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According to Metis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President Tony Belcourt, the best way to help promote and preserve the Michif language may involve combining the old with the new.
The MNO played host to the fifth National Michif Conference, held March 17 to 19 in Thunder Bay. Delegates from across the Metis Nation took part in the event, held to celebrate the Michif language and…
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She has been president of the Cambrian Native Student's Association (CNSA) at Cambrian College in Sudbury for two consecutive terms and has developed many innovative initiatives to improve the quality of student life for Aboriginal students, but second year nursing student Cheri Corbiere has never been presented with a provincial award before.
The 34-year-old from…
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Effective Schools-Lifting the Spirit of the Child-Abinoojii doombinaan odaainjichaagwan is the theme of the ninth annual Partnerships in Success Education Conference, presented by the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation Education Department and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC).
Preschool and elementary teachers, education assistants and representatives…
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The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society (FNCFCS) is looking for First Nations youth from across the country to get involved in Caring Across the Boundaries: Youth Focus, a two-day workshop designed to help create understanding and co-operation between youth and the volunteer sector organizations that are there to serve them.
The society is inviting First Nations…
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It's out with the old and in with the new on Parliament Hill, as Stephen Harper and the Conservatives prepare to form Canada's next federal government. Across the country, Aboriginal leaders are also in preparation mode, gearing up to work with the new regime and hoping Harper will honor promises made by the Liberal government prior to the Jan. 23 election, most notably the…
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For three days in January, people from across Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) territory gathered in Thunder Bay to learn about Treaty 9 and to share their ideas about how to realize the rights guaranteed by the treaty document.
"Treaty 9 has two versions," explained NAN Grand Chief Stan Beardy. "One, the written text that was brought by the commissioners when they came to do a…
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Former track and field star Bob Rice will be one of six athletes added to the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts in Parry Sound on June 10.
Rice, a member of Wasauksing First Nation, made a name for himself as an athlete in the 1980s. He set a number of track and field records while attending school in Parry…
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The lights in the theatre dimmed, the audience hushed and spotlights lit the aisles as the Dwae Na Ga Das First Nations Youth Choir entered the theatre.
Winding their way down the aisles whispering "Dwae Na Ga Das"-Raising Our Voices in the Cayuga language-in the ears of the audience, the choir made its debut at the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts on Saturday,…
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The Canadian Museum of Civilization is now accepting applications for its Aboriginal Training Program in Museum Practices. This eight-month program offers professional and technical training in museum practices to Aboriginal people from across Canada.
Since its launch in 1993, 65 Aboriginal trainees have successfully completed the program.
The deadline for…
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Bonnie Guarisco of Wauzhushk Onigum First Nation was chosen as this year's recipient of the John P. Kelly educational bursary.
Guarisco, who is enrolled in the Social Work Masters program at the University of Toronto, will receive $500 to help her cover the costs of her schooling for the 2005-2006 academic year.
The bursary will be awarded annually to one or more…
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Roberta Jamieson will be adding another achievement to her resume in June when she receives an honorary degree from Trent University.
Jamieson was the first Aboriginal women in Canada to earn a law degree, the first woman appointed as Ontario's ombudsman, the first Aboriginal commissioner of the Indian Commission of Ontario and the first non-parliamentarian to be appointed…
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Kwii-anishinaabemtooway na gdi-binoojiinmag nongo?-Will you speak the language to your children today?-is the theme of the 12th annual Anishinaabemowin Teg Language Conference, taking place March 30 to April 2. Through the conference, to be held at the Kewadin Casino and Convention Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., participants will learn and share ideas about how to retain the…
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For the first time in the 126- year-old history of the National Gallery of Canada the work of a First Nations artist is being featured in a solo exhibition.
Norval Morrisseau-Shaman Artist had its official opening at the gallery on Feb. 3 and will run until April 30.
Morrisseau was born in 1932 on the Sand Point reserve near Lake Nipigon in northern Ontario. His…
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The Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Decade for Youth Council has launched a suicide prevention campaign urging troubled youth to ask for help in dealing with the problems they encounter in their lives.
Through the We Care Yellow Balloon campaign, the council will be working with NAN's Decade for Youth and Development department to get the message out. The Decade for Youth…
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Only one person from Ontario has made the list of outstanding people from across the country who will receive National Aboriginal Achievement Awards in 2006.
Tony Belcourt, president of the Metis Nation of Ontario, will receive the award for public service in recognition of the many years he has dedicated to fighting for Metis rights and working to promote and preserve…