Participants in the Urban Aboriginal Dialogue Executive Forum, held Nov. 21, 2005 in Edmonton, have set out to identify opportunities for the city and the Aboriginal community to work together in new ways.

The full day of presentations and relationship building brought together a wide range of people from different sectors.

Just call Thor Houle Auger Mr. October. That's the month on this year's Aboriginal EnvironCareers calendar where his artwork is published.

A project organized by the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA) is giving up-and-coming Aboriginal performing artists a chance to have their music heard.

Dig Your Roots-Aboriginal will showcase the talent of up to 100 Aboriginal artists from across the country, who will have their work featured on the Dig Your Roots Web site. Out of those 100 or so performers, 15 will be selected to appear on CD compilations and to take part in a series of regional concerts that will air live on the NCRA's member radio stations.

Are you a budding Michael Moore? Is there a story you want to tell that would be suitable for film?

Perhaps you should consider signing up for a new program offered by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).

1. Does your party support the principles and objectives of the First Nations/Federal Crown Political Accord on the Recognition and Implementation of First Nations governments that was signed on May 31, 2005?
2. Does your party support the goals and commitments made by the First Ministers and national Aboriginal leaders at the November 2005 First Ministers Meeting?

Buffy Sainte-Marie will perform live in concert at the Empress Theatre in Fort Macleod on Feb. 17. But get your tickets now, because Gerard Gibbs, executive director for the theatre, anticipates a sold out show.

"She is so widely appealing, so I think we will have a very wide, diverse turn out. We are really looking forward to Buffy's performance."

Sainte-Marie is not only a world renown First Nation musician, but also is known for her art work, which has been exhibited at various art galleries in Canada and abroad.

Will they or won't they? That's the question the Assembly of First Nations' national chief has posed to Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper.

Phil Fontaine was responding to reports from two senior members of the Conservative Party that had them giving conflicting statements about the agreement reached in Kelowna at the First Ministers Meeting with Aboriginal leadership in November of last year.

Fontaine has asked Harper to weigh in on the debate within his own party and set the record straight as to whether the Conservatives will support the Kelowna agreement or not.

Representatives of the Northwest Nations Education Council (NNEC) and the Saskatchewan Teachers's Federation (STF) signed a memorandum of understanding on Nov. 15 that paves the way for negotiations to extend STF membership to teachers employed in NNEC schools.

When Joseph Jean Fauchon and Sheldon Mauvieux began their studies in the Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program (SUNTEP) at the Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI), producing an award-winning children's book probably wasn't on their list of goals. But, on Nov. 25. when this year's winning books were announced during the Saskatchewan Book Awards gala in Regina, The Métis Alphabet Book, which Fauchon wrote and Mauvieux illustrated, took top spot in the First Peoples Publishing category.

For the past 19 years, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has been running an annual campaign urging people not to drink and drive during the holiday season. This year's Project Red Ribbon campaign was launched on Nov. 1 and will run through until the New Year, encouraging people across the country to display MADD red ribbons as a sign of their personal commitment to drive sober this holiday season and to help deliver the organization's sober driving message.