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A Saskatchewan man is taking the phrase "walk the walk" to heart, setting out on a 1,000 kilometre trek to the nation's capital to promote First Nations.

Clinton Ahenakew, of Ahtahkakoop First Nation near Prince Albert, told representatives of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Sept. 29 he is walking to Ottawa "for the people and for the elders."

Ahenakew also wants to draw the attention of First Nations peoples and leaders

to the need to return to their spiritual roots when dealing with issues such as self-government with politicians.

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A Saskatchewan man is taking the phrase "walk the walk" to heart, setting out on a 1,000 kilometre trek to the nation's capital to promote First Nations.

Clinton Ahenakew, of Ahtahkakoop First Nation near Prince Albert, told representatives of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Sept. 29 he is walking to Ottawa "for the people and for the elders."

Ahenakew also wants to draw the attention of First Nations peoples and leaders

to the need to return to their spiritual roots when dealing with issues such as self-government with politicians.

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A Saskatchewan man is taking the phrase "walk the walk" to heart, setting out on a 1,000 kilometre trek to the nation's capital to promote First Nations.

Clinton Ahenakew, of Ahtahkakoop First Nation near Prince Albert, told representatives of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Sept. 29 he is walking to Ottawa "for the people and for the elders."

Ahenakew also wants to draw the attention of First Nations peoples and leaders

to the need to return to their spiritual roots when dealing with issues such as self-government with politicians.

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A Saskatchewan man is taking the phrase "walk the walk" to heart, setting out on a 1,000 kilometre trek to the nation's capital to promote First Nations.

Clinton Ahenakew, of Ahtahkakoop First Nation near Prince Albert, told representatives of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Sept. 29 he is walking to Ottawa "for the people and for the elders."

Ahenakew also wants to draw the attention of First Nations peoples and leaders

to the need to return to their spiritual roots when dealing with issues such as self-government with politicians.

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A Saskatchewan man is taking the phrase "walk the walk" to heart, setting out on a 1,000 kilometre trek to the nation's capital to promote First Nations.

Clinton Ahenakew, of Ahtahkakoop First Nation near Prince Albert, told representatives of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Sept. 29 he is walking to Ottawa "for the people and for the elders."

Ahenakew also wants to draw the attention of First Nations peoples and leaders

to the need to return to their spiritual roots when dealing with issues such as self-government with politicians.

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A Saskatchewan man is taking the phrase "walk the walk" to heart, setting out on a 1,000 kilometre trek to the nation's capital to promote First Nations.

Clinton Ahenakew, of Ahtahkakoop First Nation near Prince Albert, told representatives of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Sept. 29 he is walking to Ottawa "for the people and for the elders."

Ahenakew also wants to draw the attention of First Nations peoples and leaders

to the need to return to their spiritual roots when dealing with issues such as self-government with politicians.

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A Saskatchewan man is taking the phrase "walk the walk" to heart, setting out on a 1,000 kilometre trek to the nation's capital to promote First Nations.

Clinton Ahenakew, of Ahtahkakoop First Nation near Prince Albert, told representatives of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Sept. 29 he is walking to Ottawa "for the people and for the elders."

Ahenakew also wants to draw the attention of First Nations peoples and leaders

to the need to return to their spiritual roots when dealing with issues such as self-government with politicians.

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A Saskatchewan man is taking the phrase "walk the walk" to heart, setting out on a 1,000 kilometre trek to the nation's capital to promote First Nations.

Clinton Ahenakew, of Ahtahkakoop First Nation near Prince Albert, told representatives of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Sept. 29 he is walking to Ottawa "for the people and for the elders."

Ahenakew also wants to draw the attention of First Nations peoples and leaders

to the need to return to their spiritual roots when dealing with issues such as self-government with politicians.

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A Saskatchewan man is taking the phrase "walk the walk" to heart, setting out on a 1,000 kilometre trek to the nation's capital to promote First Nations.

Clinton Ahenakew, of Ahtahkakoop First Nation near Prince Albert, told representatives of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Sept. 29 he is walking to Ottawa "for the people and for the elders."

Ahenakew also wants to draw the attention of First Nations peoples and leaders

to the need to return to their spiritual roots when dealing with issues such as self-government with politicians.

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Representatives from the Catholic Church have withdrawn from a joint Aboriginal committee investigating the legacy of residential schools in Manitoba.

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Joint Working Group on Residential School

was established in December 1990 to examine the effects of residential schools on First Nations and propose methods for healing.

But last month political battles between Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) and church representatives escalated into a pitched media war, with accusations of bad faith flying from both parties.