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1998 Articles
Thousands come to Squamish territory to take part in the 5th Annual Aboriginal Cultural Festival. Ronald R. Barbour
BIOGRAPHY: Mishi's Spirit Soars
Singer, songwriter, and actress, Mishi Donovan is a Chippewa Cree whose CD, The Spirit
Within, is a reflection of the heart and soul of her people. -Staff
Buffy Sainte-Marie
A look at the art, music,
writing, and most of all the life, of the famous singer.
BUSINESS: Gambling in Court
The Beecher Bay Band will gamble in court that it has the right to build a casino on
reserve land between Metchosin and East Sooke. -R. Stewart
CULTURE: End of an Era
The last man alive capable of reciting from memory the Great Law of the Iroquois
Confederacy dies at 76. -Maurice Switzer
EDUCATION: A Victim Speaks
Harriet Nahanee relives the haunting childhood memories of her youth at a residential
school. -Lloyd Dolha
HISTORY: A Dene Tragedy
Uranium mining at Great Bear Lake has not only left in its wake a "village of
widows," but the water and the land surrounding the closed mine has essentially
become a radioactive wasteland. -Ronald B. Barbour
Reconstructing
Aboriginal History
We often overlook the fact that pre-colonial
Canada was not all sweet grass, sweat lodges and sunsets - Richard Wagamese
MODERN TREATIES
POLITICS: In Court over Kemano
The Cheslatta Carrier Nation expects support in its court action over huge releases of
water into the Nechako River below Cheslatta Falls. -Staff