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More than 200 people gathered in the foyer at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) on Feb. 6 for its 5th annual Aboriginal Cultural Day celebrations, which included presentation of the annual Thelma Chalifoux Award.
Aboriginal liaison co-ordinator Eva Stang said five years have really made a difference at the school in regard to community participation in…
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The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation hosted Blueprint for the Future, an Aboriginal youth conference held Feb. 10 in Edmonton. Alberta Sweetgrass was onsite to ask the young people:
What did you gain by attending the Blueprint for the Future conference?
Getting information about lots of careers, watching the musicians perform, everything is pretty cool.…
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The Aboriginal Police Studies certificate program offered by Grant MacEwan College can be qualified as a great success, except for the fact that nobody knows too much about it.
Four of the 10 students enrolled in the first group that took the nine-month program were accepted by the RCMP to take its training program in Regina. Two went to Aboriginal police force training…
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He was named after famous boxer Rocky Marciano. And Rocky Thompson showed a great deal of promise as a pugilist in the ring himself.
As a teenager, Thompson won a gold medal in boxing at the North American Indigenous Games in Prince Albert in 1993. He also won Golden Gloves (provincial championships) tournaments in both Alberta and Saskatchewan.
These days,…
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After missing the entire 2002-2003 National Hockey League season with a wrist injury that required four surgeries, Montreal Canadiens Sheldon Souray is back with a vengeance.
The 6 foot 4, 228-pound defensemen from Fishing Lake Metis Settlement is one of the top two defensemen on his team, and as of the first week of February, leads NHL defensemen in goals with 15.
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If you know of a woman who should be honored for her special achievement, the deadline for putting her name forward for an Esquao Award is March 1.
The Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women honors a number of women each year at their annual Angels Among Us gala evening. The ninth annual awards ceremony will be held on May 6 in Edmonton.
President and…
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Thelma Chalifoux retired from Canada's Senate Feb. 8 because she reached the mandatory age of retirement-75. She was the first Aboriginal woman and the first Metis person to sit in that august body in Ottawa, and occupied a seat there since 1997.
Chalifoux may be taking a step back from politics, but judging from her retirement dinner on Feb. 23 in Edmonton, she is still…
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Alberta chiefs and Elders were joined by members of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) national executive on Feb. 9 to mark the grand opening of the new AFN Alberta regional office.
AFN Vice-chief Jason Goodstriker invited National Chief Phil Fontaine and his executive to hold their first meeting of the New Year at the Tsuu T'ina First Nation, located on the southwest…
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For 10 years, Health Canada has covered room and board fees for First Nations treaty clients attending addictions treatment at residential centres operated by the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC).
Now the feds have had a change of heart. They won't pay the fees, and Nick Hossack, director of prevention and promotion overseeing the National Native Alcohol…
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Although they did not bring home the prize from the 46th annual Grammy Awards in California on Feb. 8, founder and group leader of the Northern Cree drum group said he was excited that out of 82 groups nominated overall, they were one of five who got to go to the event.
Northern Crees CD Still Rezin' was nominated in the Best Native American Music category. Steve Wood…
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The weather co-operated and allowed everyone who attended the 10th annual health and healing conference in Fort Chipewyan to enjoy a fun-filled and worthwhile three-days of activities.
The conference was held Feb. 4 to 6 and on opening night attracted 200 people to the Community Role Model Dinner where community members Louise (Jo-Jo) Cardinal, 83, Donal Voyageur, 16,…
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To a list that already includes Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin, country music superstar Garth Brooks and former Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, you can now add Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Phil Fontaine and his current crop of vice-chiefs.
What could they all possibly have in common?
Well, each has received a white Smithbilt Stetson from the City…
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The region of Wood Buffalo in northern Alberta is ready to play host to this year's Arctic Winter Games starting Feb. 28 and running to March 6.
The area will welcome 2,100 athletes ranging from 15 to 26 years of age from seven countries-Canada, the United States, Greenland, Russia, Sweden, Finland and Norway. Participants will be vying for a golden Ulu. The Ulu is an…
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The Career and Employment Services office run by the Grand Prairie Friendship Centre is now called FUTURES Employment Services and Resource Centre and has moved to a new location at suite 202, 10135-100 Ave.
FUTURES' grand opening was held on Dec. 11 and helped mark the friendship centre's 38 years of community involvement and four years of helping people in Grande…
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The Alberta government has accepted 84 of the 95 recommendations made by its Commission on Learning, many of which will focus attention on the learning outcomes of Aboriginal students in the provincial school system.
The recommendations include greater involvement with First Nations communities in developing school curriculum and other learning resources for and about…