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Plans to build a major tourism-recreation facility on southern Alberta's Blood reserve are about to become a reality.

A $1,000 deposit on a major land deal that will give a home to the proposed Niitsitapi Cultural World is expected to be paid next week, as soon as official approval for the project is given. The payment is part of $60,000 land purchase on the Blood reserve, between the Niitsitapi (Real People) Society and Blood resident Frank Good Rider.

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Plans to build a major tourism-recreation facility on southern Alberta's Blood reserve are about to become a reality.

A $1,000 deposit on a major land deal that will give a home to the proposed Niitsitapi Cultural World is expected to be paid next week, as soon as official approval for the project is given. The payment is part of $60,000 land purchase on the Blood reserve, between the Niitsitapi (Real People) Society and Blood resident Frank Good Rider.

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The Peace Arch Project, a five-year-old program that helps Native people in northern Alberta find work in the oil industry, has been renewed for two more years.

And although the recession and downturn in the oil patch have taken their toll on local job prospects, the project's renewal has sparked new interest in the participating communities, a spokesman said.

"The extension has driven up the requests from the communities," said Peter Verity, chairman of the project's management committee.

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The Peace Arch Project, a five-year-old program that helps Native people in northern Alberta find work in the oil industry, has been renewed for two more years.

And although the recession and downturn in the oil patch have taken their toll on local job prospects, the project's renewal has sparked new interest in the participating communities, a spokesman said.

"The extension has driven up the requests from the communities," said Peter Verity, chairman of the project's management committee.

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Blood Reserve veteran cowboy Dallas Young Pine made a big move towards his second Indian Rodeo Cowboy Association (IRCA) all-around honors in the Silver Cup Series No. 2 here at the Agriplex on March 14-15, 1992. The Silver Cup was the second of four to be held here in the month of May.

Young Pine won a total of $502 and added 80 points to the all-around in both the IRCA and Silver Cup Series.

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Blood Reserve veteran cowboy Dallas Young Pine made a big move towards his second Indian Rodeo Cowboy Association (IRCA) all-around honors in the Silver Cup Series No. 2 here at the Agriplex on March 14-15, 1992. The Silver Cup was the second of four to be held here in the month of May.

Young Pine won a total of $502 and added 80 points to the all-around in both the IRCA and Silver Cup Series.

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Okay. We know it's spring time out there. But in the North, the cold likes to hang around a little longer. So there is still a lot of winter in the Arctic Winter Games, even though they only finished a couple of weeks ago.

This set of photos comes from the 1992 games, held in Whitehorse, Yukon. Northern Alberta fielded its largest team ever, sending about 200 athletes to compete in traditional and modern sports.

The games have been growing since starting in 1970 and they have become a

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Okay. We know it's spring time out there. But in the North, the cold likes to hang around a little longer. So there is still a lot of winter in the Arctic Winter Games, even though they only finished a couple of weeks ago.

This set of photos comes from the 1992 games, held in Whitehorse, Yukon. Northern Alberta fielded its largest team ever, sending about 200 athletes to compete in traditional and modern sports.

The games have been growing since starting in 1970 and they have become a

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It took a few weeks of negotiations with the local shaman, but the jungle spirits finally agreed and the filming was allowed to proceed.

The filming in this case was a 35-hour ritual, celebrated annually by Brazil's Makuna tribe, in which local spirits are invited to the community for a marathon dance

of regeneration.

And the story comes from Richard Meech and Michael Grant, producers of a new 10-part television series exploring the beliefs and values of indigenous cultures around the world.

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It took a few weeks of negotiations with the local shaman, but the jungle spirits finally agreed and the filming was allowed to proceed.

The filming in this case was a 35-hour ritual, celebrated annually by Brazil's Makuna tribe, in which local spirits are invited to the community for a marathon dance

of regeneration.

And the story comes from Richard Meech and Michael Grant, producers of a new 10-part television series exploring the beliefs and values of indigenous cultures around the world.