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The creator of Cowboys and Indians (and Metis?) will give a free public lecture and presentation of his work in Edmonton.

David Garneau's painting exhibition opens at Harcourt House Gallery on Nov. 23, the day after a lecture at MacEwan Centre for the Arts. The exhibition runs until Dec. 23.

In Garneau's own words the exhibit "wonders if Metis ought to be considered in the traditional cowboy and Indians dichotomy.

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Laird Goulet of Rosetown, Sask. won the Peace Hills Trust 24th anniversary First Nations art contest in the adult category. Here he is congratulated on his win by Peace Hills Trust executive committee member Chief Victor Buffalo. Second place went to Leonard George of Merritt, B.C. and third went to Theresa Towers-Rickard of Red Deer. Honorable mentions were awarded to Sean Couchie of London, Ont. and Nancy Desjarlais of Courtney, B.C.

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Hobbema country boy Shane Yellowbird pulled two awards at the inaugural Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards held in Winnipeg Nov. 3, Best New Artist for Life Is Calling My Name and Single of the Year for Beautiful Concept. Winners were selected by a community of online voters between Sept. 1 and Oct. 13 from a total of 56 nominees in 17 categories.

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The Treaty Seven First Nations in southern Alberta are concerned that the South Saskatchewan River Basin Management Plan (SSRB) will hinder environment and economic development. Doug Ohrn, SSRB project manager, disagrees.

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Two Saskatchewan groups were among the winners in Winnipeg on Nov. 2 and 3 as the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards were handed out.

Awards were presented in nine categories during the first night of the awards presentation, with the majority going to artists from Manitoba.

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When it comes to the world of art, the works of da Vinci and Picasso are easily recognizable. When it comes to Aboriginal art in Canada, Bob Boyer's name and work seem to hold a similar status.

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Financial help is on the way to address the problem of family violence among First Nation communities.

On Oct. 24, Jim Prentice, minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) announced that a one-time investment of $6 million for 2006-07 will be provided to 35 INAC-funded family violence shelters to ensure they are better equipped to provide much-needed services to women and children on reserve.

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Nineteen-year-old Alberta Eashappie-Prettyshield has added yet another accomplishment to her resume. On Oct. 16, she was one of 12 Aboriginal youth from across the country to receive a role model award from Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

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About 100 people were on hand at the recent launch of the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre that took place at the Wanuskewin Heritage Park located just outside the city.

The Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre is a non-profit group whose purpose is to collect and classify data from various Aboriginal educational institutions in an effort to find teaching methods that will benefit the wider community.

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Students at Yorkdale Central school in Yorkton were taken on a rollicking ride through Canadian history on Oct. 10, thanks to Buffalo Tales, a presentation by Ted Longbottom and Dan Koulack.

Longbottom is a Metis singer, songwriter and storyteller from Selkirk, Man. Koulack is a musician from New York who not only provides musical accompaniment, but also dons costumes to help Longbottom bring his stories to life.

The students responded immediately to Longbottom and Koulack's music, swaying, clapping and tapping in time.