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The first class of Nakoda Sioux carpenters turned the sod on what will be the site of a new trade school at the border of their reserve between Banff and Calgary.
The Southern Alberta Institute of Native Technology will function as a satellite of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and is being funded by the provincial Ministry of Advanced Education and Career…
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Can finding a job be as easy as using an instant teller machine at a bank?
It can if you visit the Be-Wab-Bon Metis and Non-Status Indian Association office in Port McNicoll, the site of a Canada Employment Centre job bank machine.
The automated job bank machine offers a wide range of information including news from the local Canada Employment Centre; an inventory…
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Can finding a job be as easy as using an instant teller machine at a bank?
It can if you visit the Be-Wab-Bon Metis and Non-Status Indian Association office in Port McNicoll, the site of a Canada Employment Centre job bank machine.
The automated job bank machine offers a wide range of information including news from the local Canada Employment Centre; an inventory…
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"I am not old by many people's standards, but I have gained wisdom, mostly by learning things the hard way!" says Stephan Pertschy, a 31-year old Inuvialuit of Edmonton, Alta. Pertschy believes furthering his education and the experiences he had as a student have made him wise beyond his years.
Education, knowledge and experience have helped to land Pertschy a position…
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"I am not old by many people's standards, but I have gained wisdom, mostly by learning things the hard way!" says Stephan Pertschy, a 31-year old Inuvialuit of Edmonton, Alta. Pertschy believes furthering his education and the experiences he had as a student have made him wise beyond his years.
Education, knowledge and experience have helped to land Pertschy a position…
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Northern Saskatchewan residents could soon be benefiting from a deal between federal, provincial and Aboriginal agencies.
The Multi-Party Training Plan Agreement was officially signed Oct. 5, 1994 in Prince Albert, Sask. Under the agreement, which is in effect until 1998, $10.5 million will be spent to train northerners for new mining jobs.
Between 500 and 600…
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Northern Saskatchewan residents could soon be benefiting from a deal between federal, provincial and Aboriginal agencies.
The Multi-Party Training Plan Agreement was officially signed Oct. 5, 1994 in Prince Albert, Sask. Under the agreement, which is in effect until 1998, $10.5 million will be spent to train northerners for new mining jobs.
Between 500 and 600…
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Tansi and Hello! My name is Helen Young, Health Educator at Cree Nation Tribal Health Centre in The Pas, Manitoba. I am also a member of the Regional AIDS Steering Committee.
The issue of HIV/AIDS in First Nations across the province of Manitoba and in other provinces has now become an important issue which cannot longer be denied or ignored. Remember when it was thought…
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Tansi and Hello! My name is Helen Young, Health Educator at Cree Nation Tribal Health Centre in The Pas, Manitoba. I am also a member of the Regional AIDS Steering Committee.
The issue of HIV/AIDS in First Nations across the province of Manitoba and in other provinces has now become an important issue which cannot longer be denied or ignored. Remember when it was thought…
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Can you imagine having a library of more than 3,000 books for all ages in your own home?
Or can you imagine having a teacher or instructor from Grade 1 to college in your own home? Well, this is a reality of today's home computer. Now anyone can go to the local computer superstore and purchase a library (on compact disc) of information which could consist of books,…
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Can you imagine having a library of more than 3,000 books for all ages in your own home?
Or can you imagine having a teacher or instructor from Grade 1 to college in your own home? Well, this is a reality of today's home computer. Now anyone can go to the local computer superstore and purchase a library (on compact disc) of information which could consist of books,…
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If a buffalo head staring out from a plaque on a wall doesn't grab your attention, the smell of sweetgrass makes you realize Beaded Dreams is no ordinary store. In fact it's the only Native-owned store of its kind in Ottawa.
The store features Native arts and crafts ranging from bone chokers to medicine wheels, herbs, ceremonial and healing items, and gifts and souvenirs…
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If a buffalo head staring out from a plaque on a wall doesn't grab your attention, the smell of sweetgrass makes you realize Beaded Dreams is no ordinary store. In fact it's the only Native-owned store of its kind in Ottawa.
The store features Native arts and crafts ranging from bone chokers to medicine wheels, herbs, ceremonial and healing items, and gifts and souvenirs…
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Prime Talk walks the Red Road. This is what CBS is planning with the much talked-about documentary 500 Nations.
Tentatively scheduled to air in April of 1995, it will run for eight hours in total - four nights, two hours per night. The on-air host will be Kevin Costner, guaranteeing an enormous audience draw. As well as hosting the series, Costner's commitment to the…
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Prime Talk walks the Red Road. This is what CBS is planning with the much talked-about documentary 500 Nations.
Tentatively scheduled to air in April of 1995, it will run for eight hours in total - four nights, two hours per night. The on-air host will be Kevin Costner, guaranteeing an enormous audience draw. As well as hosting the series, Costner's commitment to the…