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Consistency is a wonderful thing.

But when it comes to an opinion on Ottawa's self-government policy, consistency seems to be eluding the grand chief of the assembly of First Nations.

Ovide Mercredi's evaluation of the federal government seems to swing from one extreme to the other without much visible rhyme or reason. When the schedule for negotiations was first announced in January, Mercredi refused to accept self-government unless it was constitutionally enshrined.

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Consistency is a wonderful thing.

But when it comes to an opinion on Ottawa's self-government policy, consistency seems to be eluding the grand chief of the assembly of First Nations.

Ovide Mercredi's evaluation of the federal government seems to swing from one extreme to the other without much visible rhyme or reason. When the schedule for negotiations was first announced in January, Mercredi refused to accept self-government unless it was constitutionally enshrined.

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Consistency is a wonderful thing.

But when it comes to an opinion on Ottawa's self-government policy, consistency seems to be eluding the grand chief of the assembly of First Nations.

Ovide Mercredi's evaluation of the federal government seems to swing from one extreme to the other without much visible rhyme or reason. When the schedule for negotiations was first announced in January, Mercredi refused to accept self-government unless it was constitutionally enshrined.

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Consistency is a wonderful thing.

But when it comes to an opinion on Ottawa's self-government policy, consistency seems to be eluding the grand chief of the assembly of First Nations.

Ovide Mercredi's evaluation of the federal government seems to swing from one extreme to the other without much visible rhyme or reason. When the schedule for negotiations was first announced in January, Mercredi refused to accept self-government unless it was constitutionally enshrined.

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The saga of government incompetence over relocating the people of Davis Inlet continues well into 1994 with Ottawa's most recent proposal to the Mushuau Innu.

Apparently unable to let Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells bear the brunt of public and media scorn for his pig-headed refusal to listen to the Innu, Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin has now made his move to become the epitome of government obstinacy.

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The saga of government incompetence over relocating the people of Davis Inlet continues well into 1994 with Ottawa's most recent proposal to the Mushuau Innu.

Apparently unable to let Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells bear the brunt of public and media scorn for his pig-headed refusal to listen to the Innu, Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin has now made his move to become the epitome of government obstinacy.

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The saga of government incompetence over relocating the people of Davis Inlet continues well into 1994 with Ottawa's most recent proposal to the Mushuau Innu.

Apparently unable to let Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells bear the brunt of public and media scorn for his pig-headed refusal to listen to the Innu, Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin has now made his move to become the epitome of government obstinacy.

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The saga of government incompetence over relocating the people of Davis Inlet continues well into 1994 with Ottawa's most recent proposal to the Mushuau Innu.

Apparently unable to let Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells bear the brunt of public and media scorn for his pig-headed refusal to listen to the Innu, Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin has now made his move to become the epitome of government obstinacy.

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After a decade of sinking money into Cree economic development efforts, a controversial new study says the efforts are a failure and cost Crees millions of dollars.

Cree-owned economic development companies lost money in eight of the last 10 years and created relatively little employment for Crees, says the study commissioned by the Grand Council of the Crees. Crees could have made $60 million more just by investing the money in mutual funds.

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Ottawa has its own agenda in the quest for Native self-government and can no longer be trusted, the Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations said.

In a surprising turn-around, Ovide Mercredi slammed Jean Chretiens' Liberals for falsely recognizing Natives' inherent right to self-government during a speech against racism on March 3 in Edmonton.