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Looking for work? Try oil and gas services. On Oct. 20, the Metis Nation of Alberta (MNA) formed a joint venture with three oil and gas service companies to give Aboriginal Albertans jobs.
Peace Mountain Projects Limited, BFL Energy Services Limited, and Debolt Contracting Limited signed a contract with the MNA, pledging to draw 25 per cent of their employees from the…
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CALGARY-Actor Tom Jackson was presented with the David Billington Award Oct. 30, acknowledging his contribution to the Alberta film business. He was the unanimous choice for the award, selected by the Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association. Jackson is know for his starring role on North of 60 and for his annual Huron Carole benefit concerts...
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Alberta musical artists have been particularly blessed with nominations for the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards to be presented in Toronto on Nov. 26.
Among the nominees is Mike Gouchie, nominated in the best male artist category, as well as for best songwriter, best song single and best country album. Gouchie, named International Country Male Vocalist of the Year by the…
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The two conventional approaches used to fight obesity just don't work well, said Noreen Willows, an assistant professor of community nutrition at the University of Alberta (U of A).
"Well, it's easy, you just get off the couch and exercise, right? So you just tell your children to stop watching TV, don't play video games and play. It's easy, easy, easy. The other one is…
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Something's been missing from the Fort McMurray theatre scene-Aboriginal content. But no more. For its 25th anniversary season, Keyano Theatre is doing something it's never done before. They'll have a Native play in the line-up.
"With a name like Keyano you'd think it's about time," said Paul Gelineau, the artistic director for Keyano Theatre. Keyano is Cree for yours,…
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After 28 years, Constable Wesley Steinhauer retired. He was the longest serving First Nation member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Alberta.
Steinhauer has mixed feelings about putting the job behind him.
"There's a lot connected to this job. There's a lot of responsibility. Because you are a policeman, you're a policeman 24 hours of the day. And it's…
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Now that the federal court has ruled that off-reserve Aboriginal people have been discriminated against when it comes to skills and training funding, what has the federal government done to remedy that discrimination?
Pit on-reserve people against off-reserve people in a scrap over money, say two women associated with a Toronto Aboriginal employment and training agency.…
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The story of Louis Riel and the resistance he led in the 1880s against government encroachment on Metis lands and settlements is a well-known tale.
This turbulent time in Canadian history is taught in high schools across the country. But not much is said about what happened to those same Metis people in the 50 years after their defeat at Batoche, after Riel was hanged for…
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First Denver, Colorado in 2006, then Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island in 2008. That's the line-up for the next two North American Indigenous Games (NAIG).
British Columbia officials are thrilled Cowichan Valley, with a population of 75,000 people found in 11 small communities, has been selected to host. The official announcement was made Oct. 22 following a NAIG council…
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"Trust yourself" was the message students Harley Berland Cardinal and Leslie McGilvery heard from Inuk singer/songwriter Susan Aglukark during her visit to Kihew Asiniy school in Saddle Lake on Oct. 22.
They were important words for both. Berland Cardinal, 13, wants to be a doctor. McGilvery, 14, wants to be a veterinarian.
Saddle Lake was one of nine Aboriginal…
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Alberta's capital city has a high Aboriginal student drop-out rate and the Northern Alberta Alliance on Race Relations (NAARR) wants to do something about it.
In a recent study on race relations and equity in Edmonton schools, NAARR found that visible minorities, including Indigenous peoples, experience systemic racism that leads to frustration among parents and a higher…
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Piitoayis family school and Valley View elementary school can proudly proclaim their Make a Connection leadership and conflict resolution project was one of the most successful in Canada.
Uniquely situated, the two schools, one Aboriginal, the other non-Aboriginal, share a building, library and playground. When the Piitoayis school moved into the building in September…
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It takes special people to be able to open their hearts and homes to other people's children, care for them and want all the best for them that life has to offer; and that's what Laurette and Ken Vare are, special people.
They will be paid tribute to at the Alberta Foster Parents Association annual conference to be held in Red Deer in November. They have been chosen as…
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Findings from a recent survey of 1,126 Aboriginal entrepreneurs show that 72 per cent of Aboriginal entrepreneurs reported profits in 2002, and 43 per cent reported an increase in sales revenues from 2001. Sales remained stable for 39 per cent of businesses surveyed.
Nationally, nearly two out of three Aboriginal business owners (63 per cent) anticipated growth in the next…
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Craig Berube is still involved with professional hockey, but after 18 years of playing the game as a pro, Berube, a native of Calahoo of Cree descent, has stepped behind the bench for good.
The 38-year-old is an assistant coach with the American Hockey League's Philadelphia Phantoms. The Phantoms are the top affiliate for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers.…