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Artist creates sculptures with northern flair

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Despite the particularly problems artists face north of the 60th parallel, Dolphus Cadieux is well on his way to becoming internationally recognized as a carver and as a painter.

Born and bred in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Cadieux is a Metis artist who has learned to overcome the remoteness northern artist's often face.

"The North is pretty isolated, there's not too much of an art community here.

I'm usually working in isolation. I go south quite a bit just to keep up. I go to the galleries."

Artist creates sculptures with northern flair

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Despite the particularly problems artists face north of the 60th parallel, Dolphus Cadieux is well on his way to becoming internationally recognized as a carver and as a painter.

Born and bred in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Cadieux is a Metis artist who has learned to overcome the remoteness northern artist's often face.

"The North is pretty isolated, there's not too much of an art community here.

I'm usually working in isolation. I go south quite a bit just to keep up. I go to the galleries."

Artist creates sculptures with northern flair

Page R8

Despite the particularly problems artists face north of the 60th parallel, Dolphus Cadieux is well on his way to becoming internationally recognized as a carver and as a painter.

Born and bred in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Cadieux is a Metis artist who has learned to overcome the remoteness northern artist's often face.

"The North is pretty isolated, there's not too much of an art community here.

I'm usually working in isolation. I go south quite a bit just to keep up. I go to the galleries."

Bird wins by landslide vote

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Former Vice-Chief Alphonse Bird was elected Chief of the Prince Albert Tribal Council on the first ballot of the October 5 election.

Bird, of the Montreal Lake band, defeated incumbent A.J. Felix of the Sturgeon Lake band and challenger Leo Omani, winning 103 of the 153 ballots. Chiefs of the 12 bands and one representative for every 200 band members cast votes. The tribal council represents an estimated 23,000 band members.

Bird wins by landslide vote

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Former Vice-Chief Alphonse Bird was elected Chief of the Prince Albert Tribal Council on the first ballot of the October 5 election.

Bird, of the Montreal Lake band, defeated incumbent A.J. Felix of the Sturgeon Lake band and challenger Leo Omani, winning 103 of the 153 ballots. Chiefs of the 12 bands and one representative for every 200 band members cast votes. The tribal council represents an estimated 23,000 band members.

Bird wins by landslide vote

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Former Vice-Chief Alphonse Bird was elected Chief of the Prince Albert Tribal Council on the first ballot of the October 5 election.

Bird, of the Montreal Lake band, defeated incumbent A.J. Felix of the Sturgeon Lake band and challenger Leo Omani, winning 103 of the 153 ballots. Chiefs of the 12 bands and one representative for every 200 band members cast votes. The tribal council represents an estimated 23,000 band members.

Bird wins by landslide vote

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Former Vice-Chief Alphonse Bird was elected Chief of the Prince Albert Tribal Council on the first ballot of the October 5 election.

Bird, of the Montreal Lake band, defeated incumbent A.J. Felix of the Sturgeon Lake band and challenger Leo Omani, winning 103 of the 153 ballots. Chiefs of the 12 bands and one representative for every 200 band members cast votes. The tribal council represents an estimated 23,000 band members.

Bird wins by landslide vote

Page R7

Former Vice-Chief Alphonse Bird was elected Chief of the Prince Albert Tribal Council on the first ballot of the October 5 election.

Bird, of the Montreal Lake band, defeated incumbent A.J. Felix of the Sturgeon Lake band and challenger Leo Omani, winning 103 of the 153 ballots. Chiefs of the 12 bands and one representative for every 200 band members cast votes. The tribal council represents an estimated 23,000 band members.

Archeological finds useful in land claims

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When the Nisga'a Tribal Council was preparing a land claim in northern British Columbia years ago, councilors went to the people for consensus on how much of their traditional lands they wanted returned to them.

Some of the Nisga'a members, council general manager Matt Moore told a recent conference on land claims, expected to retain 100 per cent of the land their ancestors had lived and worked on and advised the council to go for broke.