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Legal issues analyzed by former Mohawk law prof

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REVIEW

Journeying forward, dreaming First Nations independence

By Patricia Monture-Angus

Fernwood Publishing

163 pages

If you ever tried to make sense out of the cases concerning the evolution of Indigenous rights law in Canada and then decided it was a lot more complicated than it needed to be, Mohawk author Patricia Monture-Angus would agree. Her latest book is an exploration of the reasons why.

Encourage creativity in young people

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Things have really changed since I was a kid. I was just marveling at this today. The kids today have many options that I did not have as a kid. I don't think it's any secret that I did not get very far in the education system.

As I laid here on the bed mostly staring at the ceiling, worrying about my column and what to write, I started out thinking about my daughter Kate.

Agency buys hospital

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The File Hills Agency has a plan to give new life to the former Balcarres Hospital.

Late last month the organization, representing five First Nations in the Balcarres area, made an agreement with the Town of Balcarres council and the Touchwood Qu'Appelle Health District to take possession of the facility.

After a spring and summer of renovation and reconstruction, the File Hills Agency hopes to re-open the building as a 26 bed personal care nursing home by this September, said agency chairman Art Walker.

Agency buys hospital

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The File Hills Agency has a plan to give new life to the former Balcarres Hospital.

Late last month the organization, representing five First Nations in the Balcarres area, made an agreement with the Town of Balcarres council and the Touchwood Qu'Appelle Health District to take possession of the facility.

After a spring and summer of renovation and reconstruction, the File Hills Agency hopes to re-open the building as a 26 bed personal care nursing home by this September, said agency chairman Art Walker.