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Indigenous group pledges different approach (The Sydney Morning Herald)

A new national representative body to give indigenous people a voice has been set up as a private company so that the federal government will not be able to sack the leaders, its architects say.  The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples was launched yesterday...

03 May, 2010
Native languages in peril: report (The Vancouver Sun)

First Nations languages in British Columbia are in deep trouble and most will be lost within six years if immediate steps aren’t taken to improve language education, says a new report.  The grim assessment was made at a conference Friday by the First Peoples’ Heritage,...

01 May, 2010
Enbridge pipeline opens old wounds (The Calgary Herald)

For Alberta oil sands producers, the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline is a crucial new outlet for expanding production.  But for B.C. First Nations fighting over land claims, and environmental groups fearing another Exxon Valdez-sized oil spill on the Pacific coast and further oil sands expansion,...

01 May, 2010