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	Elijah Harper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Harper also opposed the Charlottetown Accord in 1992, despite the fact that Assembly of First Nations Chief Ovide Mercredi supported it.
		Harper resigned from the Manitoba legislature on November 30, 1992.
		Harper defeated Murphy in the 1993 election, and served in the Canadian House of Commons in Ottawa, as a Liberal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elijah_Harper (639 words)

	Elijah Harper -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Harper was born in Red Sucker Lake, a (Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose) reserve in northern (One of the three prairie provinces in central Canada) Manitoba, and served there as Band Chief from 1978 to 1981.
		In 1981, Harper became the first Treaty Indian to be elected as a provincial politician when he contested and won the sprawling northern Manitoba riding of (additional info and facts about Rupertsland) Rupertsland for the (additional info and facts about New Democratic Party) New Democratic Party.
		Harper defeated Murphy in the 1993 election, and served in the (additional info and facts about Canadian House of Commons) Canadian House of Commons in (The capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec)) Ottawa, as a Liberal.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/el/elijah_harper.htm (726 words)

	Harper, Elijah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Harper entered provincial politics in 1981 when he was elected as an MLA for Rupertsland, joining the Cabinet in 1986 as a minister without portfolio responsible for Native Affairs.
		Harper initiated procedural delays in the Manitoba legislature that threatened to extend the vote beyond the deadline established for the accord.
		Harper entered federal politics in April 1993 when he was elected as the Liberal candidate for the riding of Churchill and he served as MP for that riding until 1997.
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	Elijah Harper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Harper became the first Treaty Indian to be elected asa provincial politician when he served as a MP in theManitoba legislature from 1981 to 1992.
		Harper is best known for holding an eagle feather when he took his stand in the Manitoba legislature and refused to accept the Meech Lake Accord (agreement) proposed by the federal government.The accord did not guarantee rights to Aboriginal peoples.Harper's refusal to accept it led to Manitoba's being unable to approve the accord.
		Elijah Harper was appointed Commissioner of the Indian ClaimsCommission on January 21, 1999.
	www.therfcc.org /elijah-harper-114786.html (294 words)

	Elijah Harper
		Harper became the first Treaty Indian to be elected as a provincial politician when he served as a MP in the Manitoba legislature from 1981 to 1992.
		Harper is best known for holding an eagle feather when he took his stand in the Manitoba legislature and refused to accept the Meech Lake Accord (agreement) proposed by the federal government.
		Elijah Harper was appointed Commissioner of the Indian Claims Commission on January 21, 1999.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/elijah_harper (365 words)

	Aboriginal People Profiles (Politicians) - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Elijah Harper was born in Red Sucker Lake, a reserve in northern Manitoba, in 1949.
		Harper became the first Treaty Indian to be elected as a provincial politician when he served as a Member of Parliament in the Manitoba legislature from 1981 to 1992.
		Harper's refusal to accept it led to Manitoba's being unable to approve the accord.
	www.ainc-inac.gc.ca /ks/3111_e.html (309 words)

	Student Zone - Grade 3
		Elijah Harper was born at Red Sucker Lake in northern Manitoba in 1949.
		Harper is probably best known for refusing to support the Meech Lake Accord, as it did not guarantee Aboriginal rights.
		For his efforts, Harper was recognized with the Stanley Knowles Humanitarian Award in 1991 and the National Aboriginal Achievement Award in 1996.
	www.edukits.ca /aboriginal/origin/grade3/biographies/harper.htm (135 words)

	Churchill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Elijah Harper is not the "star candidate" he was in 1993 when he first took this seat for the Liberals and he's come a long way since his glory days as a provincial NDP cabinet minister.
		Elijah Harper only won by 4% in '93 when the NDP was at 7% nationally and 16.7% in Manitoba.
		Elijah Harper may be well known for Meech Lake, but he was less than stunning as the MP for Churchill and caries baggage according to the Winnipeg Free Press.
	www.arts.uwaterloo.ca /~m6chan/2000_federal/mb/churchill.html (827 words)

	Harper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Harper is an old English surname that originally belonged to a person who played the harp or who made harps.
		Harper is often preferred by modern players of the folk or Celtic harp, as it carries more traditional connotations than harpist, which is frequently associated with playing the larger concert pedal harp.
		Pat Harper, American TV news anchorwoman who, in January 1987, pretended to be a homeless person on the streets of New York City for 6 days in order to "meet the homeless, experience and see what life on the street [was] like"
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harper (537 words)

