Sentences with phrase «first nation people»

«There's a strikingly similar set of values among all the major North American tribes,» Smith says of his fascination with and admiration for the First Nation people, a term he prefers over Indian and even Native American.

«My concern is that we (Canadian First Nation people) are being diagnosed late, we are entering treatment late, so we're already not being served by the existing medical system, and this comparable across countries,» King said.

It represents a diversity of First Nation people's interests, including the interests of women, those living on reserves and those living in urban areas.

The Assembly has tried to represent a diversity of First Nation people's interests, including representing women's interests, as well as the interests of both those living on reserves as well as those living in urban areas.

«We see so much controversy and delay and fighting around natural resources, oftentimes the press says that First Nation people stand in the way of progress.

Aside from his offensive videos shot from the Chamber of the Senate, he was combative towards First Nation people who appeared before him at committees, especially women.

Orcas are very mythical creatures and always played a part in the history of the First Nation People.

The resort works closely with the Ahousaht First Nation people to provide incredible access to the Clayoquot Sound Reserve.

We can not even meat the basic needs of our citizens and First nation people.

If you are unfamiliar with the treatment that First Nation people continue to experience in Canada, though, this book will be eye - opening.

um what are you nuts most of the people in BC has said they do not want another pipeline not ever so how is building a pipeline a matter of national unity i could see it as a matter of duty for us to stand in unity with the first nation people here in BC against the pipeline i really do nt see how building a pipeline could be a national issue because simply put pipelines do nt help the nation

$ 241 million over five years linking training programs to First Nations people collecting income assistance.

The First Nations people have shown us the way.

In Victoria this afternoon, Premier Gordon Campbell said the project would provide «hundreds and hundreds» of jobs to First Nations in the north, adding that government's job is to «try and find ways we can get the First Nations people engaged with pay cheques building the kind of economic future they need...»

«We have a long way to go as a government and as a society to show that we have moved beyond the legacy of racism and colonialism that long defined our relationship with B.C.'s First Nations peoples,» said New Democrat aboriginal relations critic Doug Donaldson.

Nearly 40 per cent of indigenous Canadians do not graduate from high school, and the figure is nearly 60 per cent for First Nations people on reserves, rates that far exceed the Canadian average.

In Alberta, Suncor is working with First Nations peoples to build a new pipeline of talent, with aboriginal youth who can work with new technologies such as self - driving trucks.

She says her riding has 33 communities of First Nations people, from one of which hails Raymond Robinson, who joined Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence in her hunger strike the day after she began hers.

We are committed to renewing our relationships with the First Nations peoples on whose territories we are guests.

Our First Nations people don't want to see it coming through their lands.

I am all for the marriage of culture with faith (being a First Nations person in Canada — out in Sask)-- and I see great benefits for the culture that is kept alive by Christianity.

Those who have been directly impacted by the silence and even malice of the Church have asked the faithful to engage in dialogue with First Nations peoples and to repudiate colonial attitudes and concepts.

Worse we are all capable of the inaction that allows such things to thrive — and there are plenty examples in our own context such as our record with the first nations peoples.

Through AFSA's ongoing engagement with the international organisation, La Via Campesina, we stand in strong solidarity with the global movement for recognition and inclusion of indigenous and First Nation Peoples everywhere, without whom there can be no true food sovereignty.

For over 6000 years, it's been the meeting place for everyone from the earliest First Nations people, through to the fur traders, hunters, settlers, and thousands of immigrants who've made their way to where the Red River and Assiniboine River meet.

Founded by the Montreal - based North West Trading Company, Fort Gibraltar commemorates the era of the fur traders and all the roles played by First Nations people, the Metis, the settlers and explorers, and, of course, the Voyageurs.

Get a historic perspective on maple syrup as the First Nations people knew it with Sweet Water Season, at a reconstructed Iroquois village.

Once the home and fortress of the «Deer Tribe» of the Petun First Nations people, this area is rich in history, with lore and history posted along the self - guided tour.

Our Health Counts is the first respondent - driven sampling of urban First Nations people in Canada.

The dramatic shift has been partially attributed to First Nations peoples (a term that replaced the word «Indians» in the 1970s) gaining local control of education in 1973 and changing the on - reserve school system from a more traditional education to one mixed with First Nations history, culture, and values.

Type 2 diabetes onset was earlier among First Nations people than non-First Nations people.

Rural First Nations people had a higher risk of lifetime Type 2 diabetes compared with urban First Nations people.

The risk was higher among First Nations people for all age groups and for both sexes.

But, conversely, the incidence rates in First Nations people should be statistically lower.

Based on the original recipe developed by the by the Ojibwe First Nations people in Ontario Canada, Flor - Essence is a unique blend of Burdock, Sheep sorrel, Turkey rhubarb, Slippery elm, with added Kelp, Blessed thistle, and Watercress.

Based on the original recipe developed by the Ojibwe First Nations people in Ontario Canada, Flor - Essence is a unique blend of Burdock, Sheep sorrel, Turkey rhubarb, Slippery elm, with added Kelp, Blessed thistle, and Watercress.

For authenticity, consider finding a First Nation person to lead you through some of these wonderfully powerful rituals.

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I am a lovng, and spiritual woman with a great desire to see all the destinies of the First Nations peoples realized.

As the movie goes on, Bale's Blocker and Cochrane's Metz are forced to confront their prejudice, but through that also their complicity in the genocide of first nations people.

He calls himself «stupidly unaware» and expresses his desire to «sincerely and unreservedly apologise to all First Nations people for this thoughtless action.»

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All the social indicators demonstrate that Australia's First Nations people continue to be the most socio - economically disadvantaged population cohort in Australian society.

Mailhot's memoir is fearless as she touches on generational trauma of First Nations people, her own experiences with mental illness and the healing power of storytelling.

In the Classroom: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent traces the bond between Native Americans and horses in The Horse and the Plains Indians: A Powerful Partnership and describes how many First Nations people relied on dogs to transport their possessions until the Spaniards brought horses to Mexico in 1519.

Pipelines and oil - rigs may soon further transform both the culture and land of the First Nations people.

Patent traces the bond between Native Americans and horses, describing how many First Nations people relied on the animals to assist them in hunting buffalo and how the intrusion of white settlers spelled disaster for their way of life.

This paper will endeavor to illustrate the manner in which Canada attempted a cultural genocide of its First Nation peoples.

The name Ucluelet means «people with a safe place to land» and it originated from the local First Nations people.

It's an exceptional location and has been a favourite place for local First Nations people to camp and fish for thousands of years.