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Established in 1983 to serve the needs of northern Alberta, Windspeaker became a national newspaper on its 10th anniversary in 1993.
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Hot on the heels of a plea from Labrador Innu leaders for outside help in saving young people addicted to gasoline sniffing in their communities, several remote First Nations in various parts of the country are coping with another rash of destructive behavior as young people take their own lives in numbers that are unmatched anywhere in the world.
In Pikangikum, Ont.,…
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From coloring books discouraging children from sniffing solvents to videos geared to the prevention of suicide and drug and alcohol addictions, the number of resources available to First Nations and Inuit communities to help combat social programs is staggering.
Reference materials available through First Nations and Inuit Health Programs (FNIHP) are distributed through a…
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From coloring books discouraging children from sniffing solvents to videos geared to the prevention of suicide and drug and alcohol addictions, the number of resources available to First Nations and Inuit communities to help combat social programs is staggering.
Reference materials available through First Nations and Inuit Health Programs (FNIHP) are distributed through a…
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Young Indigenous people in Canada are choosing suicide in numbers that have never been exceeded anywhere, at any time, in recorded history.
As federal and provincial officials, First Nation and Innu leaders, care providers and others bicker back and forth about money and political considerations, the casualty list grows daily.
And the suicide numbers only tell part…
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Young Indigenous people in Canada are choosing suicide in numbers that have never been exceeded anywhere, at any time, in recorded history.
As federal and provincial officials, First Nation and Innu leaders, care providers and others bicker back and forth about money and political considerations, the casualty list grows daily.
And the suicide numbers only tell part…
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The call is out to students interested in pursuing training in the information technology sector to get their applications in for the Xerox Canada Aboriginal Scholarship Program.
The $3,000 scholarships are awarded to eight winners each year.
"And that scholarship," said spokesman Lee Ahenakew, "if you win it, you get it every year you go to school for up to four…
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The call is out to students interested in pursuing training in the information technology sector to get their applications in for the Xerox Canada Aboriginal Scholarship Program.
The $3,000 scholarships are awarded to eight winners each year.
"And that scholarship," said spokesman Lee Ahenakew, "if you win it, you get it every year you go to school for up to four…
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A tour of Canada?s newest territory is now just the click of a mouse away, thanks to the recent release of a CD-ROM entitled Nunavut Territory, Canada.
The CD-ROM, produced in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, uses text, photos and illustrations, along with audio and video clips, to teach about the history of the land now known as Nunavut. The focus of the CD-ROM, however, is on life…
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A tour of Canada?s newest territory is now just the click of a mouse away, thanks to the recent release of a CD-ROM entitled Nunavut Territory, Canada.
The CD-ROM, produced in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, uses text, photos and illustrations, along with audio and video clips, to teach about the history of the land now known as Nunavut. The focus of the CD-ROM, however, is on life…
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For the past nine years, students taking part in the Kids From KA-NA-TA program have communicated with their partnered classes via computer. This year, for the first time, six participating classes will meet their partners face-to-face.
A class of students from Rocky Mountain House, Alta. will be doing an exchange with a class from Fort Simpson, N.W.T. A class from…
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For the past nine years, students taking part in the Kids From KA-NA-TA program have communicated with their partnered classes via computer. This year, for the first time, six participating classes will meet their partners face-to-face.
A class of students from Rocky Mountain House, Alta. will be doing an exchange with a class from Fort Simpson, N.W.T. A class from…
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A tour of Canada's newest territory is now just the click of a mouse away, thanks to the recent release of a CD-ROM entitled Nunavut Territory, Canada.
The CD-ROM, produced in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, uses text, photos and illustrations, along with audio and video clips, to teach about the history of the land now known as Nunavut. The focus of the CD-ROM, however, is on life…
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A tour of Canada's newest territory is now just the click of a mouse away, thanks to the recent release of a CD-ROM entitled Nunavut Territory, Canada.
The CD-ROM, produced in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, uses text, photos and illustrations, along with audio and video clips, to teach about the history of the land now known as Nunavut. The focus of the CD-ROM, however, is on life…
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More than 500 Aboriginal post-secondary students from across Saskatchewan gathered at the Centennial Auditorium in Saskatoon Feb. 1, as the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) hosted its first Corporate Circle Job Fair. The circle is comprised of a number of businesses from the province working to increase Aboriginal employment opportunities in Saskatchewan.
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More than 500 Aboriginal post-secondary students from across Saskatchewan gathered at the Centennial Auditorium in Saskatoon Feb. 1, as the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) hosted its first Corporate Circle Job Fair. The circle is comprised of a number of businesses from the province working to increase Aboriginal employment opportunities in Saskatchewan.
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