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    Ever since the Europeans ventured into North America, people of power blunder to recognize the Aboriginal people. In this case, the Lubicon people’s land and identity were stripped from their hands by the government. When OPEC, an intergovernmental oil supply market, stopped selling America Oil, Canada then pounced on the idea that they could create a profit by selling oil to America. Unfortunately for the Lubicon they were forgotten in treaty 8 negotiations which would have sheltered Lubicon…

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    The Insulin Resistant Gene has sounded an alarm of concern not only here in the United States but many other countries as well. The concern for the Insulin Resistant Gene and its’ ability to create an alarming amount of newly diagnosed juveniles’ with obesity and diabetes, along with other health factors has many health providers concerned with co-morbidities in children. A review of literature on, “Insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic youth, disclosed cardio-metabolic issues leading to…

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    with decaying yellow skin. Sometime around the 1910s, a Wendigo was believed to have been seen near Roseau, Minnesota. Every time a sighting was made, someone in the town disappeared unexpectedly. Around the same time, Jack Fiddler, an 87-year-old Cree man, was on trial for murdering a woman. He said she was becoming a Wendigo, and plead guilty. He claimed to have killed thirteen other Wendigoag in his lifetime.…

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    Road, written by Joseph Boyden, Elijah transformed himself from a respectful and calm Cree man into a fame seeking, identity losing, drug abusing, and overall killing maniac. First of all, Elijah transformed because he was constantly seeking fame and pounced on all instances where he…

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    “You better get in this house before the windigo gets you.” This is a phrase many of us grew up hearing from our mothers, when it was time to come in the house. In my mind, that was kind of like “the boogie man.” Neither of them were a real threat, I had no fear or horrifying images, it just meant it was time to come in the house. When I saw windigo psychosis as an option for this culture-bound syndrome term paper, I choose it for a couple reasons, first I remembered the phrase from above and…

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    This essay will describe the crisis intervention method, how it came about and how relevant it is to the social work practice. It will also discuss how crisis intervention can be used in practice and whether it is required in the social work practice. Cree (2011) defines crisis…

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    On the other hand, The Father in “The Father is a lot colder and almost un caring of his son until he finds out how incredible his son is. In “The Father” The distance between the two has drastic effects on the foundations of their relationship. “Cree mask! He’d never seen the boy making a mask”. (garner 4) This mask they talk about represents the boys Façade. This Façade is all the father knows and behind it, is the boy’s true life. When this mask is revealed it’s like the boy taking of a…

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    Métis and fur trading companies before substantial contact with Eastern Canada and the United States. With the merger of the companies the colony grew in population and as a result drew the new issue of resource procurement. A unity between Ojibwa, Cree and European land usage arose threw this task of survival and the Métis settlement…

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    In the short story, “The Father,” by Hugh Garner, the main character, John Purcell had always been unhappy with his life and family. John and his son have never been that close, but a dramatic event could change their relationship for the worse. The father is neglectful, selfish and addicted which lead his relationship with Johnny to its eventual demise. John's broken relationship with Johnny is because of his consequential actions. To begin, John is too preoccupied with other things to pay…

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    Colvard. It is run by Guy Stimpson, who is a former employee of Charles and Colvard since its inception until the expiry of the patents. Charles and Colvard was heavily dependent on a single supplier, Cree, for its strategic raw material for moissanite, silicon carbide. It is now quite likely for Cree to forward integrate to produce moissanite. The entry of new players will lead to more awareness of moissanite as an alternative to diamond. It will also further reduce prices of moissanite…

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