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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.

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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.

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A play called Heart of the Flower, which touches on the traditions of Japan and its comparisons to Aboriginal culture, has garnered a prize and rave reviews for playwright and actress Anna Marie Sewell from Canada. During part of 1994 and 1995, Sewell spent a year in Japan as an exchange teacher.

On July 15, under the category of emerging writer, Sewell picked up $2,500 for the Prince and Princess Edward Prize in Aboriginal Literature. She also met Prince Edward and his wife, the Countess of Wessex, in Charlottetown, P.E.I.

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A play called Heart of the Flower, which touches on the traditions of Japan and its comparisons to Aboriginal culture, has garnered a prize and rave reviews for playwright and actress Anna Marie Sewell from Canada. During part of 1994 and 1995, Sewell spent a year in Japan as an exchange teacher.

On July 15, under the category of emerging writer, Sewell picked up $2,500 for the Prince and Princess Edward Prize in Aboriginal Literature. She also met Prince Edward and his wife, the Countess of Wessex, in Charlottetown, P.E.I.

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Roundoffs, back walk overs, and hand springs are what Wendi Ecker Calliou does for fun.

The 11-year-old gymnast trains at Capital City Gymnastics Club 16 hours a week to pursue her dream of becoming an Olympic gymnast. She entered the world of competitive gymnastics last year when she qualified for the provincial gymnastics championships.

"I was really happy, scared and excited," said Ecker Calliou. "There was lots of tough competition."

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Roundoffs, back walk overs, and hand springs are what Wendi Ecker Calliou does for fun.

The 11-year-old gymnast trains at Capital City Gymnastics Club 16 hours a week to pursue her dream of becoming an Olympic gymnast. She entered the world of competitive gymnastics last year when she qualified for the provincial gymnastics championships.

"I was really happy, scared and excited," said Ecker Calliou. "There was lots of tough competition."

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Although, as the name implies, the White Buffalo Athletic Club's main focus is on sports, members of the club are learning more than just how to play the game.

As its mission statement explains, the White Buffalo Athletic Club is "dedicated to providing our Aboriginal youth with fun, sports, self-esteem and Aboriginal Cultural Awareness" and to "providing youth and their families a positive and safe environment."

One of the ways the club plans to accomplish these goals is by providing support to help its members learn.

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Although, as the name implies, the White Buffalo Athletic Club's main focus is on sports, members of the club are learning more than just how to play the game.

As its mission statement explains, the White Buffalo Athletic Club is "dedicated to providing our Aboriginal youth with fun, sports, self-esteem and Aboriginal Cultural Awareness" and to "providing youth and their families a positive and safe environment."

One of the ways the club plans to accomplish these goals is by providing support to help its members learn.

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Ever watch a program on television and at the end they say "taped in front of a live audience?" Did you ever wonder what that meant? If you'd like to know then head to the Rising Sun Cafe on Saturday evenings to watch the taping of an Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) show Saturday Night at the Rising Sun Cafe . It is a live-to-tape format in which the audience can take part.

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Ever watch a program on television and at the end they say "taped in front of a live audience?" Did you ever wonder what that meant? If you'd like to know then head to the Rising Sun Cafe on Saturday evenings to watch the taping of an Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) show Saturday Night at the Rising Sun Cafe . It is a live-to-tape format in which the audience can take part.