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"How do you carry your traditions and how do they influence your work?" is the question posed to Aboriginal artists in the upcoming Talking Stick Cabaret. The two-evening event, to be held on June 22 and 23 at the Firehall Arts Centre in Vancouver, attempts to combine the Native tradition of the talking stick and the Western convention of the cabaret to address the fusion between the old and the new.

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"How do you carry your traditions and how do they influence your work?" is the question posed to Aboriginal artists in the upcoming Talking Stick Cabaret. The two-evening event, to be held on June 22 and 23 at the Firehall Arts Centre in Vancouver, attempts to combine the Native tradition of the talking stick and the Western convention of the cabaret to address the fusion between the old and the new.

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On April 26, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) aired their current affairs flagship program Contact that is hosted by Rick Harp live before a studio audience in Vancouver. It was the first time that Contact ever had a studio audience and it was also the first time the show was shot outside APTN's studios. Contact was filmed from Vancouver Television Studios (VTV) by VTV staff. It was also the show's season finale.

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On April 26, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) aired their current affairs flagship program Contact that is hosted by Rick Harp live before a studio audience in Vancouver. It was the first time that Contact ever had a studio audience and it was also the first time the show was shot outside APTN's studios. Contact was filmed from Vancouver Television Studios (VTV) by VTV staff. It was also the show's season finale.

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The finishing touches are being put on a new web site for Aboriginal youth designed to help them better understand why they smoke, and give them the help they need to quit.

The "A Tribe Called Quit" Web site is being launched by the Aboriginal Youth Network (AYN). The site was developed at the request of Health Canada, who funded the project as an alternative to their Quit for Life program, so that it would better target youth, especially Aboriginal youth.

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The finishing touches are being put on a new web site for Aboriginal youth designed to help them better understand why they smoke, and give them the help they need to quit.

The "A Tribe Called Quit" Web site is being launched by the Aboriginal Youth Network (AYN). The site was developed at the request of Health Canada, who funded the project as an alternative to their Quit for Life program, so that it would better target youth, especially Aboriginal youth.

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Fisheries workers throughout Nuu-chah-nulth territory will undertake a survey to estimate sea otter population and its distribution along the West Coast of Vancouver Island in order to determine if the species should remain on the threatened species list.

The controversial critters are the cause of many heated debate between those who rely on eco-tourism for their livelihood, and those who depend on harvesting shellfish, an otter's traditional fare.

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Fisheries workers throughout Nuu-chah-nulth territory will undertake a survey to estimate sea otter population and its distribution along the West Coast of Vancouver Island in order to determine if the species should remain on the threatened species list.

The controversial critters are the cause of many heated debate between those who rely on eco-tourism for their livelihood, and those who depend on harvesting shellfish, an otter's traditional fare.

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The candidates in the upcoming provincial election want your vote. That's why from columns in newspapers to sound bytes on television, they are taking every opportunity to highlight their platforms and make promises of a brighter future. They know one thing for sure: every vote counts.

That is exactly the message Pat Burns of Elections BC is trying to send out to the Aboriginal communities in British Columbia. As the first Aboriginal liaison officer in the province, Burns has gone to great lengths to contact all First Nation communities and friendship centres.

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The candidates in the upcoming provincial election want your vote. That's why from columns in newspapers to sound bytes on television, they are taking every opportunity to highlight their platforms and make promises of a brighter future. They know one thing for sure: every vote counts.

That is exactly the message Pat Burns of Elections BC is trying to send out to the Aboriginal communities in British Columbia. As the first Aboriginal liaison officer in the province, Burns has gone to great lengths to contact all First Nation communities and friendship centres.