Banished to solitude: a Saskatchewan ruling reflects a new trend in sentencing natives

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La Ronge Indian Billy Taylor, who faced a four-year sentence if convicted in court for raping ex-wife Maxine Clinton, submitted himself to a traditional native justice ritual in lieu of a jury trial. The La Ronge ordered Taylor banished to a deserted island for a year, a penalty that Clinton finds fair.

Cases, Laws, regulations and rules, Native Americans, Native North Americans, Criminal law, Rape, Saskatchewan, Taylor, Billy

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Glittering prospects

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Several mining firms hope to capitalize on geologist Chuck Fipke's discovery of diamonds in kimberlite formations in the Lac de Gras area of Canada's far north, but no mine will be built until the environmental impact on local caribou is assessed. Fipke's Dia Met Minerals Ltd is one of the hopefuls.

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Northern gems: natives battle a proposed $112-billion diamond mine

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Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP) Co Ltd wants to establish a diamond mine near the Lac de Gras, which lies south of the Arctic Circle in Canada's Northwest Territories. However, a coalition of environmentalists, Dene leaders, and Papua New Guinea residents opposes BHP's plan.

Environmental policy, BHP Billiton Ltd., Dene (Native American people), Dene (Native Americans)

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