National Aboriginal
Achievement Awards
COVER:
Thomas
Prince
Canada's
Forgotten Aboriginal War Hero
NATIONAL ABORIGINAL
ACHIEVMENT AWARDS:
Dr. Freda Ahenakew
Mariano Aupilardjuk
Roman
Bittman
Dr Harold Cardinal
Dr. Lindsay Crowshoe
Tomson Highway
Fred House
Zacharias Kunuk
Richard Nerysoo
Lance Relland
Nicholas Sibbeston
Mary Thomas
Dolly Watts
BUSINESS:
Bankers Call Shots
A bank is calling the
financial shots on one of Manitoba's largest First Nations
CULTURE:
Debate
Rages Over Native Alcoholism
Gwishalaayt
The Spirit
Wraps Around You
EDUCATION:
Agreement Solidifies Ties Between Valley Schools and First Nations
Education Critical to Moving Forward
Education is Failing Aboriginal Students
MODERN TREATIES:
Atlantic
Chiefs Demand Action on Template Agreements
...the
Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nation Chiefs are demanding a meeting
with DFO minister Herb Dhaliwa...
Cash-strapped Tribal Police Winding Down Operations
First Nations communities
in Cape Breton will no longer be policed by their own...
HUMOUR:
Support Your Local Native
OBITUARY:
Chief Simon Baker
POLITICS:
One
Dead Indian
Referendum
Circus Coming Soon to Your Town
20,000 Survivors of Residential Schools to Seek Compensation
Dr. Harold
Cardinal (Hon.)
Lifetime Achievement
Dr.
Harold Cardinal (Hon.) Lifetime Achievement Many dream of one day writing
a book. Harold Cardinal has done more than that. He wrote 'the' book.
It was the late 1960s and Canada had a new Prime Minister and Pierre Trudeau
promised Canadians a Just Society.
A year later, his government released a White Paper on Aboriginal affairs.
It called for the abolition of many Aboriginal rights and an end to Ottawa's
relationship with First Nations.
Cardinal, then in his 20s, went to his typewriter and began to pound the
keys in anger and disgust. He fired back with "The Unjust Society." It
forced the government to retreat and Cardinal followed up with "The Red
Paper." In the aftermath, he personally engaged in some of the first-ever
meetings held directly between a Canadian cabinet and Aboriginal leaders.
Cardinal's work proved a watershed event that brought attention and change
to policies that would have eroded the integrity of Aboriginal life. His
contributions didn't end there. Cardinal studied law at prestigious universities
like Harvard, was President of the Indian Association of Alberta, Chief
of the Sucker Creek Band, Vice-Chief of the Assembly of First Nations
and a Treaty 8 negotiator.
Recently, Cardinal was Indigenous Scholar in Residence at the University
of Alberta's Law School and is completing his doctorate in law through
the University of British Columbia. Cardinal's very presence helped Canadians
at large opt for pluralism and tolerance during a very crucial time. He
is a true Aboriginal - and national - treasure.