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The Urbane Indian

After months and months it seems David Ahenakew has lost his court case, his Order of Canada and the respect of a good chunk of Canada, both Native and non-Native. The real shame here, apart from his toxic views, is the fact that at one time Ahenakew was at the forefront of Aboriginal rights. The former head of the Assembly of First Nations and a decorated war veteran, he had long fought for Native rights and recognition, and much of where we stand today politically can be traced to the efforts of Ahenakew and men like him.

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The Urbane Indian

After months and months it seems David Ahenakew has lost his court case, his Order of Canada and the respect of a good chunk of Canada, both Native and non-Native. The real shame here, apart from his toxic views, is the fact that at one time Ahenakew was at the forefront of Aboriginal rights. The former head of the Assembly of First Nations and a decorated war veteran, he had long fought for Native rights and recognition, and much of where we stand today politically can be traced to the efforts of Ahenakew and men like him.

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The International Village Mall, also known as Tinseltown, opened its doors in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside in December 1999. The mall owners, Henderson Development Ltd, envisioned a high-end fashion and entertainment complex serving a clientele with considerable disposable income. But the low-income residents from the neighborhood also visited the mall to purchase cups of coffee, groceries and fast food.

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The International Village Mall, also known as Tinseltown, opened its doors in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside in December 1999. The mall owners, Henderson Development Ltd, envisioned a high-end fashion and entertainment complex serving a clientele with considerable disposable income. But the low-income residents from the neighborhood also visited the mall to purchase cups of coffee, groceries and fast food.

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Alberta Venture magazine has named Aboriginal Multi-Media Society (AMMSA) publisher Bert Crowfoot to its list of the top 100 entrepreneurs who helped to build the province. The magazine published the list to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the founding of Alberta.

Windspeaker is part of the publishing arm of AMMSA, which also includes Alberta Sweetgrass, Saskatchewan Sage, Raven's Eye for British Columbia and Ontario Birchbark. It also owns CFWE, a provincial Aboriginal radio station.

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Alberta Venture magazine has named Aboriginal Multi-Media Society (AMMSA) publisher Bert Crowfoot to its list of the top 100 entrepreneurs who helped to build the province. The magazine published the list to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the founding of Alberta.

Windspeaker is part of the publishing arm of AMMSA, which also includes Alberta Sweetgrass, Saskatchewan Sage, Raven's Eye for British Columbia and Ontario Birchbark. It also owns CFWE, a provincial Aboriginal radio station.

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A treaty right fell in the forests of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick on July 20 and it made considerable noise.

Two separate cases involving the assertion of the Mi'kmaq treaty right to log on Crown land were rolled into one Supreme Court of Canada decision. In the Marshall case, 35 Mi'kmaq loggers were charged after they cut timber on Crown land in Nova Scotia. In the Bernard case, Joshua Bernard was charged with being unlawfully in possession of logs he cut on Crown land and was transporting to a sawmill.

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A treaty right fell in the forests of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick on July 20 and it made considerable noise.

Two separate cases involving the assertion of the Mi'kmaq treaty right to log on Crown land were rolled into one Supreme Court of Canada decision. In the Marshall case, 35 Mi'kmaq loggers were charged after they cut timber on Crown land in Nova Scotia. In the Bernard case, Joshua Bernard was charged with being unlawfully in possession of logs he cut on Crown land and was transporting to a sawmill.

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It was a most welcome, if unanticipated surprise.

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) Chief Executive Officer, Jean LaRose, arrived at his sixth-floor Portage Ave. office in downtown Winnipeg on Aug. 31 expecting to hear from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) that a temporary license renewal for the network had been ordered.

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It was a most welcome, if unanticipated surprise.

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) Chief Executive Officer, Jean LaRose, arrived at his sixth-floor Portage Ave. office in downtown Winnipeg on Aug. 31 expecting to hear from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) that a temporary license renewal for the network had been ordered.