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Buffalo, N. Y. will be the host city for the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in 2005. The NAIG council made that announcement Dec. 13, 2002 in Saskatoon.
Harold Joseph, NAIG council president, said the site was chosen through a process of elimination between Santa Fe, N. M., Salt Lake City, Utah, and Kamloops, B.C. Although these games were scheduled to take place…
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Eight young people are on their way to Mexico this month as part of a work experience program supported by Oteenaw Employment and Training Society, the Metis Nation of Alberta and Canada World Youth. There they will gain practical work experience, share cultural values and obtain leadership skills. Alberta Sweetgrass asked seven of the travelers what they were, as individuals,…
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The Napi Friendship Association in this southwestern Alberta community has been singled out by the provincial government for championing human rights all year round.
Gene Zwozdesky, Minister of Community Development and the minister responsible for human rights in Alberta, acknowledged the work done by the association in a statement given to mark International Human Rights…
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The Metis people of Canada will soon be able to turn on their televisions and see themselves, their history and their culture represented on the screen, when the Metis Michif Television Network (MMTN) hits the airwaves.
The new network was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on Nov. 6. Ken Schaffer, the main force behind the…
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Minister of Canadian Heritage Sheila Copps announced Dec. 19, 2002 that $172.5 million in funding will be available for an 11-year project geared towards retaining and revitalizing First Nations, Metis and Inuit languages and culture in Canada.
During her opening comments in a media teleconference, Copps said the announcement was the beginning of a process for…
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Laughter, extraordinary drumming and fancy dance moves were all a part of Oteenow Employment and Training Society's second annual round dance at Edmonton's airport hangar on Kingsway on Dec. 6.
More than 750 people attended the celebration, which included a feast and a give-away.
Victor Horseman, the marketing and communications director of Oteenow, said that…
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The new Wingate Inn, a 106-room hotel located at 18220-100th Ave. in West Edmonton, is open for business. The hotel is 100 per cent owned by treaty groups 6, 7 and 8.
An official opening and blessing of the hotel was held on Jan. 2. The business offers meeting facilities for up to 200 people, an indoor pool, fitness centre, whirlpool and waterpark, deluxe breakfast buffet…
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The Nikanihaw Aboriginal Leadership Aquatic Program in Edmonton is training 20 Aboriginal youth between the ages of 16 to 25 to be swimming instructors.
Held at the Grand Trunk Fitness & Leisure Centre every Wednesday evening, the program is funded by the City of Edmonton, Canadian Heritage and the Amiskwaciy Academy.
Classes include water rescue, water safety…
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Romeo Crow Chief's workshop at the ninth annual Knowing Our Spirits conference was a series of exercises for the participants to help them set personal goals.
At the root of the exercises was a discovery, however, of how our reaction to our past will determine our future.
In his workshop, Crow Chief discussed a variety of topics, including family planning,…
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A two-day workshop designed for Aboriginal parents seeking help in their journey to wellness was held at the Kapawe'no First Nation Band office on Nov. 29 and 30. The workshop provided community members with information about planning and strengthening their family life.
Presented by the Loussa Counselling Centre in Edmonton and Grouard Social Development, it was…
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A round dance at the Canadian Native Friendship Centre on Nov. 30 helped celebrate the Family Centre's 60 years of service to Edmonton residents.
The Family Centre, located at 9912-106 St., offers a variety of programs, including those that tackle parenting concerns and anger management issues. A post-partum depression group, in-home parenting support, parenting education…
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Nathaniel Arcand of North of 60 and American Outlaw fame is a busy man. The Edmonton-born actor will be seen in early December in the CTV's Literature Series movie called 100 Days in the Jungle, the real-life story of eight pipeline workers kidnapped in Ecuador in 1999. In February he'll be seen in a Warner Bros. remake of the Lone Ranger (Arcand plays Tonto). In March he has a…
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Alberta's rapping WARPARTY had a couple of reasons to celebrate at the fourth annual Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards held on Nov. 28 at Toronto's SkyDome. WARPARTY's Exclusive Rez was chosen as the best rap or hip hop album. And the band also took home the best music video award for The Reign.
WARPARTY won the best rap album at the 2001 awards show.
"It gives us…
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The minister of Indian Affairs was the featured guest at a gala dinner at Fort McMurray's Sawridge Hotel on Jan. 9 as an agreement involving five First Nations, the private sector and the federal government was celebrated.
The Athabasca Tribal Council (ATC) All Parties Core Agreement took effect several days earlier at the beginning of the year. It will see 15 oil and…
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In promoting Community Friendship Week, to be held Jan. 12 to 19, 2003, the Napi Friendship Centre is going beyond its usual mandate. It's a stretch that executive director Carol Specht thinks is necessary and not uncommon for this particular centre.
Specht believes that having an event that focuses on the different cultures that comprise the area, such as First Nations,…