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Saskatchewan is about to become the Hollywood of the north and Aboriginal people are playing major roles.
Lloyd Martel, associate producer of the action-adventure movie, Decoy, being filmed in Regina and LaRonge, thinks that a trend may be developing where Saskatchewan will become a prime place to produce movies.
Martel, originally from Waterhen First Nation,…
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When Theresa Stevenson receives the Order of Canada medal in October she will receive it with the thought in mind that these are the best years of her life.
The 67-year-old wife and mother of three had to overcome many hardships to achieve the recognition she received nationally with the medal.
This October, Stevenson will travel to Rideau Hall in Ottawa to be…
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When Theresa Stevenson receives the Order of Canada medal in October she will receive it with the thought in mind that these are the best years of her life.
The 67-year-old wife and mother of three had to overcome many hardships to achieve the recognition she received nationally with the medal.
This October, Stevenson will travel to Rideau Hall in Ottawa to be…
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The setting couldn't have been any better. With the heavy rains from early summer a distant memory, the 1994 Saskatchewan Indian Summer Games opened under clear skies, intense heat and more than 800 enthusiastic athletes from across the province.
"These games are a very important part of our history," said Federation of Saskatchewan Indians vice-chief Eugene Arcand at…
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The setting couldn't have been any better. With the heavy rains from early summer a distant memory, the 1994 Saskatchewan Indian Summer Games opened under clear skies, intense heat and more than 800 enthusiastic athletes from across the province.
"These games are a very important part of our history," said Federation of Saskatchewan Indians vice-chief Eugene Arcand at…
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The baseball players chanted a victory song as they lined up for their group picture after capturing the 1994 All-Native Canadian Fastball Championship.
"Is the dream still alive? Is the dream still alive?"
No doubt about it. The Dream Team from British Columbia won the title with a mix of veterans from the B.C. Arrows - which captured six Canadian all-Native…
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The baseball players chanted a victory song as they lined up for their group picture after capturing the 1994 All-Native Canadian Fastball Championship.
"Is the dream still alive? Is the dream still alive?"
No doubt about it. The Dream Team from British Columbia won the title with a mix of veterans from the B.C. Arrows - which captured six Canadian all-Native…
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The casualties in this northern community are mounting, as the people of Pikangikum battle a continuing wave of suicides without the powerful weapon of Native spirituality.
"None of that exists in this community,' said an exhausted Chief Gordon Peters. "The majority of people and Elders are hard-core Christians. I would like to see very much the traditional teaching and…
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The casualties in this northern community are mounting, as the people of Pikangikum battle a continuing wave of suicides without the powerful weapon of Native spirituality.
"None of that exists in this community,' said an exhausted Chief Gordon Peters. "The majority of people and Elders are hard-core Christians. I would like to see very much the traditional teaching and…
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A set of 500-year-old stone drawings outside Halifax, Nova Scotia Micmacs say should be a treasured piece of Aboriginal history will have to wait at least a few months longer to gain recognition as a national historic site.
At their meeting in June, the National Historic Sites and Monuments Board decided that although the drawings, called petroglyphs, were "of obvious…
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A set of 500-year-old stone drawings outside Halifax, Nova Scotia Micmacs say should be a treasured piece of Aboriginal history will have to wait at least a few months longer to gain recognition as a national historic site.
At their meeting in June, the National Historic Sites and Monuments Board decided that although the drawings, called petroglyphs, were "of obvious…
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Legal action mounted by the Sechelt Indian Band against the provincial and federal government has been postponed in light of the band's recent acceptance under the B.C. Treaty Commission to have its land claims heard.
In a meeting Aug. 9, Sechelt Chief Garry Feschuk said the band had withdrawn a writ of summons, filed against both levels of government in June, after…
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Legal action mounted by the Sechelt Indian Band against the provincial and federal government has been postponed in light of the band's recent acceptance under the B.C. Treaty Commission to have its land claims heard.
In a meeting Aug. 9, Sechelt Chief Garry Feschuk said the band had withdrawn a writ of summons, filed against both levels of government in June, after…
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In 1991, Economic Development for Canadian Aboriginal Women was established with a mandate to promote the advancement of Aboriginal women in economic and business development opportunities in Canada.
The organization is a non-profit organization with a goal of providing Aboriginal women with better access and support initiating opportunities. It also helps women overcome…
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In 1991, Economic Development for Canadian Aboriginal Women was established with a mandate to promote the advancement of Aboriginal women in economic and business development opportunities in Canada.
The organization is a non-profit organization with a goal of providing Aboriginal women with better access and support initiating opportunities. It also helps women overcome…