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The Taos Pueblo Head Start program began with a ground breaking ceremony Nov. 21 for the construction of a 2,400 sq. m building.
It will house up to 60 Head Start students, and 40 day-care children.
"The tribe had a dream to bring all the kids together in one place," said Carmen Lieurance, Head Start director.
The building is to be constructed out of earth…
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The Taos Pueblo Head Start program began with a ground breaking ceremony Nov. 21 for the construction of a 2,400 sq. m building.
It will house up to 60 Head Start students, and 40 day-care children.
"The tribe had a dream to bring all the kids together in one place," said Carmen Lieurance, Head Start director.
The building is to be constructed out of earth…
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United State
Incidents at Gustafsen Lake, B.C., and Ipperwash, Ont., have had many long-time Indigenous-rights activists reminiscing about the 1973 standoff at Wounded Knee, S.D.
During the 71-day confrontation, American Indian Movement (AIM) members faced tribal police, local and state law-enforcement officers, and federal agents and troops in a protest against…
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United State
Incidents at Gustafsen Lake, B.C., and Ipperwash, Ont., have had many long-time Indigenous-rights activists reminiscing about the 1973 standoff at Wounded Knee, S.D.
During the 71-day confrontation, American Indian Movement (AIM) members faced tribal police, local and state law-enforcement officers, and federal agents and troops in a protest against…
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Computers
Abenaki Associates is a Native-owned business providing computer-based services and professional training to over 10,000 clients from more than 500 Native communities, organizations and businesses. The company is based in Ottawa with offices in Winnipeg and Akwesasne.
While their fields of expertise include everything from business management to systems…
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Computers
Abenaki Associates is a Native-owned business providing computer-based services and professional training to over 10,000 clients from more than 500 Native communities, organizations and businesses. The company is based in Ottawa with offices in Winnipeg and Akwesasne.
While their fields of expertise include everything from business management to systems…
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The Ochapowace First Nation has purchased controlling interest in a high-quality beef program.
The deal, agreed to during this year's Calgary Stampede, was finalized during the recent Canadian Western Agribition in Regina at the end of November.
The deal gives Ochapowace's cattle company, The Thunder Beef Cattle Co., 48 per cent interest in the Consolidated Capital…
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The Ochapowace First Nation has purchased controlling interest in a high-quality beef program.
The deal, agreed to during this year's Calgary Stampede, was finalized during the recent Canadian Western Agribition in Regina at the end of November.
The deal gives Ochapowace's cattle company, The Thunder Beef Cattle Co., 48 per cent interest in the Consolidated Capital…
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The Lac La Ronge First Nations, from northern Saskatchewan, and Ontario's Royal Plastics have entered into a deal that may eventually see vinyl housing become commonplace on western reserves. The houses, made of extruded polyvinyl chloride (PVC) filled with concrete, are approximately 15 per cent cheaper to build and 50 per cent cheaper to heat than a traditional wood-and-…
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The Lac La Ronge First Nations, from northern Saskatchewan, and Ontario's Royal Plastics have entered into a deal that may eventually see vinyl housing become commonplace on western reserves. The houses, made of extruded polyvinyl chloride (PVC) filled with concrete, are approximately 15 per cent cheaper to build and 50 per cent cheaper to heat than a traditional wood-and-…
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In addition to the people in the audience at the Eagledome, there are four spectators at every Lebret Eagles' home game. Those are the television cameras that beam a signal to a control truck outside the arena, from there to a video cassette recorder, and onto a video cassette. Three weeks later-thanks to the videotape, a courier company and Television Northern Canada-it's…
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In addition to the people in the audience at the Eagledome, there are four spectators at every Lebret Eagles' home game. Those are the television cameras that beam a signal to a control truck outside the arena, from there to a video cassette recorder, and onto a video cassette. Three weeks later-thanks to the videotape, a courier company and Television Northern Canada-it's…
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"The Tradition Begins," say the posters in the Lebret Eagledome's lobby. The Lebret Eagles haven't yet been in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for three years, but the province's first Native owned and operated junior hockey club has met and exceeded a lot of expectations.
On Dec. 8, the tradition looked as good as the club. The sounds of 'O Canada' and the…
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"The Tradition Begins," say the posters in the Lebret Eagledome's lobby. The Lebret Eagles haven't yet been in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for three years, but the province's first Native owned and operated junior hockey club has met and exceeded a lot of expectations.
On Dec. 8, the tradition looked as good as the club. The sounds of 'O Canada' and the…
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Chris Simon is dealing well with adjustments he's been forced to make, both on and off the ice.
Simon, a left winger with the Colorado Avalanche, is in his fourth National Hockey League season. The Avalanche, who play their home games in Denver, are the former Quebec Nordiques, the franchise that was transferred to the mile-high city during the off-season.
Though…