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The feature film Bearwalker is the story of four Cree sisters, a murder, the abuse suffered by the women at the hands of men, and a fantastic creature of ancient legend. It is also the first full-length feature by Shirley Cheechoo, and partners Phyllis Ellis and Christine Kunewa Walker.

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Toronto Native Earth Performing Arts, Canada's premier professional Aboriginal theatre company, has proudly and joyously launched its twentieth season with a lavish fund-raising gala.

Tickets included a gourmet candle-lit dinner, silent auction featuring paintings and prints by renowned Aboriginal artists Maxine Noel and Robert Houle, and a dinner for four created by Chef David Wolfman.

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Toronto Native Earth Performing Arts, Canada's premier professional Aboriginal theatre company, has proudly and joyously launched its twentieth season with a lavish fund-raising gala.

Tickets included a gourmet candle-lit dinner, silent auction featuring paintings and prints by renowned Aboriginal artists Maxine Noel and Robert Houle, and a dinner for four created by Chef David Wolfman.

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After 150 years of silence, the drums have returned to the site of a former Ojibway village on the shores of Owen Sound Bay, Lake Huron.

In an emotional ceremony, the Return of the Drums traditional powwow reunited the Ojibway people now called the Chippewas of Nawash with the home of their ancestors for the first time since they were relocated in the 1850s.

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After 150 years of silence, the drums have returned to the site of a former Ojibway village on the shores of Owen Sound Bay, Lake Huron.

In an emotional ceremony, the Return of the Drums traditional powwow reunited the Ojibway people now called the Chippewas of Nawash with the home of their ancestors for the first time since they were relocated in the 1850s.

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The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology (SIIT) recently celebrated 25 years of successful operation, and though the milestone was observed with much fanfare and back-slapping, SIIT's management and board of governors has no intention of resting on the laurels of past accomplishments. Rather, both are hard at work making the plans that will continue to foster the institution's growth and prosperity throughout this new century of changing business needs and societal conditions.

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The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology (SIIT) recently celebrated 25 years of successful operation, and though the milestone was observed with much fanfare and back-slapping, SIIT's management and board of governors has no intention of resting on the laurels of past accomplishments. Rather, both are hard at work making the plans that will continue to foster the institution's growth and prosperity throughout this new century of changing business needs and societal conditions.

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"Indian control of Indian education" has been a prominent goal of Saskatchewan's First Nations leaders for several decades. Chiefs have long seen the problems inherent in an education system designed by and for non-Aboriginal residents, including a strong cultural bias in instruction and grading, and a lack of appreciation for First Nations issues and history.

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"Indian control of Indian education" has been a prominent goal of Saskatchewan's First Nations leaders for several decades. Chiefs have long seen the problems inherent in an education system designed by and for non-Aboriginal residents, including a strong cultural bias in instruction and grading, and a lack of appreciation for First Nations issues and history.

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The idea behind Storysacks is quite simple-take a children's book and put it in a big cloth sack. Then fill the bag with masks or finger puppets or stuffed animals that look like the characters in the story. Add some props, maybe a tape recording of someone reading the book, or maybe even a made-up game based on the story, then, when you're done all of that, take everything back out of the sack, and use it to tell the story.

A simple idea, and one that has proven to be very effective.