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Imagine what it would be like to be caught in the middle of 10,000 stampeding caribou. What would it sound like? How would you survive? Well, you don't have to imagine for very long. The stampede will travel through Western Canada when Red Sky, a contemporary Aboriginal performing arts company, brings the wildly successful Caribou Song to the stages of the Jack Singer Concert…
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Are you a budding Michael Moore? Is there a story you want to tell that would be suitable for film?
Perhaps you should consider signing up for a new program offered by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).
It's called First Stories and it's a six-day intensive workshop that gives the emerging motion picture artist a well-rounded look at documentary film-making…
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1. Does your party support the principles and objectives of the First Nations/Federal Crown Political Accord on the Recognition and Implementation of First Nations governments that was signed on May 31, 2005?
2. Does your party support the goals and commitments made by the First Ministers and national Aboriginal leaders at the November 2005 First Ministers Meeting?
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Buffy Sainte-Marie will perform live in concert at the Empress Theatre in Fort Macleod on Feb. 17. But get your tickets now, because Gerard Gibbs, executive director for the theatre, anticipates a sold out show.
"She is so widely appealing, so I think we will have a very wide, diverse turn out. We are really looking forward to Buffy's performance."
Sainte-Marie is…
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Will they or won't they? That's the question the Assembly of First Nations' national chief has posed to Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper.
Phil Fontaine was responding to reports from two senior members of the Conservative Party that had them giving conflicting statements about the agreement reached in Kelowna at the First Ministers Meeting with Aboriginal…
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A local Metis entrepreneur was honored by NorQuest College on Nov. 9. The college changed the name of its auditorium to the Dr. Herb Belcourt Auditorium.
"When the college first called me, I was ecstatic," Belcourt said. "It was beyond my wildest dreams that I would have an auditorium named after me."
Belcourt is one of the college's biggest supporters. He has…
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A Native team will be among those participating in a unique men's hockey tournament later this month in Toronto.
The First Nation Thunderbirds will compete in the inaugural Crown Royal Multicultural Hockey Tournament, which will run from Dec. 27 to 30.
The 16-team event will feature Canadian players representing their various ethnic backgrounds.
Organizers…
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A Native team will be among those participating in a unique men's hockey tournament later this month in Toronto.
The First Nation Thunderbirds will compete in the inaugural Crown Royal Multicultural Hockey Tournament, which will run from Dec. 27 to 30.
The 16-team event will feature Canadian players representing their various ethnic backgrounds.
Organizers…
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Music is what keeps Jasmine Nahbexie, an 18 year old from Whitecap First Nation, out of trouble. She's been living on her own in Edmonton since she was 13.
"If it wasn't for my music, I don't know where I would be," Nahbexie said. "It helps me deal with a lot of problems. Like, instead of getting mad or angry, I get up on the stage and perform and that makes me happy every…
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Music is what keeps Jasmine Nahbexie, an 18 year old from Whitecap First Nation, out of trouble. She's been living on her own in Edmonton since she was 13.
"If it wasn't for my music, I don't know where I would be," Nahbexie said. "It helps me deal with a lot of problems. Like, instead of getting mad or angry, I get up on the stage and perform and that makes me happy every…
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Athabasca University President Dr. Frits Pannekoek presented the 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award to Dr. Leona Makokis, president of Blue Quills First Nations College. The honor took place in Edmonton on Nov. 10.
"I definitely did not get here by myself," said Makokis about her selection for the award. "I work with an awesome team of people at Blue Quills. Any one of these…
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Athabasca University President Dr. Frits Pannekoek presented the 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award to Dr. Leona Makokis, president of Blue Quills First Nations College. The honor took place in Edmonton on Nov. 10.
"I definitely did not get here by myself," said Makokis about her selection for the award. "I work with an awesome team of people at Blue Quills. Any one of these…
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TORONTO
Three Albertans are among the 14 outstanding people from across the country selected to receive National Aboriginal Achievement Awards during the 13th annual achievement award gala to be held in Vancouver on Jan. 27, 2006.
Dr. Herb Belcourt will receive an award in the housing category. Artist Jane Ash Poitras will be recognized for her contributions in the…
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TORONTO
Three Albertans are among the 14 outstanding people from across the country selected to receive National Aboriginal Achievement Awards during the 13th annual achievement award gala to be held in Vancouver on Jan. 27, 2006.
Dr. Herb Belcourt will receive an award in the housing category. Artist Jane Ash Poitras will be recognized for her contributions in the…
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The Metis will not allow their fallen hero to fade from memory.
On Nov. 16, a commemoration to Louis Riel was held at Alberta's legislature.
The commemoration was a highlight of Metis Week celebrations held from British Columbia to Ontario the week of Nov. 13 to 19.
The commemoration featured speeches from political leaders, including Metis Nation of Alberta…