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A study examining how Canadian elementary and secondary schools teach students about Aboriginal culture and history gives the nation's education systems a failing grade.

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The Duke of Edinburgh Award program encourages young people aged 14 to 25 to expand their horizons through community service, skill development, physical fitness, and taking part in expeditions and explorations.

Participants in the program work toward three different levels of recognition-bronze, silver and gold.

The program is international in scope, known outside of Canada as the International Award for Young People, and was established by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1956. The program has been operating in Canada since 1963.

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The Duke of Edinburgh Award program encourages young people aged 14 to 25 to expand their horizons through community service, skill development, physical fitness, and taking part in expeditions and explorations.

Participants in the program work toward three different levels of recognition-bronze, silver and gold.

The program is international in scope, known outside of Canada as the International Award for Young People, and was established by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1956. The program has been operating in Canada since 1963.

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Sculpture, drawing, beadwork and quilts will be among the artwork displayed at the Tecumseh Arts Festival on Oct. 5 and 6 at historic Fort York.

The festival celebrates and honors Tecumseh, the leader of the Shawnee, who with his brother, Tenskwatawa, led the formation of a confederacy of Native nations that played a critical role in the defence of Canada in the War of 1812. Tecumseh was killed in a battle on Oct. 5, 1813 in southwestern Ontario.

The arts festival is organized by the Tecumseh Collective, which is comprised of Aboriginal visual artists.

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Sculpture, drawing, beadwork and quilts will be among the artwork displayed at the Tecumseh Arts Festival on Oct. 5 and 6 at historic Fort York.

The festival celebrates and honors Tecumseh, the leader of the Shawnee, who with his brother, Tenskwatawa, led the formation of a confederacy of Native nations that played a critical role in the defence of Canada in the War of 1812. Tecumseh was killed in a battle on Oct. 5, 1813 in southwestern Ontario.

The arts festival is organized by the Tecumseh Collective, which is comprised of Aboriginal visual artists.

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Media giant NBC and the Oneida Nation in the United States have joined forces for the second consecutive year to showcase Native talent.

Comedians and writers will compete in the second annual Four Directions Talent Search in auditions across Canada and the U.S. throughout October and November.

Four Directions Talent Search was created to increase the presence of Indigenous performers and writers on television, with the expectation of identifying Native actors, comedians and writers, and furthering their career opportunities.

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Media giant NBC and the Oneida Nation in the United States have joined forces for the second consecutive year to showcase Native talent.

Comedians and writers will compete in the second annual Four Directions Talent Search in auditions across Canada and the U.S. throughout October and November.

Four Directions Talent Search was created to increase the presence of Indigenous performers and writers on television, with the expectation of identifying Native actors, comedians and writers, and furthering their career opportunities.

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Songwriting can potentially be a lucrative career option if your songs gets into the right hands at the right times. Many artists prefer to write their own songs, although international artists, such as Celine Dion, have never written a single song to call their own.

So where does the money come from?

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Songwriting can potentially be a lucrative career option if your songs gets into the right hands at the right times. Many artists prefer to write their own songs, although international artists, such as Celine Dion, have never written a single song to call their own.

So where does the money come from?

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While a number of Canadian artists and groups were nominated for Native American Music Awards this year, Red Bull was one of only two nominees from north of the border to take home an award.

The Saskatchewan-based powwow group won a Nammy in the Best Powwow Recording category for their album, Traditional. Other nominees in the category included fellow Canadian powwow groups Nakoda Lodge, who were nominated for the album Dark Realm, and Northern Cree, who were nominated along with Young Bird from Pawnee, Oklahoma for the album Double Platinum.