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The Urban Aboriginal Strategy has awarded $140,000 toward two programs in Calgary, the Awo Taan Native Women's Shelter Society's Paediatric Wellness Clinic and the Native Counselling Services of Alberta's Aboriginal Parenting Program.

The wellness clinic will receive about $64,000 to hire a registered nurse and enhance family centered services. Infants and youth residing in the shelter will now have daily access to healthcare services.

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Will it or won't it be built? That is the question facing a First Nation in Alberta that has made significant movement toward the construction of a school in their community. Confusion over funding commitments from the federal government has leadership concerned.

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Renowned Native artist Arnold Isbister has written his first short fiction book, called Stories Moshum and Kokum Told Me.

The book contains seven short, easy-to-read stories meant for any age. The stories may be fiction but they draw their inspiration from tales Isbister's parents told him when he was young, and they are rooted in fact and history.

"Some of these stories are based on true things that actually happened," said Isbister. "These are stories that I heard around the kitchen table with the kerosene lamp lit, which gave off a soft glow."

Terrilyn Dallyn of Meadow Lake and Chelsie Scragg of Saskatoon will be receiving some financial assistance when they begin their post-secondary educations this fall, thanks to the Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation. Each year the foundation distributes $340 million in scholarships and bursaries as a way to recognize outstanding high school students and encourage them to pursue post- secondary studies. The two Saskatchewan students were among those chosen to receive Millennium Awards for Excellence for 2006.

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On Aug. 13 the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations midget boys softball team became the first First Nations team to claim a national softball title when they defeated the Port Alberni Blazers 2-1 in the final game of the championships in Prince Albert. This was the third major win for the team this season, coming on the heels of last month's gold medal win at the North American Indigenous Games in Denver, Colorado and their clinching of the provincial title.

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Since it first opened its doors two years ago, Morning Star Technologies has been making a name for itself by helping businesses and organizations identify their technology needs and providing them with the services and equipment to meet those needs. But while they've been working to grow their business, the company's partners have also been working to ensure that First Nation individuals and communities are also sharing in their success.

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A committee has been created to help pave the way for a new election for the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MNS) and, for what may be the first time since the provincial organization's last election in May 2004, all the players involved seem to support what's being proposed.

The creation of the Independent Oversight Committee was announced jointly by the federal and provincial governments on June 30. The committee will oversee all aspects of the next MNS election to ensure the process is fair and democratic.

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People from across the Metis Nation gathered in northern Saskatchewan at the beginning of July to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first granting of scrip to Metis people in the area.

Beginning in 1906, scrip certificates were issued by the Crown to the Metis people of northwestern Saskatchewan, entitling each bearer to 240 acres of Crown land or $240 to be used to purchase land. The certificates were designed to provide a land base for Metis people, who didn't fall under the treaties being negotiated with First Nations in the area.