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Terrying About
Tansi!
Whoo-ee! Great weather is back and many are taking advantage of it by spending time in the great outdoors, including yours truly.
Heart Lake: This community, in cooperation with Beaver Lake and Lac La Biche is joining forces to coordinate a July 31 to August 2 powwow in La Biche.
Heart Lake is building a new health centre that is…
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People and Places
Oki.
I know, I know, it's been such a long time since we've visited. I really didn't have much to say. I have been trying to get back into the groove of travelling to different events in Indian country. I decided to go back home to Siksika Nation for the invitational basketball and hockey tournaments. Both the tournaments turned out to be…
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This will be a busy spring for the Athabasca Native Friendship Centre, thanks to a $150,000 grant from the National Association of Friendship Centres. Under the Urban Initiatives Program, the centre has been given approval to offer a log building construction course and in the process build a new friendship centre.
The goal of the program is to create sustainable employment…
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The Kehewin Cree Nation near St. Paul was the host of one of the education system's most admired people.
Although the name Jaime Escalante may not sound familiar, his work was immortalized in the film Stand and Deliver.
Escalante was an invited guest and keynote speaker at the fourth annual Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations Education Conference, hosted by the…
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Tsuu T'ina First Nation chief Roy Whitney is appalled by the conduct of a Calgary newspaper for sending a reporter and photographer to the funeral service of two Tsuu T'ina residents shot by an RCMP officer.
Whitney said all newspapers were contacted by fax and asked to stay away from the funeral services so the community could grieve.
However, at the service held…
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The family of Connie and Ty Jacobs want answers about their shooting deaths on the Tsuu T'ina First Nation on March 22.
The mother and son were killed during a confrontation with RCMP at their home on the reserve near Calgary. It is believed the two were killed by a shotgun blast fired by an Okotoks RCMP officer who was called to the home to assist tribal police and social…
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For the first time in the 11 year history of the Community Futures business conferences, an Aboriginal organization has been selected to host the event.
From May 31 to June 3, the Treaty Seven Economic Development Corporation will see representatives from small business, government, and the Aboriginal community participate in a premier small business conference for Western…
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An investigation by Canada's Privacy Commissioner into how a letter from Tsuu T'ina First Nation member Bruce Starlight made its way from the Indian Affairs department and into the hands of Tsuu T'ina Chief Roy Whitney, has found no new evidence, but offers a very critical review of how Indian Affairs handles sensitive correspondence from the public.
In a statement issued…
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Roger Deranger wants to go back home.
The Fort McMurray artist, who's traditional Denesuline name is Dene K'izi (The way of our people), has made his way down from northern Alberta to Edmonton with two original paintings and a portfolio of his other works. By selling his art, he wants to make enough money to go back to his family's traditional encampment site in northern…
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The results of an investigation into how a letter sent by Tsuu T'ina First Nation band member Bruce Starlight to Indian Affairs minister Jane Stewart ended up in the hands of Tsuu T'ina chief Roy Whitney have produced more questions than answers.
Ron Newman, the security officer with the Department of Citizenship and Immigration, presented his investigation report on Feb.…
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Terrying About
Tansi!
Winners, winners, winners. Isn't it wonderful!
All over the province, achievers and sport competitions have been producing all kinds of achievers and role models.
Ft. McMurray: The Feb. 21 Regional Aboriginal Recognition Awards acknowledged the achievements of 20 or so people who were most deserving. Congratulations all of you,…
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It began as a modest idea to bring together, perhaps, 500 care providers from across the country to share experiences and find better ways to help the survivors of the residential school system.
But more than 2,000 people crammed into downtown Edmonton's Shaw Conference Centre for the first international residential school conference, hosted on Feb. 23, 24 and 25 by the…
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It began as a modest idea to bring together, perhaps, 500 care providers from across the country to share experiences and find better ways to help the survivors of the residential school system.
But more than 2,000 people crammed into downtown Edmonton's Shaw Conference Centre for the first international residential school conference, hosted on Feb. 23, 24 and 25 by the…
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Terrying About
Tansi!
Hey, looks like the back of winter has finally broken. I can't wait to see the magical transformation that comes with spring and the renewal of plant and animal life. Yes, to see the green grass and trees, rippling waters and my return to the land on my trusty old steed called 'War Pony' (my mountain bike).
Round Dances
They're…
Page 5
Terrying About
Tansi!
Hey, looks like the back of winter has finally broken. I can't wait to see the magical transformation that comes with spring and the renewal of plant and animal life. Yes, to see the green grass and trees, rippling waters and my return to the land on my trusty old steed called 'War Pony' (my mountain bike).
Round Dances
They're…