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In Canada, there are four Aboriginal people waiting to find a compatible bone marrow donor for a transplant. One of them is Robert L'Hirondelle.

Robert is seven years old and was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia four years ago. After undergoing two-and-a-half years of chemotherapy, Robert's cancer went into remission, but it returned in June.

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Eight Aboriginal students from across the country have been recognized by Xerox Canada, receiving scholarships through the company's Aboriginal Scholarship program. This year's winners were announced Sept. 12 at a press conference held at the Provincial Museum.

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Eight Aboriginal students from across the country have been recognized by Xerox Canada, receiving scholarships through the company's Aboriginal Scholarship program. This year's winners were announced Sept. 12 at a press conference held at the Provincial Museum.

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The massive lumber corporation, Weyerhaeuser, is setting a good example of working in partnership with the Aboriginal people of the Rocky Mountain foothills.

Last March Weyerhaeuser and the Aseniwuche Winewak Nation of Canada (AWN) signed an agreement that formalizes a mutually beneficial relationship.

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The massive lumber corporation, Weyerhaeuser, is setting a good example of working in partnership with the Aboriginal people of the Rocky Mountain foothills.

Last March Weyerhaeuser and the Aseniwuche Winewak Nation of Canada (AWN) signed an agreement that formalizes a mutually beneficial relationship.

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"It was a fair trade and an honorable exchange of gifts," said the Elders during the opening ceremonies at the Frog Lake Millennium Powwow.

In a ceremony held on Saturday evening, Aug. 26, Chief Thomas Abraham presented Husky Energy Company's chief executive officer John C. S. Lau with a yellow chief's bonnet and a new name.

Lau was made an honorary chief of the Frog Lake First Nation and was given the Cree name, Chief Earth Child.

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"It was a fair trade and an honorable exchange of gifts," said the Elders during the opening ceremonies at the Frog Lake Millennium Powwow.

In a ceremony held on Saturday evening, Aug. 26, Chief Thomas Abraham presented Husky Energy Company's chief executive officer John C. S. Lau with a yellow chief's bonnet and a new name.

Lau was made an honorary chief of the Frog Lake First Nation and was given the Cree name, Chief Earth Child.

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No barriers to learning supplemented with a positive energy exchange is the key to success at the Alexis Training Centre and Nikoodi Upgrading School.

The $1.6 million venture is funded by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) and Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) and has been operating since last October.

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No barriers to learning supplemented with a positive energy exchange is the key to success at the Alexis Training Centre and Nikoodi Upgrading School.

The $1.6 million venture is funded by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) and Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) and has been operating since last October.

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Anyone who has travelled in a foreign land knows how dificult it is to accomplish even the simplest tasks if you cannot read the common language. Even road signs are incomprehensible, leaving you driving around aimlessly, hoping to stumble onto some clue as to where you are, or someone who can guide you.

For many Canadians, this feeling of being in a foreign land is an everyday challenge in their own land, says Linda Wier, who has worked as the part-time co-ordinator of the Program for Adult Literacy (PAL) in Lac La Biche for the past 10 years.