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The Aboriginal Health Worker and the Doctor
AWCS Host Conference to Create an Awareness
Author discusses the first World Conference of Women's Shelters arguing that governments need to understand that social problems have an economic and historical social basis.
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Budget Didn't Meet Raised Expectations
First Nations leaders contend that the federal government failed to provide funding, as promised, to poverty issues. The issues include contaminated water, black mold, and lack of funding for graduates to pursue post secondary education.
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Budget Pays Lip Service to Tackling Needs
Day of Action Serious Attempt to Convey Message
Detailed Plan of Action Comes Out of FMM [First Ministers' Meeting]
Prime Minister Paul Martin met with premiers and Aboriginal leaders to discuss plans to improve health, education, housing, and economic opportunities for Aboriginal people in Canada.
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Effort Falls Flat
Claims that the Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine's 'Change Can't Wait' campaign failed to capture the attention of political players during the 2008 federal elections.
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Federal Government Settles with Abuse Victims
Discusses how, even as former Gordon Indian Residential School sexual abuse victims attain settlement with the federal government for the abuse endured, the after-effects continue to impact the personal lives of First Nations people.
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The Health of our Children
Human Rights Complaint Filed Against MP Pankiw
Discusses the Canadian Human Rights Commission complaint filed by John Melenchuk regarding a controversial pamphlet sent out by Saskatoon Member of Parliament Jim Pankiw. At one point in the article Michael Woodiwiss contends that the essential difference between crimes committed by colonizers and contemporary Aboriginals is that the formers’ crimes went unpunished and mostly unrecorded.
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If Reindeer Could Fly: Dreams and Real Solutions For Aboriginal Children
Indigenous Peoples and Poverty Reduction: Experiences from Implementation of the Danish Strategy for Support to Indigenous Peoples
Mr. Ron Elliott (Quttiktuq) on Uranium Mining in Nunavut, NWT Premier Bob McLeod's Opening Address, and Ms. Wendy Bisaro (Frame Lake) on the NWT's Anti-Poverty Strategy
Native Intelligence
Native Leaders Ask: Where's Our Canada?
Aboriginal leaders, including National Chief Phil Fontaine of the Assembly of First Nations, are frustrated at the Canadian government's lack of concern for the living conditions of its Aboriginal peoples.
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New NWAC President Brings Survival Experience to the Table
Introduces the president of the Native Women's Association of Canada and her passion for Aboriginal women's issues.
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Poverty and Indigenous Peoples With Special Reference to India
Poverty in Canada
Rights vs Poverty? Is This Really The Issue?
Serious Effort Required to Tackle Child Poverty
Services for Sex Trade Workers Need More Support
Discusses how programs that aid sex trade workers require continued government support in order to maintain the much needed services.
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