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Trevor Miller 'Enough' is a rather subjective term, and of course more can always be done to build bridges, but I think our community has taken some enheartening steps. In addition to the Friendship Centre, there are the outstanding murals under the Freedman Bridge and the various events coming up during Culture Days that we can point to as examples where we are moving in the right direction in developing relationships among our various ethnic groups as well as with neighbouring reserves. That's not to say things are perfect, but we should be encouraged by the progress we've made and the growth in this area we have been committing ourselves to. Ken Mansell Aboriginal culture is celebrated annually on the summer solstice in Flin Flon as part of National Aboriginal Day. Many cultures, except for the Irish on St. Patrick's Day, hold no real celebrations other than on Culture Days. Of course any group may hold their own celebrations as often as they wish. They are on their dime and on their time. In Manitoba almost 15 per cent trace their ancestry to aboriginal peoples or M_tis. In our area it would be much higher. Denny Hyndman No. I don't think local aboriginal people necessarily feel 'celebrated' and any aboriginal person outside of Flin Flon's immediate area feeling 'supported' might get a good laugh. Historically I've been told aboriginal peoples are transient. That's governmental BS. Aboriginals in Canada have been displaced, shuffled and treated worse than animals. You do realize that in our area, people sleep outside? People go missing and die in these elements, but 300 will look for a missing pet, no question. Truly, I am mortified of some the so-called humans in this race of people, and am glad that most of my contacts are humanitarians, aboriginal or not.
