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The Provincial Museum of Alberta in Edmonton has a number of displays of interest to the public. They are available for viewing between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. every day of the week including Saturdays and Sundays.
The Indian displays are locate don the main floor of the museum. In addition to the two feature exhibits is one which portrays recreational activities or…
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ASSUMPTION - the students in the lifeskills and upgrading programs here feel they are very fortunate to be able to attend, and see the opportunity as a new beginning. Most of the students are guaranteed employment upon completion of the program.
This is the first time the lifeskills program has been available here. The upgrading program was offered once before but fell…
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A January AMMSA article on the High Prairie Native Friendship Centre (NFC) Craft Shop is misleading and misrepresents their entire craft program, says NFC director Ellis O'Brien.
The article, which looked at the grievances of an East Prairie craft worker who sells her work in Peace River, had several factual errors, said O'Brien. As well, it did not deal fairly with the…
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The Fifth Annual Project Planning and Management Seminar sponsored by the Alberta Indian Arts & Crafts Society will be held in Edmonton April 7 to 11.
The seminar is designed to help Alberta Native artisans come to grips with making a profit from their work by gaining a clear understanding of their responsibility, role and accountability for major functions affecting…
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After a year of lobbying five federal ministers for start-up funding the founder and honorary chairperson of the Canadian Native Arts Foundation, John Kim Bell, recently announced a total of $155,000 has been donated by the federal and provincial governments.
The wheels were set in motion with the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Culture's commitment of $50,000. The…
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A bid for significant display of Native arts and crafts at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary is being pursued by the Alberta Indian Arts and Crafts Society (AIACS).
The initiative was motivated by the keen interest AIACS members have been expressing over the past 18 months in the potential for marketing of arts and crafts the Olympics presents, according to Lois…
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Native communities are in crisis. It is not as it was a century ago during the 1885 rebellion. It is not even as it was when the native children were taken away to government or church schools to learn how not to be Indians.
Today, Native communities face an epidemic of violence, suicide and alcohol related problems, both mental and physical, which threaten to destroy…
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How to Write a column
Congratulations to the good ship, or should I say the sturdy canoe, that is the AMMSA newspaper. To its readers, staff and board who have paddled that Aboriginal appliance this far - way to go, to all of you.
Before you get to accusing me of patting my own back, let me say that I am not a card-carrying, office or secretary-occupying staff…
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An anniversary is an appropriate time to review pasty activities, judge past performance and achievements, and acknowledge the contributions of those involved.
It is also an appropriate time for celebration - if there are significant enough achievements to celebrate.
And sometimes, it is an appropriate time for transmission - to step across a threshold and face new…
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OTTAWA - The crash near Tuktoyuktuk, N.W.T. of a U.S. cruise missile during a test flight points out the danger of such testing to humans, says the acting National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
Chief Joe Mathias, regional AFN Vice-Chief for B.C., has called upon the federal government to re-consider its agreement with the U.S. government that allows cruise…
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Fifteen Alberta Metis youth converged on the city of Saskatoon last week-end as delegates to the National Metis Youth Conference.
The conference is a first and was attended by representatives from British Columbia to Ontario.
From Ontario, the official delegates came from five of the six provincial Metis zones, including three from Edmonton's local 1985 and one…
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Opposition MLA Jim Gurnett is questioning the system of public appointments, after Sam Bull of the Whitefish Band, a board member of the Northern Alberta Children's Hospital, was convicted of assault causing bodily harm.
Bull pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined $500 or 50 days in jail on March 10 in St. Paul Provincial Court. He was also put on probation for a one…
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While Indian leaders and Treaty 6 representatives are gathering together with the Yellowhead Tribal Council and a representative of the Assembly of First Nations this week to discuss the budget "bombshell" dropped by Federal Finance Minister Michael Wilson that would allow Indian bands to levy municipal-type taxes, the instigator of the proposed legislation has come forward.…
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The true story of the heroic struggle to conquer alcoholism, and how it was accomplished through courageous leadership and vision, and a combination of alcohol intervention and economic development by the Alkali Lake Indian band, will be premiered at Nechi/Poundmakers Lodge in Edmonton on March 22.
"The Honour of All," a video-taped educational docudrama two part series…
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Working with Indian bands on policy changes to better meet the objectives of Native communities is a priority with Dennis Wallace, new Alberta Regional Director of the Department of Indian Affairs.
Wallace says he will draw from his experience with Native communities in Ontario in doing his job. The principles are the same and the basic concerns are not different. The…