LP>And Innu do especially well in tests of shape-recognition because of
  >having learnt to recognize landmarks.
That makes sense to me.
LP>You were having a conversation with Jim (maybe it was Jim who initiated
  >it) about lack of actual meaty relevant discussions on this echo.  For
  >my part, I've become discouraged.  It seems that progress is never made
  >and the federal and provincial governments stall and stall.
I, too, see that; and am sometimes discouraged.  I expect that the
situation in Canada, and in the US, is very similar.  Even more
frustrating than the stalling of the government, however, is the
conflicts within the tribal councils and the tribal members themselves.
LP>The federal cabinet minister for Indian Affairs, Ron Irwin, didn't even
  >run in the last election; he was probably plain burned-out.  He seemed
  >sincere, but said he was hampered by a lack of money.  Now, the feds
  >have got lots of (our) money, so when they say there's not enough money
  >for something, that means that they don't want to spend it on that
  >something.
In the US, moneys for Indian issues is one of the major cut back items
in the budget.
LP>When Frosty Deere participated in this echo, there was more information
  >about political activities of Canadian native Indians.
I miss Frosty here also.  I am under the impression he no longer
participates in anything FIDO.  He does show up a lot on Native Network,
if you can find a way of getting that.  Jim Barchuk would probably have
a list of BBSes that carry it.
                      Sondra
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 þ SLMR 2.1a þ I am NOT illiterate.  I know who my parents are.
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