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Sharon Venne was the first Aboriginal ever to graduate with a Masters of Law degree from the University of Alberta. She graduated this past May, she's travelled to every major country in the world, except Mongolia, working with the United Nations, and she's done it all as a single mom.

It's easy to see that Venne's recently completed thesis, Our Elders Understand Our Rights: Evolving International Law Regarding Indigenous Peoples, isn't just an interesting choice of topic, it's her entire way of life.

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Sharon Venne was the first Aboriginal ever to graduate with a Masters of Law degree from the University of Alberta. She graduated this past May, she's travelled to every major country in the world, except Mongolia, working with the United Nations, and she's done it all as a single mom.

It's easy to see that Venne's recently completed thesis, Our Elders Understand Our Rights: Evolving International Law Regarding Indigenous Peoples, isn't just an interesting choice of topic, it's her entire way of life.

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Sharon Venne was the first Aboriginal ever to graduate with a Masters of Law degree from the University of Alberta. She graduated this past May, she's travelled to every major country in the world, except Mongolia, working with the United Nations, and she's done it all as a single mom.

It's easy to see that Venne's recently completed thesis, Our Elders Understand Our Rights: Evolving International Law Regarding Indigenous Peoples, isn't just an interesting choice of topic, it's her entire way of life.

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People and Places

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People and Places

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People and Places

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People and Places

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People and Places

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People and Places

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A four-day fatality inquiry into the death of a 13-month-old Mikisew Cree First Nation boy wrapped up at Edmonton's provincial court on June 14 with emotional testimony from his parents.

Skylar Waquan died on Aug. 16 1996, after being diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis. The disease attacks and kills body tissue, and can be likened to the flesh-eating disease.