	Elijah P. Lovejoy
		Elijah Parish Lovejoy (November 9, 1802 - November 7, 1837) was an American abolitionist and journalist.
		Afterwards, Lovejoy was considered a martyr by the abolition movement, and in his name, his brother, Owen Lovejoy became the leader of the Illinois abolitionists.
		Elijah Lovejoy is buried in Alton Cemetery in Madison County, Illinois.
	www.kiwipedia.com /en/elijah-p--lovejoy.html (433 words)

	Circle of Honour: Elijah Harper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Elijah Harper was born at Red Sucker Lake in northern Manitoba.
		Elijah was the second of thirteen children, and was brought up by his grandparents.
		Since that time, Elijah Harper has become a leading figure in the plight of Native people across Canada, demanding equal justice, and better lives.
	www.ed-resources.net /guide/exhibit/harper.htm (291 words)

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		Lovejoy, Elijah Parish Lovejoy, Elijah Parish, 1802-37, American abolitionist, b.
		Levita, Elijah Levita, Elijahēlī´je lēvī´te (Elya Bokher), c.1468-1549, German philologist, grammarian, and lexicographer who wrote in Hebrew.
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		Elijah Harper is a profound native Canadian who is now one of the five Commissioners of the Indian Claims, since January 21, 1999.
		Elijah was educated in a missionary residential school, he also learned from his own people who follow traditional ways of life.
		Elijah believes that if it was not for the feather then the Prime Minister's Office personal would have beaten him in the Meech Lake Accord.
	www.k12.nf.ca /gc/SocialStudies/chist1201/webpages/Alexander%20Goodyear/index.htm (710 words)

	Page: Interpretive Analysis - Elijah Harper: Parliamentarian
		Elijah remembers that his Grandfather also trapped for furs, fished for food and followed the geese.
		Elijah's early education was hunting, learning about herbal medicines and cultural and religious traditions that dated back 7000 years.
		Harper is a Politician and a Member of Parliament for Churchill, MB 1993, elected to the Manitoba Legislature 1981 and re-elected 1986-88, 1990.
	web.mala.bc.ca /firstnations/doris/harpere.htm (877 words)

	Glossary
		Elijah intervened and sent the messengers back to the king with a prophecy of doom that he himself reiterated when summoned to the king’s presence.
		Thus Elijah’s zeal for the Lord was the genuine expression of a well-rooted ancient monotheism.
		So the assumption may be made that Elijah was making his request in the context of the prophets, meaning in a literal sense that Elisha was requesting two-thirds of Elijah's spirit and requesting the other prophets divide up the other third of Elijah's spirit.
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	Elijah -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Elijah, mosaic, 12th–13th century; in the cathedral of Monreale, Sicily.
		Elijah's name means “Yahweh is my God” and is spelled Elias in some versions of the Bible.
		Elijah Harper, an Ojibwa-Cree Indian, was instrumental in the defeat of the ratification of the Meech Lake accord, a proposed amendment to the Canadian Constitution that would have granted provincial governments more power, but failed to adequately address native concerns.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9032389 (491 words)

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		From the census: Elijah S. Harper page 136, Charles S. Harper page 132, William Harper, page 137 (these three Harpers are not in the index for 1840 in Shelby Co, IL) This Elijah may be the same as in the 1820 census.
		Harper for Elizabeth, he said 'Yes, but you'll never be able to get along with her.'Compounding this dismal forecast for a happy marriage was Elizabeth's attraction for another man while Samuel was serving his country, but who felt duty bound to carry out her promise on his return.
		Harper was unloading and to quiet the animal he prodded it with a board, which the horse kicked.
	www.stanford.edu /~melbar/HARPER/sources.htm (4040 words)

	Meech Lake? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Harper, a New Democratic MLA from the riding of Rupertsland in northern Manitoba and a former chief of the Ojibway-Cree community of Red Sucker Lake, was an obscure backbencher when the controversy began.
		When the Meech Lake deadline expired on June 23, Elijah Harper had defeated the accord, and he had become a national hero to Canada's aboriginal people.
		By strengthening the unity and militancy of aboriginal people, Harper laid the groundwork for the national support that the warriors enjoyed in the summer of 1990." (pp.
	www.campus-adr.org /Webquest/MeechLake.htm (318 words)

