Ovide Mercredi has expressed his disappointment with the choice of Ron Irwin.

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While residential schools undeniably contributed to the social problems of Native people, the negative impact is perhaps being exaggerated in some cases, said a high-ranking Catholic official.

To simply suggest Native problems were caused by residential schools seems to be denied by the facts, Vancouver Archbishop Adam Exner told the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

Native problems must be looked at in a broader perspective, he said, adding that residential schools were part of federal policies designed to assimilate Aboriginal people.

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While residential schools undeniably contributed to the social problems of Native people, the negative impact is perhaps being exaggerated in some cases, said a high-ranking Catholic official.

To simply suggest Native problems were caused by residential schools seems to be denied by the facts, Vancouver Archbishop Adam Exner told the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

Native problems must be looked at in a broader perspective, he said, adding that residential schools were part of federal policies designed to assimilate Aboriginal people.

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While residential schools undeniably contributed to the social problems of Native people, the negative impact is perhaps being exaggerated in some cases, said a high-ranking Catholic official.

To simply suggest Native problems were caused by residential schools seems to be denied by the facts, Vancouver Archbishop Adam Exner told the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

Native problems must be looked at in a broader perspective, he said, adding that residential schools were part of federal policies designed to assimilate Aboriginal people.

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While residential schools undeniably contributed to the social problems of Native people, the negative impact is perhaps being exaggerated in some cases, said a high-ranking Catholic official.

To simply suggest Native problems were caused by residential schools seems to be denied by the facts, Vancouver Archbishop Adam Exner told the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

Native problems must be looked at in a broader perspective, he said, adding that residential schools were part of federal policies designed to assimilate Aboriginal people.