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Confederacy's Red Hill nt Creek agreement By Lynda Powless Editor ry HAMILTON-The City of Hamilton's implementation commit- tee will send the controversial Red Hill Creek agreement on t to its public works committee after a testy meeting Tuesday saw protesters heckling both council members and a Six '9 Nations Confederacy council representative. Hamilton Red Hill Creek project and a recomendation to proceed director Chris Murray said a report will go to the city's public works on the meeting will be written up (Continued on page 2) t Jamieson "in debt" over AFN election bid refuses to

open the books i.. d. ;....r By Lynda Powless Editor ov,J' t Six Nations Band Council Chief Roberta Jamieson is in debt over her _ bid to be the national leader of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) +--''-.. '"5-, `- and and her supporters are launching a fund raising cocktail Jamieson zkv reception in March 8th to help wipe out the unknown amouq t Six Nations resident Jan Longboat delivered a message from the "clanmothers" and "women" to the of debt apparently left over from her bid to be national chief of the Hamilton city Red Hill Creek Expressway implementation committee members Tuesday to "cease" all Assembly of First Nations. negotiations with the Confederacy. Councillor McHattie accepts a letter . (Photo by Jim C Powless) The reception is being supported by the Royal Bank and law firm of (Continued on page 7 in _ Chretien testifies Calgary suit claiming Inside feds mismanaged native oil money Local 2 CALGARY (CP) _Jean_ Chretien provided a history lesson into changes in aboriginal policy Monday, telling a packed courtroom he considered the Indian Act an embarrassment that left Editorial 4 . ° 'a? e, bureaucrats in charge of everything on reserves 35 years ago. s- ... ß ' , Sports 8 . e m ;_ a ° oe.> But the former prime minister said stymied by native leaders who Department of Indian Affairs, but National 16 attempts to give native people viewed change as dangerous. . Indian leadership at that time ' should no more opposed that," Chretien said Cates 17 + more control over their lives were "I said we have . Monday as he testified in Federal .ci' 11 Classified 18 xtve Court at a lawsuit launched by an r A,--a-,.--t Mohawk community chiefs meet band over natural gas roy- Business Directory 19 Alberta TT t _, ::' Met_ I ki --- to discuss nation -wide policing alties. This "Bit by bit I got them to look after Lam' McDonald's/ NHL TYENDINAGA, Ont.- Mohawk band council chiefs from across - their own affairs." REPLICA TROPHIES Mohawk territories met here last Friday to discuss establishing a proto- He says he never considered February 6 - March 4, 2004 col agreement that will allow them to provide emergency policing ser- putting energy trust monies from New Credit (while supplies last) vices from their territorities to each other. an Alberta aboriginal band into the Tyendinaga elected Chief Don Maracle said the Mohawk Round Table stock market to get a higher rate of Hockey was called because of the policing crisis in Kanesatake. But he said news return. - ,m brie p: reports that Grand Chief James Gabriel was refused entry to the meeting . "Absolutely not," Chretien said in Tournament 282 Argyle St, COMM (Continued on page 2) Caledonia Restaurant (Continued on page 7)

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/les February 25, 2004 - 3 February 25, 2004 #(3S Local 2 Local r, Red Hill Expressway passes another hurdle on to city public works Hill Creek Expressway about mitigating the damage" tendered 5a mrll..r- Red If from se ) by Clan Mothers to Cry lawy Nay 5 'th told (Continued fromfront) includes creating a unique joint Men ineneted f clarifying W will bring the following g and th gg I committee to city maned stewardship board Nat owns. -.11111111IV He said the federal government "ee'ff ffede development of the valley. hare select. Jan KaM1 " h b d h reay.nk.n,Pnrr.,rlw.