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Partnerships will be the key to developing a new relationship between Aboriginal people and the rest of society in the new millennium, according to Indian Affairs and Northern Development Minister Jane Stewart.

Stewart addressed a crowd of Liberal supporters and Aboriginal leaders at a dinner in Prince Albert on May 28, where she pointed to relationships being developed by the Lac La Ronge band, the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and the Woodlands Cree bands as models for the next century.

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Partnerships will be the key to developing a new relationship between Aboriginal people and the rest of society in the new millennium, according to Indian Affairs and Northern Development Minister Jane Stewart.

Stewart addressed a crowd of Liberal supporters and Aboriginal leaders at a dinner in Prince Albert on May 28, where she pointed to relationships being developed by the Lac La Ronge band, the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and the Woodlands Cree bands as models for the next century.

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Partnerships will be the key to developing a new relationship between Aboriginal people and the rest of society in the new millennium, according to Indian Affairs and Northern Development Minister Jane Stewart.

Stewart addressed a crowd of Liberal supporters and Aboriginal leaders at a dinner in Prince Albert on May 28, where she pointed to relationships being developed by the Lac La Ronge band, the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and the Woodlands Cree bands as models for the next century.

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Increased government funding has created optimism in First Nations students and educators as they await a new facility for the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.

"The architectural drawings are just being completed and construction will probably start at the end of this year," said Blair Stonechild, executive director of planning and development for the college. "The completion should come in the year 2000."

Recent government contributions have made a substantial impact on the process of the project, initiated 10 years ago.

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Increased government funding has created optimism in First Nations students and educators as they await a new facility for the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.

"The architectural drawings are just being completed and construction will probably start at the end of this year," said Blair Stonechild, executive director of planning and development for the college. "The completion should come in the year 2000."

Recent government contributions have made a substantial impact on the process of the project, initiated 10 years ago.

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Thunderchild First Nation recently took a major step into the future with the grand opening of their new health centre, a multi-purpose complex that took just six months to build, but several years to plan.

The presiding council of Elders and health officials made sure the May 28 opening ceremonies for the new state-of-the-art building were kept strictly traditional, with a strong focus on spiritual and cultural solidarity within the community.

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Thunderchild First Nation recently took a major step into the future with the grand opening of their new health centre, a multi-purpose complex that took just six months to build, but several years to plan.

The presiding council of Elders and health officials made sure the May 28 opening ceremonies for the new state-of-the-art building were kept strictly traditional, with a strong focus on spiritual and cultural solidarity within the community.

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Visitors to Fort Carlton were recently able to relive the past by experiencing present day traditions. During Fur Trader Day, which took place on July 12, local First Nations and Metis people demonstrated that crafts and customs learned from their ancestors are still very evident.

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Visitors to Fort Carlton were recently able to relive the past by experiencing present day traditions. During Fur Trader Day, which took place on July 12, local First Nations and Metis people demonstrated that crafts and customs learned from their ancestors are still very evident.

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Aboriginal businesses are playing an essential role in Canadian economic development, according to a recently release report by Industry Canada.

The report, Aboriginal Entrepreneurs in Canada: Progress and Prospects, states that over 20,000 businesses in Canada are Aboriginally-owned. Between 1981 and 1996, the number of Aboriginal people who were self-employed grew almost three times faster than the national increase in self-employment.