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Established in 1983 to serve the needs of northern Alberta, Windspeaker became a national newspaper on its 10th anniversary in 1993.
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An invitation to "explore the ancient universe of the Blackfoot Empire" is the theme of a new Aboriginal Tourism Action Plan prepared by the Sikooh-kotoki Friendship Society in Lethbridge, Alta. The 75-page document is the result of almost two years of study and effort, but creators of the plan say the real work is just beginning.
"Right now, there's a tremendous amount…
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Margaret Roper learned about the foster-care system the hard way. She was sent to a white foster family at the age of 14 and promptly ran away.
"Their values -- everything -- were so alien to me," she says. "I thought, 'What am I doing here? I don't fit here. They only got me because they needed someone to clean the house."
Roper is now a social worker who wants…
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Margaret Roper learned about the foster-care system the hard way. She was sent to a white foster family at the age of 14 and promptly ran away.
"Their values -- everything -- were so alien to me," she says. "I thought, 'What am I doing here? I don't fit here. They only got me because they needed someone to clean the house."
Roper is now a social worker who wants…
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Margaret Roper learned about the foster-care system the hard way. She was sent to a white foster family at the age of 14 and promptly ran away.
"Their values -- everything -- were so alien to me," she says. "I thought, 'What am I doing here? I don't fit here. They only got me because they needed someone to clean the house."
Roper is now a social worker who wants…
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Better housing, accessibility and employment are the key goals for the new Blood Tribe Handicapped-Disabled Services and Society, says Blair First Rider, co-ordinator of the program.
The society started as a research and development project last June and has recently received official status as a registered society, able to initiate its own fund raising programs. First…
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Better housing, accessibility and employment are the key goals for the new Blood Tribe Handicapped-Disabled Services and Society, says Blair First Rider, co-ordinator of the program.
The society started as a research and development project last June and has recently received official status as a registered society, able to initiate its own fund raising programs. First…
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Better housing, accessibility and employment are the key goals for the new Blood Tribe Handicapped-Disabled Services and Society, says Blair First Rider, co-ordinator of the program.
The society started as a research and development project last June and has recently received official status as a registered society, able to initiate its own fund raising programs. First…
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Crayons and felt pens at the small playschool at the Awa-Taan Native Women's Shelter in Calgary are for healing as well as fun.
Regularly, Karen English, the shelter's Native child and youth support worker, gathers children together in a circle to share their pictures.
"They like to express themselves in drawings," says English. And what they express, such as…
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Crayons and felt pens at the small playschool at the Awa-Taan Native Women's Shelter in Calgary are for healing as well as fun.
Regularly, Karen English, the shelter's Native child and youth support worker, gathers children together in a circle to share their pictures.
"They like to express themselves in drawings," says English. And what they express, such as…
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Crayons and felt pens at the small playschool at the Awa-Taan Native Women's Shelter in Calgary are for healing as well as fun.
Regularly, Karen English, the shelter's Native child and youth support worker, gathers children together in a circle to share their pictures.
"They like to express themselves in drawings," says English. And what they express, such as…
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In 1995 the Native Communications Program at Grant MacEwan Community College will mark its 20th graduating class.
Education is about people -- making a difference in the lives of individuals, their communities and ultimately in the world. The Native Communications Program has played a significant role in the lives of many Aboriginal people -- in career and cultural…
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In 1995 the Native Communications Program at Grant MacEwan Community College will mark its 20th graduating class.
Education is about people -- making a difference in the lives of individuals, their communities and ultimately in the world. The Native Communications Program has played a significant role in the lives of many Aboriginal people -- in career and cultural…
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In 1995 the Native Communications Program at Grant MacEwan Community College will mark its 20th graduating class.
Education is about people -- making a difference in the lives of individuals, their communities and ultimately in the world. The Native Communications Program has played a significant role in the lives of many Aboriginal people -- in career and cultural…
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New system will allow students in three communities to learn simultaneously
Virtual classmates. They take the same Fairview College course, from the same instructor,at exactly the same time each day. They've shared notes, jokes and anecdotes.
But they've never been in the same room or even had the opportunity to shake hands.
How is this possible?
…
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New system will allow students in three communities to learn simultaneously
Virtual classmates. They take the same Fairview College course, from the same instructor,at exactly the same time each day. They've shared notes, jokes and anecdotes.
But they've never been in the same room or even had the opportunity to shake hands.
How is this possible?
…