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Church cites lack of progress in talks

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Church organizations and the federal government are no closer to reaching an agreement on how to resolve residential schools claims following a three-day meeting held in Winnipeg at the end of August.

In a press release issued by the United Church of Canada on Aug. 17, Archdeacon Jim Boyles, chair of the Ecumenical Working Group on Residential Schools, indicated the three days of talks with officials from the Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution of Canada resulted in "no significant progress."

Courts ill-equipped to deal with school cases

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Dear Editor:

Chief Bobby Joseph's reaction to the decision in Blackwater vs. Plint et al, made by the British Columbia Supreme Court July 10, indicates an understandable frustration that residential school abuse cases are being dealt with in the wrong forum. We totally agree and have been saying so repeatedly in our communications with the federal government and others. The courts cannot adequately address residential school issues. Common sense says that a different approach must be found for dealing with the thousands of outstanding cases.

Courts ill-equipped to deal with school cases

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Dear Editor:

Chief Bobby Joseph's reaction to the decision in Blackwater vs. Plint et al, made by the British Columbia Supreme Court July 10, indicates an understandable frustration that residential school abuse cases are being dealt with in the wrong forum. We totally agree and have been saying so repeatedly in our communications with the federal government and others. The courts cannot adequately address residential school issues. Common sense says that a different approach must be found for dealing with the thousands of outstanding cases.

Irony abounds in the politics of Indians

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Meganumbe

Party's over, I guess. They tell me that I've missed another AFN golf tournament. Probably wise that I didn't venture to Halifax. Rumor had it that there were some furious Natives on the war path ready to ambush "mega-numb" at the annual beerbath. I wondered if they still hired the poet laureate who once wrote metaphors about a stogy in my mouth. I wondered if my old friend, the National Sheaf, missed my presence.

Irony abounds in the politics of Indians

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Meganumbe

Party's over, I guess. They tell me that I've missed another AFN golf tournament. Probably wise that I didn't venture to Halifax. Rumor had it that there were some furious Natives on the war path ready to ambush "mega-numb" at the annual beerbath. I wondered if they still hired the poet laureate who once wrote metaphors about a stogy in my mouth. I wondered if my old friend, the National Sheaf, missed my presence.

Program supports expectant mothers

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Expectant mothers in First Nation communities across the country can get the support and information they need to help them have healthy babies, thanks to a federally funded prenatal nutrition program.

The Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP), operating since 1994, is aimed at pregnant women in groups considered high risks for having a "poor birth outcome." One of the program's target groups is Aboriginal women. While the main focus of the program is improving prenatal nutrition, it also provides resources to support families after the birth of the child.

Program supports expectant mothers

Page 27

Expectant mothers in First Nation communities across the country can get the support and information they need to help them have healthy babies, thanks to a federally funded prenatal nutrition program.

The Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP), operating since 1994, is aimed at pregnant women in groups considered high risks for having a "poor birth outcome." One of the program's target groups is Aboriginal women. While the main focus of the program is improving prenatal nutrition, it also provides resources to support families after the birth of the child.

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