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A new language policy introduced by the Aboriginal Peoples' Television Network (APTN) has Inuktitut speakers steaming mad.

The policy would have films shown on APTN dubbed into English, French and one or more Aboriginal language other than the Aboriginal language used to produce the work.

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A new language policy introduced by the Aboriginal Peoples' Television Network (APTN) has Inuktitut speakers steaming mad.

The policy would have films shown on APTN dubbed into English, French and one or more Aboriginal language other than the Aboriginal language used to produce the work.

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The grumbling is getting louder across the country. It started with the throne speech. It got louder and more noticeable after the federal budget was revealed last month. And it's gaining strength. We're hearing it from most corners of the country and we're pretty sure a lot of people in Ottawa are hearing it too.

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The grumbling is getting louder across the country. It started with the throne speech. It got louder and more noticeable after the federal budget was revealed last month. And it's gaining strength. We're hearing it from most corners of the country and we're pretty sure a lot of people in Ottawa are hearing it too.

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Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) is paving the way to bring back wealth to its members a century after signing a treaty with Canada that many believe gave Aboriginal people in the region an unfair shake. Designed to ensure peace and resource sharing and that a fair share of riches would flow to Aboriginal people from their land, Treaty 9 was signed by NAN and the governments of Canada and Ontario 100 years ago.

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The Wahta Mohawk First Nations land claim dating back to 1918 has finally been officially resolved. Chief Blaine Commandant of the Wahta Mohawks, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Andy Scott and the Ontario Minister Responsible for Native Affairs, Michael Bryant, announced the settlement Feb. 7.

"I'm pleased it's over. I mean it's been a long process for the community and the councils that have been involved with it," said Commandant.

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The Assembly of First Nations (AFN)is working to develop a national system to track prescription drug use among First Nations people

Regional Chief Bill Erasmus, who chairs the AFN Secretariat on Health and Social Development, said such a system would be designed to protect the personal privacy of the people included in the system database while working to prevent abuse of prescription drugs.

Part of the challenge to putting together such a program is the number of jurisdictions that have to be involved, Erasmus said.

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Expect to see a very different National Aboriginal Achievement Awards show than what you've grown accustom to in the past.

Roman Bittman, the new executive producer of the gala show, to be held this year in Saskatoon on March 31, says the elaborate sets of years gone by are out, but that's not to say the audience can't expect something "quite spectacular" to replace them.

Bittman is in close collaboration with the current set designer of the Cirque de Soleil for this year's show and the thunderbird and dreamcatcher legends feature large.

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The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation has announced the recipients of this year's National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, including two recipients from Ontario.

Joe Jacobs from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory will receive the arts and culture award. He is a self-taught carver and sculptor. His pieces are in collections at the Museum of Civilization, the Joseph Brant Museum, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, and the Royal Ontario Museum, among others. He currently lives in Lewiston, N.Y.

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By taking a progressive tack toward real self-government, First Nations could ultimately inject billions into the Canadian economy, says the head of the Assembly of First Nations.

"Simply put, our future is Canada's future," National Chief Phil Fontaine told students, community members and First Nations leaders in Sault Ste. Marie last month.

Fontaine made his remarks on Jan. 20 at the site of the former Shingwauk residential school as a guest of Algoma University College's Shingwauk Aboriginal Students Association.