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After eight long and sometimes frustrating seasons, Ted Nolan is finally heading back behind the bench.
On April 26, Nolan, an Ojibway from Garden River First Nation near Sault Ste. Marie, was hired on to be the head coach and director of hockey operations for the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).
Nolan has not had a high profile…
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After eight long and sometimes frustrating seasons, Ted Nolan is finally heading back behind the bench.
On April 26, Nolan, an Ojibway from Garden River First Nation near Sault Ste. Marie, was hired on to be the head coach and director of hockey operations for the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).
Nolan has not had a high profile…
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Naomi and Sheema Taylor certainly got their share of ice time this season.
The sisters, age 15 and 13 respectively, each played for three different hockey teams.
Well, four actually, if you count the fact that both were members of the Ontario North girls' entry at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC) staged April 17 to 23 in Miramichi, N.B.
The…
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Naomi and Sheema Taylor certainly got their share of ice time this season.
The sisters, age 15 and 13 respectively, each played for three different hockey teams.
Well, four actually, if you count the fact that both were members of the Ontario North girls' entry at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC) staged April 17 to 23 in Miramichi, N.B.
The…
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Ontario's representatives had their share of success at this year's National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC), but they didn't garner as much hardware as they had earned at the 2004 nationals.
This year's tournament was held April 17 to 23 in Miramichi, N.B.
As in previous years, Ontario was represented by both girls' and boys' teams from Ontario South and…
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Ontario's representatives had their share of success at this year's National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC), but they didn't garner as much hardware as they had earned at the 2004 nationals.
This year's tournament was held April 17 to 23 in Miramichi, N.B.
As in previous years, Ontario was represented by both girls' and boys' teams from Ontario South and…
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Aboriginal women in northeastern Ontario now have more education and employment opportunities, thanks to the creation of the Native Residential Construction Program at Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology in Moosonee.
The program was made possible through funding from the province of Ontario as part of its Women in Skilled Trades Program (WIST). Through WIST,…
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Aboriginal women in northeastern Ontario now have more education and employment opportunities, thanks to the creation of the Native Residential Construction Program at Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology in Moosonee.
The program was made possible through funding from the province of Ontario as part of its Women in Skilled Trades Program (WIST). Through WIST,…
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It's been five years since the leadership of Kasabonika First Nation met with provincial government representatives to talk about how the community could get benefit from mining developments in the area. Now the First Nation is taking the lead in mining exploration, training its people to work as prospectors, and sharing what's been learned with neighbouring communities.
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It's been five years since the leadership of Kasabonika First Nation met with provincial government representatives to talk about how the community could get benefit from mining developments in the area. Now the First Nation is taking the lead in mining exploration, training its people to work as prospectors, and sharing what's been learned with neighbouring communities.
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Remains exhumed from a First Nations burial ground on Old Birch Island 67 years ago will finally be returned to Whitefish River this summer. For Chief Franklin Paibomsai, the battle to secure the repatriation has been arduous.
The small band, consisting of 315 on-reserve members and 435 off-reserve members, has been grieving the violation of their community cemetery since…
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Remains exhumed from a First Nations burial ground on Old Birch Island 67 years ago will finally be returned to Whitefish River this summer. For Chief Franklin Paibomsai, the battle to secure the repatriation has been arduous.
The small band, consisting of 315 on-reserve members and 435 off-reserve members, has been grieving the violation of their community cemetery since…
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The Metis Nation of Ontario (MNO) held its election on May 2, and although the official results of the voting weren't yet available at press time, it was clear before the polls even opened who would be filling a good number of the positions up for grabs.
Of the 45 elected positions available in the MNO's four province-wide governing institutions, candidates for 16 were…
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The Metis Nation of Ontario (MNO) held its election on May 2, and although the official results of the voting weren't yet available at press time, it was clear before the polls even opened who would be filling a good number of the positions up for grabs.
Of the 45 elected positions available in the MNO's four province-wide governing institutions, candidates for 16 were…
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It's a one of a kind program in Canada. Northern Ontario Native students will soon receive letters and books from non-Native students from 85 different public schools in the province in a new pen pal project created by Lt.-Gov. James K. Bartleman to promote literacy among Aboriginal youth.
Bartleman announced the project April 7, joined by Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief…