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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…
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In this, the 25th anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Alberta, 21 of 37 bronze award recipients went to Native students aged 14 to 18.
The Young Canadians Challenge awards were started by Prince Philip in other parts of Canada in 1956.
The objectives, explained Craig Stange from the awards office in Calgary, are to build self-esteem, self-respect and…
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In this, the 25th anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Alberta, 21 of 37 bronze award recipients went to Native students aged 14 to 18.
The Young Canadians Challenge awards were started by Prince Philip in other parts of Canada in 1956.
The objectives, explained Craig Stange from the awards office in Calgary, are to build self-esteem, self-respect and…
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Two Aboriginal post-secondary students, Kristen Kozakevich of Lac La Biche and Chaundra Allard of Red Deer, are among the 50 recipients of Alberta Blue Cross' 50th Anniversary Scholarships for the year 2000, announced Feb 15.
Allard, with a 3.4 grade point average, is in general studies but hopes to be accepted in the faculty of commerce in her third year at the…
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Two Aboriginal post-secondary students, Kristen Kozakevich of Lac La Biche and Chaundra Allard of Red Deer, are among the 50 recipients of Alberta Blue Cross' 50th Anniversary Scholarships for the year 2000, announced Feb 15.
Allard, with a 3.4 grade point average, is in general studies but hopes to be accepted in the faculty of commerce in her third year at the…
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Ten years ago one of the most popular and marketable Native crafts items was the dream catcher.
It is still popular, as evidenced by a Jan. 29-31 workshop at the Alberta Aboriginal Head Start conference in Edmonton. It was run by Bev Longboat, the executive director at the Niwasa (Little Ones) Head Start Program at Six Nations Reserve near Brantford, Ont., and by Alice…
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Ten years ago one of the most popular and marketable Native crafts items was the dream catcher.
It is still popular, as evidenced by a Jan. 29-31 workshop at the Alberta Aboriginal Head Start conference in Edmonton. It was run by Bev Longboat, the executive director at the Niwasa (Little Ones) Head Start Program at Six Nations Reserve near Brantford, Ont., and by Alice…
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Forty Canadian Hockey League players were invited to the sixth annual CHL Top Prospects game held Feb. 7 in Calgary.
The Top Prospects Game is a relatively new annual hockey event. The top 40 junior hockey players-eligible for the NHL entry draft in about four months-were invited to play in a nationally televised hockey game. It gives the players a chance to show how well…
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Once a year, Aboriginal women from the Treaty 6 area come together to share information and concerns with fellow delegates. The conference, "Preparing for the New Millennium," was hosted by the Advisory Council of Treaty 6 Women and it focused largely on the maintenance of First Nation treaty rights. It was held Feb. 6 to 8 at Edmonton's Ramada Inn and was attended by people from…
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Once a year, Aboriginal women from the Treaty 6 area come together to share information and concerns with fellow delegates. The conference, "Preparing for the New Millennium," was hosted by the Advisory Council of Treaty 6 Women and it focused largely on the maintenance of First Nation treaty rights. It was held Feb. 6 to 8 at Edmonton's Ramada Inn and was attended by people from…
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Chief Johnsen Sewepagaham of Little Red River Cree Nation took all but one year of his education at schools outside his remote community. A graduate in agriculture management, he knows how hard it is for single parents and young couples to earn credentials that will result in progress for the community if they have to leave home to study.
He's nevertheless pleased at the…
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Chief Johnsen Sewepagaham of Little Red River Cree Nation took all but one year of his education at schools outside his remote community. A graduate in agriculture management, he knows how hard it is for single parents and young couples to earn credentials that will result in progress for the community if they have to leave home to study.
He's nevertheless pleased at the…
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Most kids playing hockey just dream of watching a game in the Joe
Louis Arena in Detroit. But not only did Mandy Plain Eagle get to watch the Red Wings take on the Tampa Bay Lightning team at the renowned arena, she got to play a game there, too.
Mandy was one of 24 youth, who got to be part of the Willy O'Ree weekend Feb. 25 to 28.
O'Ree was a black hockey…
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Most kids playing hockey just dream of watching a game in the Joe
Louis Arena in Detroit. But not only did Mandy Plain Eagle get to watch the Red Wings take on the Tampa Bay Lightning team at the renowned arena, she got to play a game there, too.
Mandy was one of 24 youth, who got to be part of the Willy O'Ree weekend Feb. 25 to 28.
O'Ree was a black hockey…
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In an initiation powwow ceremony held at the Ben Calf Robe School gymnasium on Mar. 25, more than 20 young people were initiated as powwow dancers. The event, set up by the O'Kesico Aboriginal Women's Society and the Cross Cultural Families of Native Children, was funded by the Waln Foundation of Edmonton.
More than 200 people attended the afternoon celebration, which…