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It was an emotionally charged time for dozens of Aboriginal people who made their way from every province and territory to the city of Edmonton to be part of an experience that many will not soon forget.
The event was the First International Residential School Conference, which proved a huge success as organizers over-extended their capacity limit of 1,500 delegates by…
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It was an emotionally charged time for dozens of Aboriginal people who made their way from every province and territory to the city of Edmonton to be part of an experience that many will not soon forget.
The event was the First International Residential School Conference, which proved a huge success as organizers over-extended their capacity limit of 1,500 delegates by…
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There was no doubt in Esther Tailfeathers' mind that when she became a family physician she would be returning home to practise.
And it has been a warm welcome home to the Blood First Nation, in southwestern Alberta.
Only into her first couple of weeks at the Blood Tribe Clinic, Tailfeathers is still being met in the extended care building, adjacent to the clinic…
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There was no doubt in Esther Tailfeathers' mind that when she became a family physician she would be returning home to practise.
And it has been a warm welcome home to the Blood First Nation, in southwestern Alberta.
Only into her first couple of weeks at the Blood Tribe Clinic, Tailfeathers is still being met in the extended care building, adjacent to the clinic…
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A special two-part special television broadcast aired in February has stirred up the memories and emotions of Native people affected by their residential school experiences.
Residential Schools: Moving Beyond Survival, was produced jointly and aired by Vision TV, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) and CBC Newsworld.
The specials featured four half-hour…
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A special two-part special television broadcast aired in February has stirred up the memories and emotions of Native people affected by their residential school experiences.
Residential Schools: Moving Beyond Survival, was produced jointly and aired by Vision TV, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) and CBC Newsworld.
The specials featured four half-hour…
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Visitors to the Fort Whoop-Up Interpretive Centre in Lethbridge will get a unique look at art through the eyes of Native artists.
"Blackfoot Originality: Beyond Eagles and Buffalos" highlights the contemporary work of three Aboriginal students from the University of Lethbridge, Delia Cross Child and Debbie Kelman, both of whom grew up on the Peigan reserve, and William…
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Visitors to the Fort Whoop-Up Interpretive Centre in Lethbridge will get a unique look at art through the eyes of Native artists.
"Blackfoot Originality: Beyond Eagles and Buffalos" highlights the contemporary work of three Aboriginal students from the University of Lethbridge, Delia Cross Child and Debbie Kelman, both of whom grew up on the Peigan reserve, and William…
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For some of the guest speakers and entertainers arriving in Fort McMurray for the 13th annual Regional Aboriginal Recognition Awards (RARA) on Feb. 24, the number 13 proved unlucky, with lost luggage and guitars, along with transportation bloopers.
But thanks to the quick work of local volunteers, everything was smoothed out in time and it was a lucky night for the 475…
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For some of the guest speakers and entertainers arriving in Fort McMurray for the 13th annual Regional Aboriginal Recognition Awards (RARA) on Feb. 24, the number 13 proved unlucky, with lost luggage and guitars, along with transportation bloopers.
But thanks to the quick work of local volunteers, everything was smoothed out in time and it was a lucky night for the 475…
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Sweetgrass caught up with the world's first art exhibition developed through satellite video conferencing developed by Australian Aboriginal artists and First Nations artists of Canada at the Secwepmc Museum in Kamloops.
The facilitation of an art education research project between the University of British Columbia and the University of South Australia has resulted in…
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Sweetgrass caught up with the world's first art exhibition developed through satellite video conferencing developed by Australian Aboriginal artists and First Nations artists of Canada at the Secwepmc Museum in Kamloops.
The facilitation of an art education research project between the University of British Columbia and the University of South Australia has resulted in…
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Edmonton's Shaw Conference Centre provided the backdrop for the 10th annual Alberta Business Awards of Distinction gala on Feb. 27. More than 800 Alberta business people honored their own at the academy awards-style function hosted by the Alberta Chambers of Commerce.
Pimee Well Servicing Ltd., with its head office on the Kehewin Cree Nation at Bonnyville, beat out such…
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Edmonton's Shaw Conference Centre provided the backdrop for the 10th annual Alberta Business Awards of Distinction gala on Feb. 27. More than 800 Alberta business people honored their own at the academy awards-style function hosted by the Alberta Chambers of Commerce.
Pimee Well Servicing Ltd., with its head office on the Kehewin Cree Nation at Bonnyville, beat out such…
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Flint Energy Services Ltd. has won its second award in as many years for its commitment to Aboriginal people.
Last month, the company was recognized by the Alberta Chambers of Commerce which awarded them the Alberta Chambers of Commerce Business Award of Distinction in the category of Aboriginal Relations ? Best Practice. The award was sponsored, in part, by Indian and…