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Indian Affairs has allocated an additional $20 million per year to the Indian and Inuit Post-Secondary Student Support Program.
Total funding for the program amounts to $247 million in 1994-95. The additional funds are intended to create opportunites for more students to attend post-secondary schooling.
The program provides financial assistance to registered…
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The Calgary police officer charged with neglect of duty for drinking a soft drink at the scene of a burglary has been acquitted.
The charges were dismissed against Const. Norman Manyfingers by an internal police hearing last week.
It was a waste of time, said Manyfingers, who appeared before the disciplinary hearing on five different occasions for an average of…
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The Calgary police officer charged with neglect of duty for drinking a soft drink at the scene of a burglary has been acquitted.
The charges were dismissed against Const. Norman Manyfingers by an internal police hearing last week.
It was a waste of time, said Manyfingers, who appeared before the disciplinary hearing on five different occasions for an average of…
Quota system leaves retailers without stock
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The newly formed Intertribal Retailers Association in British Columbia is calling for the repeal of a provincial tobacco policy its member believe is racist.
The Tobacco Marking Program, designed as a control device to stop the sale of tax-exempt tobacco products to non-exempt users, was deemed racially segregationist by…
Quota system leaves retailers without stock
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The newly formed Intertribal Retailers Association in British Columbia is calling for the repeal of a provincial tobacco policy its member believe is racist.
The Tobacco Marking Program, designed as a control device to stop the sale of tax-exempt tobacco products to non-exempt users, was deemed racially segregationist by…
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The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has hit its first stumbling block on the path to self-government.
Section five, which sets ouf the guiding principles in the dismantling of Indian Affairs in the Draft Framework Agreement, needs reworking, the chiefs concluded after a meeting June 15. The process is stalled until August when revisions will be presented to a general assembly…
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The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has hit its first stumbling block on the path to self-government.
Section five, which sets ouf the guiding principles in the dismantling of Indian Affairs in the Draft Framework Agreement, needs reworking, the chiefs concluded after a meeting June 15. The process is stalled until August when revisions will be presented to a general assembly…
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Donna Pinay had four kids, a grandchild and a job, but that didn't stop her from attending university and making a success of it.
The 40-year old single mother was one of 99 students who graduated May 26 from the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.
Pinay and many others overcame hardships and challenges to earn their degrees, diplomas and certificates. Pinay,…
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Donna Pinay had four kids, a grandchild and a job, but that didn't stop her from attending university and making a success of it.
The 40-year old single mother was one of 99 students who graduated May 26 from the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.
Pinay and many others overcame hardships and challenges to earn their degrees, diplomas and certificates. Pinay,…
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The Natives really are restless. Just ask George Calliou, executive director of the native Student Centre at the University of Calgary.
He says they are trying to touch base with as many former students as possible. Calliou realizes they're spread far and wide throughout the country and even down in the U.S.A.
That's why the student centre is making a plea through…
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The Natives really are restless. Just ask George Calliou, executive director of the native Student Centre at the University of Calgary.
He says they are trying to touch base with as many former students as possible. Calliou realizes they're spread far and wide throughout the country and even down in the U.S.A.
That's why the student centre is making a plea through…
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Linda Wesley has a message for the people who told her she wasn't smart enough to be a nurse.
"Tell them they were wrong."
If there is one word the describes Wesley it is survivor. What's so fascinating about this cheerful, determined woman is that she refuses to let the adversity in her life keep her down.
Born in Quebec, Wesley moved at an early age to…
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Linda Wesley has a message for the people who told her she wasn't smart enough to be a nurse.
"Tell them they were wrong."
If there is one word the describes Wesley it is survivor. What's so fascinating about this cheerful, determined woman is that she refuses to let the adversity in her life keep her down.
Born in Quebec, Wesley moved at an early age to…
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This is a story of hope and optimism. The future of the Beauval Indian Education Centre in Saskatchewan, and the students it houses, is bright.
The Beauval Indian Education Centre is a school for Aboriginal people. BIEC is under the administration of the director Mr. Gary Frank Mirasty who is also a former student. A place where education takes on many forms, and fits…
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This is a story of hope and optimism. The future of the Beauval Indian Education Centre in Saskatchewan, and the students it houses, is bright.
The Beauval Indian Education Centre is a school for Aboriginal people. BIEC is under the administration of the director Mr. Gary Frank Mirasty who is also a former student. A place where education takes on many forms, and fits…