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Canadian National has awarded three Aboriginal scholarships for 1999.

All three are from Western Canada: Russel Halpin, studying arts and sciences at Calgary's Mount Royal College; Suzanne Shukin, a student in the criminal justice program at Lethbridge (Alta.) Community College, and Gary Campo, a law student at the University of Victoria.

Suzanne Shukin, a Métis woman from northern Saskatchewan, is completing a criminal justice diploma at Lethbridge Community College in Lethbridge, Alta., and plans to enroll in the University of Lethbridge where she will pursue a pre-law degree in political science. He ultimate goal is to practice criminal law.

Currently completing a placement with the Lethbridge Crown Attorney's office, Shukin recently completed a previous placement with the Blood Tribe Indian Reserve Police Service.

Campo, a non-status Squamish man who will graduate in August, is looking forward to a career in the area of Aboriginal law. He has already secured an articling position with well-known Aboriginal law specialists, Woodward and Company.

Campo already has an impressive resume. He worked as a research analyst for the treaty negotiation division of the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and is a member of an Aboriginal law graduates' task force formed by the Law Society of British Columbia. He is also vice-president of the Native Law Students Association at his school.

CN president and CEO, Paul Tellier, congratulated all the scholarship recipients, saying, "They are inspiring many in First Nation communities to take advantage of the opportunities available through colleges and universities."

All three of the 1999 recipients are from Western Canada. A law student from British Columbia and an arts student from Manitoba also received scholarships.