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Kicking up dust at Stampede

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They come from good, hardy stock them Indian cowboys.

Ask anybody. They have to be that way or else they'd never survive that ever so competitive event known as the Calgary Stampede.

This year was no exception as the stock and competition proved to be at their best and Aboriginal participants had to struggle with weather conditions as well as fellow contestants just to make some day money.

Lord Stanley's cup spends a day on the rez

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Like all other members of the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings, Norm Maracle had the honor of taking home the National Hockey League's most sought after trophy for one day this summer.

Norm Who?

Norm Maracle. Maracle, a Mohawk Indian who hails from the Tyendinaga First Nation near Belleville, Ont. was a member of the Red Wings during their lengthy playoff run this season.

Lord Stanley's cup spends a day on the rez

Page 20

Like all other members of the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings, Norm Maracle had the honor of taking home the National Hockey League's most sought after trophy for one day this summer.

Norm Who?

Norm Maracle. Maracle, a Mohawk Indian who hails from the Tyendinaga First Nation near Belleville, Ont. was a member of the Red Wings during their lengthy playoff run this season.

Lord Stanley's cup spends a day on the rez

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Like all other members of the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings, Norm Maracle had the honor of taking home the National Hockey League's most sought after trophy for one day this summer.

Norm Who?

Norm Maracle. Maracle, a Mohawk Indian who hails from the Tyendinaga First Nation near Belleville, Ont. was a member of the Red Wings during their lengthy playoff run this season.

San Jose Sharks select Cree right winger

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Jonathan Cheechoo is one step closer to fulfilling his goal of playing in the National Hockey League.

At the NHL Entry Draft, staged June 27 in Buffalo, the Moose Factory, Ont. native was selected in the second round - the 29th pick overall - by the San Jose Sharks. Cheechoo, a Cree who didn't start playing organized hockey until he was 14, was not overly upset at not being selected in the first round. He was the second player chosen in the second round.

San Jose Sharks select Cree right winger

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Jonathan Cheechoo is one step closer to fulfilling his goal of playing in the National Hockey League.

At the NHL Entry Draft, staged June 27 in Buffalo, the Moose Factory, Ont. native was selected in the second round - the 29th pick overall - by the San Jose Sharks. Cheechoo, a Cree who didn't start playing organized hockey until he was 14, was not overly upset at not being selected in the first round. He was the second player chosen in the second round.

San Jose Sharks select Cree right winger

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Jonathan Cheechoo is one step closer to fulfilling his goal of playing in the National Hockey League.

At the NHL Entry Draft, staged June 27 in Buffalo, the Moose Factory, Ont. native was selected in the second round - the 29th pick overall - by the San Jose Sharks. Cheechoo, a Cree who didn't start playing organized hockey until he was 14, was not overly upset at not being selected in the first round. He was the second player chosen in the second round.

Consortium helps Aboriginal students succeed

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For more than a quarter of a century, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium has been representing Indian and First Nation colleges across North America.

Starting out with just a a half dozen member colleges in 1972, the consortium now boasts a membership of 30 higher learning centres.

The majority of the consortium's membership is in the United States (28 out of 30 members are south of the 49th parallel), with the Saskatchewan Federated Indian Colllege and Cardston's Red Crow College making up the total Canadian representation.

Consortium helps Aboriginal students succeed

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For more than a quarter of a century, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium has been representing Indian and First Nation colleges across North America.

Starting out with just a a half dozen member colleges in 1972, the consortium now boasts a membership of 30 higher learning centres.

The majority of the consortium's membership is in the United States (28 out of 30 members are south of the 49th parallel), with the Saskatchewan Federated Indian Colllege and Cardston's Red Crow College making up the total Canadian representation.

Consortium helps Aboriginal students succeed

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For more than a quarter of a century, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium has been representing Indian and First Nation colleges across North America.

Starting out with just a a half dozen member colleges in 1972, the consortium now boasts a membership of 30 higher learning centres.

The majority of the consortium's membership is in the United States (28 out of 30 members are south of the 49th parallel), with the Saskatchewan Federated Indian Colllege and Cardston's Red Crow College making up the total Canadian representation.