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  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer

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The Liberal party's victory in last month's federal election could be a political and economic boon for the First Nations, Native leaders from across Canada said.

The Liberals were the only party that laid out a comprehensive Aboriginal policy paper during the election, said Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs head Saul Terry.

"So now it is up to us to respond and put some…

  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer

Page 1

The Liberal party's victory in last month's federal election could be a political and economic boon for the First Nations, Native leaders from across Canada said.

The Liberals were the only party that laid out a comprehensive Aboriginal policy paper during the election, said Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs head Saul Terry.

"So now it is up to us to respond and put some…

  • Windspeaker Staff, Toronto

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Helping young people learn from the best business and education mentors is the goal of the Foundation for the Advancement for Aboriginal Youth.

Organized by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, it will serve as a link to guide Aboriginal youth toward opportunities available through higher, professionally relevant education.

"There is a great need for this…

  • Windspeaker Staff, Toronto

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Helping young people learn from the best business and education mentors is the goal of the Foundation for the Advancement for Aboriginal Youth.

Organized by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, it will serve as a link to guide Aboriginal youth toward opportunities available through higher, professionally relevant education.

"There is a great need for this…

  • Windspeaker Staff, Toronto

Page 9

Helping young people learn from the best business and education mentors is the goal of the Foundation for the Advancement for Aboriginal Youth.

Organized by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, it will serve as a link to guide Aboriginal youth toward opportunities available through higher, professionally relevant education.

"There is a great need for this…

  • Windspeaker Staff, Toronto

Page 9

Helping young people learn from the best business and education mentors is the goal of the Foundation for the Advancement for Aboriginal Youth.

Organized by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, it will serve as a link to guide Aboriginal youth toward opportunities available through higher, professionally relevant education.

"There is a great need for this…

  • Kerry McCluski, Windspeaker Contributor, Yellowknife NWT

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Despite the particularly problems artists face north of the 60th parallel, Dolphus Cadieux is well on his way to becoming internationally recognized as a carver and as a painter.

Born and bred in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Cadieux is a Metis artist who has learned to overcome the remoteness northern artist's often face.

"The North is pretty isolated,…

  • Kerry McCluski, Windspeaker Contributor, Yellowknife NWT

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Despite the particularly problems artists face north of the 60th parallel, Dolphus Cadieux is well on his way to becoming internationally recognized as a carver and as a painter.

Born and bred in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Cadieux is a Metis artist who has learned to overcome the remoteness northern artist's often face.

"The North is pretty isolated,…

  • Kerry McCluski, Windspeaker Contributor, Yellowknife NWT

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Despite the particularly problems artists face north of the 60th parallel, Dolphus Cadieux is well on his way to becoming internationally recognized as a carver and as a painter.

Born and bred in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Cadieux is a Metis artist who has learned to overcome the remoteness northern artist's often face.

"The North is pretty isolated,…

  • Kerry McCluski, Windspeaker Contributor, Yellowknife NWT

Page R8

Despite the particularly problems artists face north of the 60th parallel, Dolphus Cadieux is well on his way to becoming internationally recognized as a carver and as a painter.

Born and bred in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Cadieux is a Metis artist who has learned to overcome the remoteness northern artist's often face.

"The North is pretty isolated,…

  • Rebecca Decter, Windspeaker Contributor, Winnipeg

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Winnipeg's Children of the Earth High School is now into its third year of operation and, as with any new school, is still experiencing growing pains.

With a population of 250 students in Grades 9 through12, the challenges are obvious. The concept of an Aboriginal survival school was born out of the intense frustrations felt by Aboriginal parents, community members, and…

  • Connie Sampson, Windspeaker Contributor, Prince Albert Saskatchewan

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Former Vice-Chief Alphonse Bird was elected Chief of the Prince Albert Tribal Council on the first ballot of the October 5 election.

Bird, of the Montreal Lake band, defeated incumbent A.J. Felix of the Sturgeon Lake band and challenger Leo Omani, winning 103 of the 153 ballots. Chiefs of the 12 bands and one representative for every 200 band members cast votes. The…

  • Connie Sampson, Windspeaker Contributor, Prince Albert Saskatchewan

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Former Vice-Chief Alphonse Bird was elected Chief of the Prince Albert Tribal Council on the first ballot of the October 5 election.

Bird, of the Montreal Lake band, defeated incumbent A.J. Felix of the Sturgeon Lake band and challenger Leo Omani, winning 103 of the 153 ballots. Chiefs of the 12 bands and one representative for every 200 band members cast votes. The…

  • Connie Sampson, Windspeaker Contributor, Prince Albert Saskatchewan

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Former Vice-Chief Alphonse Bird was elected Chief of the Prince Albert Tribal Council on the first ballot of the October 5 election.

Bird, of the Montreal Lake band, defeated incumbent A.J. Felix of the Sturgeon Lake band and challenger Leo Omani, winning 103 of the 153 ballots. Chiefs of the 12 bands and one representative for every 200 band members cast votes. The…

  • Connie Sampson, Windspeaker Contributor, Prince Albert Saskatchewan

Page R7

Former Vice-Chief Alphonse Bird was elected Chief of the Prince Albert Tribal Council on the first ballot of the October 5 election.

Bird, of the Montreal Lake band, defeated incumbent A.J. Felix of the Sturgeon Lake band and challenger Leo Omani, winning 103 of the 153 ballots. Chiefs of the 12 bands and one representative for every 200 band members cast votes. The…