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The finishing touches are being put on a new web site for Aboriginal youth designed to help them better understand why they smoke, and give them the help they need to quit.
The "A Tribe Called Quit" Web site is being launched by the Aboriginal Youth Network (AYN). The site was developed at the request of Health Canada, who funded the project as an alternative to their Quit…
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Fisheries workers throughout Nuu-chah-nulth territory will undertake a survey to estimate sea otter population and its distribution along the West Coast of Vancouver Island in order to determine if the species should remain on the threatened species list.
The controversial critters are the cause of many heated debate between those who rely on eco-tourism for their…
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Fisheries workers throughout Nuu-chah-nulth territory will undertake a survey to estimate sea otter population and its distribution along the West Coast of Vancouver Island in order to determine if the species should remain on the threatened species list.
The controversial critters are the cause of many heated debate between those who rely on eco-tourism for their…
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The candidates in the upcoming provincial election want your vote. That's why from columns in newspapers to sound bytes on television, they are taking every opportunity to highlight their platforms and make promises of a brighter future. They know one thing for sure: every vote counts.
That is exactly the message Pat Burns of Elections BC is trying to send out to the…
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The candidates in the upcoming provincial election want your vote. That's why from columns in newspapers to sound bytes on television, they are taking every opportunity to highlight their platforms and make promises of a brighter future. They know one thing for sure: every vote counts.
That is exactly the message Pat Burns of Elections BC is trying to send out to the…
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This year's 14 award recipients of the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards were the stars set among a galaxy of planets, represented on stage by dangling globes of color and sharing space with the brown hand of the Creator reaching down from the heavens to clasp a world in his fingers. The show held in Edmonton on March 16 was seen on CBC Television on April 10.
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This year's 14 award recipients of the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards were the stars set among a galaxy of planets, represented on stage by dangling globes of color and sharing space with the brown hand of the Creator reaching down from the heavens to clasp a world in his fingers. The show held in Edmonton on March 16 was seen on CBC Television on April 10.
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Native participation in post-secondary training is up at the University College of the Cariboo, and so is non-Native participation in the UCC First Nations Awareness Week. Awareness events were held from March 26 to 29 and included drum and dance demonstrations, a political forum, Elders luncheon, fashion show, and arts and crafts show.
"At the risk of sounding humorous,…
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Native participation in post-secondary training is up at the University College of the Cariboo, and so is non-Native participation in the UCC First Nations Awareness Week. Awareness events were held from March 26 to 29 and included drum and dance demonstrations, a political forum, Elders luncheon, fashion show, and arts and crafts show.
"At the risk of sounding humorous,…
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The Skidegate, Haida Gwaii band council has announced that the village will be raising six monumental totem poles in their community on June 4 to June 9.
Lead carvers, Guujaaw, Giitsxaa, Norman Pryce, Tim Boyko, Jim Hart and Garner Moody, have worked with five assistants over five months carving and painting the poles, which represent the southern Haida villages and clans…
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The Skidegate, Haida Gwaii band council has announced that the village will be raising six monumental totem poles in their community on June 4 to June 9.
Lead carvers, Guujaaw, Giitsxaa, Norman Pryce, Tim Boyko, Jim Hart and Garner Moody, have worked with five assistants over five months carving and painting the poles, which represent the southern Haida villages and clans…
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Supporters of the land claims of British Columbia's Shuswap Nation met on the slopes of Sun Peaks Ski Resort near Kamloops on March 10 to take advantage of the media exposure that came with MuchMusic's week-long concert event SnowJob 2001 that took place on location there.
The resort plans a $70 million expansion on to land that was set aside in 1862 for a reserve for the…
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Supporters of the land claims of British Columbia's Shuswap Nation met on the slopes of Sun Peaks Ski Resort near Kamloops on March 10 to take advantage of the media exposure that came with MuchMusic's week-long concert event SnowJob 2001 that took place on location there.
The resort plans a $70 million expansion on to land that was set aside in 1862 for a reserve for the…
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Herring roe, sea asparagus, breast of pheasant and roast bison loin were just some of the dishes served at the First Nations Food and Art Evening held on March 30. Guests were treated to artfully prepared delicatessen and dined in the elegant surroundings of the Longhouse at the Native Education Centre, specially adorned with artwork by First Nations artists and traditional music…
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Herring roe, sea asparagus, breast of pheasant and roast bison loin were just some of the dishes served at the First Nations Food and Art Evening held on March 30. Guests were treated to artfully prepared delicatessen and dined in the elegant surroundings of the Longhouse at the Native Education Centre, specially adorned with artwork by First Nations artists and traditional music…