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Article: Gathering strength not strong enough.
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- February 1, 1998
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Windspeaker Staff Writer
EDMONTON
The two main proponents of the federal government's response to the report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples have been traveling the country, explaining the Jan. 7 announcement to chiefs, Aboriginal people and the media.
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine and Indian Affairs Minister Jane Stewart are spreading the word that Gathering Strength -- Canada's Aboriginal Action Plan is the first step in a new enlightened direction in dealings between Aboriginal peoples and the federal government.
Both say the Statement of Reconciliation, which contains the government's apology ...