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For 26-year-old Shayne Courtorielle, riding and grooming and cleaning out a horse's stall will be a part of his day-to-day routine for the next four years. He will be a part of Canada's famous RCMP Musical Ride where members wear their red serge while riding horse back doing performances.
The musical ride tours all across Canada and across the United States. This year the…
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Junior high school students across the province could soon be receiving a video lesson in eliminating racism, thanks to a new video production from Native Counselling Services of Alberta: "Mythomania-Drumming away false ideas." Francis Campbell is a producer with the agency's Bearpaw Media Productions, and co-producer of Mythomania. Working with Campbell on the video were three…
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Junior high school students across the province could soon be receiving a video lesson in eliminating racism, thanks to a new video production from Native Counselling Services of Alberta: "Mythomania-Drumming away false ideas." Francis Campbell is a producer with the agency's Bearpaw Media Productions, and co-producer of Mythomania. Working with Campbell on the video were three…
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Singer Lorrie Church is on a national radio tour across Canada promoting her new single, "I Never Gave Up Hope," the title track of a CD under the label of Eaglehill Music. Response to the new CD has been "incredible" said Church.
I Never Gave Up Hope was recorded in Nashville. "It took us about two-and-a-half years to record this," Church related in a recent interview…
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Singer Lorrie Church is on a national radio tour across Canada promoting her new single, "I Never Gave Up Hope," the title track of a CD under the label of Eaglehill Music. Response to the new CD has been "incredible" said Church.
I Never Gave Up Hope was recorded in Nashville. "It took us about two-and-a-half years to record this," Church related in a recent interview…
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Tansi! Here's hoping all's well with our readers and friends.
First powwow
EDMONTON-Me and my trusty Canons (cameras) were out in full force on April 1 and, yeah, we got some wonderful photos thanks to all you fine dancers. That's when the Edmonton area witnessed it's first powwow of the season, which was hosted by the University of Alberta Aboriginal Student Club.…
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Tansi! Here's hoping all's well with our readers and friends.
First powwow
EDMONTON-Me and my trusty Canons (cameras) were out in full force on April 1 and, yeah, we got some wonderful photos thanks to all you fine dancers. That's when the Edmonton area witnessed it's first powwow of the season, which was hosted by the University of Alberta Aboriginal Student Club.…
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TORONTO-The Royal Ontario Museum unveils a new exhibition of art and culture from the Heiltsuk Nation on June 21 in the museum's Gallery of Indigenous Peoples.
The exhibit features works by present-day artists, and artifacts from the museum's anthropological collections of Northwest Coast art. The exhibition includes an historical overview with a discussion of the impact…
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TORONTO-The Royal Ontario Museum unveils a new exhibition of art and culture from the Heiltsuk Nation on June 21 in the museum's Gallery of Indigenous Peoples.
The exhibit features works by present-day artists, and artifacts from the museum's anthropological collections of Northwest Coast art. The exhibition includes an historical overview with a discussion of the impact…
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Amidst balloons, cake and camera flashes, 200 friends, family and relatives of Annie Goulet celebrated her birthday on April 1, at the High Prairie Legion. A collage of photos adorning a wall showed Goulet and her family as they were. For the last 100 years Goulet has seen a lot of changes in society, such as transportation by a dogteam or a team of horses becoming transportation…
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Amidst balloons, cake and camera flashes, 200 friends, family and relatives of Annie Goulet celebrated her birthday on April 1, at the High Prairie Legion. A collage of photos adorning a wall showed Goulet and her family as they were. For the last 100 years Goulet has seen a lot of changes in society, such as transportation by a dogteam or a team of horses becoming transportation…
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Metis and non-status Indians who want to study social work at the post-secondary level have until April 30, 2000 to apply for a bursary from Alberta Human Resources and Employment that will pay for a substantial portion of their education. From $8,000 to $13,000 a year is available per student per year, with a university student with a dependent getting the highest amount.
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Metis and non-status Indians who want to study social work at the post-secondary level have until April 30, 2000 to apply for a bursary from Alberta Human Resources and Employment that will pay for a substantial portion of their education. From $8,000 to $13,000 a year is available per student per year, with a university student with a dependent getting the highest amount.
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DRIFTPILE - People of all ages will get a chance to show off their talents, as the Driftpile First Nation Community School hosts a talent show and competition on April 19 at the school, beginning at 7 p.m.
This is the second talent show they've organized this school year. According to event organizer Trina Collins, the school decided to hold a second talent show because of…
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DRIFTPILE - People of all ages will get a chance to show off their talents, as the Driftpile First Nation Community School hosts a talent show and competition on April 19 at the school, beginning at 7 p.m.
This is the second talent show they've organized this school year. According to event organizer Trina Collins, the school decided to hold a second talent show because of…