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When the list of recipients of the 2004 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards was announced on Jan. 13, Dr. Lee Wilson became the latest in a long line of award winners with a Saskatchewan connection.
Wilson, who grew up in Lake Francis, Man., is a research associate in the department of chemistry at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) and is also science advisor to…
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After about a decade of getting paid to play other people's music, Jay Ross decided it was time for some drastic measures.
The decision to start writing and playing his own songs has paid off handsomely for the Saskatoon-based singer.
Ross was chosen as the best male artist at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (CAMA) held on Nov. 28 in Toronto. The singer,…
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For the past eight years, the Native Law Centre of Canada has been helping to open doors for Aboriginal youth by sending them to other countries.
Each year, the centre selects a handful of Aboriginal youth, aged 18 to 30, to take part in its Youth International Internship program, funded through the federal government's Youth Employment Strategy (YES) and the Department…
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With their steps blending in perfect formation with their partners, it was not hard to see why the Sakitawak Michif Dancers from Ile-a-la-Crosse took home a first-place win at the fifth annual Metis Fest in Edmonton on Nov. 15. Under the direction and supervision of co-ordinator Liz Durocher, the dancers, who range in age from 9 to 11, really showed the audience what dancing was…
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There are many reasons why driving after you've had a few drinks is a bad idea. The main one, of course, is that every time you get behind the wheel after you've consumed alcohol, you're putting your life, and the lives of others, at risk.
But there are also serious legal implications if you get caught drinking and driving.
In Saskatchewan, if you are found to be…
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The Central Saskatchewan chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has launched a new television commercial contest and is inviting high school students from across the province to enter.
To take part in the contest, students must produce a 30-second commercial in either VHS or DVD format on the theme "don't drink and drive." The winning entry will have their…
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The annual Saskatchewan Book Awards were handed out at a gala event held at the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts on Nov. 29, and when it all was over, Cheryl Troupe and the Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI) walked away with two awards.
The wins, in the First Peoples Publishing and Publishing Education categories, came courtesy of the book Expressing Our Heritage: Metis…
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If reading Christmas stories to your children is part of how you celebrate the holiday season and you're looking for something new to supplement the tried and true Christmas classics, here are a few Christmas books written by Aboriginal authors that you might want to check out.
Baseball Bats for Christmas
By Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak
Annick Press Ltd.
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The Song Within My Heart
Written by David Bouchard
Illustrated by Allen Sapp
Raincoast Books
32 pages (h/c)
$21.95
Whether you're looking for a gift this Christmas for a child, an art lover, or even for your grandmother, the award winning book The Song Within My Heart may be exactly what you're looking for.
The book was written…
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company's (SNTC) Black Box Theatre, as the company's youth ensemble gets ready to stage the latest installment in their annual Christmas production.
This year's show, Ms. Purdy Parsimonias: A Rez Christmas Story-How the Chief Stole Christmas, is a continuation of the SNTC's Christmas production…
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With their steps blending in perfect formation with their partners, it was not hard to see why the Sakitawak Michif Dancers from Ile-a-la-Crosse took home a first-place win at the fifth annual Metis Fest in Edmonton on Nov. 15. Under the direction and supervision of co-ordinator Liz Durocher, the dancers, who range in age from 9 to 11, really showed the audience what dancing was…
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The provincial and federal governments are pooling their resources, jointly funding a project aimed at getting Saskatchewan's youth more active.
The goal of the new Building Future Champions program is to provide the province's youth with more opportunities to get involved in sports, with a special emphasis on increasing participation rates among Aboriginal youth.
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Winnipeg will be the site of a national conference being planned to address both intentional and unintentional injuries among Aboriginal people.
The National Aboriginal Injury Prevention Conference 2004: Towards Community Action on Aboriginal Injuries, is scheduled for June 9 to 12, 2004. The conference is being organized by the National Indian and Inuit Community Health…
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People all across Saskatchewan can access health advice any time of the day or night, thanks to HealthLine, a service launched by Saskatchewan Health earlier this fall.
Calls to HealthLine are fielded by a staff of registered nurses who can provide professional health advice or information, and help callers determine the most appropriate source of care to address their…
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Within the first few minutes of meeting Ken Ward, one learns that he is a well-loved and respected individual. During the course of a half-hour interview, there were no fewer than seven interruptions by people wanting to exchange greetings, offer a handshake or share a story.
Ward takes it all in stride, and it is his love of the people that has brought him to Prince…