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Online resources should benefit all

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Dear Editor:

As an economist and a populist, Nova Scotia's education Minister Jamie Muir's warning "that schools may be forced to pay for any online materials used in class" is a matter of concern to me.

We need intellectual property to accrue to the society that spawns it. We need knowledge to remain in the hands of the public and public institutions.

Online resources should benefit all

Page 5

Dear Editor:

As an economist and a populist, Nova Scotia's education Minister Jamie Muir's warning "that schools may be forced to pay for any online materials used in class" is a matter of concern to me.

We need intellectual property to accrue to the society that spawns it. We need knowledge to remain in the hands of the public and public institutions.

Statement to society

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Dear Editor:

Victim. I refuse to accept this word for the circumstance that I found myself in, or the circumstances the sisters have found themselves in. In accepting this word, I forfeit my power to you and I refuse to forfeit my power or the power of my sisters to this society.

This society has fed itself on those of us who do not fit into your world. Giving us names such as a 'target group'-politically correct, but wrong.

Statement to society

Page 5

Dear Editor:

Victim. I refuse to accept this word for the circumstance that I found myself in, or the circumstances the sisters have found themselves in. In accepting this word, I forfeit my power to you and I refuse to forfeit my power or the power of my sisters to this society.

This society has fed itself on those of us who do not fit into your world. Giving us names such as a 'target group'-politically correct, but wrong.

A reasonable voice

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Editorial

For more than four years, the parties to the Nunavut agreement have been unable to finalize a contract that would allow Canada's historic achievement-the creation of Nunavut-to carry on for the next 10 years.

A reasonable voice

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Editorial

For more than four years, the parties to the Nunavut agreement have been unable to finalize a contract that would allow Canada's historic achievement-the creation of Nunavut-to carry on for the next 10 years.

Bed and breakfast serves up a taste of Metis culture

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Jack Pine Stables, located about an hour's drive from Saskatoon, isn't your typical bed and breakfast.

The business, which advertises itself as an Aboriginal bed and breakfast and guest ranch, offers visitors a chance to experience aspects of First Nation and Metis culture, from dining on bannock or pemmican to spending the night in the on-site tipi village.

Bed and breakfast serves up a taste of Metis culture

Page 12

Jack Pine Stables, located about an hour's drive from Saskatoon, isn't your typical bed and breakfast.

The business, which advertises itself as an Aboriginal bed and breakfast and guest ranch, offers visitors a chance to experience aspects of First Nation and Metis culture, from dining on bannock or pemmican to spending the night in the on-site tipi village.

Battlefords Aboriginal education council formed

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Six Battlefords-area First Nations are forming a council that will govern education in Aboriginal schools in the region.

The Northwest Nations Education Council (NNEC), the first Aboriginal education authority of its kind in the province, will provide educational services for schools operated by Little Pine, Poundmaker, Red Pheasant, Sweetgrass, Moosomin,and Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head,Lean Man First Nations. The schools have a total student enrollment of about 1,000.

Battlefords Aboriginal education council formed

Page 11

Six Battlefords-area First Nations are forming a council that will govern education in Aboriginal schools in the region.

The Northwest Nations Education Council (NNEC), the first Aboriginal education authority of its kind in the province, will provide educational services for schools operated by Little Pine, Poundmaker, Red Pheasant, Sweetgrass, Moosomin,and Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head,Lean Man First Nations. The schools have a total student enrollment of about 1,000.