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Juggling school, work, and family life were difficult challenges for Christine Sitting Eagle, who recently became the first student of First Nations descent to earn a Bachelor of Science degree at the University College of the Fraser Valley.

But, as she likes to remind people, she had role models. Her parents, Steven and Gwen Point, were among the first generation of Sto:lo people to pursue higher education.

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Juggling school, work, and family life were difficult challenges for Christine Sitting Eagle, who recently became the first student of First Nations descent to earn a Bachelor of Science degree at the University College of the Fraser Valley.

But, as she likes to remind people, she had role models. Her parents, Steven and Gwen Point, were among the first generation of Sto:lo people to pursue higher education.

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An all-out campaign has been launched in British Columbia to respond to what's being called a "crisis" in education. The huge gap in the success rate between Native and non-Native students has prompted the British Columbia Teachers' Federation to get more Aboriginal educators into classrooms and change the teaching environment.

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An all-out campaign has been launched in British Columbia to respond to what's being called a "crisis" in education. The huge gap in the success rate between Native and non-Native students has prompted the British Columbia Teachers' Federation to get more Aboriginal educators into classrooms and change the teaching environment.

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In 1997, Flora Wallace traveled to Banff to join other women in a program called Aboriginal Women's Voices. There she shared a traditional Lil'wat song with the other women gathered. Now, three years later, Flora has joined with members of her family to share more of those traditional songs with a larger audience.

Flora and five of her children have formed Tzo'kam, a musical group that performs traditional songs, as well as contemporary songs using traditional language and style.

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In 1997, Flora Wallace traveled to Banff to join other women in a program called Aboriginal Women's Voices. There she shared a traditional Lil'wat song with the other women gathered. Now, three years later, Flora has joined with members of her family to share more of those traditional songs with a larger audience.

Flora and five of her children have formed Tzo'kam, a musical group that performs traditional songs, as well as contemporary songs using traditional language and style.

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Arnie Narcisse is well known in the Nicola Valley for his efforts in preserving and rebuilding fisheries throughout the area, as well as for keeping the fishing traditions of First Nations alive.

He was rewarded for his efforts in Ottawa by the Canadian Wildlife Federation, which presented him with the Roderick Haig-Brown Award, an acknowledgement of his work to bring a common solution to the needs of endangered fish stocks in Merritt-area rivers.

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Arnie Narcisse is well known in the Nicola Valley for his efforts in preserving and rebuilding fisheries throughout the area, as well as for keeping the fishing traditions of First Nations alive.

He was rewarded for his efforts in Ottawa by the Canadian Wildlife Federation, which presented him with the Roderick Haig-Brown Award, an acknowledgement of his work to bring a common solution to the needs of endangered fish stocks in Merritt-area rivers.

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This year the BC Festival of the Arts was held May 23 to June 3 in Nelson, which has been called the "best small arts town in Canada."

Every year the festival attracts 900 participants to take part in workshops, conference sessions, and master classes given by more than 70 professional artists. This year, 40 Indigenous artists from across the province participated in the Indigenous Arts Service Organization Showcase 2000, the final festival event and was aired live on CBC radio.

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This year the BC Festival of the Arts was held May 23 to June 3 in Nelson, which has been called the "best small arts town in Canada."

Every year the festival attracts 900 participants to take part in workshops, conference sessions, and master classes given by more than 70 professional artists. This year, 40 Indigenous artists from across the province participated in the Indigenous Arts Service Organization Showcase 2000, the final festival event and was aired live on CBC radio.