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Aboriginal people from the Interior will gather in Penticton Nov. 4 to 6 to attend the People With Diabetes: Taking Control for Balance and Harmony conference. Healthy lifestyles will be topmost on the agenda.
Last year more than 300 participants took in the first British Columbia conference dedicated to prevention strategies and health promotion. Positive evaluations,…
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An historic agreement signed Sept. 9 by Gordon Campbell, premier of British Columbia, and 13 Aboriginal organizations in the province transferred the care of First Nations children from the Ministry of Children and Families to the Aboriginal community.
The signing took place at the Museum of Anthropology on the grounds of the University of British Columbia.
Grace…
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Grace Elliott-Nielsen has talked with visionaries, world leaders, drug addicts, movie stars, displaced people, and kings. She is at home in a longhouse or a palace. When she received the Order of British Columbia, the province's highest honor, Elliott-Nielsen was called a visionary and was cited for developing programs to meet the needs of the Aboriginal community and for…
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Casino Rama has a new attraction to entertain and educate visitors. An eight-minute multimedia show inside the resort's grand rotunda shows an ancient civilization through the special effects of sound, video, sculpture, fiber-optic lighting. It is infused with First Nations symbolism.
The show was designed and produced by Lester Creative Inc. of California, which…
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Members of the Osoyoos Indian Band had reason to celebrate on Sept. 13, as the band's two latest business ventures officially opened their doors.
The Nk'Mip Desert and Heritage Interpretive Centre, and the Nk'Mip Cellars Winery, both owned and operated by the Osoyoos Indian Band Development Corporation, are just the latest additions to the corporation's ongoing work to…
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Information was delivered and opinions were shared Sept. 7 during a First Nations governance act information session held on the Musqueam reserve. The three-hour session, held in the Musqueam gym, was put on by the National Aboriginal Women's Association (NAWA), and it offered more than just the facts.
Mary Charles delivered an opening prayer, which was followed by…
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A local radio station with national Aboriginal stories is in the works, but awaiting a government decision on which frequency can be used.
Aboriginal Voices Radio (AVR), a non-profit society in Toronto, has successfully obtained licences in three other cities: Toronto, Calgary and Ottawa. The first to broadcast will be Toronto, tentatively scheduled for December.
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Indigenous activists from across Canada and the South Pacific met at the University of Victoria Sept. 19 and 20, where they shared their perspectives on Indigenous governance and resource management at the annual Pacific Peoples Partnership Conference.
The two day conference began with Tom Sampson of the Sencoten Tribes providing an eloquent speech and heartfelt welcome.…
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The first Aboriginal member of the British Columbia Forest Practices Board was appointed Sept. 19.
Dave Mannix, forestry and economic development manager for the Snuneymuxw First Nation in Nanaimo was appointed to a revamped board, one that has been pared down to four members from the original seven. More than 70 names were put forward as members.
Asked if he…
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Kamloops court Judge Eugene Slather found three members of the Secwepemc Nation guilty of intimidation on Sept. 16.
Miranda Dick, Niki Manuel and her mother Beverly Manuel were part of the group who established a roadblock on the provincial highway leading to Sun Peaks Ski Resort on Aug. 24, 2001. They said they did not have any criminal intention because they are the…
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The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) rejects the government's move to allow growth in auqaculture within First Nations territory.
British Columbia is located next to the fastest growing salmon market in the world-the United States-which encourages salmon farming companies to invest in this province.
UBCIC president Chief Stewart Phillip stated, "…
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The ancient village of Tsuxwkwaada has recently been opened to people hiking the West Coast Trail through the efforts of the Ditidaht Nation and the Quuas West Coast Trail Group. Hidden for almost a century by thick undergrowth, the site located a mile northwest of Nitinat Narrows was the main village for Ditidaht's warriors.
Five houses once lined the small bay, whose…
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The Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) has become important in the education of Aboriginal students from all over British Columbia.
Nestled in the scenic Merritt area, the Institute first opened its doors with 13 students, housed in a basement, in 1983. The facility has grown to boast an enrolment of more than 200 full- and part-time students. Ninety per cent…
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Krisalena Antoine has completed the second year of her Indigenous Studies university transfer program at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology. She will attend the University of British Columbia in Vancouver for her final two years, where she will graduate with a degree in education.
"But none of it would have been possible without the basics learned here at NVIT,"…
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Surrounded by his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Tseshaht Elder Alan Dick's face beamed with overwhelming pride as his family's canoe was launched into the Somass River.
"This is the greatest day of my life," Alan beamed as 16 men lifted the canoe past 20 singing and dancing women. "I'm 81 years old, and to be here with my all my children on this special…