"There's trouble between the tribes in Canada – the Israelite ones and the aboriginal ones, that is.

It isn't just that David Ahenakew, a former head of the Assembly of First Nations who earned an Order of Canada medal in 1978 for advancing the cause of his people, is back in the headlines. His hate-speech trial for an anti-Semitic rant he made in December 2002 was expected to do that. But the highly public nature of the trial, which wound down earlier this month, has generated a separate controversy over relations between Jews and Indians in Canada even sharper than the original scandal."

Get the Story:
Two peoples, divided by one bigot (The Jerusalem Post 4/19)

Related Stories:
Native leader blasts media over hate crimes trial (04/12)
Native leader's hate crimes trial comes to an end (4/8)
Native leader offers diabetes defense for hate crime (4/7)
Native leader's hate crimes trial a raucous affair (4/6)
Native leader on trial for anti-Semitic remarks (4/5)
Native leader's hate crimes trial delayed again (11/01)
First Nation leaders return from trip to Israel (08/18)
First Nation leaders head to Israel to build relations (08/10)
Aboriginal leader's hate crimes case delayed again (07/01)
Jewish groups oppose Native leader's nomination (01/28)
Native leader pleads not guilty to hate crime (10/02)
Native leader's hate crimes case postponed again (08/28)
Report: Native leader has long held racist views (08/15)
Hate crimes case against Native leader continues (07/29)
Native leader charged with hate crime for remarks (06/12)
Hate crimes charges mulled against tribal leader (03/26)
Native and Jewish leaders meet in Canada (01/09)
A different kind of debate on race (12/19)
Native Trent Lott faces criminal probe (12/18)
Apology sought for Hitler remarks (12/17)
First Nations upset with Hitler remark (12/16)