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In a series dubbed the "War of the Wooden Floor," the Six Nations Chiefs defeated the home-town New Westminster Salmonbellies to take their second-straight Mann Cup. The cup is representative of the Canadian senior men's lacrosse championship.
Six Nations won the feisty, best-of-seven series, which concluded on Sept. 13, in six games.
"I didn't have any doubt about…
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Three Aboriginal schools are among 21 secondary schools across the country chosen as part of the Exemplary Schools Project.
The schools were selected from over 260 nominations, because they serve as illustrations of how schools respond to complex varied and often unpredictable challenges, reads a national report released by the Canadian Education Association Aug. 24
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Three Aboriginal schools are among 21 secondary schools across the country chosen as part of the Exemplary Schools Project.
The schools were selected from over 260 nominations, because they serve as illustrations of how schools respond to complex varied and often unpredictable challenges, reads a national report released by the Canadian Education Association Aug. 24
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The Stoney Park Singers are set to perform at this year's International Powwow, said Jim Compton, an organizer for the prestigious event.
The group will be the host drum for the powwow scheduled for Oct. 27 to 29 in Winnipeg, Man., and will be among some of the best drums in the country.
Stoney Park took the World Singing Championship at the Schemitzun Powwow in…
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The Stoney Park Singers are set to perform at this year's International Powwow, said Jim Compton, an organizer for the prestigious event.
The group will be the host drum for the powwow scheduled for Oct. 27 to 29 in Winnipeg, Man., and will be among some of the best drums in the country.
Stoney Park took the World Singing Championship at the Schemitzun Powwow in…
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It's considered the wind-up bash of the powwow season, Manitoba's own International Powwow.
There is $70,000 on the line for the 500 competitors expected to attend.
A full three days of some of the country's finest drumming, singing and dancing will be performed for the 20,000 spectators the powwow is expected to draw.
"This will be quite a show," said Jim…
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It's considered the wind-up bash of the powwow season, Manitoba's own International Powwow.
There is $70,000 on the line for the 500 competitors expected to attend.
A full three days of some of the country's finest drumming, singing and dancing will be performed for the 20,000 spectators the powwow is expected to draw.
"This will be quite a show," said Jim…
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Review
The Trickster
By Muriel Gray
488 pages, $27 (hc.)
Harper Collins
Whether a Scottish woman who lives in Glasgow is knowledgeable or sensitive enough to write a novel about a Canadian shaman denying his heritage is almost beside the point in The Trickster. Broadcaster Muriel Gray's first novel is first and foremost a thriller and as…
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Review
The Trickster
By Muriel Gray
488 pages, $27 (hc.)
Harper Collins
Whether a Scottish woman who lives in Glasgow is knowledgeable or sensitive enough to write a novel about a Canadian shaman denying his heritage is almost beside the point in The Trickster. Broadcaster Muriel Gray's first novel is first and foremost a thriller and as…
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Review
Last of the Dogmen
Directed by Tab Murphy
A Savoy Pictures release
It is billed as a contemporary romantic-adventure film. A feisty female anthropologist (Barbara Hershey) and a crusty modern day bounty hunter (Tom Berenger), join forces to search out the lost tribe of the Cheyenne, dog soldiers whose ancestors, more than 100 years earlier,…
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Review
Last of the Dogmen
Directed by Tab Murphy
A Savoy Pictures release
It is billed as a contemporary romantic-adventure film. A feisty female anthropologist (Barbara Hershey) and a crusty modern day bounty hunter (Tom Berenger), join forces to search out the lost tribe of the Cheyenne, dog soldiers whose ancestors, more than 100 years earlier,…
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Review
An Evening With Sitting Bull
By Bob Conti Natural Visions/SOAR
A moody 15 track jazz CD from an Albuquerque-based Native American record label features inspired works produced and conceived by percussionist Bob Conti.
The concept album is based on the life and legend of the Hunkpapa visionary Tatanka Iyotaka (Sitting Bull). The opening tracks…
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Review
An Evening With Sitting Bull
By Bob Conti Natural Visions/SOAR
A moody 15 track jazz CD from an Albuquerque-based Native American record label features inspired works produced and conceived by percussionist Bob Conti.
The concept album is based on the life and legend of the Hunkpapa visionary Tatanka Iyotaka (Sitting Bull). The opening tracks…
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The blues is a style of music not often associated with Native musicians. The Rough 'N Ready Billy Joe Green Band plays against type.
Billy Joe Green is an Ojibway from Shoal Lake, Ont. and Roger Krayshendo, a Manitoban Metis. This Winnipeg-based foursome is comprised of four full-time musicians: Green (guitar/vocals); Krayshendo (bass/vocals); James Walzak (keyboards/…
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The blues is a style of music not often associated with Native musicians. The Rough 'N Ready Billy Joe Green Band plays against type.
Billy Joe Green is an Ojibway from Shoal Lake, Ont. and Roger Krayshendo, a Manitoban Metis. This Winnipeg-based foursome is comprised of four full-time musicians: Green (guitar/vocals); Krayshendo (bass/vocals); James Walzak (keyboards/…