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For actors Tanya Tourangeau and Stuart Lennie, taking a deeper look at what many Aboriginal youth face in urban communities is a goal that they are focusing on. Both are committed to providing positive Aboriginal identities in youth by helping them deal with issues of racism, teen sexuality and parenthood through workshops and acting lessons. One workshop features a short film…
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BLOOD RESERVE -An agreement that is the first of its kind in Alberta since the Government of Canada introduced its Inherent Right of Self-Government Policy in1995 has been signed by Chief Chris Shade and Robert Nault, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development on April 5.
"By the signing of this framework agreement and through the dedicated efforts of both the…
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BLOOD RESERVE -An agreement that is the first of its kind in Alberta since the Government of Canada introduced its Inherent Right of Self-Government Policy in1995 has been signed by Chief Chris Shade and Robert Nault, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development on April 5.
"By the signing of this framework agreement and through the dedicated efforts of both the…
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LAC LA BICHE-Two Portage College students were among 100 provincial recipients of the Laurence Decore Award for Student Leadership. Receiving the award were Theresa Desjarlais from Caslan, a student in the Rehabilitation Services Diploma program, and Charlotte Cardinal from Lac La Biche, a student in the Educational Assistant program. Both award winners received $500, presented…
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LAC LA BICHE-Two Portage College students were among 100 provincial recipients of the Laurence Decore Award for Student Leadership. Receiving the award were Theresa Desjarlais from Caslan, a student in the Rehabilitation Services Diploma program, and Charlotte Cardinal from Lac La Biche, a student in the Educational Assistant program. Both award winners received $500, presented…
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Four-and-a-half months of meetings have produced a provincial government document that makes a lot of promises to Aboriginal people.
Strengthening Relationships: The Government of Alberta's Aboriginal Policy Framework was released by the Aboriginal Affairs section of the International and Intergovernmental Relations department last month. It's a 24-page report that reveals…
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Four-and-a-half months of meetings have produced a provincial government document that makes a lot of promises to Aboriginal people.
Strengthening Relationships: The Government of Alberta's Aboriginal Policy Framework was released by the Aboriginal Affairs section of the International and Intergovernmental Relations department last month. It's a 24-page report that reveals…
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After an eight-year absence from the music scene, Priscilla Morin is marking her return with a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award nomination and a performance at Toronto's Skydome.
Morin is nominated in the Best Country Album category and is scheduled to perform during the awards show Nov. 24.
Morin is nominated for her CD Waiting For You, released in July.
"I'm…
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After an eight-year absence from the music scene, Priscilla Morin is marking her return with a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award nomination and a performance at Toronto's Skydome.
Morin is nominated in the Best Country Album category and is scheduled to perform during the awards show Nov. 24.
Morin is nominated for her CD Waiting For You, released in July.
"I'm…
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After an eight-year absence from the music scene, Priscilla Morin is marking her return with a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award nomination and a performance at Toronto's Skydome.
Morin is nominated in the Best Country Album category and is scheduled to perform during the awards show Nov. 24.
Morin is nominated for her CD Waiting For You, released in July.
"I'm…
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After an eight-year absence from the music scene, Priscilla Morin is marking her return with a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award nomination and a performance at Toronto's Skydome.
Morin is nominated in the Best Country Album category and is scheduled to perform during the awards show Nov. 24.
Morin is nominated for her CD Waiting For You, released in July.
"I'm…
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A desire to see mental health services delivered in a way that is acceptable to the Aboriginal community has prompted the creation of a wisdom committee by the Alberta Mental Health Board.
Marty Landrie, the board's mental health co-ordinator, said they consulted the Capital Health Authority's Aboriginal service department, which has a wisdom committee, about ways to…
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A desire to see mental health services delivered in a way that is acceptable to the Aboriginal community has prompted the creation of a wisdom committee by the Alberta Mental Health Board.
Marty Landrie, the board's mental health co-ordinator, said they consulted the Capital Health Authority's Aboriginal service department, which has a wisdom committee, about ways to…
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When Chester Cunningham received a phone call from Alberta's Lt. Gov. Lois Hole earlier this year, he thought the gardening expert was calling to ask him how his strawberry plants were faring. Instead, she informed him he would be receiving one of this year's Alberta Order of Excellence awards.
"I really didn't expect it, but it was a real pleasant and humbling surprise,"…
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When Chester Cunningham received a phone call from Alberta's Lt. Gov. Lois Hole earlier this year, he thought the gardening expert was calling to ask him how his strawberry plants were faring. Instead, she informed him he would be receiving one of this year's Alberta Order of Excellence awards.
"I really didn't expect it, but it was a real pleasant and humbling surprise,"…