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PRINCE GEORGE - People from across North America will be gathering in Prince George in late April to share ideas about how to keep Aboriginal students in school during the fifth annual RETAIN conference to be held April 27 to 30.

RETAIN - Retention In Education Today For All Indigenous Nations - is the fifth annual conference. The four previous conferences were held in Arizona, hosted by various universities in the state. This year"s conference is hosted by the University of Northern British Columbia.

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WHITEHORSE - Many tales will be told along the banks of the Yukon River in Whitehorse this summer during the 13th annual Yukon International Storytelling Festival to be held June 2 to 4 at Rotary Peace Park.

Story tellers - more than 50 of them - will come from every province in Canada and the United States. Sue Gleason, festival manger, said a teller from Northern Ireland will also be taking part, and organizers are looking at the possibility of bringing a teller over from Tel Aviv.

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Artists from British Columbia in the Aboriginal music industry nabbed the top prizes at this year's Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards held in Toronto on Nov. 24. The winner in this year?s best female artist category is Fara for her CD, Pretty Brown. George Leach was named as best male artist for his work on Just Where I'm At, which also won best rock album.

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Artists from British Columbia in the Aboriginal music industry nabbed the top prizes at this year's Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards held in Toronto on Nov. 24. The winner in this year?s best female artist category is Fara for her CD, Pretty Brown. George Leach was named as best male artist for his work on Just Where I'm At, which also won best rock album.

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A study of more than 2,000 Aboriginal youth aged 12 to 18 shows that the inter-generational effects of the residential school system are finally beginning to subside, a researcher says.

Dr. Roger Tonkin believes the positive findings uncovered by his group's research are a sign that the younger generation is less traumatized than previous generations.

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A study of more than 2,000 Aboriginal youth aged 12 to 18 shows that the inter-generational effects of the residential school system are finally beginning to subside, a researcher says.

Dr. Roger Tonkin believes the positive findings uncovered by his group's research are a sign that the younger generation is less traumatized than previous generations.

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Darlene McGougan would like to get the message out to First Nations people within the Capital Health Region that she is there to advocate on their behalf in the area of health care.

McGougan is the First Nations liaison with Capital Health Region (CHR) in Victoria, a post she has held since the position was created in February. She works out of Royal Jubilee Hospital.

The CHR delivers health care services to most of the southern island, McGougan said, including nine reserves, the urban community and the Metis community.

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Darlene McGougan would like to get the message out to First Nations people within the Capital Health Region that she is there to advocate on their behalf in the area of health care.

McGougan is the First Nations liaison with Capital Health Region (CHR) in Victoria, a post she has held since the position was created in February. She works out of Royal Jubilee Hospital.

The CHR delivers health care services to most of the southern island, McGougan said, including nine reserves, the urban community and the Metis community.

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Candis Callison of the Tahltan First Nation is the recipient of a scholarship from CN. Callison is completing a Masters of Science in comparative media studies at MIT in Boston.

Born in Dease Lake, Callison graduated from White Rock Academy with a Bachelors of Administration. Upon graduating, she traveled to Hungary to teach English. On her return, she launched herself into a successful media career, first with CBC Radio.

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Candis Callison of the Tahltan First Nation is the recipient of a scholarship from CN. Callison is completing a Masters of Science in comparative media studies at MIT in Boston.

Born in Dease Lake, Callison graduated from White Rock Academy with a Bachelors of Administration. Upon graduating, she traveled to Hungary to teach English. On her return, she launched herself into a successful media career, first with CBC Radio.