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Editorial

Native sovereignty is not for sale.

It cannot be bought. It is something that, over a long period of time, can only be earned. Or, in some cases, won back. But that idea seems lost on some of the Mohawks from the troubled Akwesasne Reserve near Cornwall, Ont.

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Editorial

Native sovereignty is not for sale.

It cannot be bought. It is something that, over a long period of time, can only be earned. Or, in some cases, won back. But that idea seems lost on some of the Mohawks from the troubled Akwesasne Reserve near Cornwall, Ont.

Page 4

Editorial

Native sovereignty is not for sale.

It cannot be bought. It is something that, over a long period of time, can only be earned. Or, in some cases, won back. But that idea seems lost on some of the Mohawks from the troubled Akwesasne Reserve near Cornwall, Ont.

Page 4

Editorial

Native sovereignty is not for sale.

It cannot be bought. It is something that, over a long period of time, can only be earned. Or, in some cases, won back. But that idea seems lost on some of the Mohawks from the troubled Akwesasne Reserve near Cornwall, Ont.

Page 4

Editorial

Native sovereignty is not for sale.

It cannot be bought. It is something that, over a long period of time, can only be earned. Or, in some cases, won back. But that idea seems lost on some of the Mohawks from the troubled Akwesasne Reserve near Cornwall, Ont.

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Native issues finally made an appearance, albeit a brief one, on the national campaign trail this month.

Liberal leader Jean Chretien pledged a national pre-school program for Aboriginal children during a brief speech a Wanuskewin Park near Saskatoon Oct. 8.

"A Liberal government is committed to building a new partnership with Aboriginal people based on trust and mutual respect," he said. "We will provide Aboriginal people with the tools to become self-sufficient and self-governing."

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Fred Fraser, grandson of hereditary Chief James Starlight, was refused band membership by the Tsuu Tina Nation after he regained his status under Bill C-31.

Fraser now spends his days in an Edmonton courtroom listening to plaintiffs in the Bill C-31 case present their arguments. The Sawridge Band, the Ermineskin Band and the Tsuu Tina Nation, all Alberta bands, are challenging a 1985 amendment to the Indian Act that restored status to some non-status Indians. The plaintiffs argue that only bands can decide who will be members.

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Fred Fraser, grandson of hereditary Chief James Starlight, was refused band membership by the Tsuu Tina Nation after he regained his status under Bill C-31.

Fraser now spends his days in an Edmonton courtroom listening to plaintiffs in the Bill C-31 case present their arguments. The Sawridge Band, the Ermineskin Band and the Tsuu Tina Nation, all Alberta bands, are challenging a 1985 amendment to the Indian Act that restored status to some non-status Indians. The plaintiffs argue that only bands can decide who will be members.

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Fred Fraser, grandson of hereditary Chief James Starlight, was refused band membership by the Tsuu Tina Nation after he regained his status under Bill C-31.

Fraser now spends his days in an Edmonton courtroom listening to plaintiffs in the Bill C-31 case present their arguments. The Sawridge Band, the Ermineskin Band and the Tsuu Tina Nation, all Alberta bands, are challenging a 1985 amendment to the Indian Act that restored status to some non-status Indians. The plaintiffs argue that only bands can decide who will be members.

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Fred Fraser, grandson of hereditary Chief James Starlight, was refused band membership by the Tsuu Tina Nation after he regained his status under Bill C-31.

Fraser now spends his days in an Edmonton courtroom listening to plaintiffs in the Bill C-31 case present their arguments. The Sawridge Band, the Ermineskin Band and the Tsuu Tina Nation, all Alberta bands, are challenging a 1985 amendment to the Indian Act that restored status to some non-status Indians. The plaintiffs argue that only bands can decide who will be members.