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MAY 2012 • Volume 48 • $1.00
SHARING RING OF FIRE BENEFITS BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN ALL COMMUNITIES
< 18 First Nations join the
Framework Agreement on First Nations
pg21 inside this edition
Grand Chief Derek Nepinak
MESSAGE FROM THE GRAND CHIEF – P2
Chief Ron Evans
NORWAY HOUSE CREE NATION – P13
President David Chartrand
MANITOBA MÉTIS FEDERATION – P3
DECLARATION OF COMMITMENT pg4
Strengthening the Relationship between Fort William First Nation and the City of Thunder Bay
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Land Management pg6
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