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After 19 days of walking, a weary group of Stoney Point First Nation members reached Parliament Hill with tears in their eyes after completing a 700 kilometre march to protest the taking of their land.

The 20 protesters arrived at the nation's capital with mixed feeling of jubilation and solemnity, embracing each other as they ended their journey Sept. 30. The group undertook the march to draw attention to their 50-year struggle to reclaim their land

from the Canadian military.

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After 19 days of walking, a weary group of Stoney Point First Nation members reached Parliament Hill with tears in their eyes after completing a 700 kilometre march to protest the taking of their land.

The 20 protesters arrived at the nation's capital with mixed feeling of jubilation and solemnity, embracing each other as they ended their journey Sept. 30. The group undertook the march to draw attention to their 50-year struggle to reclaim their land

from the Canadian military.

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After 19 days of walking, a weary group of Stoney Point First Nation members reached Parliament Hill with tears in their eyes after completing a 700 kilometre march to protest the taking of their land.

The 20 protesters arrived at the nation's capital with mixed feeling of jubilation and solemnity, embracing each other as they ended their journey Sept. 30. The group undertook the march to draw attention to their 50-year struggle to reclaim their land

from the Canadian military.

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After 19 days of walking, a weary group of Stoney Point First Nation members reached Parliament Hill with tears in their eyes after completing a 700 kilometre march to protest the taking of their land.

The 20 protesters arrived at the nation's capital with mixed feeling of jubilation and solemnity, embracing each other as they ended their journey Sept. 30. The group undertook the march to draw attention to their 50-year struggle to reclaim their land

from the Canadian military.

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After 19 days of walking, a weary group of Stoney Point First Nation members reached Parliament Hill with tears in their eyes after completing a 700 kilometre march to protest the taking of their land.

The 20 protesters arrived at the nation's capital with mixed feeling of jubilation and solemnity, embracing each other as they ended their journey Sept. 30. The group undertook the march to draw attention to their 50-year struggle to reclaim their land

from the Canadian military.

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After 19 days of walking, a weary group of Stoney Point First Nation members reached Parliament Hill with tears in their eyes after completing a 700 kilometre march to protest the taking of their land.

The 20 protesters arrived at the nation's capital with mixed feeling of jubilation and solemnity, embracing each other as they ended their journey Sept. 30. The group undertook the march to draw attention to their 50-year struggle to reclaim their land

from the Canadian military.

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After 19 days of walking, a weary group of Stoney Point First Nation members reached Parliament Hill with tears in their eyes after completing a 700 kilometre march to protest the taking of their land.

The 20 protesters arrived at the nation's capital with mixed feeling of jubilation and solemnity, embracing each other as they ended their journey Sept. 30. The group undertook the march to draw attention to their 50-year struggle to reclaim their land

from the Canadian military.

Stats Can estimate only two per cent of Natives in Saskatchewan speak Cree

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The Cree language is slowly disappearing in Saskatchewan, according to a recent survey.

But Native educators are waging a fierce battle to ensure the language's survival.

Although Cree is spoken throughout the province, little more than two per-cent of the Aboriginal community can speak it fluently. Statistics Canada estimates the Indian and Metis population in Saskatchewan at more than 100,000, approximately one-tenth of the province's total population.

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The recent split between the Catholic Church and the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs on the issue of residential schools was to be expected, say representatives from both sides.

As administrators of more than half the residential schools in Manitoba, the Catholic Church is in a vulnerable position as allegations of abuse begin to surface throughout the province.

And Father Claude Blanchette, chairman of the Catholic Bishops Advisory Committee on Native Issues in Manitoba, admits errors were made.

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The recent split between the Catholic Church and the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs on the issue of residential schools was to be expected, say representatives from both sides.

As administrators of more than half the residential schools in Manitoba, the Catholic Church is in a vulnerable position as allegations of abuse begin to surface throughout the province.

And Father Claude Blanchette, chairman of the Catholic Bishops Advisory Committee on Native Issues in Manitoba, admits errors were made.