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Celebration, acknowledgement and networking were in high gear at a recent national Native economic development conference.

The Canadian Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers (CANDO) held its eighth annual national economic development conference in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Oct. 10 to 12, entitled, "Closing the Gap: Developing Aboriginal Economies.

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A group of students from Otetiskewin Kiskinwa-mahtowekamik school in Nelson House were part of a school project that was literally out of this world.

Last year's Grade 3 class was one of more than 3,000 to take part in the Tomatosphere project, growing tomato plants from seeds that had gone into space.

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A group of students from Otetiskewin Kiskinwa-mahtowekamik school in Nelson House were part of a school project that was literally out of this world.

Last year's Grade 3 class was one of more than 3,000 to take part in the Tomatosphere project, growing tomato plants from seeds that had gone into space.

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A group of students from Otetiskewin Kiskinwa-mahtowekamik school in Nelson House were part of a school project that was literally out of this world.

Last year's Grade 3 class was one of more than 3,000 to take part in the Tomatosphere project, growing tomato plants from seeds that had gone into space.

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A group of students from Otetiskewin Kiskinwa-mahtowekamik school in Nelson House were part of a school project that was literally out of this world.

Last year's Grade 3 class was one of more than 3,000 to take part in the Tomatosphere project, growing tomato plants from seeds that had gone into space.

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It's become a tradition. Each year, youth from across the country attend Grant MacEwan Community College's Dreamcatcher Youth Conference where they are treated to a variety of educational workshops, cultural activities and even a Much Music Video Dance.

On the Oct. 12 weekend, ceremonies to open the conference's ninth year included demonstrations of breakdancing, the jingle dance and the chicken dance. The showstopper, however, was an inspired and energetic display of hoop dancing by Alberta's own Dallas Arcand.

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It's become a tradition. Each year, youth from across the country attend Grant MacEwan Community College's Dreamcatcher Youth Conference where they are treated to a variety of educational workshops, cultural activities and even a Much Music Video Dance.

On the Oct. 12 weekend, ceremonies to open the conference's ninth year included demonstrations of breakdancing, the jingle dance and the chicken dance. The showstopper, however, was an inspired and energetic display of hoop dancing by Alberta's own Dallas Arcand.

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It's become a tradition. Each year, youth from across the country attend Grant MacEwan Community College's Dreamcatcher Youth Conference where they are treated to a variety of educational workshops, cultural activities and even a Much Music Video Dance.

On the Oct. 12 weekend, ceremonies to open the conference's ninth year included demonstrations of breakdancing, the jingle dance and the chicken dance. The showstopper, however, was an inspired and energetic display of hoop dancing by Alberta's own Dallas Arcand.

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It's become a tradition. Each year, youth from across the country attend Grant MacEwan Community College's Dreamcatcher Youth Conference where they are treated to a variety of educational workshops, cultural activities and even a Much Music Video Dance.

On the Oct. 12 weekend, ceremonies to open the conference's ninth year included demonstrations of breakdancing, the jingle dance and the chicken dance. The showstopper, however, was an inspired and energetic display of hoop dancing by Alberta's own Dallas Arcand.

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When Ken Albert Jr. thinks about the Quest for the Bay, his mind floods with images: the beaver dams along the Echimamish River; the destroyer, a boulder that punched a huge hole in the York boat he was rowing; the spectacular northern lights laid against a silken black sky.

But it was the sight of his girlfriend and two kids waiting for him as his crew pulled into Norway House that really got to him.