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Established in 1983 to serve the needs of northern Alberta, Windspeaker became a national newspaper on its 10th anniversary in 1993.
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There is a large, red-brick building on the outskirts of Brandon, Man.
where pigeons perch on broken window sills and the wind tosses pieces of
broken plaster across the floor. This was a residential school built in
1929 to house hundreds of Aboriginal children. Standing in ruins like a
monument to loneliness, the building has been ignored for years…
Page 31
There is a large, red-brick building on the outskirts of Brandon, Man.
where pigeons perch on broken window sills and the wind tosses pieces of
broken plaster across the floor. This was a residential school built in
1929 to house hundreds of Aboriginal children. Standing in ruins like a
monument to loneliness, the building has been ignored for years…
Page 28
Nine First Nations students attending university or college in Canada
have won educational awards through the Royal Bank's Native Student
Awards Program.
Five students will receive $4,000 annually for their educational
expenses to a maximum of four years at university or two years at
college, in disciplines relevant to the banking industry.…
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Nine First Nations students attending university or college in Canada
have won educational awards through the Royal Bank's Native Student
Awards Program.
Five students will receive $4,000 annually for their educational
expenses to a maximum of four years at university or two years at
college, in disciplines relevant to the banking industry.…
Page 28
Nine First Nations students attending university or college in Canada
have won educational awards through the Royal Bank's Native Student
Awards Program.
Five students will receive $4,000 annually for their educational
expenses to a maximum of four years at university or two years at
college, in disciplines relevant to the banking industry.…
Page 28
Canadian Satellite Communications Inc. (Cancom) announced the winners
of the Ross Charles Award on April 10.
Elaine Shorty from Whitehorse, Poasie Joamie from Iqualuit and Craig
Wallace from Yellowknife are the three first northern Native
communications professionals to be honored by the receipt of these
awards.
The Ross Charles Award…
Page 28
Canadian Satellite Communications Inc. (Cancom) announced the winners
of the Ross Charles Award on April 10.
Elaine Shorty from Whitehorse, Poasie Joamie from Iqualuit and Craig
Wallace from Yellowknife are the three first northern Native
communications professionals to be honored by the receipt of these
awards.
The Ross Charles Award…
Page 28
Canadian Satellite Communications Inc. (Cancom) announced the winners
of the Ross Charles Award on April 10.
Elaine Shorty from Whitehorse, Poasie Joamie from Iqualuit and Craig
Wallace from Yellowknife are the three first northern Native
communications professionals to be honored by the receipt of these
awards.
The Ross Charles Award…
Page 27
On March 23, Dr. Murray Gray, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research
announced that the University will offer a new graduate program in First
Nations Education.
The new program will offer both a Master of Education in First Nations
Education and a Doctor of Philosophy in First Nations Education. It
will be housed within the Department of…
Page 26
Albert Charles Rock has lived his life in the fast lane, literally, as
an auto racer. He has also taken time, however, to become one of the
foremost Aboriginal product developers and entrepreneurs of our time.
The Metis man received a National Aboriginal Achievement Award this year
in the field of science and technology.
"It (the award) is very…
Page 26
Albert Charles Rock has lived his life in the fast lane, literally, as
an auto racer. He has also taken time, however, to become one of the
foremost Aboriginal product developers and entrepreneurs of our time.
The Metis man received a National Aboriginal Achievement Award this year
in the field of science and technology.
"It (the award) is very…
Page 26
Albert Charles Rock has lived his life in the fast lane, literally, as
an auto racer. He has also taken time, however, to become one of the
foremost Aboriginal product developers and entrepreneurs of our time.
The Metis man received a National Aboriginal Achievement Award this year
in the field of science and technology.
"It (the award) is very…
Page 26
Ambassador Mary May Simon is the first Inuit person to assume the role
of ambassador for Canada. It is yet another active role for the former
broadcaster from Kangiqsujuaq, Que., who won the National Aboriginal
Achievement Award for environment.
When she was named Canada's Circumpolar Ambassador in October, 1994,
she was being appointed to a…
Page 26
Ambassador Mary May Simon is the first Inuit person to assume the role
of ambassador for Canada. It is yet another active role for the former
broadcaster from Kangiqsujuaq, Que., who won the National Aboriginal
Achievement Award for environment.
When she was named Canada's Circumpolar Ambassador in October, 1994,
she was being appointed to a…
Page 26
Ambassador Mary May Simon is the first Inuit person to assume the role
of ambassador for Canada. It is yet another active role for the former
broadcaster from Kangiqsujuaq, Que., who won the National Aboriginal
Achievement Award for environment.
When she was named Canada's Circumpolar Ambassador in October, 1994,
she was being appointed to a…