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Things have been moving swiftly at Saskatoon's Sweet Grass Records since one of their recording groups, the Stoney Park Singers, was nominated for a Juno last year in the Best Music of Aboriginal Canada category.
Known in the recording industry for consistently producing the best in traditional powwow and round dance music, Sweet Grass owners insist on high standards and…
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Things have been moving swiftly at Saskatoon's Sweet Grass Records since one of their recording groups, the Stoney Park Singers, was nominated for a Juno last year in the Best Music of Aboriginal Canada category.
Known in the recording industry for consistently producing the best in traditional powwow and round dance music, Sweet Grass owners insist on high standards and…
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People
At just 30 years old, Dr. Stanley Vollant has managed to cram more achievements into his short life than do many people twice his age. He overcame incredible barriers to become the first Montagnais surgeon in Canada and later returned home to help the people in his small village.
On Feb. 23, Vollant was honored as one of nine recipients of the 1996 Native…
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People
At just 30 years old, Dr. Stanley Vollant has managed to cram more achievements into his short life than do many people twice his age. He overcame incredible barriers to become the first Montagnais surgeon in Canada and later returned home to help the people in his small village.
On Feb. 23, Vollant was honored as one of nine recipients of the 1996 Native…
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Recently I was sitting at an outdoor cafe enjoying some coffee and good conversation when I couldn't help noticing two men approaching the patio.
Still on the sidewalk, they came along the railing that enclosed the patio, stopping at each table, asking for money. They looked quite ragged, drunk and had obviously seen better times. Both were Native. I am Native.
As I…
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Recently I was sitting at an outdoor cafe enjoying some coffee and good conversation when I couldn't help noticing two men approaching the patio.
Still on the sidewalk, they came along the railing that enclosed the patio, stopping at each table, asking for money. They looked quite ragged, drunk and had obviously seen better times. Both were Native. I am Native.
As I…
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You know, life is a steady, flow of ups and downs no matter who we are or what we do. There is no escaping this pattern, even if you had a billion bucks.
Take, for instance, some of the well-known heavy hitters in high finance like the late Colonel Saunders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame who, at the age of 60, had a "grand" fortune worth less than $100.
In those…
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You know, life is a steady, flow of ups and downs no matter who we are or what we do. There is no escaping this pattern, even if you had a billion bucks.
Take, for instance, some of the well-known heavy hitters in high finance like the late Colonel Saunders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame who, at the age of 60, had a "grand" fortune worth less than $100.
In those…
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It's a cold Saturday afternoon and Tarynne Pachano a 16-year-old Ojibway, sits in downtown Ottawa chatting with a visitor from Sweden. Although they have just met, she has a friendly conversation with him and even learns a little about his country. But she never sees his face or hears his voiceand their meeting place isn't a trendy cafe or the local arcade. It's cyberspace.
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It's a cold Saturday afternoon and Tarynne Pachano a 16-year-old Ojibway, sits in downtown Ottawa chatting with a visitor from Sweden. Although they have just met, she has a friendly conversation with him and even learns a little about his country. But she never sees his face or hears his voiceand their meeting place isn't a trendy cafe or the local arcade. It's cyberspace.
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Representatives from South Dakota, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan were in Saskatoon recently to generate interest for Unity Ride '96. The ride begins May 1 in Wahpeton, Sask. and ends June 20 at Grey Buffalo Horn Butte (Devil's Tower), Wyoming.
The 50-day trek on horseback is a lead-up to June 21 which has been declared World Peace and Prayer Day For Global Healing. The…
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Representatives from South Dakota, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan were in Saskatoon recently to generate interest for Unity Ride '96. The ride begins May 1 in Wahpeton, Sask. and ends June 20 at Grey Buffalo Horn Butte (Devil's Tower), Wyoming.
The 50-day trek on horseback is a lead-up to June 21 which has been declared World Peace and Prayer Day For Global Healing. The…
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The Supreme Court of Canada has quickly dismissed an appeal case on Native gaming rights and, in the process, cast serious doubts on the future of Aboriginal self-government.
The highest court in the land unanimously dismissed the gaming case on Feb. 26 without hearing arguments from the federal and provincial governments. The case, which was scheduled to last two days,…
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The Supreme Court of Canada has quickly dismissed an appeal case on Native gaming rights and, in the process, cast serious doubts on the future of Aboriginal self-government.
The highest court in the land unanimously dismissed the gaming case on Feb. 26 without hearing arguments from the federal and provincial governments. The case, which was scheduled to last two days,…
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Collecting millions of dollars in property taxes will be a lot easier for Aboriginals living on reserves under a new agreement signed by Indian Affairs Minster Ron Irwin.
Irwin inked a deal with the Indian Taxation Advisory Board on March 13, giving the Board a formal mandate to help First Nations collect property taxes from non-Natives using reserve lands.
The…