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Joe Handley, Northwest Territories minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, along with Resources deputy minister Robert McLeod, accompanied Premier Stephen Kakfwi to Edmonton last month to promote the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline route as the best way to move Arctic gas to market.
On April 10, Handley and McLeod talked to Sweetgrass about why they…
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The Power of Youth, Wisdom of Elders conference hosted by the Region III Metis Nation of Alberta brought delegates from as far away as Ontario to Calgary in late April for four days of meetings and workshops. Although designed to encourage interaction between Elders and young people, the conference accomplished much more.
"We're here for four days of deliberating, learning…
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The Power of Youth, Wisdom of Elders conference hosted by the Region III Metis Nation of Alberta brought delegates from as far away as Ontario to Calgary in late April for four days of meetings and workshops. Although designed to encourage interaction between Elders and young people, the conference accomplished much more.
"We're here for four days of deliberating, learning…
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Dr. Wadieh Yacoub, an infectious disease specialist with the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, wants all young people between the ages of two and 24 to get vaccinated against "the current strain" of meningitis. He said he recommends it as a "precautionary measure to prevent further disease," because of the 1999 and 2000 outbreaks in Edmonton and additional cases in Calgary…
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Dr. Wadieh Yacoub, an infectious disease specialist with the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, wants all young people between the ages of two and 24 to get vaccinated against "the current strain" of meningitis. He said he recommends it as a "precautionary measure to prevent further disease," because of the 1999 and 2000 outbreaks in Edmonton and additional cases in Calgary…
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Lethbridge Community College is actively pursuing jobs for its Native students.
Since Tony Many Fingers began as Aboriginal Employment Co-ordinator for the southern Alberta college in April 2000, more than 120 Native students have made use of a college web site listing summer and permanent jobs across the country.
There were only eight the year before.
"It's…
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Lethbridge Community College is actively pursuing jobs for its Native students.
Since Tony Many Fingers began as Aboriginal Employment Co-ordinator for the southern Alberta college in April 2000, more than 120 Native students have made use of a college web site listing summer and permanent jobs across the country.
There were only eight the year before.
"It's…
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An agreement has been formalized between the Aseniwuche Winewak Nation of Canada (AWN)and Weldwood of Canada Limited's Hinton Forest Resources division, with Chevron Resources Canada and with Burlington Resources Canada Energy Ltd. that cements a longstanding association and pledges them to continue working co-operatively on a wide array of joint initiatives.
The signing…
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An agreement has been formalized between the Aseniwuche Winewak Nation of Canada (AWN)and Weldwood of Canada Limited's Hinton Forest Resources division, with Chevron Resources Canada and with Burlington Resources Canada Energy Ltd. that cements a longstanding association and pledges them to continue working co-operatively on a wide array of joint initiatives.
The signing…
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They're young, energetic, and they pack a powerful message through dance, music and words.
War Party is a group of young Aboriginal rap dancers from Hobbema who tour Alberta to provide a message of healthy lifestyles to young men and women.
For five hours, War Party entertained and educated the youth at Beaver Lake First Nation's Maria Munro Hall on April 27.
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They're young, energetic, and they pack a powerful message through dance, music and words.
War Party is a group of young Aboriginal rap dancers from Hobbema who tour Alberta to provide a message of healthy lifestyles to young men and women.
For five hours, War Party entertained and educated the youth at Beaver Lake First Nation's Maria Munro Hall on April 27.
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Shaping caregivers from the community for the community is the goal of a pilot nursing program in Hobbema.
Ermineskin Cree Nation, along with Hobbema Indian Health Services and Norquest College, have joined in a partnership to provide the Aboriginal Practical Nurses program to the residents of Hobbema. Fourteen Ermineskin band members are participating.
"We are a…
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Shaping caregivers from the community for the community is the goal of a pilot nursing program in Hobbema.
Ermineskin Cree Nation, along with Hobbema Indian Health Services and Norquest College, have joined in a partnership to provide the Aboriginal Practical Nurses program to the residents of Hobbema. Fourteen Ermineskin band members are participating.
"We are a…
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In a continuing drive to promote and affect educational opportunities and learning for Aboriginal people, especially at the post-secondary level and in the area of trades, the Edmonton Aboriginal Education Council sponsored a March 15-16 Aboriginal education counsellors' conference.
Entitled "Linking Students to Their Future," the conference was conducted at Edmonton's…
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In a continuing drive to promote and affect educational opportunities and learning for Aboriginal people, especially at the post-secondary level and in the area of trades, the Edmonton Aboriginal Education Council sponsored a March 15-16 Aboriginal education counsellors' conference.
Entitled "Linking Students to Their Future," the conference was conducted at Edmonton's…