Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disorder in which the pancreas is unable to produce insulin, does not produce enough insulin to meet the body's needs or the body cannot use the insulin that is produced properly.

Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that is required to ensure energy we receive from food we are is allowed to enter the bodies cells. When insulin is not available or not working properly, the energy from the food we eat stays in the blood stream and the blood sugar level rises.

Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disorder in which the pancreas is unable to produce insulin, does not produce enough insulin to meet the body's needs or the body cannot use the insulin that is produced properly.

Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that is required to ensure energy we receive from food we are is allowed to enter the bodies cells. When insulin is not available or not working properly, the energy from the food we eat stays in the blood stream and the blood sugar level rises.

Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disorder in which the pancreas is unable to produce insulin, does not produce enough insulin to meet the body's needs or the body cannot use the insulin that is produced properly.

Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that is required to ensure energy we receive from food we are is allowed to enter the bodies cells. When insulin is not available or not working properly, the energy from the food we eat stays in the blood stream and the blood sugar level rises.

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It was just another school day for thousands of kids across Alberta. But in the Montana reservation 20 km south of Hobbema, it was a day to be remembered, a day to be cherished, a day to be thankful. The doors to the new hi-tech, user-friendly, Meskanahk Ka-Nipa-Wit School opened, welcoming Montana's 123 students into its halls.

"It has been a long time coming," said Barb Currie, director of education for the Montana reserve. "Our old school has been condemned for more than two years, so it was well past time for a new school."

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It was just another school day for thousands of kids across Alberta. But in the Montana reservation 20 km south of Hobbema, it was a day to be remembered, a day to be cherished, a day to be thankful. The doors to the new hi-tech, user-friendly, Meskanahk Ka-Nipa-Wit School opened, welcoming Montana's 123 students into its halls.

"It has been a long time coming," said Barb Currie, director of education for the Montana reserve. "Our old school has been condemned for more than two years, so it was well past time for a new school."

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It was just another school day for thousands of kids across Alberta. But in the Montana reservation 20 km south of Hobbema, it was a day to be remembered, a day to be cherished, a day to be thankful. The doors to the new hi-tech, user-friendly, Meskanahk Ka-Nipa-Wit School opened, welcoming Montana's 123 students into its halls.

"It has been a long time coming," said Barb Currie, director of education for the Montana reserve. "Our old school has been condemned for more than two years, so it was well past time for a new school."

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Meskanahk Ka-Nipa-Wit means "standing on the road," an excellent name for the new school on the Montana reserve 20 km south of Hobbema.

It is after all, William Meskanahk Ka-Nipa-Wit who donated the land the new school sits on. And, with the opening of the school on March 3, it is a road leading to a new future for some 137 students.

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Meskanahk Ka-Nipa-Wit means "standing on the road," an excellent name for the new school on the Montana reserve 20 km south of Hobbema.

It is after all, William Meskanahk Ka-Nipa-Wit who donated the land the new school sits on. And, with the opening of the school on March 3, it is a road leading to a new future for some 137 students.

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Meskanahk Ka-Nipa-Wit means "standing on the road," an excellent name for the new school on the Montana reserve 20 km south of Hobbema.

It is after all, William Meskanahk Ka-Nipa-Wit who donated the land the new school sits on. And, with the opening of the school on March 3, it is a road leading to a new future for some 137 students.

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Under the budget and ahead of schedule, the Meskanahk Ka-Nipa-Wit School on the Montana reserve opened its doors for the first day of classes, Monday, March 3. The $4.5-million project, funded trough Indian affairs and the Montana Band, welcomed more than 130 students into its gathering circle to burn Sweetgrass, pray and begin a new era in education in this community.

"It has been a long time coming," said Darrell Strongman, Band Councilor with the education portfolio. "I am a scholar from the old school. The new school is quite spectacular."