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The younger generation has to take control over their lives to succeed in the present society, said Elder Alvena Strasbourg.
"My heart is with the children to better themselves and their lives. I tell the young people there is so much help out there than when I was young and there is no need to go through rough times like I did."
Strasbourg was among 40 Elders…
Page 3 In a combination of Blackfoot and English, of Christian and Indian tradition, the two communities that Joseph Crowshoe, Sr. spent his life sharing his wisdom with joined to bid the Peigan Elder goodbye. The Peigan Nation flag flew at half-mast as about 600 people packed the Brocket Community Hall on Nov. 2. Inside, Crowshoe's tipi hung as a backdrop and his headdress was laid in front.…
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Hundreds of delegates hurried down corridors as they searched for workshops, the cafeteria, chaperones or group members at the seventh annual Dreamcatcher Aboriginal Youth Conference held on Oct. 15 to 17.
This year's theme for the conference was Dancing Our Four Directions: All My Relations. The conference was hosted by the Grant MacEwan Community College child and youth…
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Along with pumpkin pie, ice cream and a selection of pastries more than 800 people were served hearty helpings of turkey and all the trimmings at the Boyle Street Co-op on Thanksgiving Day.
The long line of people waiting for the centre to open its doors continued around the block as families, men and women attended the third annual Thanksgiving dinner.
"We're…
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The Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research in the University of Alberta's department of public health sciences has released the report of its first injury prevention project conducted with a First Nation.
The pilot project, designed to increase the seat belt wearing rate in Wabasca/Desmarais, about 120 km from Slave Lake, was conducted with Bigstone Cree Nation at…
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Justice took a new path when First Nation traditionalists, an Aboriginal judge and the provincial court joined in partnership to open a new court on the Tsuu T'ina Nation on Oct. 15.
Harley Crowchild and Rodney Big Crow were inducted as peacekeepers in a ceremony to open a Tsuu T'ina provincial court. Appointed to the provincial court was L.S. "Tony" Mandamin, an Ojibway…
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Two Alberta women were honored on Dec. 10 at Edmonton City Hall for their contributions to the advancement of human rights in Alberta.
The ceremony, co-hosted by the City of Edmonton and the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission, honored Muriel Stanley Venne, an Edmonton Metis woman, and lawyer Margaret Shone.
"I commend both these women for their…
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For Aboriginal students and aspiring arts professionals who are looking for some financial help to go to school, the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation should be the first number on their list to call.
The foundation has three main scholarship programs available to status and non-status First Nations people, Inuit and Metis students - the Arts Scholarship Program…
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Think of a golf course and your mind probably turns to hot summer days rather than reading, writing and arithmetic. But for months, 26 members from the Paul Band walked or car pooled to the Iron Head Club House and Golf Course near Wabamun to attend classes with the hope of achieving their high school general equivalency diplomas.
The students were pre-tested and were…
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The Foundation for the Advancement of Aboriginal Youth receives hundreds of applications each year from Aboriginal students across Canada. From those hundreds, 75 winners are chosen and Windy Willier of Sucker Creek First Nation is one of them.
"When I got the letter about my award, I didn't really believe it. I thought my mom was joking," said Willier. When she got the…
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Anniversaries never fail to be a time for celebration and for reminiscing as was the case with the 10th anniversary of the University of Alberta's School of Native Studies in Edmonton.
The formal occasion, a Dec. 4 banquet at the Coast Terrace Hotel, attracted hundreds of former and current students, grads, staff and supporters from Canada and the United States.
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From the first week of July to the middle of August Aboriginal men and woman who dream of military life can attend a program called Bold Eagle.
The program, designed for Aboriginal youth, is open to male or female applicants from 17 to 26 years of age who are First Nations or Bill C-31 members. Applicants are accepted on a first come, first served basis. The applicants…
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George Bull, a 21 year old boxer from Goodfish Lake First Nation, will wear the Team Alberta colors at the senior national boxing tournament in Sudbury, Ont. from Jan. 21 to 24.
Bull won the Alberta senior light heavyweight (178 lbs.) title in Red Deer in early December. He beat Brad Lachowich of Edmonton 10-9 on the computer scoring system in the five-round title bout.…
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Organizers of the local drive to bring breakfast and lunch to needy students are hoping to raise $45,000 before the project starts up in February.
For years, community members have been trying to bring in a program to feed school-aged children who may otherwise go through the day with little or no food
Since September, a number of interested groups have been…
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It's not too often that children are treated by law enforcement officers, but that's exactly what happened Dec. 18 when elementary students at the Kitaskinaw School of the Enoch Cree Nation were treated to candies, chocolates, oranges and other goodies by members of the RCMP, represented by Const. Pat Gantly, Safety Bear, and Enoch Band Const. Harry Sharphead.
The trio…