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Dorothy Walker runs a foster home in Grande Prairie.
Her oldest ward, Mike Michalzuk was born in 1910. Her youngest, Cassy Kiwassew, is handicapped and "only eight years old," Dorothy commented.
A member of the Swan River Indian band at Kinuso, Dorothy has been a foster mother for over 22 years. Her efforts earned her the provincial volunteer of the year award in…
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Dorothy Walker runs a foster home in Grande Prairie.
Her oldest ward, Mike Michalzuk was born in 1910. Her youngest, Cassy Kiwassew, is handicapped and "only eight years old," Dorothy commented.
A member of the Swan River Indian band at Kinuso, Dorothy has been a foster mother for over 22 years. Her efforts earned her the provincial volunteer of the year award in…
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In 1977 Lucien and William Meek packed their belongings and began the long trip west, from their Ojibwa home on Tenagami reserve in Ontario.
Most of Lucien's family had migrated to the Edmonton area from the east in the 60s so the move wasn't that hard on her and their family of five children, she says.
Today, she's the director of the Native Pastoral Centre in…
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In 1977 Lucien and William Meek packed their belongings and began the long trip west, from their Ojibwa home on Tenagami reserve in Ontario.
Most of Lucien's family had migrated to the Edmonton area from the east in the 60s so the move wasn't that hard on her and their family of five children, she says.
Today, she's the director of the Native Pastoral Centre in…
Page 16
In 1977 Lucien and William Meek packed their belongings and began the long trip west, from their Ojibwa home on Tenagami reserve in Ontario.
Most of Lucien's family had migrated to the Edmonton area from the east in the 60s so the move wasn't that hard on her and their family of five children, she says.
Today, she's the director of the Native Pastoral Centre in…
Page 16
In 1977 Lucien and William Meek packed their belongings and began the long trip west, from their Ojibwa home on Tenagami reserve in Ontario.
Most of Lucien's family had migrated to the Edmonton area from the east in the 60s so the move wasn't that hard on her and their family of five children, she says.
Today, she's the director of the Native Pastoral Centre in…
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Carol Adams has risen to the top quickly in her short 26 years.
It's a dream come true.
And Adams is enjoying the ride.
But she has paid her dues.
She's made the most progress in the last year jumping to the top, thanks to CBC's 24-hour a day television news channel seen coast to coast in Canada.
It's "quite an accomplishment," Adams freely…
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Carol Adams has risen to the top quickly in her short 26 years.
It's a dream come true.
And Adams is enjoying the ride.
But she has paid her dues.
She's made the most progress in the last year jumping to the top, thanks to CBC's 24-hour a day television news channel seen coast to coast in Canada.
It's "quite an accomplishment," Adams freely…
Page 15
Carol Adams has risen to the top quickly in her short 26 years.
It's a dream come true.
And Adams is enjoying the ride.
But she has paid her dues.
She's made the most progress in the last year jumping to the top, thanks to CBC's 24-hour a day television news channel seen coast to coast in Canada.
It's "quite an accomplishment," Adams freely…
Page 15
Carol Adams has risen to the top quickly in her short 26 years.
It's a dream come true.
And Adams is enjoying the ride.
But she has paid her dues.
She's made the most progress in the last year jumping to the top, thanks to CBC's 24-hour a day television news channel seen coast to coast in Canada.
It's "quite an accomplishment," Adams freely…
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The heart beat of the drums tell a story southern Albertans are beginning to listen to more closely, says the co-ordinator of Calgary's Native Awareness Week.
Robert Laboucane says the cultural gap is shrinking and this year the Native awareness week society is focusing attention on children.
Cultural appreciation starts at a young age, Laboucane says, so there's…
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The heart beat of the drums tell a story southern Albertans are beginning to listen to more closely, says the co-ordinator of Calgary's Native Awareness Week.
Robert Laboucane says the cultural gap is shrinking and this year the Native awareness week society is focusing attention on children.
Cultural appreciation starts at a young age, Laboucane says, so there's…
Page 13
The heart beat of the drums tell a story southern Albertans are beginning to listen to more closely, says the co-ordinator of Calgary's Native Awareness Week.
Robert Laboucane says the cultural gap is shrinking and this year the Native awareness week society is focusing attention on children.
Cultural appreciation starts at a young age, Laboucane says, so there's…
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The heart beat of the drums tell a story southern Albertans are beginning to listen to more closely, says the co-ordinator of Calgary's Native Awareness Week.
Robert Laboucane says the cultural gap is shrinking and this year the Native awareness week society is focusing attention on children.
Cultural appreciation starts at a young age, Laboucane says, so there's…
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When the great Mackenzie Highway was laid more than 40 years ago, linking Alberta's far northwest regions with the rest of the world, Native people found themselves at a crossroads of cultural change.
Traditional Native lifestyle was a mystery to trapper, hunters and pioneers out to play their part in their newly-adopted society. And by the end of the Second World War, the…