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The Aboriginal Career and Development Centre in this southern Alberta city has the potential to service one-quarter of the city's population as a result of its relocation.

It offers employment and training services to approximately 17,500 urban Aboriginal people in the Lethbridge area. The number is so high, said executive director Gerald Crick, because in addition to the Métis and Cree populations, Lethbridge borders both the Blood and Peigan reserves.

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A new exhibit at the Fort Museum, in Fort Macleod, about half an hour's drive west of Lethbridge, is a collaborative effort between members of the nearby Blood and Peigan tribes and the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

"With all our exhibits, we try to break the stereotypes, tell the accurate story. It's the same thing with 'Legends of Our Times - Native Cowboy Life'," said Ron Ulrich, executive director of the Fort Museum. "We're breaking the typical stereotypes with cowboys and Indians."

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A new exhibit at the Fort Museum, in Fort Macleod, about half an hour's drive west of Lethbridge, is a collaborative effort between members of the nearby Blood and Peigan tribes and the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

"With all our exhibits, we try to break the stereotypes, tell the accurate story. It's the same thing with 'Legends of Our Times - Native Cowboy Life'," said Ron Ulrich, executive director of the Fort Museum. "We're breaking the typical stereotypes with cowboys and Indians."

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Two First Nations, one in the north and one in the south of the province, got a significant influx of cash from the federal government last month.

On March 16, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Robert Nault announced funding to support the infrastructure development aspirations of the Blood Tribe, southwest of Lethbridge, and the Fort McKay First Nation, north of Fort McMurray.

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Two First Nations, one in the north and one in the south of the province, got a significant influx of cash from the federal government last month.

On March 16, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Robert Nault announced funding to support the infrastructure development aspirations of the Blood Tribe, southwest of Lethbridge, and the Fort McKay First Nation, north of Fort McMurray.

Terrying About

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Tansi!

How about those National Aboriginal Achievement Awards at Edmonton's Jubilee Auditorium on March 16, eh? Be sure to watch for them on CBC Television on April 10.

Sasquatch sighted

It's like a page out of Ripley's Believe it or Not! I remember hearing stories 25 years ago about the Sasquatch, or Big Foot. I then heard about them from Wayne Roan, now chief of Smallboy's Mountain Cree Camp in the Rocky Mountain foothills west of Edmonton.

Terrying About

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Tansi!

How about those National Aboriginal Achievement Awards at Edmonton's Jubilee Auditorium on March 16, eh? Be sure to watch for them on CBC Television on April 10.

Sasquatch sighted

It's like a page out of Ripley's Believe it or Not! I remember hearing stories 25 years ago about the Sasquatch, or Big Foot. I then heard about them from Wayne Roan, now chief of Smallboy's Mountain Cree Camp in the Rocky Mountain foothills west of Edmonton.

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A 15-year-old boy at Santana High School in California opened fire on his classmates, the most recent in a rash of such incidents attributed to unchecked bullying.

Bullying is now considered a criminal act and is referred to as "harassment." On Feb. 21, Dilico Ojibway Child and Family Services hosted two presentations on understanding and addressing the problems of bullying.

York University's Dr. Debra Pepler was the keynote speaker.

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A 15-year-old boy at Santana High School in California opened fire on his classmates, the most recent in a rash of such incidents attributed to unchecked bullying.

Bullying is now considered a criminal act and is referred to as "harassment." On Feb. 21, Dilico Ojibway Child and Family Services hosted two presentations on understanding and addressing the problems of bullying.

York University's Dr. Debra Pepler was the keynote speaker.

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Principal Laura Okeymow has worked 10 years with Ermineskin school children. She was a teacher for five years, involved in administration for five years, including three as principal.

The new Ermineskin Junior Senior High School, which had its official opening last month, has been operational since September.

"It's really well laid out," Okeymow said of the new school. "They put a lot of thought into it."