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Life has its challenges for people with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities, but there is a team of dedicated Aboriginal people employed by the Alberta branch of the Canadian Paraplegic Association (CPA) who are reaching out to Native people across the province and farther afield.
The four, Director of Rehabilitation Services for First Nation and Metis…
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The Native Brotherhood Society held a two-day workshop on the reintergration of the Aboriginal offender into society on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at the Drumheller Institution in southern Alberta. The workshops were facilitated by a number of guests attending from Alberta's Aboriginal community agencies and agencies in Saskatchewan and Ontario.
The workshops were initiated for…
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Pat and Ted Dellaire are foster parents, but the Dellaires really believe they are just a part of an extended family and are providing care for children that find themselves needing care at this time in their lives.
"We are all related as Native people. We never identify the kids as foster kids because it has such a negative connotation to it. Within the circle, we are…
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While most people spent a leisurely Saturday morning sleeping in, more than 500 people streamed into the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton on Sept. 25 to watch the 1999 National Canadian Body Building and Ms. Fitness Championships.
The competition saw 153 athletes competing in 15 categories, including Heavy Weight - Men; Light Heavy Weight - Men; Middle Weight - Men; Bantam…
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A Calgary Metis historian and an Idaho artist turned a Native history-telling tradition into a game for adults and children.
The new game, called the Metis Winter Count Game, is based on the tradition of recording significant historical events using pictographs painted on animal hides.
"[The winter count] is like a time-line," said game co-creator Geoff Burtonshaw…
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What is all the talk about Y2K? What does it all mean?
According to the computer experts, it means that on New Year's Day computer technology problems around the world may occur and cause disruptions with everything from financial institutions to generating power. This concerns communities all across Canada and is being taken seriously enough by Medical Services Branch…
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On Sept. 29, at the University of Alberta's Alumni House and before a crowd of about 100 guests representing the university, government and the Aboriginal community, Herb Belcourt, owner and CEO of Canative Housing Corp. in Edmonton, formally announced his intention "to give something back to the community." Canative Housing Corp. is a private company that purchases and rents…
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A summer program in Alberta's Aboriginal communities continues to have an impact on people at the grassroots level, providing opportunities to take part in activities from baseball and swimming to art and drama. Sponsored by Alberta Sport, Recereation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation and assisted by corporate sponsors, the Future Leaders Program uses sport and recreation as an…
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Papaschase band descendants who want to pursue recognition by the federal government and who may be interested in going after compensation for land given up or coerced from them in the last century will want to take a hard look at any group claiming to represent their interests. At least two groups hold themselves out as bone fide in Edmonton.
Audrey V. Gladue identifies…
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Dr. Phyllis Cardinal, an educator with 23 years' experience, has been appointed to lead an ambitious project that will see an Aboriginal secondary school start up in Edmonton by autumn of 2000. Whether this means culturally based studies offered at that level in existing institutions or their own school site has yet to be determined through research and consultation with all…
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A First Nations judge was appointed to the Alberta Provincial Court, Calgary Criminal Division, last month by Minister of Justice and Attorney General, David Hancock.
He is Leonard Stephen (Tony) Mandamin, a lifetime member of the Canadian Native Friendship Centre in Edmonton, where on Sept. 24 they held a reception in honor of the appointment.
Mandamin's new role…
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Terrying About
Tansi!
Well, after a busy summer, I had a nice little holiday in case you didn't notice. Anyway, I'm back and raring to go. So let's get it on, eh?
First off, I'd like to extend congratulations to that ever-so-great artist, humorist and writer, Everett Soop, a Blood Indian who labored long and lovingly with Kainai News, The Native People and…
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People and Places
Oki. Gee, long time no hear from me. You probably thought I disappeared again. Well, I did. I was in the big land of bingo. My focus was on Radio Bingo. I missed you people, talking with all of you. I was looking outside today and it's snowing. I cannot believe it's snowing already. It saddens me because summer is gone. Gonegonegone. I have to tell you a…
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Lack of leadership and the inability to follow policy is why some say the Peigan Nation's two schools have been losing students in large numbers to neighboring communities over the past three years.
A former principal and two former school board members charge that petty politicking combined with the lack of understanding of school programs and board procedures have nearly…
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According to Beaver First Nation Chief, Harvey Bulldog, the majority of his people voted in a referendum last month to divide the two reserves they now occupy about 20 miles east of High Level into separate nations. A press release issued by Bulldog on Sept. 20 said a referendum was held Sept. 9 and ratified Sept. 16. Bulldog lives on the Boyer River reserve, where the voting is…