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Treaty frustrations boiled over at the 1999 Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council Annual Assembly, as Nations reacted against federal and provincial government inaction.

Treaty discussions started near the close of the second day of the annual assembly at Maht Mahs, and carried on the next morning with Cliff Atleo reporting on the mounting frustration of Nuu-chah-nulth, and all other British Columbia First Nations.

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To:ske - It's true

We leave the 20th century as survivors. Our greatest triumph is that we are still alive as Indians. This is something to be proud of, but it is also a challenge to us, because we are here and we know that mere survival is not good enough. The ancestors and Elders who carried the torch through the many years of this dark century have placed a burden on our young shoulders. Their voices tell us that it is not enough just to survive and to heal; in the new century we must resurrect the power of our people.

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Dear Editor:

I am very happy to see the SWIRL project brought to the attention of a wider audience (Literacy project broadens cultural view; Raven's Eye, December 1999.) The kids in those communities enjoy the month-long program and the adult members of the communities are appreciative of its delivery. As each project team member has to do their own fund-raising, corporate sponsorship is willingly accepted and if your article attracts interest, that would be wonderful.

There are, however, a few inaccuracies:

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Last month, I looked at the 37 relapse warning signs that may become present in the life of a person in recovery. This month, I will study the relapse dynamic. The 37 warning signs can be summarized in 11 steps or stages that carry the individual from the recovery to relapse phase.

These 11 stages recognize the progression that includes physical, psychological, behavioral and social aspects of relapse and their relationship in the progression.

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Okay. We've weathered the Y2K stuff without incident and it is time for the annual prognosticators to pull out their crystal balls. I will give you some of my predictions for the coming year here in beautiful and wacky British Columbia.

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The shutout of Aboriginal people from Vancouver politics continues, but Aboriginal trans-sexual Jamie Lee Hamilton says she would have won a council seat in Vancouver's Nov. 20 civic election if a ward system was in place.

"I believe when our people take their power and exercise it, I'm going to be elected. Poring over the results, I'd have been elected in a ward system."

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Some of the most memorable stories in literature feature characters that combine dramatic strengths with tragic weaknesses.

Norman LaRue is just such a character in real life. His story twists from tragedy to triumph and back again - and as yet it has no end.

But things are looking pretty good right now.

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All across Canada, museums are changing the way they present First Nations people and cultures.

From exhibits co-organized with First Nations to artifacts removed from public view because of their sacred value to bureaucratic mechanisms for artifact repatriation, museum sensitivities are evolving to reflect a greater awareness of Canada's first peoples.

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A weekend outing to a "Moist" rock concert in Kamloops ended in a violent assault on several Aboriginal teens from the Chase area that some local people see as a hate-crime.

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Most kids playing hockey just dream of watching a game in the Joe

Louis Arena in Detroit. But not only did Mandy Plain Eagle get to watch the Red Wings take on the Tampa Bay Lightning team at the renowned arena, she got to play a game there, too.

Mandy was one of 24 youth, who got to be part of the Willy O'Ree weekend Feb. 25 to 28.

O'Ree was a black hockey player who played for the Boston Bruins in the1950s.