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At a public forum on Native Education on Feb. 11 the Ben Calf Robe Society asked for more help from the community and the parents of students in this program. Though extending from Grade 4 to 9 this year, there is a real danger that the program could be shortened to take only the three higher grade in the future. This would be a regressive step, as these three grades were the total of the program in the 1980's.

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At a public forum on Native Education on Feb. 11 the Ben Calf Robe Society asked for more help from the community and the parents of students in this program. Though extending from Grade 4 to 9 this year, there is a real danger that the program could be shortened to take only the three higher grade in the future. This would be a regressive step, as these three grades were the total of the program in the 1980's.

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The provincial election had hardly been called a few weeks ago when experts were predicting a landslide win for Premier Ralph Klein and his Progressive Conservative "team". The likely outcome- all but a handful of seats going to incumbent Tories- means that it will be four years of more of the same for Aboriginal Albertans.

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The provincial election had hardly been called a few weeks ago when experts were predicting a landslide win for Premier Ralph Klein and his Progressive Conservative "team". The likely outcome- all but a handful of seats going to incumbent Tories- means that it will be four years of more of the same for Aboriginal Albertans.

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The provincial election had hardly been called a few weeks ago when experts were predicting a landslide win for Premier Ralph Klein and his Progressive Conservative "team". The likely outcome- all but a handful of seats going to incumbent Tories- means that it will be four years of more of the same for Aboriginal Albertans.

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About 40 per cent of the people employed in mining in northern Saskatchewan are Aboriginal, thanks in part to the Multi-Party Training Plan.

The plan began in 1993 as a five-year initiative designed to provide people in Northern Saskatchewan with the skills and training needed to find employment in the mining sector.

When the initial five years of the plan ended in 1998, a second five-year phase was added, which is set to end in June 2003.

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About 40 per cent of the people employed in mining in northern Saskatchewan are Aboriginal, thanks in part to the Multi-Party Training Plan.

The plan began in 1993 as a five-year initiative designed to provide people in Northern Saskatchewan with the skills and training needed to find employment in the mining sector.

When the initial five years of the plan ended in 1998, a second five-year phase was added, which is set to end in June 2003.

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"When I went to school I didn't like school. I just wanted to get in and get out. But now the world has changed a bit. You just can't quit in Grade 10 and expect to get a great job. Even Grade 12 may not be good enough . . . you have to get a post-secondary education of some sort. It is important to stay in school."

-1997 NHL Coach of the Year, Ted Nolan

Those words from keynote speaker Ted Nolan were directed to 43 graduating Aboriginal students at the fourth annual Traditional Celebration of Achievement held in Fort McMurray on May 4.

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"When I went to school I didn't like school. I just wanted to get in and get out. But now the world has changed a bit. You just can't quit in Grade 10 and expect to get a great job. Even Grade 12 may not be good enough . . . you have to get a post-secondary education of some sort. It is important to stay in school."

-1997 NHL Coach of the Year, Ted Nolan

Those words from keynote speaker Ted Nolan were directed to 43 graduating Aboriginal students at the fourth annual Traditional Celebration of Achievement held in Fort McMurray on May 4.

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For the past quarter century, the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies and the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College have been providing post-secondary education opportunities to First Nations people. This year, both institutions are celebrating 25 years of serving the First Nations community, both within Saskatchewan and beyond the provincial borders.