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An innovative course offered by Swampy Cree Tribal Council (SCTC) is preparing eight Aboriginal communities in northwest central Manitoba for local Aboriginal management of lands and resources.

The Lands Trusts and Services (LTS) pilot project is jointly funded by the Assembly of First Nations and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) and is a partnership between SCTC, INAC and Keewatin Community College in The Pas.

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An innovative course offered by Swampy Cree Tribal Council (SCTC) is preparing eight Aboriginal communities in northwest central Manitoba for local Aboriginal management of lands and resources.

The Lands Trusts and Services (LTS) pilot project is jointly funded by the Assembly of First Nations and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) and is a partnership between SCTC, INAC and Keewatin Community College in The Pas.

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Smudge bowls, quill boxes, beadwork and soapstone carvings were just some of the projects completed recently by 16 students from Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School in Thunder Bay. Grade 11 students took special art workshops with Toronto artists Philip Cote and Rebecca Baird. Blending tradition with modern techniques and materials produced an array of wonderfully artistic pieces.

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Smudge bowls, quill boxes, beadwork and soapstone carvings were just some of the projects completed recently by 16 students from Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School in Thunder Bay. Grade 11 students took special art workshops with Toronto artists Philip Cote and Rebecca Baird. Blending tradition with modern techniques and materials produced an array of wonderfully artistic pieces.

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When a group of students from Cumberland House, a remote northern community on the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border, traveled to Barrie, Ont., they were going to meet strangers. When their week-long visit ended, they were saying goodbye to friends.

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When a group of students from Cumberland House, a remote northern community on the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border, traveled to Barrie, Ont., they were going to meet strangers. When their week-long visit ended, they were saying goodbye to friends.

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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.

Dr. Debra Pepler of York University was the keynote speaker for the sessions, which attracted educators, community workers, and parents.

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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.

Dr. Debra Pepler of York University was the keynote speaker for the sessions, which attracted educators, community workers, and parents.

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Matthew Coon Come, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) national chief, has apparently survived a very dangerous time in his political life, but not without making-or at least exposing-a few powerful political enemies.

When reports surfaced in the national mainstream press that Coon Come had told the First Nation leadership to "sober up," the response from many chiefs was outrage. Despite a subsequent claim by the AFN that the remarks had been taken out of context, the Atlantic chiefs formally demanded his resignation.

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Matthew Coon Come, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) national chief, has apparently survived a very dangerous time in his political life, but not without making-or at least exposing-a few powerful political enemies.

When reports surfaced in the national mainstream press that Coon Come had told the First Nation leadership to "sober up," the response from many chiefs was outrage. Despite a subsequent claim by the AFN that the remarks had been taken out of context, the Atlantic chiefs formally demanded his resignation.