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Lawyers working for the Assembly of First Nations are in the process of analyzing proposed changes to the Indian Act. The changes received first reading in Parliament on Feb.11 and are now being fast-tracked through the legislative process.

AFN Grand Chief Phil Fontaine is concerned that the government of Canada appears to be pushing the changes through without any consultation with his organization, which is made up of all the First Nations chiefs in Canada.

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His Celtic parents call him Patrick David Sutton. His Cree parents call him Wapstikwanis (Little White Head). Adopted into two Cree families and named by Elder Bill Pechow of Frog Lake after a hero that is part mythical, part mortal, Pat Sutton calls himself lucky to have landed feet first in the Aboriginal culture.

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His Celtic parents call him Patrick David Sutton. His Cree parents call him Wapstikwanis (Little White Head). Adopted into two Cree families and named by Elder Bill Pechow of Frog Lake after a hero that is part mythical, part mortal, Pat Sutton calls himself lucky to have landed feet first in the Aboriginal culture.

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Most people know that Aboriginal people are over-represented in the Canadian criminal justice system. The fact of the matter is that this is soft talk. The truth is that Aboriginal people are dying and the Canadian criminal justice system bears a special responsibility for these deaths, despite the fact that at the time of writing this column, the RCMP investigating recent deaths in Saskatoon of Aboriginal men have yet to lay any charges, I believe that the police had something to do with these deaths.

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Most people know that Aboriginal people are over-represented in the Canadian criminal justice system. The fact of the matter is that this is soft talk. The truth is that Aboriginal people are dying and the Canadian criminal justice system bears a special responsibility for these deaths, despite the fact that at the time of writing this column, the RCMP investigating recent deaths in Saskatoon of Aboriginal men have yet to lay any charges, I believe that the police had something to do with these deaths.

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I have never seen anything like this in my life, everyday in the newspaper there has been something new and different that deals with the Aboriginal community.

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I have never seen anything like this in my life, everyday in the newspaper there has been something new and different that deals with the Aboriginal community.

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Whether you're ready or not, the World Wide Web is sweeping the globe and that includes Saskatchewan and its First Nations.

What started a few years ago as a sort of encyclopedia for scientists, now covers as many subjects as there are users. Aboriginal people in Saskatchewan and elsewhere have been quick to embrace the net and its empowering features.

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Whether you're ready or not, the World Wide Web is sweeping the globe and that includes Saskatchewan and its First Nations.

What started a few years ago as a sort of encyclopedia for scientists, now covers as many subjects as there are users. Aboriginal people in Saskatchewan and elsewhere have been quick to embrace the net and its empowering features.

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Native leaders, politicians, health experts and community service workers say the planned opening of an 11,000 square foot community centre in one of Saskatoon's poorest neighborhoods will provide a major boost for inner-city families who lack access to proper health care and recreational facilities.

"I'm very excited about this project," said Saskatchewan's Associate Health Minister Judy Junor, one of many dignitaries on hand to announce the project last month. "It's going to make a big difference in the lives of the children who live in this area."