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British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Janice Dillon backed up a challenge by the Huu-ay-aht First Nation and cold-cocked the provincial government's Forest and Range Agreements on May 11. It was the latest in a series of blows to the BC Liberal government's attempts to get around the recent court rulings that require it to engage in meaningful consultation with First Nations.…
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British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Janice Dillon backed up a challenge by the Huu-ay-aht First Nation and cold-cocked the provincial government's Forest and Range Agreements on May 11. It was the latest in a series of blows to the BC Liberal government's attempts to get around the recent court rulings that require it to engage in meaningful consultation with First Nations.…
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For more than a decade, the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) has been working to help Aboriginal students achieve their educational goals through the Foundation for the Advancement of Aboriginal Youth (FAAY).
In that time, more than 1,000 students have received financial assistance from the many corporations that have turned to FAAY to help them manage…
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For more than a decade, the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) has been working to help Aboriginal students achieve their educational goals through the Foundation for the Advancement of Aboriginal Youth (FAAY).
In that time, more than 1,000 students have received financial assistance from the many corporations that have turned to FAAY to help them manage…
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Concordia University played host to an impressive gathering of Aboriginal leaders and educators, federal, provincial and territorial government representatives and policy advisors on one day in February. They came together to try to answer one question. What can be done to improve the success rates for Aboriginal students in Canada?
The event was called Moving Forward-…
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Concordia University played host to an impressive gathering of Aboriginal leaders and educators, federal, provincial and territorial government representatives and policy advisors on one day in February. They came together to try to answer one question. What can be done to improve the success rates for Aboriginal students in Canada?
The event was called Moving Forward-…
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The Bonaparte Bruins edged the Prince George Lumber Kings 8-7 in the championship final of the inaugural All-Native Nk'maplqs Hockey Challenge Cup.
For their efforts, the Bruins' players split a total of $1,700 in cash and prizes. The Lumber Kings took home $1,200 in cash and prizes.
The Williams Lake Longhorns took third place and $700 in cash and prizes.
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The Bonaparte Bruins edged the Prince George Lumber Kings 8-7 in the championship final of the inaugural All-Native Nk'maplqs Hockey Challenge Cup.
For their efforts, the Bruins' players split a total of $1,700 in cash and prizes. The Lumber Kings took home $1,200 in cash and prizes.
The Williams Lake Longhorns took third place and $700 in cash and prizes.
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"In the end they were cheering for us," said Fred George, manager of the Cowichan Eagles who won the final of the Dynamic Euro Cup futsal tournament in Hassett, Belgium on March 27.
Futsal is essentially indoor soccer played on a hard court that is similar in size to a basketball court. The Eagles defeated Tranmere Victoria from Liverpool, England 2-0 in the final of a…
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"In the end they were cheering for us," said Fred George, manager of the Cowichan Eagles who won the final of the Dynamic Euro Cup futsal tournament in Hassett, Belgium on March 27.
Futsal is essentially indoor soccer played on a hard court that is similar in size to a basketball court. The Eagles defeated Tranmere Victoria from Liverpool, England 2-0 in the final of a…
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Missed it by that much.
That's what Maxwell Smart would have said about Prince Rupert's efforts to sweep British Columbia's Junior All Native Basketball Championships held at the Caledonia High School gym in Terrace during Spring Break.
A last-second three-point shot by the Prince Rupert Friendship House Cubs' Derrick Reece rattled off the rim three times before…
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Missed it by that much.
That's what Maxwell Smart would have said about Prince Rupert's efforts to sweep British Columbia's Junior All Native Basketball Championships held at the Caledonia High School gym in Terrace during Spring Break.
A last-second three-point shot by the Prince Rupert Friendship House Cubs' Derrick Reece rattled off the rim three times before…
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A pair of familiar faces have been honored as British Columbia's top Aboriginal athletes for their performances in 2004.
For the second straight year, Lara Mussell, an ultimate Frisbee star, has captured the Tom Longboat Award as the province's top female Aboriginal athlete.
And Richard Peter, a wheelchair basketball player, has been named B.C.'s top male Aboriginal…
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A pair of familiar faces have been honored as British Columbia's top Aboriginal athletes for their performances in 2004.
For the second straight year, Lara Mussell, an ultimate Frisbee star, has captured the Tom Longboat Award as the province's top female Aboriginal athlete.
And Richard Peter, a wheelchair basketball player, has been named B.C.'s top male Aboriginal…
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"There are still a lot of us hiding in the dark, that haven't yet found the courage to come forward. It's hard, after all we've gone through and what we became after-alcoholics, unable to show our own children that we love them ..."
William Matthews, his voice cracking and fighting back tears, has to stop to compose himself. Even decades later, it is difficult for him to…