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On an eight-week tour sponsored by Indian Affairs and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN), members of the Saskatchewan First Nations Veterans Association (SFNVA) have been meeting with veterans from across the province.
Stopping at every powwow and First Nation event that could be crammed into a busy summer itinerary, representatives of SFNVA have been…
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When Lorne Carrier used to work the front desk at the Wanuskewin Centre in Saskatoon a few years ago, people would come in and ask him why he wasn't wearing his headdress.
Even at an archeological and historical site maintained by First Nations people, the Piapot First Nation man says some people still think of the Hollywood stereotype when they think of Indian people.…
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If this keeps up, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's newest television personality could have an identity crisis.
As the tape of the previous day's CBC Saskatchewan newscast played on the screen Sept. 8, about 30 people in the Okanese First Nation band hall erupted with laughter as the on-air host introduced the new on-air personality of the TV show "Street Cents" as…
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The Indian Claims Commission (ICC) is now partially responsible for the heartbreak of the Elders of Carry The Kettle First Nation.
Since 1997, the First Nation has been working closely with the ICC, researching the bands claim that the Cypress Hills area was the selected land that the First Nation and the Crown agreed upon in the signing of Treaty 4 in 1877.
"Within…
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The Landmark Inn parking lot in Regina's south end was packed to overflowing with more than 120 classic cars - entrants in the first "Show and Shine 2000 Family Fun Day." This was a car show with a twist. It introduced the Aboriginal Classic Car Association, a fledgling organization. In conjunction with the Canadian Classics Magazine, the 20 member Aboriginal Classic Car…
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The Landmark Inn parking lot in Regina's south end was packed to overflowing with more than 120 classic cars - entrants in the first "Show and Shine 2000 Family Fun Day." This was a car show with a twist. It introduced the Aboriginal Classic Car Association, a fledgling organization. In conjunction with the Canadian Classics Magazine, the 20 member Aboriginal Classic Car…
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The efforts and achievements of the Construction Career Development Project have been officially recognized by the Saskatchewan Labour Force Development Board, (SLFDB) with the project receiving one of the board's annual Training for Excellence awards.
The project was the recipient of this year's award in the Promotion of Aboriginal Participation category, one of six…
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A number of employers across Saskatchewan are looking at ways to increase the representation of Aboriginal people within their work forces, with an eye to both the present and the future.
Donalda Ford is assistant director of the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission in Regina.
One of the initiatives Ford sees being used by several companies to help more Aboriginal…
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Russel "Sam" Badger says he doesn't have a clue about acting - yet he worked with international film star Jackie Chan.
"I don't know anything," chuckled the man originally from Mistawasis First Nation, 65 km west of Prince Albert. "They just picked me because I kind of look like an Indian."
Now a Sturgeon Lake area resident, Badger finished shooting his scenes…
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In a surprisingly swift decision, the United States parole examiner has crushed the latest hope for freedom for Leonard Peltier, recommending that Peltier's sentence be continued until his next full parole hearing in 2008.
The recommendation came during an interim parole hearing held for Peltier June 12 at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary in Kansas.
Peltier, a…
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Born into Mistawasis First Nation in 1976, Lorne Horse Duquette grew up street-wise and nomadic, moving from city to reserve and back again, serving time in residential school as a child and prison as a teenager.
He is a young man whose life journey has taken him from a boyhood spent in the wilds of Saskatchewan to the bright lights of Montreal, and then to national…
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Frank Dreaver and Leonard Peltier have an extraordinary working relationship. Their destinies are bound together in a sacred trust, tied to a moral, spiritual duty that has become a life mission for one man seeking the freedom of the other.
Leonard Peltier, American Indian Movement activist, political prisoner and victim of Canada's most controversial extradition, has been…
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Fourteen-year-old Rose Brass wasn't always the championship swimmer that she is today.
"She tried hockey first of all, then soccer, gymnastics, dancing, and finally swimming," said Giff Brass of his daughter's athletic endeavors. "Swimming seems to be her thing."
Her mother Jean agreed with her husband, adding, "When she first started swimming, her dad would take…
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One Ojibway-Potawatami woman's experience of racism and oppression is leading to delightful opportunities for Aboriginal children in Canada.
"Mary Pitawanakwat had a presence about her, there was an inner power that she had," said Robert Meeropol, executive director of the Rosenberg Fund for Children (RFC). "There was something very special about her."
The Mary…
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Yesterday I was in North Battleford at my son's soccer game. Blake is nine and he plays for North Battleford Tribal Council. They played an exhibition game against Red Pheasant First Nation. These boys are getting ready to go to the Indian Summer Games in August at the Little Pine First Nation.
Long before Blake played sports, he was powwow dancing. I took many photographs…