The 2008 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) set for Cowichan, B.C. are still eight months away, but organizers are confident all preparations are running smoothly at this point.
"Over the last two years we have been operating as a host society," said Rick Brant, chief executive officer for the games. "Everything is in place."

The 2008 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) set for Cowichan, B.C. are still eight months away, but organizers are confident all preparations are running smoothly at this point.
"Over the last two years we have been operating as a host society," said Rick Brant, chief executive officer for the games. "Everything is in place."

A thriving community is a key goal for the newly elected chief of Six Nations of the Grand River, home to the largest Aboriginal population in Canada.
"The way ahead for me is to put back the public affairs of our community into a healthy and sustainable state," said Bill Montour.
He defeated incumbent chief David General by 663 votes to 287 in the Nov. 17 election.

Judi Kehler has mentored many girls from the time they were curious five-year-olds through their teens. She's been involved with Girl Guides for 35 years, but she believes one of her biggest accomplishments is the inner city program at Albert community school in Regina.

Invasive mould, spongy floors and leaky ceilings forced the evacuation of 31 people, more than half of them children, from five uninhabitable homes of the Piikani Nation Nov. 23.
"We declared a state of emergency for the Piikani Nation because of our housing situation," said Adam North Peigan, a band councilor. "Some of our Nation members would not have survived the winter."

What do an aspiring First Nations artist, a welder and a business administrator have in common? All are paving the way for a bright future through education, and were all acknowledged for their academic pursuits after becoming British Columbia's Northwest Community College bursary and scholarship recipients for 2007.
This year, Northwest Community College (NWCC), which has campuses in Smithers, Hazelton, Houston, Kitimat, Terrace, Stewart, and Prince Rupert, presented $60,000 in awards to 47 deserving students nearly half of them being First Nations.

Artist-Sandy Scofield
Album-Nikawiy Askiy
Song-Raining in Vancouver
Label- Independent
Producer-Sandy Scofield and Shael Wrinch

Twenty-two-year-old actor and student Larissa Tobacco is probably best known for her work as host of the APTN program Upload, and her time spent as a contestant in MuchMusic's 2006 VJ Search. In the New Year she'll be adding another entry to her resume, when she takes on the hosting duties for the 15th annual National Aboriginal Achievement Awards gala, to be held in Toronto on March 7. The gala event, which will see awards presented to 14 exceptional Aboriginal achievers, will air nationally on APTN and Global Television at a later date.

The following article is the first in a series of columns by the Canadian Cancer Society that will be running in Windspeaker, providing information on healthy living and cancer prevention from an Aboriginal perspective.

A month or so ago, the Catholic School Board in Halton Region pulled The Golden Compass, a children's novel written by Philip Pulman, from the shelves. Supposedly not because of anything in it, but because the man who wrote it is an avowed and proud atheist. He does not believe in God.
I heard that's allowed in some countries. In theory, I can understand the school board's perspective. As a Native person, would I want somebody working at Indian Affairs Canada who didn't believe in Ojibways? It's a difficult position.