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Terrying About

Tansi!

Hey, looks like the back of winter has finally broken. I can't wait to see the magical transformation that comes with spring and the renewal of plant and animal life. Yes, to see the green grass and trees, rippling waters and my return to the land on my trusty old steed called 'War Pony' (my mountain bike).

Round Dances

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Terrying About

Tansi!

Hey, looks like the back of winter has finally broken. I can't wait to see the magical transformation that comes with spring and the renewal of plant and animal life. Yes, to see the green grass and trees, rippling waters and my return to the land on my trusty old steed called 'War Pony' (my mountain bike).

Round Dances

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It was an emotionally charged time for dozens of Aboriginal people who made their way from every province and territory to the city of Edmonton to be part of an experience that many will not soon forget.

The event was the First International Residential School Conference, which proved a huge success as organizers over-extended their capacity limit of 1,500 delegates by 500. Still, the conference had to turn away hundreds more as survivors, relatives and other interested parties converged on the city's Shaw Conference Centre.

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It was an emotionally charged time for dozens of Aboriginal people who made their way from every province and territory to the city of Edmonton to be part of an experience that many will not soon forget.

The event was the First International Residential School Conference, which proved a huge success as organizers over-extended their capacity limit of 1,500 delegates by 500. Still, the conference had to turn away hundreds more as survivors, relatives and other interested parties converged on the city's Shaw Conference Centre.

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There was no doubt in Esther Tailfeathers' mind that when she became a family physician she would be returning home to practise.

And it has been a warm welcome home to the Blood First Nation, in southwestern Alberta.

Only into her first couple of weeks at the Blood Tribe Clinic, Tailfeathers is still being met in the extended care building, adjacent to the clinic, with hugs and warm smiles.

"It's been really good," she said. "I'm really, really happy coming home."

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There was no doubt in Esther Tailfeathers' mind that when she became a family physician she would be returning home to practise.

And it has been a warm welcome home to the Blood First Nation, in southwestern Alberta.

Only into her first couple of weeks at the Blood Tribe Clinic, Tailfeathers is still being met in the extended care building, adjacent to the clinic, with hugs and warm smiles.

"It's been really good," she said. "I'm really, really happy coming home."

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A special two-part special television broadcast aired in February has stirred up the memories and emotions of Native people affected by their residential school experiences.

Residential Schools: Moving Beyond Survival, was produced jointly and aired by Vision TV, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) and CBC Newsworld.

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A special two-part special television broadcast aired in February has stirred up the memories and emotions of Native people affected by their residential school experiences.

Residential Schools: Moving Beyond Survival, was produced jointly and aired by Vision TV, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) and CBC Newsworld.

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Visitors to the Fort Whoop-Up Interpretive Centre in Lethbridge will get a unique look at art through the eyes of Native artists.

"Blackfoot Originality: Beyond Eagles and Buffalos" highlights the contemporary work of three Aboriginal students from the University of Lethbridge, Delia Cross Child and Debbie Kelman, both of whom grew up on the Peigan reserve, and William Singer III, who's a member of the Blood Tribe.

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Visitors to the Fort Whoop-Up Interpretive Centre in Lethbridge will get a unique look at art through the eyes of Native artists.

"Blackfoot Originality: Beyond Eagles and Buffalos" highlights the contemporary work of three Aboriginal students from the University of Lethbridge, Delia Cross Child and Debbie Kelman, both of whom grew up on the Peigan reserve, and William Singer III, who's a member of the Blood Tribe.