	Encyclopedia: Elijah Harper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He was relieved of his positions on September 9, 1987 after having left the scene of an accident while driving.
		(It may be noted that two members of the opposition Progressive Conservative Party had been arrested on drunk-driving charges in the past.) Harper was reappointed as Minister of Northern Affairs and Minister responsible for Native Affairs, on November 23, 1987, serving until the defeat of Howard Pawley's government in 1988.
		September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Elijah-Harper (1618 words)

	Harper Tidbits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		I have heretofore given to my son, Briant Harper, one horse and bed and bedding, and one cow and other property in whole to the value of eighty dollaars which is all I give or bequeath to his or any of his heirs.
		I have heretofore given to my son Kinian Harper, one horse, saddle and bridle, one cow and calf, one bed and bedding to the amount in whole to the value of eighty dollars which is all I give or bequeath to him.
		I have heretofore given to my son, William Harper, one horse, cow and calf, one bed and bedding, amounting in whole to the value of eighty dollars, which is all I give and bequeath to him.
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	Elijah Harper News politics elections
		The political theatre surrounding Harper's dramatic decision in the Manitoba legislature catapulted him and Aboriginal people into the limelight where he made his mark on Canadian politics forever.
		Harper was elected as Liberal Member of Parliament for the Churchill constituency in northern Manitoba, one of the largest electoral districts in Canada.
		Elijah's Answer: "Mostly by one of the Senate's main functions: to review proposed legislation, i.e., bills, that are passed by the House of Commons & to verify that, yes, the public, including Aboriginal people, is supportive of them.
	www.turtleisland.org /news/news-elijah.htm (1489 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: HARPER, GEORGE FRANKLIN
		George Franklin Harper, founder of Harper, Gillespie County, the son of Henry and Jane (Cummings) Harper, was born in Sangamon County, Illinois, on December 31, 1828.
		Harper died in a wagon accident in Ellis County Harper returned to Floresville to stay with relatives.
		He and his wife, known as Uncle Frank and Aunt Kate to the people of Harper, were influential community leaders; they hosted dinners, parties, and musical evenings, and Harper coached students for debates and spelling bees.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/HH/fha75.html (435 words)

	KinNextions - aqwg52 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Harriet HARPER [Parents] was born 18 Apr 1841 in Wayne Co, Ga..
		Elijah HARPER [Parents] was born Sep 1845 in Wayne Co, Ga..
		Mary Jane POPWELL [Parents] was born May 1849 in GA. She married Elijah HARPER on 7 Jun 1864 in Wayne County, Georgia.
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	Harper, Elijah -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Harper was born in 1949 in Red Sucker Lake, a remote community in the…
		Harpers Ferry is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains on a strip of land at the junction of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers where West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland meet.
		Many of Harper's stories were inspired by his experiences as a mining engineer in Alaska, Siberia, and other parts of world.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9311602 (690 words)

	Google Search: "Elijah McCoy" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Elijah McCoy was born in Colchester, Ontario, Canada on May 2, 1844, the son of former slaves who had fled from Kentucky before the US Civil War.
		Elijah McCoy was born in Colchester, Ontario in 1843.
		Elijah McCoy was born in Colchester, Ontario, Canada in 1844.
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	Dust my Broom » Blog Archive » 8 Days (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		That either means Harper has a megalomaniacal complex beyond words by assuming that words aimed at him effect all of us; or else it means that he now embraces the notion that the actions of a single Indian speak for all.
		Harper mentioned Mulroney’s published comments in a speech he gave yesterday at a conference in Winnipeg on increasing aboriginal voter turnout.
		Harper, who in addition to more than 11 years with the NDP in the Manitoba legislature served as a Liberal MP for the northern Manitoba riding of Churchill, discussed in his speech some of the obstacles to aboriginal voting and to getting aboriginal members elected to provincial legislatures and Parliament.
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	My Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He was married to Mary William B. Harper on 6 Oct 1858 in Nash Co., NC.
		Harper was born in Apr 1854 in Nash Co., NC.
		Harper was born in Dec 1850 in Nash Co., NC.
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