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When Laura McCallum first found out that she had been nominated and awarded the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal for 1997, she was really taken by surprise. It had just never occurred to her that anyone would recognize her work as a volunteer. Doing well had always been reward enough.

But more than 20 years of dedicated commitment to the people of her home community of Sandy Bay would not go unrecognized, an outstanding achievement in a province that has one of the highest rates of volunteerism in Canada.

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When Laura McCallum first found out that she had been nominated and awarded the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal for 1997, she was really taken by surprise. It had just never occurred to her that anyone would recognize her work as a volunteer. Doing well had always been reward enough.

But more than 20 years of dedicated commitment to the people of her home community of Sandy Bay would not go unrecognized, an outstanding achievement in a province that has one of the highest rates of volunteerism in Canada.

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If there was to be one motto of the Mother Child Futures program in Prince Albert, it might be: "Every one needs some help some time."

From free milk for pregnant and nursing mothers to Life Skills classes, and from how-to-cook seminars to an afternoon break for moms, the program provides help to mothers struggling with the everyday challenges of raising children.

Candy Renas, 23, is one of the moms taking advantage of the support Child Mother Futures offers.

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If there was to be one motto of the Mother Child Futures program in Prince Albert, it might be: "Every one needs some help some time."

From free milk for pregnant and nursing mothers to Life Skills classes, and from how-to-cook seminars to an afternoon break for moms, the program provides help to mothers struggling with the everyday challenges of raising children.

Candy Renas, 23, is one of the moms taking advantage of the support Child Mother Futures offers.

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Clem Chartier has his work cut out for him. The newly-elected President of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan has a list of goals for his three-year term that includes restarting the Metis land claims process, entrenching hunting and fishing rights for his people and coming up with an acceptable definition of Metis before an imminent enumeration takes place.

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Clem Chartier has his work cut out for him. The newly-elected President of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan has a list of goals for his three-year term that includes restarting the Metis land claims process, entrenching hunting and fishing rights for his people and coming up with an acceptable definition of Metis before an imminent enumeration takes place.

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Clem Chartier has his work cut out for him. The newly-elected President of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan has a list of goals for his three-year term that includes restarting the Metis land claims process, entrenching hunting and fishing rights for his people and coming up with an acceptable definition of Metis before an imminent enumeration takes place.

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Imagine a special greeting card that says '"tansi," or one for high school graduates with a birch bark-biting and a picture of an eagle feather tucked inside. Or how about a golden wedding anniversary card for kokum and mosom with blessings from the Creator . . . Done in quillwork and buckskin.

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Imagine a special greeting card that says '"tansi," or one for high school graduates with a birch bark-biting and a picture of an eagle feather tucked inside. Or how about a golden wedding anniversary card for kokum and mosom with blessings from the Creator . . . Done in quillwork and buckskin.

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Comments from callers to a Regina radio station seemed to represent the more negative racial attitudes of Saskatchewan residents when slurs against Indians were aired during a live call-in show.

The show was broadcast Wednesday, Feb. 25, one day after the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations released the findings of a recent poll which revealed that an "overwhelming" number of Saskatchewan respondents held "negative opinions" about Indians.