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Those of you who are familiar with the National Hockey League and the Colorado Avalanche might recognize a new name this year-Cody McCormick.
The former Belleville Bulls captain, who is from Chippewa of the Thames First Nation near London, spent three years in the Ontario Hockey League with Belleville from the 1999-2000 season to the 2002-03 season, wearing the captain's…
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Last month the Metis National Council issued a statement that council president Clement Chartier "welcomes the prime minister's commitment to end 'jurisdictional wrangling and passing the buck' when it comes to the Metis."
The statement was issued following Prime Minister Paul Martin's response to the Speech from the Throne. Martin indicated there would be a change in…
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The chief of the Whitefish River First Nation predicts "dark days ahead" for his community as industrial development expands in the Manitoulin District.
Chief Franklin Paibomsai fears that First Nation eco-tourism initiatives will be jeopardized by a shipping company's increased presence on LaCloche Island. Alexander Centre Industries Ltd. (ACIL) of Sudbury has permission…
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Tuscarora photographer Jolene Rickard paid a visit to Toronto this month to participate in a conference at the University of Toronto. The event, (Re)Visualizing National History: Museology and National Identities in Europe in the New Millennium, took place March 3 to 5 at the Munk Centre for International Studies.
On March 4, Rickard, an associate professor of photography…
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Remember that March 1 deadline for signing a government consent form or doing without non-insured health care?
Forget about it. The deadline is history. The government has changed its mind.
The government has scrapped the universal, national consent form after facing an aggressive lobby against it by First Nations and Inuit leaders and much suspicion from people…
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This summer the Ontario Provincial Police will offer its second OPPBound recruitment program in Orillia. The goal of the program is to raise awareness of employment opportunities for Aboriginal men and women within policing.
A week-long camp at the provincial police academy will be held in July to give qualified people the chance to see what a career with the OPP is all…
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As Kanata geared up for the tourist season last year, they suffered a crippling blow. Arsonists hit the 17th century tourist site on the evening of May 8 and set fire to the palisade surrounding the village. The main longhouse caught fire and was destroyed in a matter of minutes. Kanata suffered structural damage totalling $150,000 and loss of tourist revenue. The arsonist(s)…
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An agreement has been reached between the two sides in a custom election dispute on Manitoulin Island.
In February, the M'Chigeeng First Nation and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) worked out their differences paving the way for further self-government talks.
Chief Glen Hare said he was relieved that the process was finally over. Many community projects had…
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As long as there is snow, there will be snowsnake in Iroquois country. Snowsnake is a traditional Iroquois winter sport dating back hundreds of years. In early times, the snowsnakes were thrown wherever there was an accumulation of snow. In the last hundred years, tracks were built to house the fast moving pieces of wood.
Snowsnakes are made from hardwood trees such as…
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Negahneewin College of Indigenous Studies, which operates in and as part of Confederation College in Thunder Bay, has recently taken another step forward in providing a quality education within an Aboriginal cultural context.
When the Ontario government recently implemented a new type of community college program known as an "applied degree program," Negahneewin College…
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Steven Saddleback is the youth co-ordinator for the National Aboriginal Capital Corporation Association, which is putting on its first symposium for young entrepreneurs next month.
The focus will be on self-assessment and self-development for young people embarking upon a business venture or business career. The event targeting 19-to-30-year-olds also will include a trade…
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A two-year initiative launched by the Construction Sector Council (CSC) and the Aboriginal Human Resource Development Council of Canada (AHRDCC) will provide job opportunities in the ironworker trade for Aboriginal youth across Canada.
Robert Blakely, CSC co-chair and director of Canadian affairs for the building and construction trades department of the American…
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Vancouver was the host city for the National Aboriginal Diabetes Association (NADA) third annual conference on diabetes and Aboriginal peoples, held the end of January. Entitled Creating a Vision for Our Future, the onference was to provide information, practical solutions and education on all facets of diabetes pertaining to First Nations people.
Type 2 diabetes was the…
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Native commercial fishing boats returned to traditional fishing grounds of Owen Sound and Colpoys Bays in early January to mark more than three years of successful management of the fishery around the Bruce Peninsula.
Under a co-management agreement signed by the Saugeen First Nation, the Chippewas of Nawash, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the federal government in…
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Although their most recent recruitment drive for volunteers netted about one-third Aboriginal candidates, the Victim Crisis Assistance and Referral Service (VCARS) in Thunder Bay says recruitment will be ongoing all this year.
Program assistant Cynthia Hagerty explained that Thunder Bay's population is 35 per cent Aboriginal, and in the last while they have been getting…