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Aboriginal art was on the block on Dec. 6 at the Odawa Native Friendship Centre in Ottawa as 180 collectors paid $25 a ticket to have a traditional dinner and the opportunity to purchase original Native Canadian artwork.
The auction raised $17,000 that goes toward the centre's overhead cost as well as core programming. Jerry Lanouette, president of the Odawa Native…
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When the Ontario Native Education Counselling Association (ONECA) met in Toronto Nov. 27 to 29 for its annual conference, laughter found a place on the agenda.
"Laughter brings us together as a group," said Cindy Fisher, ONECA's departing 2002-2003 president. "We come back next year to laugh."
Established in 1985 and based in Naughton, ONECA "is one of the longest-…
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Nishnawbe Aski Nation Business Awards recognizing business achievement were handed out to entrepreneurs, executives, businesses and organizations for the thirteenth year at a dinner held for 400 in Thunder Bay Nov. 26.
Awards were given to theYouth Entrepreneur of the Year; Business Man of the Year; Business Woman of the Year; Executive of the Year; Partnership of the Year…
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For the past 16 years, M'Chigeeng First Nation has hosted a traditional powwow on Labour Day weekend. Five years ago, the powwow committee launched a Jan. 1 celebration that is fast becoming an enjoyable way to welcome the new year.
This year, representatives from several Manitoulin Island First Nations gathered at the M'Chigeeng Community Complex to greet 2004. Four drum…
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Minwaashin Lodge, an Aboriginal women's support centre, operates several essential programs that aim to meet the needs of Ottawa's Aboriginal families, including those who feel isolated in the city or those who may just want to connect socially with other Aboriginal people. Many of Minwaashin's friends and clients are Inuit and Metis.
Deb Storry, co-ordinator of the…
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For president Clyde Cooke of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and his 20-member Begetekong MADD chapter at Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation, the holiday season is usually a time to be out in full force stressing why you should not drive while impaired. Cooke said that since the chapter's inception on May 26, 2000 they've been responsible for a tremendous amount of…
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If reading Christmas stories to your children is part of how you celebrate the holiday season and you're looking for something new to supplement the tried and true Christmas classics, here are a few Christmas books written by Aboriginal authors that you might want to check out.
Baseball Bats for Christmas
By Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak
Annick Press Ltd.
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Ontario artists had their share of success at this year's Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (CAMA).
Of the 17 awards that were up for grabs at the Nov. 28 event at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, seven trophies were taken home by musicians with Ontario connections.
Leading the way was Tru Rez Crew, a 10-person, Six Nations-based outfit that captured a pair of…
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The Aboriginal Peoples Council of Toronto, which has been operating informally for about two years to represent the Aboriginal people of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), held its first election at the end of October and has already embarked upon ambitious strategic planning to further urban Aboriginal interests. Roger Obonsawin, a well-known businessman, community activist and an…
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Clement Chartier has been involved in Metis politics for more than three decades, working at the local, provincial, federal and international levels. Now, after two terms as president of the Metis Nation -Saskatchewan (MNS), Chartier has been chosen to head up the organization he helped to form, the Metis National Council (MNC).
"I come from a small town, a Metis community…
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Aboriginal entrepreneurs were recognized at an awards ceremony Nov. 6. Ceremonies sponsored by the Waubetek Business Development Corporation of Birch Island were held at Casino Rama on Mnjikaning First Nation.
Waubetek's chairman Harvey Trudeau paid tribute to the First Nation businesses that provide essential services and jobs.
Iroquois Cranberry Growers, operated…
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Some up-and-coming lacrosse stars once again displayed their skills at a big-time venue.
About 50 youngsters participated in an amateur lacrosse skills competition held on Nov. 29 at SkyDome. The event was part of the Canadian Aboriginal Festival.
This marked the fourth straight year a lacrosse competition has been held in conjunction with North America's largest…
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Louis Riel Day was celebrated in Toronto on Nov. 16 with two events: a flag-raising and sunrise ceremony at Toronto City Hall, and a commemorative march and moose-meat feast at Queen's Park, the site of the provincial legislature. It was the 10th year of the Toronto gathering, and the 118th anniversary of the Metis leader's execution by the government of Canada.
Marchers…
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Aboriginal people must have the ultimate say on how and when research is conducted in their communities and they must be full participants in any process that affects their culture, participants at a recent University of Ottawa meeting decided.
The Nov. 5 and 6 colloquium of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal researchers and social and health policy planning experts met to set…
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An innovative project on Manitoulin Island may produce the next generation of traditional healers. The M'Skwaa Miikan traditional medicine program is in its fourth year of operation in M'Chigeeng First Nation.
The purpose of the program is to ensure that knowledge of medicinal plants is not lost. Apprentice youth are taught to harvest the healing herbs and to create…