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Smith Atimoyoo says he just sits and talks to anyone who will listen at Wanuskewin Heritage Park. But the 80-year-old from Little Pine Reserve was the driving force behind the creation of this internationally-renown park.

Jim Herriott, Windspeaker Contributor, Saskatoon

Elder Smith Atimoyoo is known throughout the prairie provinces as a "nice guy". The mention of his name brightens the features of anyone who knows him.

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Gordon Tootoosis, star of the CBC TV series North of 60, took time to give something back to the Native people of Sskatchewan by speaking to the students at eight inner city Saskatoon schools.

He hoped to show the young Native children that even "a Cree from Poundmaker" can achieve whatever he desires, if he is willing to work for it and willing to believe in himself.

The visits were arranged by Saskatoon Police Services Constable Craig Nirta, Aboriginal liaison, and Larry Vols, school liaison.

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Gordon Tootoosis, star of the CBC TV series North of 60, took time to give something back to the Native people of Sskatchewan by speaking to the students at eight inner city Saskatoon schools.

He hoped to show the young Native children that even "a Cree from Poundmaker" can achieve whatever he desires, if he is willing to work for it and willing to believe in himself.

The visits were arranged by Saskatoon Police Services Constable Craig Nirta, Aboriginal liaison, and Larry Vols, school liaison.

Native group overcame racial stereotyping and discrimination through community consultations when developing Elders' housing project

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When a non-profit Native housing corporation in Regina wanted to build accommodation for Aboriginal seniors in an area of the city where elderly Natives had not traditionally lived, it hit a major obstacle" the "Not In My Backyard" (NIMBY) syndrome. Community groups in the area objected strongly to having the 22-unit project in their neighborhood.

Native group overcame racial stereotyping and discrimination through community consultations when developing Elders' housing project

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When a non-profit Native housing corporation in Regina wanted to build accommodation for Aboriginal seniors in an area of the city where elderly Natives had not traditionally lived, it hit a major obstacle" the "Not In My Backyard" (NIMBY) syndrome. Community groups in the area objected strongly to having the 22-unit project in their neighborhood.

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Over the past decade, several young Native women have been murdered or gone missing from Thunder Bay and the outlying district.

There has been frustration in the Native community because it was felt that the justice system (the courts, police and government) has not put enough effort into the investigation.

Joe Major, a Thunder Bay resident, formed a citizens' group to push for more action to solve these crimes.

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Over the past decade, several young Native women have been murdered or gone missing from Thunder Bay and the outlying district.

There has been frustration in the Native community because it was felt that the justice system (the courts, police and government) has not put enough effort into the investigation.

Joe Major, a Thunder Bay resident, formed a citizens' group to push for more action to solve these crimes.

A community responds to ritual abuse

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They came from across Canada, in the cold of late January: Survivors of residential school abuse, cult abuse, child sexual assault and ritual torture. They came to share their pain, and offer support to each other, at a conference held in Thunder Bay, Ont.

A community responds to ritual abuse

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They came from across Canada, in the cold of late January: Survivors of residential school abuse, cult abuse, child sexual assault and ritual torture. They came to share their pain, and offer support to each other, at a conference held in Thunder Bay, Ont.

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Well, it's finally true. After all these years of denying it I have finally been forced to acknowledge, if not accept the horrible fact that in today's youth-oriented world, I am now officially and uncategorically classified as "old". This at the seemingly innocent but obviously over-the-hill age of 32 grand years old. Tragically, I am no longer one of "us". I am now politically aligned with "them."