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Daniels gets top recognition

Each year the province of Alberta honors dozens upon dozens of deserving citizens by presenting them with special achievement awards. The categories for the awards fall in the areas of Performance, Service and Excellence.

However, the premium awards are those known as the Premier's Awards which are given in lieu of meritorious and outstanding achievement and distinction. In this regard, only one award is given in each of the three categories, one of which went to Christine Daniels.

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Indian programs unveiled

OCO '88 is seeking $1.25 million from Native and government agencies to enable Native participation in the Calgary Winter Olympic Games.

During an open board meeting Friday April 24, an Indian events program was unveiled. OCO '88 will be contributing $250,000 toward the event and the remainder will be sought from other sources.

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I want to pay some well-deserved recognition this week to a few people in the world of Native affairs. Some of the recognition is a pat-on-the-back and some it's a kick-in-the-pants, metaphorically speaking, of course.

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If the Canadian government returns the death penalty in this country, there is a very distinct possibility that Native people would be those most likely to be executed in disproportionate numbers says a recently completed study.

The study which was conducted by Economics Professor Kenneth Avio of the University of Victoria maintains that this potential is larger than life, particularly if the government follows its previous patterns in the conviction and execution of murderers.

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Francis Jebeaux, an 82-year-old resident of the Kehewin Reserve, was an eligible bachelor until he shared his vows of matrimony with his love of seven years, Georgina Seawaposum, of the Whitefish Lake Band in Saskatchewan on April 25.

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Cartoon centre of controversy

A city committee chairman has accused the Calgary Herald of inciting violence against the Lubicon Lake band and any Indian person attempting to blockade the Olympic torch relay.

Andrew Bear Robe, a Blackfoot band member, and chairman of the city's Native Urban Affairs Committee charges that the Herald's depiction of Indian people in editorial cartoons are "morally reprehensible, slanted and stereotypical."

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Cartoon centre of controversy

A city committee chairman has accused the Calgary Herald of inciting violence against the Lubicon Lake band and any Indian person attempting to blockade the Olympic torch relay.

Andrew Bear Robe, a Blackfoot band member, and chairman of the city's Native Urban Affairs Committee charges that the Herald's depiction of Indian people in editorial cartoons are "morally reprehensible, slanted and stereotypical."

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Grade 4 students in Saskatchewan, and even farther afield, can now learn about the history of the Northern Plains and its people, thanks to a new line of educational products.

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Aboriginal nursing students in Regina now have access to the same support system that their fellow students in Saskatoon have had since the late 1980's.

The Native Access Program to Nursing (NAPN), which works to recruit Aboriginal students into nursing, and then helps them with obstacles they may face in their studies, has recently opened an office in Regina, staffed by NAPN advisor Bev McBeth.