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Swing therapist Darlene Auger recalls a time when many Aboriginal families would have a baby swing as a main feature in their homes. Often located in a corner, the swing would rock to the beat of a mother's lullaby putting children to sleep for their afternoon naps or in the evening.
Today, Auger is not swinging babies to sleep. She's using the swing for adults and…
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While the ideal place for a child to grow up is in his or her own home with his or her own parents, sometimes, due to child neglect or abuse, that situation becomes less than ideal. When that happens, the children affected are placed in foster care.
Currently about 38 per cent of the children in care in Alberta are Aboriginal. The figure is about the same for the region…
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A new manufacturing facility called Mikisew Slings & Safety will provide employment for a number of Aboriginal people from the Mikisew Cree Nation of Northern Alberta.
The employees will manufacture web and round style synthetic slings capable of lifting 100 lbs to 100,000 lbs of weight, which will be used for strapping loads in transportation vehicles. The product…
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On Oct. 1, Elder Joe P. Cardinal of the Saddle Lake Reserve blessed the site of a new 52-bed youth housing facility that will be constructed in Edmonton's inner city.
The facility will be called Cunningham Place after Dr. Chester Cunningham, the founder of Native Counselling Services of Alberta (NCSA).
NCSA will operate the facility and provide residents with…
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The cold wind and cloudy day did not dampen the spirits of those in attendance at the 125th anniversary Treaty 7 commemoration held at Blackfoot Crossing, Siksika Nation on Sept. 22.
The day reaffirmed the signing of the treaty that opened up 50,000 square miles for western settlement. On that Sept. 22 in 1877, Chief Crowfoot and Col. James F. Macleod, as well as other…
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A party to officially introduce CFWE, the Native Perspective to Bonnyville and area communities, and to launch the radio station's new 100,000 watt signal that serves the region, was held on Sept. 30 at the Bonnyville Agriplex.
Bingo, door prizes, balloons, and a talent show were part of the evening's events.
CFWE staff Christine Ashley, Tina Wood, Al…
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The portraits of a number of Aboriginal people will be on display at the Whyte Museum for a new theme called Spirits of the West that started Oct. 11 and runs through to January 2003.
One of the five exhibits that speaks to the theme is entitled Friends and Neighbours: Portraits by Peter and Catharine Whyte. This particular exhibit (held in Swiss Guides Room) portrays…
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Negotiations are underway to determine what to do with a rare find on the Blood reserve in southeastern Alberta.
In early June, Korite Minerals, mining Ammolite on the reserve, uncovered the remains of a 73 million year old marine reptile.
"Two of our guys from the reserve work with Korite. They actually saw the skeleton. They uncovered the teeth. They stopped the…
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Negotiations are underway to determine what to do with a rare find on the Blood reserve in southeastern Alberta.
In early June, Korite Minerals, mining Ammolite on the reserve, uncovered the remains of a 73 million year old marine reptile.
"Two of our guys from the reserve work with Korite. They actually saw the skeleton. They uncovered the teeth. They stopped the…
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It may not have been overwhelming support, but it was enough to give the nod to a $64.3 million settlement agreement between the Piikani First Nation (formerly the Peigan Nation) and the federal and provincial governments.
The settlement puts aside claims that the Piikani Nation may have on water rights, under Aboriginal, treaty or common law, and discontinues current…
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It may not have been overwhelming support, but it was enough to give the nod to a $64.3 million settlement agreement between the Piikani First Nation (formerly the Peigan Nation) and the federal and provincial governments.
The settlement puts aside claims that the Piikani Nation may have on water rights, under Aboriginal, treaty or common law, and discontinues current…
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It may not have been overwhelming support, but it was enough to give the nod to a $64.3 million settlement agreement between the Piikani First Nation (formerly the Peigan Nation) and the federal and provincial governments.
The settlement puts aside claims that the Piikani Nation may have on water rights, under Aboriginal, treaty or common law, and discontinues current…
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It may not have been overwhelming support, but it was enough to give the nod to a $64.3 million settlement agreement between the Piikani First Nation (formerly the Peigan Nation) and the federal and provincial governments.
The settlement puts aside claims that the Piikani Nation may have on water rights, under Aboriginal, treaty or common law, and discontinues current…
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Aboriginal college, university and high school students who want to do scientific research in Aboriginal communities will be able to receive funding from the National Institute of Aboriginal People's Health in Ottawa.
The Aboriginal Capacity and Development Research Environment (ACADRE) centre has four centres in Canada, with the newest one located in the Human Ecology…
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Aboriginal college, university and high school students who want to do scientific research in Aboriginal communities will be able to receive funding from the National Institute of Aboriginal People's Health in Ottawa.
The Aboriginal Capacity and Development Research Environment (ACADRE) centre has four centres in Canada, with the newest one located in the Human Ecology…