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Philomene Gladue lived for most of her 106 years at a place she dearly loved , along the quiet lakeshore of Lesser Slave Lake in northern Alberta.
Born and raised in Kinuso (Swan River Indian reserve) it is believed Philomene was actually 112-years-old when she passed away April 4, 1990.
When she was a young girl, birthdates were usually never registered until…
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Philomene Gladue lived for most of her 106 years at a place she dearly loved , along the quiet lakeshore of Lesser Slave Lake in northern Alberta.
Born and raised in Kinuso (Swan River Indian reserve) it is believed Philomene was actually 112-years-old when she passed away April 4, 1990.
When she was a young girl, birthdates were usually never registered until…
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Philomene Gladue lived for most of her 106 years at a place she dearly loved , along the quiet lakeshore of Lesser Slave Lake in northern Alberta.
Born and raised in Kinuso (Swan River Indian reserve) it is believed Philomene was actually 112-years-old when she passed away April 4, 1990.
When she was a young girl, birthdates were usually never registered until…
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In the early 1930s word went out that Metis families were needed around Fishing Lake to establish a home base for Metis people. Victoria Fayant, along with her husband and their families, heard the call and made the journey from Biggar, Sask. to the grazing hills just inside the Alberta border.
"My grandma had a friend, Charlie Delorme, who wrote to her and told her to…
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In the early 1930s word went out that Metis families were needed around Fishing Lake to establish a home base for Metis people. Victoria Fayant, along with her husband and their families, heard the call and made the journey from Biggar, Sask. to the grazing hills just inside the Alberta border.
"My grandma had a friend, Charlie Delorme, who wrote to her and told her to…
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In the early 1930s word went out that Metis families were needed around Fishing Lake to establish a home base for Metis people. Victoria Fayant, along with her husband and their families, heard the call and made the journey from Biggar, Sask. to the grazing hills just inside the Alberta border.
"My grandma had a friend, Charlie Delorme, who wrote to her and told her to…
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In the early 1930s word went out that Metis families were needed around Fishing Lake to establish a home base for Metis people. Victoria Fayant, along with her husband and their families, heard the call and made the journey from Biggar, Sask. to the grazing hills just inside the Alberta border.
"My grandma had a friend, Charlie Delorme, who wrote to her and told her to…
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Canadian Native languages are being lost because parents neglect to teach their children.
Sheila Keizie, a Cree language teacher at Anzac, regrets that her two daughters did not learn to speak their mother tongue. They both speak English and the youngest can understand Cree but can't speak it. Ironically, she's learning to speak French.
Keizie grew up in an…
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Canadian Native languages are being lost because parents neglect to teach their children.
Sheila Keizie, a Cree language teacher at Anzac, regrets that her two daughters did not learn to speak their mother tongue. They both speak English and the youngest can understand Cree but can't speak it. Ironically, she's learning to speak French.
Keizie grew up in an…
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Canadian Native languages are being lost because parents neglect to teach their children.
Sheila Keizie, a Cree language teacher at Anzac, regrets that her two daughters did not learn to speak their mother tongue. They both speak English and the youngest can understand Cree but can't speak it. Ironically, she's learning to speak French.
Keizie grew up in an…
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Canadian Native languages are being lost because parents neglect to teach their children.
Sheila Keizie, a Cree language teacher at Anzac, regrets that her two daughters did not learn to speak their mother tongue. They both speak English and the youngest can understand Cree but can't speak it. Ironically, she's learning to speak French.
Keizie grew up in an…
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The relaxed and friendly atmosphere of Kay Louttit's kitchen draws a few people each weekday lunch hour when it comes alive with small talk and gossip.
Transients, civil servants or needy people often dine at the Nistawoyou Friendship Center "restaurant", which offers a $3 lunch or a free dinner if you have no cash.
Louttit, known as "Cookie" to the staff, has…
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The relaxed and friendly atmosphere of Kay Louttit's kitchen draws a few people each weekday lunch hour when it comes alive with small talk and gossip.
Transients, civil servants or needy people often dine at the Nistawoyou Friendship Center "restaurant", which offers a $3 lunch or a free dinner if you have no cash.
Louttit, known as "Cookie" to the staff, has…
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The relaxed and friendly atmosphere of Kay Louttit's kitchen draws a few people each weekday lunch hour when it comes alive with small talk and gossip.
Transients, civil servants or needy people often dine at the Nistawoyou Friendship Center "restaurant", which offers a $3 lunch or a free dinner if you have no cash.
Louttit, known as "Cookie" to the staff, has…
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The relaxed and friendly atmosphere of Kay Louttit's kitchen draws a few people each weekday lunch hour when it comes alive with small talk and gossip.
Transients, civil servants or needy people often dine at the Nistawoyou Friendship Center "restaurant", which offers a $3 lunch or a free dinner if you have no cash.
Louttit, known as "Cookie" to the staff, has…