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by Beryl Wajsman, Institute for Public Affairs of Montreal Tuesday, January 10, 2006 "A society begins to die when it remains silent on injustice" ~ The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. So, some of the great "progressive" forces of Quebec have decided to boycott Israeli products and companies...

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Quebec's referendum: acid test for the left. Break the grip of national chauvinism - independence for Quebec! Workers Vanguard, 3 November 1995 On October 30, the population of Quebec voted narrowly against secession from Canada in a referendum organized by the separatist Parti Québecois (PQ)...

Oh, Canada... by Jeff Elliott Both the United States and Canada try desperately to ignore the problem Think of some of the most significant news in the past few years: the beating of Rodney King and the events at Waco would certainly be among the top ten. Now imagine these events...

Volume LX, Number 1 William and Mary Quarterly Reviews of Books © 2003, by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture The Great Peace of Montreal of 1701: French-Native Diplomacy in the Seventeenth Century. By GILLES HAVARD. Translated by PHYLLIS ARONOFF and HOWARD SCOTT...

After Sonkwaiatison left the earth and returned to the Sky World, the people began to express their thankfulness for the Creation. With the annual cycle established by the changing seasons, the growing of crops and the ritual order brought forth by the 12th boy, the Ongwehonweh began to...

There are several artistic and cultural symbols that transcend the generations, and are used by each succeeding generation of Haudenosaunee artists. These symbols come for the oral history of the people. Events and knowledge of the past has been shaped into visual symbols in order to covey the...

The Great Law is the founding constitution of the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy. It is an oral tradition, codified in a series of wampum belts now held by the Onondaga Nation. It defines the functions of the Grand Council and how the native nations can resolve disputes between themselves and...

History begins with Creation. There are several versions of the Creation story. This is one of them: Our world began with the creation of the earth, which is seen as the horizontal plane that separates the world above from the world below. In the Sky-World lived a fellow named "The Sky Holder."...

Seeing as the Catholic Church is a self sufficient stock portfolio holder, with a considerable amount of wealth at its disposal, should they still enjoy tax exemptions, as they do? Do you know how hard it is to find any information on the worth of the Catholic Church? They are not very forth...

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This Country needs a history lesson on its Native peoples This is my people... The HAUDENOSAUNEE http://www.sixnations.org/

The Six Nations: Oldest Living Participatory Democracy on Earth http://www.ratical.org/many_worlds/6Nations/

For immediate Release: October 16, 2006 Number of Aboriginal People in Canada’s Prisons Growing New Investments to Address Poverty and Secure Better Education Outcomes Needed to Address Crisis National Organizations Say OTTAWA – Corrections Canada, the agency responsible for the federal prison...

First Nations: The Facts and the Misconceptions Do most First Nations live off-reserve? No. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada figures for 2004 indicate that more than 53% of First Nations citizens live on-reserve (391,459 of 733,626 First Nation citizens). A further 23,963 reside on Crown...

Fiscal Imbalance in Native funding. FISCAL IMBALANCE: THE TRUTH ABOUT SPENDING ON FIRST NATIONS PER CAPITA SPENDING • Per capita spending on First Nations is half the amount for average Canadians (between $7,000-$8,000 compared to $15,000-$16,000). Spending on First Nations through core...

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AFN Heroes of Our Time scholarships Since 1988/1989 the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has sponsored the Heroes of Our Time scholarships to recognize the hard work, dedication and academic achievements of First Nations post secondary students who demonstrate excellence in a variety of...

Counting Coup in Ancient Ways and Courtroom Days © 1991 by George J. Vogler* The Indian peoples of the American great plains counted coup. The rest of us do, too, but the Indian story first. In Older Ways Coup was counted to establish position in the tribal honor system. Status mattered, and...