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Today's Top Story: ****************** Free Trade Threatens Indian Nations (Richard Ross ) 9:33 Sunday, 5-12-2002 Source: INTERIOR ALLIANCE The Free Trade Area of the Americas and the Threat to Indigenous Peoples...Indigenous Peoples need to understand the impact this agreement will have on our rights and access to our lands and resources. http://www.metisnews.com/cgi-bin/mnews/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=today Canadian News ************* Source: Montreal Gazette A group of Mohawk women have occupied the band-council office in Kahnasatake to stop Grand Chief, James Gabriel from resuming his duties. Gabriel, who was elected to a third term in July 2001 only to be ousted five months later, was granted a Federal Court injunction April 30 to be reinstated. Women block Mohawk chief http://www.metisnews.com/cgi-bin/mnews/newsboard/view.pl Budget Cuts a Low Blow (MJ) 9:39 Sunday, 5-12-2002 Source: Mary Collins The latest in a long list of draconian cuts the Liberals have brought into legislation is the change to the Income Assistance Regulations that govern payments to persons, mainly grandparents, who have been looking after the children of family members. http://www.metisnews.com/cgi-bin/mnews/newsboard/view.pl Call for Submissions (Urban Shaman Inc.) 14:51 Friday, 5-10-2002 Source: Urban Shaman Inc. Call for Submissions - Contemporary Aboriginal Art Urban Shaman Inc. is a non-profit artist-run centre which is. . . http://www.metisnews.com/cgi-bin/mnews/newsboard/view.pl US News ******* Water resource activists seek to plug bottling company's intake http://www.metisnews.com/news/US.txt Official tribe site: http://www.cowboy.net/native/seminole Two chiefs, one tribe: Power struggle grip's Seminole Nation in Oklahoma http://www.metisnews.com/news/US.txt International News ****************** The South Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) zone commissioner is one of three Australian indigenous representatives who is heading to New York today for UN talks. http://www.metisnews.com/news/Intnews.txt BUSHMEN CAMPAIGN SPREADS * New advert in Canada as mining conference opens * Vigils spread to Switzerland and Rome * Canadian ndns express support http://www.metisnews.com/cgi-bin/mnews/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Breaking ************************************************************ TO REMOVE YOUR E-MAIL GO TO THE BOTTOM OF: http://www.metisnews.com ******************************************************* ******************************************************* TO READ NATIVE NEWS ON THE WEB: http://www.metisnews.com/cgi-bin/mnews/newsboard/view.pl TO POST NATIVE NEWS ON THE WEB: http://www.metisnews.com/newsboard/input.html To remove your name from the mailing list go to: http://www.metisnews.com and unsubscribe at the bottom of the page. ************************** ************************** Marcel Guay http://www.canadianaboriginal.com http://www.canadianindian.com http://www.metisnews.com Visit and show your support for the Grass Roots Oyate http://members.tripod.com/GrassRootsOyate Clemency for Leonard Peltier. Sign the Petition. http://petitiononline.com/Release/petition.html ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1ddNB.b2HgmN Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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