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One of Red Pheasant reserve's most famous sons was honoured during a memorial service at the Passchendaele Memorial in Belgium on Nov. 1.

And Erwin Ureel-Vanhaverbeke, a Belgian soldier with an interest in the military history of his country, plans to organize an event to honor him further, beginning in 2007.

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Twenty Aboriginal veterans and their care providers, accompanied by 14 Aboriginal youth from all regions of Canada, travelled throughout Flanders and Normandy on both sides of the France-Belgium border from Oct. 26 to Nov. 4, paying their respects to fallen comrades buried in the many wartime graveyards throughout the region.

It was all part of a $1.5 million effort by Veterans Affairs' Canada in this Year of the Veteran to recognize the contribution of First Nation, Metis and Inuit soldiers who fought for Canada in Europe during the two world wars.

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A new scholarship program designed to provide financial assistance to Haudenosaunee people wanting to study at Syracuse University in New York State will be available to students on both sides of the Canada/U.S. border.

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A new scholarship program designed to provide financial assistance to Haudenosaunee people wanting to study at Syracuse University in New York State will be available to students on both sides of the Canada/U.S. border.

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Ontario's oldest Aboriginal owned and operated post-secondary and training institute celebrated a milestone on Aug. 21-two decades of delivering higher education to Aboriginal people.

The First Nations Technical Institute (FNTI), located on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory near Belleville, has produced more than 2,000 graduates since first opening its doors in 1985.

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Ontario's oldest Aboriginal owned and operated post-secondary and training institute celebrated a milestone on Aug. 21-two decades of delivering higher education to Aboriginal people.

The First Nations Technical Institute (FNTI), located on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory near Belleville, has produced more than 2,000 graduates since first opening its doors in 1985.

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It was her love of the outdoors that made Angela Wassegijig decide to take on the challenge of guiding six young modern-day voyageurs on a 2,300-km expedition along a historic Metis trade route.

On June 1, she and her fellow travellers climbed into a 26 foot recreation of a voyageur canoe and began their trek from Thunder Bay to Batoche National Historic Site in Saskatchewan, retracing the path travelled by voyageurs during the height of the fur trade two centuries before.

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It was her love of the outdoors that made Angela Wassegijig decide to take on the challenge of guiding six young modern-day voyageurs on a 2,300-km expedition along a historic Metis trade route.

On June 1, she and her fellow travellers climbed into a 26 foot recreation of a voyageur canoe and began their trek from Thunder Bay to Batoche National Historic Site in Saskatchewan, retracing the path travelled by voyageurs during the height of the fur trade two centuries before.

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In her youth, Sandra Laronde was given the same advice as many young people receive-if you work hard you can achieve anything. While Laronde believes those words to be true, she also believes there's more to it than that.

Recently, Laronde was in her homeland of Teme-Augama-Anishnaabe (People of the Deepwater) in northern Ontario, where she spoke to the Temiskaming district secondary school graduating class in New Liskeard.

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In her youth, Sandra Laronde was given the same advice as many young people receive-if you work hard you can achieve anything. While Laronde believes those words to be true, she also believes there's more to it than that.

Recently, Laronde was in her homeland of Teme-Augama-Anishnaabe (People of the Deepwater) in northern Ontario, where she spoke to the Temiskaming district secondary school graduating class in New Liskeard.