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The finishing touches are being put on a new Website for Aboriginal youth designed to help them better understand why they smoke, and give them the help they need to quit.
The "A Tribe Called Quit" Website is being launched by the Aboriginal Youth Network (AYN). The site was developed at the request of Health Canada, which funded the project as an alternative to their…
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People from across the country will gather on June 21 to mark National Aboriginal Day, proclaimed in 1996 by former governor general Romeo LeBlanc to celebrate the contributions made by Aboriginal people to Canadian society, and to recognize the different cultures of Aboriginal people across Canada.
June 21 was chosen as the date for National Aboriginal Day to coincide…
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People from across the country will gather on June 21 to mark National Aboriginal Day, proclaimed in 1996 by former governor general Romeo LeBlanc to celebrate the contributions made by Aboriginal people to Canadian society, and to recognize the different cultures of Aboriginal people across Canada.
June 21 was chosen as the date for National Aboriginal Day to coincide…
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"Share the natural beauty of our home" is the theme of the Silver Birch Resort, located on the shores of Whitefish Lake on the Kikino Metis Settlement, an hour-and-a-half drive northeast of Edmonton.
The staff at Silver Birch is well known for the warm welcome they extend to guests. They go out of their way to make the campgrounds and beach area family friendly. The…
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"Share the natural beauty of our home" is the theme of the Silver Birch Resort, located on the shores of Whitefish Lake on the Kikino Metis Settlement, an hour-and-a-half drive northeast of Edmonton.
The staff at Silver Birch is well known for the warm welcome they extend to guests. They go out of their way to make the campgrounds and beach area family friendly. The…
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Two years ago a small boy had his bike stolen in Alberta Beach. Local Metis constable Dyanne Weston took pity on him and petitioned the police force for a replacement bike for the lad. She eventually was able to get one, but it was a long, convoluted process.
That incident sparked the Bikes for Kids initiative, a program founded by Weston and Const. Leon Gay from Alexis…
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Two years ago a small boy had his bike stolen in Alberta Beach. Local Metis constable Dyanne Weston took pity on him and petitioned the police force for a replacement bike for the lad. She eventually was able to get one, but it was a long, convoluted process.
That incident sparked the Bikes for Kids initiative, a program founded by Weston and Const. Leon Gay from Alexis…
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When Robin Melting Tallow and Shane Cunningham put out a call for new scripts by Aboriginal artists, they were looking for contemporary works to serve as the centrepiece for Crazy Horse Theatre's Aboriginal Playwrights Festival. What they got was not only several new plays, but also confirmation that their Calgary festival was answering a pent-up demand.
"We were totally…
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When Robin Melting Tallow and Shane Cunningham put out a call for new scripts by Aboriginal artists, they were looking for contemporary works to serve as the centrepiece for Crazy Horse Theatre's Aboriginal Playwrights Festival. What they got was not only several new plays, but also confirmation that their Calgary festival was answering a pent-up demand.
"We were totally…
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Hobbema's youth got a chance to play show and tell with the Edmonton Eskimos, Miss Teen Alberta, a youth empowerment speaker, television hosts, and two rap groups.
At Hobbema's fifth annual trade show held May 15 to 17, a special evening was set aside for the youth. On the evening of May 17 a Youth Show and Tell Autograph Session and Dance Party with guest role models was…
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Hobbema's youth got a chance to play show and tell with the Edmonton Eskimos, Miss Teen Alberta, a youth empowerment speaker, television hosts, and two rap groups.
At Hobbema's fifth annual trade show held May 15 to 17, a special evening was set aside for the youth. On the evening of May 17 a Youth Show and Tell Autograph Session and Dance Party with guest role models was…
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Metis woman Colleen Klein was the guest of honor at the sixth annual Esquao Awards held May 24. The wife of Premier Ralph Klein received the first-ever Circle of Honor Award for her work in improving the lives of Alberta's children as a committed volunteer.
"Always remember that we will be known forever by the tracks that we leave," said Mrs. Klein in an emotional…
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Metis woman Colleen Klein was the guest of honor at the sixth annual Esquao Awards held May 24. The wife of Premier Ralph Klein received the first-ever Circle of Honor Award for her work in improving the lives of Alberta's children as a committed volunteer.
"Always remember that we will be known forever by the tracks that we leave," said Mrs. Klein in an emotional…
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Craig Womack, a Creek-Cherokee Indian from Muscogee, Okla., is hopeful that the time is not far off when First Nations councils will invest in their people and their culture by printing the written works of their local writers.
"They have to start seeing literature as a way of Native survival instead of always waging war in the court room," said Womack on April 29 at Head…
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Craig Womack, a Creek-Cherokee Indian from Muscogee, Okla., is hopeful that the time is not far off when First Nations councils will invest in their people and their culture by printing the written works of their local writers.
"They have to start seeing literature as a way of Native survival instead of always waging war in the court room," said Womack on April 29 at Head…