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Joseph Naytowhow sits cross-legged inside the tipi gesturing with his hands. He is describing how the rabbit got its long ears to the 10-year-old girl before him. Naytowhow glances at the other children in the tipi but always his gaze returns to rest on the child in front of him. She hangs on his every word and seems to gain comfort from his low, soothing voice.

The group makes a sweet picture in the storytelling tent pitched close to the Mendel Art Gallery. It is part of the Living Artfully event being held on the gallery grounds this first Saturday in June.

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Michael Greyeyes has experienced success as an actor, a dancer and a choreographer, but it is the latter that is occupying his time these days.

Greyeyes has collaborated with fellow choreographer Albert David from Australia to put together a unique dance creation that is touring Canada this summer.

Gleaning its inspiration from the traditional dance of the two countries, Shimmer features an all-male Indigenous cast with live drummers, singers, and a didgeridoo player.

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Members of Kawacatoose First Nation and Montreal Lake Cree Nation will soon have increased access to post-secondary studies thanks to agreements signed between the two communities and the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST).

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The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) took time out from its spring legislative assembly in Prince Albert at the end of May to recognize the efforts and accomplishments of a handful of First Nations individuals from across the province.

Twenty-seven awards were presented during this year?s Circle of Honour banquet, held at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert on May 30.

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Taking part in the Kids from Ka-na-ta cross-cultural exchange program was a life-altering experience for students in Rhonda Kayseas' Grade 6 class at the George Gordon Education Centre.

The students were paired up with Warren Kluss' Grade 7 class at Walnut Park elementary school in Smithers, B.C. and spent the school year getting to know each other. Each class was given an assignment to do research on their history, language, culture and current realities, then they shared their findings with their exchange partners, Kayseas said.

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A new program scheduled to begin in Edmonton in September 2007 will provide students in northern and rural areas the opportunity to earn a clinical masters of social work (MSW) degree.

The University of Calgary is expanding its graduate program beyond the Calgary campus to its Edmonton division, said Ron Levin, project manager.

In Calgary, the MSW program has operated since 1967.

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An upcoming 10-year school reunion for the Boyle Street Education Centre in Edmonton is an opportunity for the school's first students to see how far their school has come.

"The kids that went through the first years laid the foundation. It would be good for them to come back and see what they've created," said assistant principal Mavis Averill.