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Aboriginal drama students from across Canada travelled to Wahpeton Dakota First Nation this summer to take part in an intensive month-long summer drama school. This is the second year the First Nation has played host to the program, which was started last year by Carol Greyeyes of the Toronto-based Center for Indigenous Theatre.

The students studied under experienced Aboriginal performers, including actors Curtis Ahenakew and Herbie Barnes, powwow dancer Boye Ladd, modern dancer Geraldine Larson, and writer Bernalda Wheeler.

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Aboriginal drama students from across Canada travelled to Wahpeton Dakota First Nation this summer to take part in an intensive month-long summer drama school. This is the second year the First Nation has played host to the program, which was started last year by Carol Greyeyes of the Toronto-based Center for Indigenous Theatre.

The students studied under experienced Aboriginal performers, including actors Curtis Ahenakew and Herbie Barnes, powwow dancer Boye Ladd, modern dancer Geraldine Larson, and writer Bernalda Wheeler.

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The Art of Daphne Odjig,

1960-2000

Key Porter Books, Toronto

$41.95(HC)

Daphne Odjig has been painting the better part of four decades, and readers can watch her progess over the years with a new publication of her work in book form. The Art of Daphne Odjig 1960-2000 is a gift.

The 54 reproductions of Odjig's work would have been enough for any fan, but Odjig had added for our enlightenment some insights into the joy that flows from her palette onto her canvas.

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The Art of Daphne Odjig,

1960-2000

Key Porter Books, Toronto

$41.95(HC)

Daphne Odjig has been painting the better part of four decades, and readers can watch her progess over the years with a new publication of her work in book form. The Art of Daphne Odjig 1960-2000 is a gift.

The 54 reproductions of Odjig's work would have been enough for any fan, but Odjig had added for our enlightenment some insights into the joy that flows from her palette onto her canvas.

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Alejandro promised if I surrendered myself, I would be touched. Considering the day I had had, I was willing to give myself up to anything that would provide relief.

I had come a long way, two hours out of my way, in fact, and was well behind schedule. Time only to wolf down something greasy, throw on a pair of shoes that I had forgotten pinched my toes, limp over to the Eric Harvie Theatre to sit in an oven-hot room and fight the urge to swoon out of consciousness.

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Alejandro promised if I surrendered myself, I would be touched. Considering the day I had had, I was willing to give myself up to anything that would provide relief.

I had come a long way, two hours out of my way, in fact, and was well behind schedule. Time only to wolf down something greasy, throw on a pair of shoes that I had forgotten pinched my toes, limp over to the Eric Harvie Theatre to sit in an oven-hot room and fight the urge to swoon out of consciousness.

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Intense talks between Halfway River First Nation and Petro-Canada have failed to put an end to the blockade of a Petro Canada drilling site in the Ladyfern area of northeastern British Columbia, where more than 30 companies are reported to be buzzing around new natural gas prospects.

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Intense talks between Halfway River First Nation and Petro-Canada have failed to put an end to the blockade of a Petro Canada drilling site in the Ladyfern area of northeastern British Columbia, where more than 30 companies are reported to be buzzing around new natural gas prospects.

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When the federal government allows political organizations to administer social programs, politics and patronage distort the system and erode the quality of the service. So says Metis Senator Thelma Chalifoux, and she hopes a new study she is pushing for will help convince government to change its funding strategies.

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When the federal government allows political organizations to administer social programs, politics and patronage distort the system and erode the quality of the service. So says Metis Senator Thelma Chalifoux, and she hopes a new study she is pushing for will help convince government to change its funding strategies.