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VICTORIA, B.C.-Chief Petty Officer Debbi Eisan of the Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre in Halifax, N.S., is the recipient of this year's Aboriginal Women in Leadership Distinction Award. Eisan, born in Sault Ste. Marie, began her career with the Canadian Forces in 1975. Recently she has served as leader of a close-out operation of the United Nations base in Rwanda, and she was…
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KAMLOOPS-A 16-year partnership between Secwepemc Cultural Education Society and Simon Fraser University has ended. The parties were unable to reconcile difference in philosophies and approach to delivering post-secondary education, and after months of negotiations talks broke down. The Secwepemc Cultural Education Society was formed to promote Shuswap language, history and…
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Gerald McMaster, a Siksika member who grew up on the Red Pheasant reserve in Saskatchewan, occupies a senior position at the newly opened National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in the United States capital city.
Previously, McMaster was the curator-in-charge of the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Hull, Que. He is also a well-known artist.
Now, as special…
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In a classic case of irony, the community of Kwicksutaineuk First Nation, in which the water is undrinkable and the houses are unlivable, rests on the shores of a place called Health Bay.
Health Bay is located in a remote area on Gilford Island near the northern tip of Vancouver Island accessible only by float plane or boat.
Respiratory illnesses caused by the mold-…
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Round Lake Treatment Centre (RLTC) has just celebrated 25 years working in the field of drug and alcohol addiction.
Despite prudent management and a documented 18-month success rate approaching 65 per cent, the centre now faces significant financial challenges in continuing its programs.
The week-long celebration began with the planting of a Red Maple tree by…
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The first certificate program in Aboriginal health care administration offered by the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Institute for Aboriginal Health was so successful it is being offered again, starting this month.
Twenty-one of 23 students successfully completed the first 10-month program, which is mostly run by distance education. Their graduation was held…
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A brand new program at Victoria's Camosun College is creating a lot of excitement among First Nation communities. Starting in January 2005, and extending over 37 weeks, students in the First Nations Home Support program will learn the skills needed to work as care providers for Elders at home or in long-term assisted living facilities.
Janice Simcoe, department chair of…
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When the Navaho visitors piled out of the van, the temperatures were warm and sunny. As quickly as they converged at the river's edge, the calm weather changed.
Blue skies became cloudy and the stillness was transformed with a sudden wind. This apparent environmental volatility was not just coincidence, the group's leader pointed out, but a sign from Mother Earth.
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Since 1993, the Royal Bank of Canada has been operating an Aboriginal Stay in School Program to support the education of Aboriginal youth and provide them with summer employment.
More than 500 students have participated so far.
This year alone, 26 students were placed in Royal Bank branches across British Columbia.
Judging by what three told Raven's Eye, the…
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Take one moose, add one-third tonne of potatoes, garnish with 20 kilograms of onions to taste, and stir. Serve with 5,000 pieces of bannock.
That is the recipe that fed 1,500 Yukoners who attended this year's four-day Moosehide Gathering, which celebrated its seventh anniversary on July 29 and is becoming renowned for its free feasts.
Tr'ondeck Hwech'in First Nation…
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In preparation for next year's 10th anniversary of the Kispiox Rediscovery program, a contingent from the Gitxsan Nation traveled to Calgary on the Labour Day weekend to take part in the Ghost River Rediscovery program's 10th anniversary celebrations. Doreen Angus, the co-ordinator of the Kispiox program, wanted to see how others in the Rediscovery family commemorated the…
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The Shuswap Nation took another step toward unifying their 17 communities last month and made a public statement about it on Aug. 17.
Band representatives signed two declarations a few days earlier, committing to work together to overcome the legacy of colonialism that weakened them in the past by separating them from their land, language and traditions.
The signing…
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A statement released Aug. 24 by the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, reports that Northgate Minerals Corporation has made an unprecedented move to establish a working relationship with five First Nations with whom it previously has not always had a good rapport. The mining conglomerate has inked a deal with the Gitxsan House of Nii Kyap, Fort Connelly, Takla First Nation, Tsay Keh…
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The Metis Provincial Council of British Columbia (MPCBC) and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) say they have come up with a plan to give thousands of Metis a chance at education and training opportunities that have passed them by.
On Sept. 2, MPCBC Vice-president Bruce Dumont, along with Executive Director Keith Henry and NAIT President Dr. Sam Shaw,…
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Aboriginal financial leaders are hoping that an agreement signed on July 20 will lead to an increase in the amount of money available for Aboriginal business loans.
The signing ceremony was held in a meeting room at the Charlottetown Civic Centre while the Assembly of First Nations' annual general meeting was in progress in the main hall.
Dan Brant is now the chief…