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Within three years, National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW) organizers expect the program to have gone cold turkey on government funding. By that time, two funding programs-one dealing with First Nations on reserve and Inuit communities and the other with off-reserve Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities-will be completely discontinued. Organizers sent out an open letter in late August detailing the cuts and strategies to keep the program alive in the face of them.

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Within three years, National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW) organizers expect the program to have gone cold turkey on government funding. By that time, two funding programs-one dealing with First Nations on reserve and Inuit communities and the other with off-reserve Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities-will be completely discontinued. Organizers sent out an open letter in late August detailing the cuts and strategies to keep the program alive in the face of them.

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Within three years, National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW) organizers expect the program to have gone cold turkey on government funding. By that time, two funding programs-one dealing with First Nations on reserve and Inuit communities and the other with off-reserve Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities-will be completely discontinued. Organizers sent out an open letter in late August detailing the cuts and strategies to keep the program alive in the face of them.

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An innovative program developed by Saskatchewan Health and Saskatchewan Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training is recruiting health professionals for the north and, at the same time, providing educational opportunities for northern students.

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An innovative program developed by Saskatchewan Health and Saskatchewan Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training is recruiting health professionals for the north and, at the same time, providing educational opportunities for northern students.

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An innovative program developed by Saskatchewan Health and Saskatchewan Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training is recruiting health professionals for the north and, at the same time, providing educational opportunities for northern students.

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Saskatchewan Place, on the north end of Saskatoon, was a mix of cattle, horses, cowboys, cowgirls dirt, bumps and bruises, as the Indian Nations Finals Rodeo complemented the FSIN's 50th Anniversary celebrations.

This is the third richest rodeo in North America, following the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas and the Calgary Stampede. Nearly $200,000 in prizes and money was to be had.

In the bareback category, representing the Prairie Indian Rodeo Association, Kenton Randall, from Fort Vermillion, Alta., took home the top prize.

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Saskatchewan Place, on the north end of Saskatoon, was a mix of cattle, horses, cowboys, cowgirls dirt, bumps and bruises, as the Indian Nations Finals Rodeo complemented the FSIN's 50th Anniversary celebrations.

This is the third richest rodeo in North America, following the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas and the Calgary Stampede. Nearly $200,000 in prizes and money was to be had.

In the bareback category, representing the Prairie Indian Rodeo Association, Kenton Randall, from Fort Vermillion, Alta., took home the top prize.

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Saskatchewan Place, on the north end of Saskatoon, was a mix of cattle, horses, cowboys, cowgirls dirt, bumps and bruises, as the Indian Nations Finals Rodeo complemented the FSIN's 50th Anniversary celebrations.

This is the third richest rodeo in North America, following the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas and the Calgary Stampede. Nearly $200,000 in prizes and money was to be had.

In the bareback category, representing the Prairie Indian Rodeo Association, Kenton Randall, from Fort Vermillion, Alta., took home the top prize.

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The City of Prince Albert has been chosen as the site of the 1997 Saskatchewan Indian Winter Games. Approximately 1,500 athletes from 72 First Nations will be hosted by the city from April 1 to 4.

"We're actively pursuing these types of activities," said Blair Hoffman of the Prince Albert Parks and Recreation Department.

The city has a policy of providing recreation facilities without rental charges to these types of games, such as Saskatchewan Indian Winter Games and the Special Olympics, he continued.