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OTTAWA - Two Catholic Indigenous leaders are cautiously optimistic about Prime Minister Justin TrudeauöÏÓãÊÓƵapp plans to abolish the Indian Act and renew relations with CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp first peoples.

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Former RCMP officer now tries his hand at law enforcement at the legislative level

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While Idle No More protests and blockades continue sporadically across Canada, the Conservatives’ Aboriginal Caucus chair is busy tackling the outdated Indian Act.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:00:00 -0500