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History was made March 7 as the Kapawe'no First Nation in Grouard became the first First Nation in Alberta to operate a First Nations drug and alcohol treatment centre. The agreement, signed by representatives from the federal government's Medical Services Branch in Edmonton, the Kapown Centre and the Kapawe'no First Nations in front of about 50 band members in the Kapawe'no hall, gives the band control over the Kapown Rehabilitation Centre, a 30-bed residential centre for those suffering from drug and alcohol addictions.

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From runners carrying pipes to the information highway in cyberspace, the way Aboriginal people communicate is rapidly changing as the 21st century approaches. John Manley, the minister of Industry, discovered the hi-tech improvements first hand in Calgary on Nov. 13.

Aboriginal entrepreneurs gave Manley and Tsuu T'ina First Nation chief and National Aboriginal Economic Development board chairperson Roy Whitney demonstrations on their high-tech computer businesses at the offices of Cree-ative Media.

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From runners carrying pipes to the information highway in cyberspace, the way Aboriginal people communicate is rapidly changing as the 21st century approaches. John Manley, the minister of Industry, discovered the hi-tech improvements first hand in Calgary on Nov. 13.

Aboriginal entrepreneurs gave Manley and Tsuu T'ina First Nation chief and National Aboriginal Economic Development board chairperson Roy Whitney demonstrations on their high-tech computer businesses at the offices of Cree-ative Media.

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From runners carrying pipes to the information highway in cyberspace, the way Aboriginal people communicate is rapidly changing as the 21st century approaches. John Manley, the minister of Industry, discovered the hi-tech improvements first hand in Calgary on Nov. 13.

Aboriginal entrepreneurs gave Manley and Tsuu T'ina First Nation chief and National Aboriginal Economic Development board chairperson Roy Whitney demonstrations on their high-tech computer businesses at the offices of Cree-ative Media.

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Renowned Cree artist Allen Sapp loves his people and loves his culture. That emotion is easily seen in his art work.

At age 69, when most people are in retirement, Sapp shows no signs of letting up on his life-long addiction to the people in his world and the places he knows. In fact, he has made a successful career of it. Travelling to art shows, galleries and exhibits both near and far, Sapp is making a living by showing people what makes his life so special. This past spring, he did no fewer than four shows and sales after a season of furious painting.

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Renowned Cree artist Allen Sapp loves his people and loves his culture. That emotion is easily seen in his art work.

At age 69, when most people are in retirement, Sapp shows no signs of letting up on his life-long addiction to the people in his world and the places he knows. In fact, he has made a successful career of it. Travelling to art shows, galleries and exhibits both near and far, Sapp is making a living by showing people what makes his life so special. This past spring, he did no fewer than four shows and sales after a season of furious painting.

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Renowned Cree artist Allen Sapp loves his people and loves his culture. That emotion is easily seen in his art work.

At age 69, when most people are in retirement, Sapp shows no signs of letting up on his life-long addiction to the people in his world and the places he knows. In fact, he has made a successful career of it. Travelling to art shows, galleries and exhibits both near and far, Sapp is making a living by showing people what makes his life so special. This past spring, he did no fewer than four shows and sales after a season of furious painting.

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She's come a long way from making clothes for her Barbie dolls.

"I used to make clothes for my dolls when I was a little girl. It was always something I enjoyed," said Native fashion designer Patricia Piche about her early start in the fashion industry. " I think it's inherited because two of my aunts and both my mom and grandmother sew."

Piche,from the Cold Lake First Nation, northeast of Edmonton, is an honors graduate in tailoring from NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) in Edmonton.

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She's come a long way from making clothes for her Barbie dolls.

"I used to make clothes for my dolls when I was a little girl. It was always something I enjoyed," said Native fashion designer Patricia Piche about her early start in the fashion industry. " I think it's inherited because two of my aunts and both my mom and grandmother sew."

Piche,from the Cold Lake First Nation, northeast of Edmonton, is an honors graduate in tailoring from NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) in Edmonton.

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She's come a long way from making clothes for her Barbie dolls.

"I used to make clothes for my dolls when I was a little girl. It was always something I enjoyed," said Native fashion designer Patricia Piche about her early start in the fashion industry. " I think it's inherited because two of my aunts and both my mom and grandmother sew."

Piche,from the Cold Lake First Nation, northeast of Edmonton, is an honors graduate in tailoring from NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) in Edmonton.