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Two First Nations, one in the north and one in the south of the province, got a significant influx of cash from the federal government last month.
On March 16, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Robert Nault announced funding to support the infrastructure development aspirations of the Blood Tribe, southwest of Lethbridge, and the Fort McKay First Nation,…
Terrying About
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Tansi!
How about those National Aboriginal Achievement Awards at Edmonton's Jubilee Auditorium on March 16, eh? Be sure to watch for them on CBC Television on April 10.
Sasquatch sighted
It's like a page out of Ripley's Believe it or Not! I remember hearing stories 25 years ago about the Sasquatch, or Big Foot. I then heard about them…
Terrying About
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Tansi!
How about those National Aboriginal Achievement Awards at Edmonton's Jubilee Auditorium on March 16, eh? Be sure to watch for them on CBC Television on April 10.
Sasquatch sighted
It's like a page out of Ripley's Believe it or Not! I remember hearing stories 25 years ago about the Sasquatch, or Big Foot. I then heard about them…
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A 15-year-old boy at Santana High School in California opened fire on his classmates, the most recent in a rash of such incidents attributed to unchecked bullying.
Bullying is now considered a criminal act and is referred to as "harassment." On Feb. 21, Dilico Ojibway Child and Family Services hosted two presentations on understanding and addressing the problems of…
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A 15-year-old boy at Santana High School in California opened fire on his classmates, the most recent in a rash of such incidents attributed to unchecked bullying.
Bullying is now considered a criminal act and is referred to as "harassment." On Feb. 21, Dilico Ojibway Child and Family Services hosted two presentations on understanding and addressing the problems of…
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Principal Laura Okeymow has worked 10 years with Ermineskin school children. She was a teacher for five years, involved in administration for five years, including three as principal.
The new Ermineskin Junior Senior High School, which had its official opening last month, has been operational since September.
"It's really well laid out," Okeymow said of the new…
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Principal Laura Okeymow has worked 10 years with Ermineskin school children. She was a teacher for five years, involved in administration for five years, including three as principal.
The new Ermineskin Junior Senior High School, which had its official opening last month, has been operational since September.
"It's really well laid out," Okeymow said of the new…
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The official launch of Canada's first full-service Aboriginal virtual mall took place at the Provincial Museum of Alberta on March 23. The web site introduction and virtual tour of shopping links, business links, programs and services, traditional sites and international links on a big screen was worthwhile on its own.
Additionally, however, the open house in Edmonton…
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The official launch of Canada's first full-service Aboriginal virtual mall took place at the Provincial Museum of Alberta on March 23. The web site introduction and virtual tour of shopping links, business links, programs and services, traditional sites and international links on a big screen was worthwhile on its own.
Additionally, however, the open house in Edmonton…
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Three quarters of a century of wrangling with the federal government about reserve land entitlement may be over and done with for the Horse Lake First Nation.
On March 19, Chief Robert Horseman and federal Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development signed an agreement that settles a specific claim arising out of an illegal 1928 land surrender by the band's…
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Three quarters of a century of wrangling with the federal government about reserve land entitlement may be over and done with for the Horse Lake First Nation.
On March 19, Chief Robert Horseman and federal Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development signed an agreement that settles a specific claim arising out of an illegal 1928 land surrender by the band's…
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First Nation chiefs and councils could be placed under the supervision of accountability boards if the deputy Reform Party critic for Indian Affairs and two Alberta Natives get their way.
At Calgary Reform Party headquarters on Oct. 23, Myron Thompson, Reform MP for Alberta Wildrose, appointed Ross Shingoose and Roy Littlechief as national and regional co-ordinators,…
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Just days after receiving a trophy from the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association for being the best of the best in junior steer riding, 11-year-old Ryan McDonald was riding with the best at the Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton.
McDonald, a Grade 7 student at the Caslan School on the Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement, 200 km north of Edmonton, was Alberta's top rider in the…
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When the sun starts to set in Edmonton, the Rising Sun Club begins its day offering an alternative social scene for people of all ages. Rising Sun is alternative in the sense that you won't see alcohol being served at the club and at 10 p.m. the disc jockey asks people 16 years of age and under to go home.
The club opened it doors in late June and is being filled to the…
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The Papaschase Indian Reserve #136 Descendents are hosting a land claim meeting on Nov. 28 at the Ben Calf Robe School. They will provide background about their specific claim to a representative of the Indian Claims Commission and hope to have chiefs from Alberta support a Band Council Resolution that would begin the process for the descendents to receive compensation for lost…