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Rene Haynes of Rene Haynes Casting of Burbank, California is on the search for a talented young woman to play the lead in a major motion picture.
Though she couldn't get into much detail about the film at this time, she could say she is conducting the talent search across North America and will be traveling to cities in Canada soon to meet with hopefuls.
Haynes was…
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Hundreds of delegates took part is this year's Knowing Our Spirits Conference, held Nov. 26 to 28 in Edmonton. The conference was celebrating its tenth anniversary with workshops offered on a variety of topics from bridging the gap between adults and teens to reining in rage.
Keynote speakers were Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona and entertainer Susan Aglukark. At the banquet on the…
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George Jones and Patty Loveless performed for more than 150 people at the 'Tribute to Country Artists of Yesterday and Today' concert in the Sices school gym in Edmonton on Nov. 22.
Well, not the real Possum or Patty, but sound-a-like singers (as they like to be called) Wil Houle and Candice Howse.
The event was organized by JCD productions, a husband and wife…
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Lucie Idlout could not think of a more appropriate person to anoint her as the new queen of Canadian Aboriginal music.
Idlout was presented with her award for best female artist at this year's Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards by Leela Gilday, who won in that category last year. Idlout and Gilday hail from Nunavut.
In fact, when Nunavut officially became a territory…
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The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples' (CAP) national chief visited Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in late October trying to strengthen his ties to provincial organizations that represent off-reserve Native people.
In Alberta, Dwight Dorey met with several people who might be willing to fill the void created recently when CAP severed ties with provincial affiliate, the…
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Clement Chartier has been involved in Metis politics for more than three decades, working at the local, provincial, federal and international level. Now, after two terms as president of the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MNS), Chartier has been chosen to head up the organization he helped to form, the Metis National Council (MNC).
He takes over from Audrey Poitras, president…
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On a break from a workshop in Edmonton on Nov. 26, the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations took time to bestow an esteemed honor on Willie Littlechild of Hobbema. He is now the international chief of Treaty 6.
Littlechild, wearing a chief's bonnet that had just been placed on his head by Elder Peter Waskahat, addressed the crowd with promises to make treaty rights…
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In the entertainment industry they call him the 'Indian Police' because of his continuous fight to keep the images of Native Americans on film and television as true to life as possible
Sonny Skyhawk, a well-known Los Angeles-based Native film-maker from the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, believes the lack of contemporary Native American images on the three…
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Some show-stopping performances and a foot-stomping good time was part of the annual Metis celebration held across the province in November.
The Edmonton Metis Cultural Dance Society and the Metis Nation of Alberta again held separate events to honor Metis culture and historical leader Louis Riel. The dance society kicked off the celebrations with Metis Fest 2003 with the…
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Hallmark Entertainment's mini-series Dreamkeeper is guaranteed to be a hit with viewers when it airs on ABC Dec. 28 and 29, if the reaction from people at the special screening held Nov. 8 in Calgary is any indication.
The made-for-television movie took 78 days to film in more than 70 locations across southern Alberta, with more than 1,500 Aboriginal people involved in…
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Members of Fort McKay First Nation have voted in favor of a land claim settlement that will see the community receive 92 sq. km of land and close to $40 million in compensation.
The vote was held on Oct. 23 and 24, with 92 per cent of votes cast in favor of accepting the compensation package.
The First Nation filed its land claim with the federal courts in 1986, and…
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Sakasteew Transportation Company Ltd. is a familiar business operation in Fort McKay today, but owner Marie Boucher said that it took a lot of years and a lot of help from the community, including former chief Dorothy McDonald and current Chief Jim Boucher, to make that a reality.
Born and raised in Fort McKay, she was a stay-at-home mother when McDonald knocked on her…
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On Thanksgiving I interviewed a number of people who attended the 12th annual Thanksgiving dinner at the Boyle Street Co-op in Edmonton. That is how I spent my day off. Along with taking pictures and gathering the interviews, I also had a chance to ask a few people what they were thankful for. Most of them said their health. Some of them said their families. And some of them said…
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Whether it's trips to the casino, a few dollars dropped into a video lottery terminal (VLT) or a few hours spent playing bingo, gambling is something to do for fun, as an entertaining way to pass a bit of time.
But for some, this harmless pastime can become something else entirely-a harmful addiction.
What makes it even more of a problem is the fact that it's an…
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A news conference was held at the Mennonite Centre in downtown Edmonton on Oct. 28 to announce a concert called Homefest 2003. The concert will feature nine local folk music acts, including Maria Dunn, Laura Vinson and Dale Ladouceur. It is being held to raise awareness about and to establish a winter emergency crisis fund for the homeless people of the city.
The fund is…