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When Samson First Nation in Hobbema established the first Native-owned modular-home plant in the country late in 1998, its aims were to offer employment and training opportunities and to increase the skills pool of the reserve. According to general manager Daniel Messett, these goals are now being accomplished through its company Samson Built Homes.

Technology is the wave of the future in the building industry and Samson wants to be riding that wave, says Messett.

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When Samson First Nation in Hobbema established the first Native-owned modular-home plant in the country late in 1998, its aims were to offer employment and training opportunities and to increase the skills pool of the reserve. According to general manager Daniel Messett, these goals are now being accomplished through its company Samson Built Homes.

Technology is the wave of the future in the building industry and Samson wants to be riding that wave, says Messett.

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The road to a professional boxing career is paved with gold for 16-year-old Rocky Whitford-the gold of a growing collection of medals in a stellar amateur career.

In two months at the start of the 2000 boxing season Rocky pounded his way to dominance in three tournaments, and picked up the award as the best youth boxer (ages 16 and 17) in Alberta for 1999. That award was presented following the provincial championships in Lethbridge in mid-March, where he won his fifth consecutive Alberta championship.

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For 27-year-old Rocky Dumais, a youth intervention worker with the Ben Calf Robe society, turning a new leaf in his life has been the best thing he's ever done. Dumais, who shares his experiences of gang involvement, believes that he has an important message for youth.

While doing his speeches at conferences, Dumais takes the audience back in time and vividly describes his childhood, his brother's death, loneliness, suicide attempts, time in prison, his daughter's birth and his new lifestyle.

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For 27-year-old Rocky Dumais, a youth intervention worker with the Ben Calf Robe society, turning a new leaf in his life has been the best thing he's ever done. Dumais, who shares his experiences of gang involvement, believes that he has an important message for youth.

While doing his speeches at conferences, Dumais takes the audience back in time and vividly describes his childhood, his brother's death, loneliness, suicide attempts, time in prison, his daughter's birth and his new lifestyle.

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A former culinary arts student at NAIT will be leaving for Florida June 7, where he will be employed at Walt Disney World in Orlando. Nineteen-year-old Quenton Glabus, who completed a two-year program in cooking, took his first year in Lac La Biche and the other at NAIT.

"NAIT is a great school to attend. The instructors are just great," Glabus said.

Glabus is a member of the Frog Lake First Nation.

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A former culinary arts student at NAIT will be leaving for Florida June 7, where he will be employed at Walt Disney World in Orlando. Nineteen-year-old Quenton Glabus, who completed a two-year program in cooking, took his first year in Lac La Biche and the other at NAIT.

"NAIT is a great school to attend. The instructors are just great," Glabus said.

Glabus is a member of the Frog Lake First Nation.

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If you are Aboriginal, involved in your local community, and have an interest in providing services to children, you may be just the person Alberta Children's Services is looking for.

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If you are Aboriginal, involved in your local community, and have an interest in providing services to children, you may be just the person Alberta Children's Services is looking for.

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After an absence of three years, the ever-popular and successful Ben Calf Robe Powwow made a successful comeback May 13. The Ben Calf Robe Society hosted the First Annual Ben Calf Robe Society Traditional Powwow which started with a 1 p.m. Grand Entry that was emceed by Keith Lapatak.

In contrast to the former powwows of the society, this one did not involve prize money and was simply there for the enjoyment it brought. And enjoyment it did bring, as several hundred to one thousand people turned up.