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Elizabeth Alfred is well-known in the Native community as Jall. She is a 61-year-old Heltsiuk with an exceptional sense of humor and a hearty laugh. This is one busy woman.

Along with being president of the Vancouver Elder's Society, arranging Elder food banks, attending meetings, and giving talks at local high schools, she also sits on the Senior's Advisory Council to the Ministry of Health. And that's not to mention that she's mother of ten blood children, several foster children, grandmother of 25, and great-grandmother of three.

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Pauline Sock, of the Bigt Cove Micmac reserve in northern New Brunmswick, is an Elder with an interest in healing the problems on her reserve through the traditional practices. She is trained as a social worker, but does not fill that role formally ont he reserve. She is simply a friend to all in need.

"My home is open to everybody," she said.

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Pauline Sock, of the Bigt Cove Micmac reserve in northern New Brunmswick, is an Elder with an interest in healing the problems on her reserve through the traditional practices. She is trained as a social worker, but does not fill that role formally ont he reserve. She is simply a friend to all in need.

"My home is open to everybody," she said.

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Pauline Sock, of the Bigt Cove Micmac reserve in northern New Brunmswick, is an Elder with an interest in healing the problems on her reserve through the traditional practices. She is trained as a social worker, but does not fill that role formally ont he reserve. She is simply a friend to all in need.

"My home is open to everybody," she said.

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Pauline Sock, of the Bigt Cove Micmac reserve in northern New Brunmswick, is an Elder with an interest in healing the problems on her reserve through the traditional practices. She is trained as a social worker, but does not fill that role formally ont he reserve. She is simply a friend to all in need.

"My home is open to everybody," she said.

But Willard Lewis, the 1993 national amateur heavyweight champ, is a softie when it comes to kids.

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At 5 foot 11 and barely 185 pounds, Willard Lewis had some people believe he was too small to be a heavyweight.

But the 19-year-old boxer showed them December 5, 1993 when he won the national amateur heavyweight boxing championship in Winnipeg, Man.

Lewis may be shorter and lighter compared to his competitors, but's an uncompromising fighter who will take a punch to give a punch.

But Willard Lewis, the 1993 national amateur heavyweight champ, is a softie when it comes to kids.

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At 5 foot 11 and barely 185 pounds, Willard Lewis had some people believe he was too small to be a heavyweight.

But the 19-year-old boxer showed them December 5, 1993 when he won the national amateur heavyweight boxing championship in Winnipeg, Man.

Lewis may be shorter and lighter compared to his competitors, but's an uncompromising fighter who will take a punch to give a punch.

But Willard Lewis, the 1993 national amateur heavyweight champ, is a softie when it comes to kids.

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At 5 foot 11 and barely 185 pounds, Willard Lewis had some people believe he was too small to be a heavyweight.

But the 19-year-old boxer showed them December 5, 1993 when he won the national amateur heavyweight boxing championship in Winnipeg, Man.

Lewis may be shorter and lighter compared to his competitors, but's an uncompromising fighter who will take a punch to give a punch.

But Willard Lewis, the 1993 national amateur heavyweight champ, is a softie when it comes to kids.

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At 5 foot 11 and barely 185 pounds, Willard Lewis had some people believe he was too small to be a heavyweight.

But the 19-year-old boxer showed them December 5, 1993 when he won the national amateur heavyweight boxing championship in Winnipeg, Man.

Lewis may be shorter and lighter compared to his competitors, but's an uncompromising fighter who will take a punch to give a punch.

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Managing a running club proved to be too much responsibility for one coach, who says he abandoned a group of hopefuls on route to New Zealand because the pressure was too great.

Tom Wesley failed to meet a group young athletes of the First Nations Running Club on the eve of their journey to a sacred run in New Zealand Oct. 29, 1993. The eight teenagers were stranded without plane tickets in Winnipeg, after having been told by Wesley the entire trip was taken care of.