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Don Gladue's new CD entitled Spirit of the Wind will be in stores by the end of the new year, but one of the tracks on it is particularly important as we commemorate the Sept, 11, 2001 attack on the United States and the beginning of the war in Afghanistan.
It is simply called Private Richard Greene, and it was written by Gladue as a tribute to one of the Canadian soldiers…
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A book focusing on the successes and talents of Aboriginal people in Alberta is slated to be released in 2005 during the Alberta Legacy Celebration for Alberta's 100 birthday.
The book entitled Great Aboriginal Albertans will highlight two groups of Aboriginal people that have lived and achieved during the past 100 years. The first group will have received a recognition…
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An artist whose work will be on display until the end of September in a main walkway in the city's busy downtown arts district has drawn on his talents to tell several stories within the single exhibit.
The display entitled The Little Western is located in the busy thoroughfare that joins the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts and the Glenbow Institute where the Truck…
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Raymond Cardinal, 66, is the 2002 Citizen of the Year at Kikino Metis Settlement, an annual honor awarded in conjunction with Kikino Celebration Days and Silver Birch Rodeo.
Cardinal moved to Kikino in 1940, when he was four years old, with his parents Alex and Stella (Jackson) Cardinal. He recalls travelling from Goodfish Lake to the new home at Kikino Metis Colony by…
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Alongside a picturesque lake in northern Alberta, the first northern residential school conference titled Regaining our Spirit was held from Aug. 26 to 30. Workshops were held in tents adjacent to the community hall and included instruction on traditional parenting, healing through the abuse, the justice system, as well as an addictions workshop.
Facilitators and speakers…
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Some people consider 13 an unlucky number, but the only bad luck for the Kikino Metis Settlement in their 13th year of hosting the Kikino Celebration Days and Silver Birch Rodeo is the event has grown so popular it's outgrowing the facility.
"We're at a point where we have to go bigger or smaller," said settlement administrator Roger Littlechilds. "We can't stay at the…
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The Gift Lake Bears won the 10-team Metis Settlements Accord Cup Slo-Pitch tournament again. The tourney was held over the Labour Day weekend in Lac La Biche.
Five of the eight Metis settlements in Alberta sent teams: two from tournament host Buffalo Lake, two each from Kikino and East Prairie, three from Gift Lake, and one from Elizabeth.
The final game was an all…
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The Metis Nation of Alberta (MNA) Zone IV and Alberta Human Resources and Employment (AHRE) signed a new agreement that will improve services and help Metis people realize their employment and career goals.
The Partnership Framework on Increasing Metis Employment is the first of its kind in the area.
"This is a historical step in working together," said Cecil…
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The Indigenous Peoples Leadership Conference will take place Sept. 17 to 20 in Edmonton. Intended to be the first in a series of international Indigenous-led forums, IPLC 2002 will bring together experts to focus on how cultural perspectives impact leadership and accountability and how, in turn, leadership and accountability impact the social and economic well being of…
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The eighth annual Metis Settlements Youth Conference held July 15 to 19 at Kikino Silver Birch Resort, gave 93 young people from six of the eight Metis settlements a chance to interact with their peers from other communities and broaden their vision of the future.
Workshops on personal development and a career and education fair were key elements of the five-day…
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The people working at Blood Tribe Health Centre are beginning to feel more like health care workers and less like sardines now that the new building expansion has been completed.
The grand opening of the expansion took place on July 18, with speeches from dignitaries and even a little entertainment.
The 1,490 square metres of new space connects…
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It may have just begun as a place where a guy could get out of the cold, warm up with a cup of coffee and a friendly chat and get some information on what was happening around the city, but it became much more than that. Much, much more.
This year the Canadian Native Friendship Centre celebrates 40 years of important service to the city of Edmonton and…
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Eat well, gets lots of exercise and determine to make the best of your situation. That's the winning combination for Destiny Whitney, 20, a member of the Tsuu T'ina Nation and the volleyball team that took the gold at the North American Indigenous Games held in Winnipeg. It also helps if you have the love and support of a terrific family, she said.
"Sports have always…
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From the opening ceremonies at the North American Indigenous Games in Winnipeg July 28, to the closing ceremonies on Aug. 4, thousands of athletes, volunteers, and spectators shared in the excitement, exuberance and team spirit that was evident throughout the 11-day sporting event.
At any time of day, hundreds of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit youth on Winnipeg streets…
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One of the favorite stops on both the powwow trail and rodeo circuit is Kainai Days Summer Powwow, Rodeo and Fair that was held in Stand Off on July 19 to 21.
The weekend proved to be a hot and dusty one, but that didn't slow the dancers or the cowboys down.
This year's Kainai rodeo roster listed some of the top names on the Indian rodeo circuit, plus those making…