The law, as it stands right now, says they have to come out of the woods, but Aboriginal loggers in New Brunswick have refused.

The Micmac and Maliseet loggers who seized an opportunity to make a decent living in the unemployment-ravaged region after a provincial court judge ruled that Aboriginal people had the first right to log on Crown lands, say a subsequent court ruling which reversed that decision isn't enough to make them give up their businesses. They continue in defiance of the courts and the provincial government, and observers are predicting trouble, sooner or later.

The law, as it stands right now, says they have to come out of the woods, but Aboriginal loggers in New Brunswick have refused.

The Micmac and Maliseet loggers who seized an opportunity to make a decent living in the unemployment-ravaged region after a provincial court judge ruled that Aboriginal people had the first right to log on Crown lands, say a subsequent court ruling which reversed that decision isn't enough to make them give up their businesses. They continue in defiance of the courts and the provincial government, and observers are predicting trouble, sooner or later.

The law, as it stands right now, says they have to come out of the woods, but Aboriginal loggers in New Brunswick have refused.

The Micmac and Maliseet loggers who seized an opportunity to make a decent living in the unemployment-ravaged region after a provincial court judge ruled that Aboriginal people had the first right to log on Crown lands, say a subsequent court ruling which reversed that decision isn't enough to make them give up their businesses. They continue in defiance of the courts and the provincial government, and observers are predicting trouble, sooner or later.

An Earth Day week environmental gathering and powwow provided the people of Grassy Narrows First Nation with the opportunity to celebrate their role in stalling a proposal to bury nuclear waste in northwestern Ontario.

The gathering was funded by money raised from an annual Honor the Earth tour of musicians headlined by Indigo girls, a Grammy-winning folk rock duo. The primary focus of the 1997 North American tour was on the issue of nuclear waste storage on Native lands.

An Earth Day week environmental gathering and powwow provided the people of Grassy Narrows First Nation with the opportunity to celebrate their role in stalling a proposal to bury nuclear waste in northwestern Ontario.

The gathering was funded by money raised from an annual Honor the Earth tour of musicians headlined by Indigo girls, a Grammy-winning folk rock duo. The primary focus of the 1997 North American tour was on the issue of nuclear waste storage on Native lands.

An Earth Day week environmental gathering and powwow provided the people of Grassy Narrows First Nation with the opportunity to celebrate their role in stalling a proposal to bury nuclear waste in northwestern Ontario.

The gathering was funded by money raised from an annual Honor the Earth tour of musicians headlined by Indigo girls, a Grammy-winning folk rock duo. The primary focus of the 1997 North American tour was on the issue of nuclear waste storage on Native lands.

Dear Editor:

In regards to your guest column by the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, and the letter from Buffy Sainte-Marie, I agree with Buffy wholeheartedly.

Mr. [John Kim] Bell owes an apology to those Aboriginal cultures he has commercialized for the sake of entertainment. If Mr. Bell has the power he does, I suggest he use it and respect the cultures he presents in the shows.

Dear Editor:

In regards to your guest column by the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, and the letter from Buffy Sainte-Marie, I agree with Buffy wholeheartedly.

Mr. [John Kim] Bell owes an apology to those Aboriginal cultures he has commercialized for the sake of entertainment. If Mr. Bell has the power he does, I suggest he use it and respect the cultures he presents in the shows.

Dear Editor:

In regards to your guest column by the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, and the letter from Buffy Sainte-Marie, I agree with Buffy wholeheartedly.

Mr. [John Kim] Bell owes an apology to those Aboriginal cultures he has commercialized for the sake of entertainment. If Mr. Bell has the power he does, I suggest he use it and respect the cultures he presents in the shows.

Dear Editor:

In response to the letter submitted last month to Windspeaker by Buffy Sainte-Marie regarding her objection to devils portrayed in the opening number of the 1998 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, I should like to take this opportunity to state that Ms. Sainte-Marie has misinterpreted the devil-like characters. Her assumption that these characters represented the sacred holy people of Hopi and other Aboriginal cultures is inaccurate and untrue.