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ABORIGINAL PEOPLES AND THE 1995 QUEBEC REFERENDUM: A SURVEY OF THE ISSUES Prepared by: Jill Wherrett Political and Social Affairs Division February 1996 Following the election of the Parti Québécois in the fall of 1994, the Quebec government initiated steps toward secession. A draft bill...

Fascism and the "Distinct Society" in Québec by Pierre Lemieux The view of Québec as a "distinct society" is not only a leitmotiv of the separatist movement, but also a fixture of conventional wisdom among the establishment in the province. Québec's distinct culture is often identified with the...

Exposing Quebec's shameful secret Researcher claims province's nationalism rooted in anti-Semitism Francine Dubé National Post 27.4.2002 After three books, a decade of poverty, and venom from those she would rather were her peers than her enemies, Esther Delisle is ready for a change of...

Aboriginals and the Canadian Military CBC News Online | June 21, 2006 Canada's aboriginal people have been fighting for this country on the front line of every major battle, going as far back as 1812. Then, the great warrior Tecumseh led the Six Nations in alliance with the Canadians and the...

No better symbol exists of the pain and suffering of the "Trail Where They Cried" than the Cherokee Rose. The mothers of the Cherokee grieved so much that the chiefs prayed for a sign to lift the mother's spirits and give them strength to care for their children. From that day forward, a...

Who were the Choctaw code talkers? If not for the success of the Choctaw Code Talkers, how likely is it that another Native American language, the Navajo would be used in the Second World War? Long before the days of the Second World War and America’s historic use of Navajo Code Talkers...

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I was all of 13 as I stood, looking out over the vast beauty of the valley. The sun was low on the horizon, but its warmth still carest my cheeks, like the hand of the Great Spirit. I was tired from my trek up the escartment and paused only to rest as I scanned the valley with weiry eyes. I...

Who is God? Is he not the same as Allah? Is the Great Spirit not the same? The Torah is, the Quran, is the Bible, is the Creation story of the Haudenosaunee and many other Nations(sorry for the Native spin, to those of you that object, but it is a part of my culture and religion). I...

A Soldier's Account of the Campaign on Quebec, 1759 Edited by Robert Henderson Written by the Sergeant Major of the 40th Regiment’s Grenadiers (part of the Louisbourg Grenadiers), A Journal of the Expedition up the River St. Lawrence was published as a pamphlet in Boston in November 1759. Not...

Daniel Boone American Pioneer and Trailblazer 1734 - 1820 I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks. —Daniel Boone Daniel Boone was born November 2, 1734 in a log cabin in Berks County, near present-day Reading, Pennsylvania. Boone is one of the most...

Ottawa Chief Pontiac 1712-1769 Photo: Courtesy of the Smithsonian, National Museum of the American Indian Pontiac, born on the Maumee River, was the son of an Ottawa father and an Ojibway mother. By 1775 he had become a chief with great power of organization. He traveled widely urging the...

Appeal court quashes native land claim Last Updated: Friday, November 13, 1998 | 11:21 PM ET New Brunswick natives say they'll move on to the Supreme Court in their fight for control of the province's forests. The New Brunswick Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that aboriginal people don't have...

After selfactivated shared a couple pictures with me, I though perhaps we could all share a pictures of our culture. The culture that identifies us as the Canadians we see ourselves as. An exchange of our cultures, to better get to know one another. This was a gift from a Haida elder I met...

I wasn't sure as to where to put this post, but I settled on culture. As I thought of how many must feel torn between their loyalties and beliefs, under the multicultural ideals of our great nation. As may of you know, I have campaigned for great self accountablity among my fellow Natives, as...

Ya right. Only as they wipe their collective asses with them. Paper cuts hurt. Support the Mohawks of Kanesatake - Stop Niocan! Wednesday February 27, 2002 11:01 AM On February 14, 2002, the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake passed a resolution to protect their traditional territory from a...

MOHAWKS OF KANEHSATAKE PROVED RIGHT!JAMES GABRIEL, INDIAN AFFAIRS AND QUEBEC GANSTAS' CAUGHT RED-HANDED MNN. Dec. 11, 2006. The headline is "Mohawk Cops Lose Arsenal". The real story is "Indian Affairs and police caught in corruption". The auditor, Samson & Associates, found that at least $6...

"Mysterious Disappearance" Of The Iroquois People. author: indian behind a tree Colonial Canada announces disappearance of Iroquois People. On November 7, 2006, the Iroquois learned that there was a new exhibit on display at the Calliere Museum in Montreal, Quebec, and decided to go and look...

"Creator's game" by Kanatiiosh 2001© Lacrosse is more than just a game to the Iroquois people (the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora), for it is a spiritual tradition that is woven into the fabric of our heritage. As Oren Lyons, Faithkeeper of Onondaga, says, lacrosse is...

How can Quebec support the double standard that a soveriegn Quebec could/should/would not be divisable? IE; Native territories and Natives that overwhelmingly wish to stay within the Nation of Canada. "There is no way that any Quebecker would accept that a square inch of that territory be...