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The Healing Our Spirit B.C. First Nations AIDS Society and the Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Tribal Council hosted the fourth annual Aboriginal HIV/AIDS conference in Cranbrook on March 26 to 29. The conference theme was Honouring our Children and Families and its primary objective was to promote cultural awareness and create supportive networks for families infected with and affected by…
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The languages of Native people living in British Columbia will be both celebrated and promoted across the province this fall as the province holds Aboriginal Languages Day on Oct. 14.
In a proclamation by the provincial legislature, the government recognized 'the important contribution of Aboriginal languages in British Columbia to the culture and heritage of the province…
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VICTORIA - Nuu-chah-nulth history and culture are being celebrated at the Royal British Columbia Museum with the exhibit 'Out of the Mist.' But you have to be quick to catch it, because the exhibit closes on May 31.
In conjunction with the exhibit, a number of cultural events have been held, allowing the Nuu-chah-nulth people a chance to bring information about their…
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PRINCE GEORGE - People from across North America will be gathering in Prince George in late April to share ideas about how to keep Aboriginal students in school during the fifth annual RETAIN conference to be held April 27 to 30.
RETAIN - Retention In Education Today For All Indigenous Nations - is the fifth annual conference. The four previous conferences were held in…
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WHITEHORSE - Many tales will be told along the banks of the Yukon River in Whitehorse this summer during the 13th annual Yukon International Storytelling Festival to be held June 2 to 4 at Rotary Peace Park.
Story tellers - more than 50 of them - will come from every province in Canada and the United States. Sue Gleason, festival manger, said a teller from Northern Ireland…
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Artists from British Columbia in the Aboriginal music industry nabbed the top prizes at this year's Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards held in Toronto on Nov. 24. The winner in this year?s best female artist category is Fara for her CD, Pretty Brown. George Leach was named as best male artist for his work on Just Where I'm At, which also won best rock album.
Also from…
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Artists from British Columbia in the Aboriginal music industry nabbed the top prizes at this year's Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards held in Toronto on Nov. 24. The winner in this year?s best female artist category is Fara for her CD, Pretty Brown. George Leach was named as best male artist for his work on Just Where I'm At, which also won best rock album.
Also from…
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A study of more than 2,000 Aboriginal youth aged 12 to 18 shows that the inter-generational effects of the residential school system are finally beginning to subside, a researcher says.
Dr. Roger Tonkin believes the positive findings uncovered by his group's research are a sign that the younger generation is less traumatized than previous generations.
"The front…
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A study of more than 2,000 Aboriginal youth aged 12 to 18 shows that the inter-generational effects of the residential school system are finally beginning to subside, a researcher says.
Dr. Roger Tonkin believes the positive findings uncovered by his group's research are a sign that the younger generation is less traumatized than previous generations.
"The front…
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Darlene McGougan would like to get the message out to First Nations people within the Capital Health Region that she is there to advocate on their behalf in the area of health care.
McGougan is the First Nations liaison with Capital Health Region (CHR) in Victoria, a post she has held since the position was created in February. She works out of Royal Jubilee Hospital.…
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Darlene McGougan would like to get the message out to First Nations people within the Capital Health Region that she is there to advocate on their behalf in the area of health care.
McGougan is the First Nations liaison with Capital Health Region (CHR) in Victoria, a post she has held since the position was created in February. She works out of Royal Jubilee Hospital.…
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Candis Callison of the Tahltan First Nation is the recipient of a scholarship from CN. Callison is completing a Masters of Science in comparative media studies at MIT in Boston.
Born in Dease Lake, Callison graduated from White Rock Academy with a Bachelors of Administration. Upon graduating, she traveled to Hungary to teach English. On her return, she launched herself…
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Candis Callison of the Tahltan First Nation is the recipient of a scholarship from CN. Callison is completing a Masters of Science in comparative media studies at MIT in Boston.
Born in Dease Lake, Callison graduated from White Rock Academy with a Bachelors of Administration. Upon graduating, she traveled to Hungary to teach English. On her return, she launched herself…
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Forest harvesting tenures can be a long, difficult process for forest companies to go through. When an application is made to the province to log in a Tree Farm License area (TFL), the rolls of red tape are huge. Harvest and reforestation plans have to be in place before public consultation sessions are arranged, and many reports have to be put before the Minister of Forests…
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Forest harvesting tenures can be a long, difficult process for forest companies to go through. When an application is made to the province to log in a Tree Farm License area (TFL), the rolls of red tape are huge. Harvest and reforestation plans have to be in place before public consultation sessions are arranged, and many reports have to be put before the Minister of Forests…