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Saskatchewan film-maker Tasha Hubbard has made quite an impression with her first solo project as a director. Her documentary Two Worlds Colliding earned her and National Film Board producer Bonnie Thompson the Canada Award at last year's Gemini Awards.

Two Worlds Colliding chronicles the freezing deaths of three Aboriginal men on the outskirts of Saskatoon and the growing rift between the Aboriginal community and the city's police force.

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Alberta's Sheldon Elter wasn't too upset when he was eliminated from the 2006 edition of CTV's Canadian Idol on July 12. The young Metis man had made it into the top 22 finalists on the talent show, an accomplishment that few fame-seeking singers achieve.

"The national exposure the talent show gave me resulted in a ton of phone calls, including one from APTN to star in Hank Williams First Nation, the series based on the hit movie of the same name," he said.

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The stage was set and the stars were out as chiefs, business leaders and community representatives from across the Atlantic region were on hand for the second annual Atlantic Aboriginal Entrepreneur Awards Gala.

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Nominations have opened for the Alberta Business Awards of Distinction, which celebrate success in the province's thriving business community. Deadline for entries is Nov. 14.

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The Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC) announced the winners of its Business Achievements Awards in Toronto on Sept. 26. The awards celebrate Canadian companies that have made a great impact in Aboriginal and minority business development.

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While many people in northern Alberta are hoping to cash in on the booming oil and gas industry, Jerry Cunningham is building his business around another of the province's natural resources.

Cunningham is the owner of Cunningham Outfitting Ltd., which operates on the East Prairie Metis settlement offering guided hunts to clientele.

Starting an outfitting business was sort of a natural choice for Cunningham, who said he has been hunting as long as he can remember. And the same goes for the people he employs as guides.

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As many as 500 residential school survivors across Canada have recently received letters from the federal government telling them that their application for the $8,000 early payment has been rejected because the government cannot find records that prove they attended a residential school.

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Willie Littlechild hopes to become the Assembly of First Nations' Alberta regional chief on Oct. 6. The retiring member of the United Nations permanent forum on Indigenous issues will face off against incumbent Jason Goodstriker and others rumored to be interested in the job.

Only two candidates for the position were confirmed as our publication deadline arrived on Sept. 27. Others have until Sept. 29 to enter the race.

Goodstriker will be seeking his second three-year term when the Alberta chiefs hold their fall session in Calgary.

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Ontario chiefs have hit a wall in their efforts to assert a couple of treaty rights for First Nations people in the province.

The Ontario Health Premium (OHP) is collected by the federal government's Canada Revenue Agency as part of an agreement with the provincial Ministry of Finance.