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B.C. rail blockade goes down

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The blockade of a railroad track in British Columbia Natives seeking a new fishing agreement on the Fraser River ended peacefully last weekend.

Members of the Cheam Band from the Sto:lo First Nation near Chilliwack had erected a blockade on CN rail lines which passed through their reserve two weeks ago to protest the cancellation of a Native salmon fishing opening on the Fraser River.

B.C. rail blockade goes down

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The blockade of a railroad track in British Columbia Natives seeking a new fishing agreement on the Fraser River ended peacefully last weekend.

Members of the Cheam Band from the Sto:lo First Nation near Chilliwack had erected a blockade on CN rail lines which passed through their reserve two weeks ago to protest the cancellation of a Native salmon fishing opening on the Fraser River.

B.C. rail blockade goes down

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The blockade of a railroad track in British Columbia Natives seeking a new fishing agreement on the Fraser River ended peacefully last weekend.

Members of the Cheam Band from the Sto:lo First Nation near Chilliwack had erected a blockade on CN rail lines which passed through their reserve two weeks ago to protest the cancellation of a Native salmon fishing opening on the Fraser River.

B.C. rail blockade goes down

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The blockade of a railroad track in British Columbia Natives seeking a new fishing agreement on the Fraser River ended peacefully last weekend.

Members of the Cheam Band from the Sto:lo First Nation near Chilliwack had erected a blockade on CN rail lines which passed through their reserve two weeks ago to protest the cancellation of a Native salmon fishing opening on the Fraser River.

NAFTA could be illegal

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Part one of a three-part series on the North American Free Trade Agreement

The proposed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) represents a serious threat to the existing constitutional character of the United States and, in fact, may be unconstitutional - that is, it may be illegal.

Innu still waiting

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The Innu in Davis Inlet have another wait on their hands.

Peter Penasue, head of the Innu Nation, walked away from negotiations with the federal government last month, frustrated at Ottawa's lack of commitment and level of inaction over moving the Innu out of the inlet.

September marks the eighth month since the Innu's plight first made national and then international headlines. Although conditions in the remote community of 500 are improving gradually, the poverty, alcoholism, sexual abuse, despair and loneliness still abound.

Innu still waiting

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The Innu in Davis Inlet have another wait on their hands.

Peter Penasue, head of the Innu Nation, walked away from negotiations with the federal government last month, frustrated at Ottawa's lack of commitment and level of inaction over moving the Innu out of the inlet.

September marks the eighth month since the Innu's plight first made national and then international headlines. Although conditions in the remote community of 500 are improving gradually, the poverty, alcoholism, sexual abuse, despair and loneliness still abound.

Innu still waiting

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The Innu in Davis Inlet have another wait on their hands.

Peter Penasue, head of the Innu Nation, walked away from negotiations with the federal government last month, frustrated at Ottawa's lack of commitment and level of inaction over moving the Innu out of the inlet.

September marks the eighth month since the Innu's plight first made national and then international headlines. Although conditions in the remote community of 500 are improving gradually, the poverty, alcoholism, sexual abuse, despair and loneliness still abound.

Innu still waiting

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The Innu in Davis Inlet have another wait on their hands.

Peter Penasue, head of the Innu Nation, walked away from negotiations with the federal government last month, frustrated at Ottawa's lack of commitment and level of inaction over moving the Innu out of the inlet.

September marks the eighth month since the Innu's plight first made national and then international headlines. Although conditions in the remote community of 500 are improving gradually, the poverty, alcoholism, sexual abuse, despair and loneliness still abound.

Innu still waiting

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The Innu in Davis Inlet have another wait on their hands.

Peter Penasue, head of the Innu Nation, walked away from negotiations with the federal government last month, frustrated at Ottawa's lack of commitment and level of inaction over moving the Innu out of the inlet.

September marks the eighth month since the Innu's plight first made national and then international headlines. Although conditions in the remote community of 500 are improving gradually, the poverty, alcoholism, sexual abuse, despair and loneliness still abound.