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National Chief Phil Fontaine called a press conference on Aug. 4 to announce the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) would launch a class action lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of residential school survivors.

The statement of claim was filed with the Ontario and Alberta courts the next day.

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Dear Editor:

I would like to offer comment on the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision on Indians and Crown land wood.

For any Euro-Canadian court to pass fair, unbiased and just judgement on Canadian natural resources it must begin from the standpoint of: the land that now is known as Canada is the homeland of the Beothuk, MicMac, Maliseet, Mohawk, Ojibway, Cree, Haida, etc. It must also take into account that our homeland was acquired by Euro-Canadians through genocide, deceit, religion and theft.

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Dear Editor:

I would like to offer comment on the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision on Indians and Crown land wood.

For any Euro-Canadian court to pass fair, unbiased and just judgement on Canadian natural resources it must begin from the standpoint of: the land that now is known as Canada is the homeland of the Beothuk, MicMac, Maliseet, Mohawk, Ojibway, Cree, Haida, etc. It must also take into account that our homeland was acquired by Euro-Canadians through genocide, deceit, religion and theft.

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Dear Editor:

I would like to thank Norman and Jerry who stopped on the 417 Highway in Ottawa at midnight on July 7.My son was in a single car accident and Norman and Jerry were the next vehicle by.

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Dear Editor:

I would like to thank Norman and Jerry who stopped on the 417 Highway in Ottawa at midnight on July 7.My son was in a single car accident and Norman and Jerry were the next vehicle by.

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Dear Editor:

I am just disgusted by the efforts of the Assembly of First Nations in resolving the shameful Indian Residential School issue. Bringing the message to survivors of Indian Residential School across the country, as if people will receive a cheque in the mail next spring.

I guess National Chief Phil Fontaine doesn't want to stand up to a government that is also funding his organization. He doesn't want to bite the hand that feeds him.

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Dear Editor:

I am just disgusted by the efforts of the Assembly of First Nations in resolving the shameful Indian Residential School issue. Bringing the message to survivors of Indian Residential School across the country, as if people will receive a cheque in the mail next spring.

I guess National Chief Phil Fontaine doesn't want to stand up to a government that is also funding his organization. He doesn't want to bite the hand that feeds him.

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Dear Editor:

I have been following the Liberal government's choice of a new governor general with great interest.

The last one, Adrianne Clarkson, spent the taxpayers' money lavishly without any regard for the concerns of Canada's poor.

Now we are going to have a governor general whose loyalty to Canada is in question. Each day that passes we have new allegations of Quebec separatist leanings, which would destroy our country. Thank God for freedom of the press where we can express our views on critical matters such as this.

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Dear Editor:

I have been following the Liberal government's choice of a new governor general with great interest.

The last one, Adrianne Clarkson, spent the taxpayers' money lavishly without any regard for the concerns of Canada's poor.

Now we are going to have a governor general whose loyalty to Canada is in question. Each day that passes we have new allegations of Quebec separatist leanings, which would destroy our country. Thank God for freedom of the press where we can express our views on critical matters such as this.

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Dear Editor:

Re: "Ontario NDP leader wary of new approach"

As the new Minister Responsible for Aboriginal Affairs and one who has long had an interest in Aboriginal matters, I wish to clarify a number of statements made by Ontario NDP leader Howard Hampton about funding of the Ontario Secretariat for Aboriginal Affairs (formerly the Ontario Native Affairs Secretariat) in the July 2005 issue of Windspeaker.