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With each new case of Avian Influenza reported in the media, the idea that the virus responsible, H5N1, could be the cause of the next global pandemic seems more grounded in reality.
According to figures from the World Health Organization, as of March 8, H5N1 has been responsible for 175 confirmed cases of Avian Influenza among people since 2003 and, out of those, 96 patients infected…
As the Aboriginal tourism sector continues to grow, so does the need for Aboriginal interpreters. These positions would be filled by people of Aboriginal decent who have the desire to tell the Aboriginal story and can do so in two new heritage sites, including Metis Crossing in northeastern Alberta and Blackfoot Crossing in the south.
Lakeland College, in collaboration with The Buffalo…
After her father suffered a brain injury in a workplace accident and spent months in the hospital, April Auger knew what she wanted to do for the rest of her life. She credits nurses at the University of Alberta Hospital for helping the family through it all.
"They really made a difference. If not for them, our family would have fallen apart. Nursing is about improving another person's…
The University of Alberta's Aboriginal Student Services got an overwhelming response from the community to help celebrate the name change of Native Student Services to Aboriginal Student Services Centre (ASSC), and the grand opening of the Cathy Sewell Memorial Reference Room.
"We were hoping for about 200 people to attend. Instead we ended up with 500 people between the two events," said…
Interested in a challenge? The Canadian Forces offers three programs for Aboriginal youth that are intended to encourage consideration of the forces as a part-time or full-time career option.
The first two part-time programs are Bold Eagle and RAVEN. They are designed to allow youth to enroll in the Primary Reserve and complete basic training during the summer months of July to August.…
In 1956, it took Zachary Powder of Fort McKay more than four hours by dog team to get to Fort McMurray where he picked up a marriage license that cost him $2. Fifty years later, on Jan. 20, his daughters and grandchildren surprised Powder and his wife Mary by arranging a golden anniversary celebration, which included dinner, speeches, and a dance at the Dorothy McDonald Centre.
Zachary…
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) and the Metis Settlements General Council (MSGC) have entered into a partnership agreement to work together to strengthen Aboriginal communities.
These two organizations signed the agreement on Jan. 13, which sets out arrangements to develop and deliver programs and services for Metis people in the areas of justice, children and family services,…
Former gang member and now president of Spirit Keeper Youth Society (SKYS), Len Untereiner, talked to the Ben Calf Robe school students to shatter the images that glamorize the gang lifestyle.
"You need to talk to these kids when they're young and let them know that this is an illusion," said Untereiner. "I hate that word, gang, because it glamorizes, it glamorizes the lifestyle that is…
Twenty-three-year old Leslie Gauthier will be competing along with 51 other delegates for the title of Miss Universe Canada 2006 in Montreal on March 18.
Gauthier said she always had a passion for modeling and fashion, so competing in this pageant "just seems like a perfect fit."
When she is not practicing her runway walk or deciding what gown to wear for the pageant, Gauthier is…
The National Aboriginal Achievement Awards gala was held in Vancouver on Jan. 27 and three performers in the stage show are very familiar to Alberta's Native community.
Shane Yellowbird, a country singer who hails from Hobbema, took part in the event that served to honor 14 Inuit, Metis or First Nations people who have excelled in a variety of areas and categories. Yellowbird, whose new…
Cherie Shot Both Sides, a 15-year-old amateur boxer from Moses Lake, is fast becoming a positive role model for other young girls her age.
She is a Grade 10 student at Kainai high school in Cardston, where she resides. After graduation, she said she wants to enroll in a registered nursing program at a school in Calgary, but also wants to continue with her boxing.
Shot Both Sides…
Over two million Canadians suffer from diabetes. It is the most common cause of kidney disease and adult blindness, and the strongest risk factor predicting the development of heart disease and stroke. Diabetes in Aboriginal communities is now up to five times the national average. This epidemic can be prevented.
The Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association (ANFCA) is hosting the…
Saint Elizabeth Health Care announced it will spend $2 million over the next three years to support the national rollout of a Web-based program known as @YourSide Colleague to First Nations and Inuit communities across Canada.
The program offers 'round-the-clock access to a virtual network of experts, colleagues and peers, as well as self-directed distance education and learning tools…
Participants in the Urban Aboriginal Dialogue Executive Forum, held Nov. 21, 2005 in Edmonton, have set out to identify opportunities for the city and the Aboriginal community to work together in new ways.
The full day of presentations and relationship building brought together a wide range of people from different sectors.
The forum provided opportunities for Aboriginal…
Just call Thor Houle Auger Mr. October. That's the month on this year's Aboriginal EnvironCareers calendar where his artwork is published.
Houle Auger was the provincial winner in a national art contest designed by BEAHR (Building Environmental Aboriginal Human Resources) to raise awareness in Aboriginal youth about careers in the environmental sector. The Grade 10 student from Calling…