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Nicole Nicholas, 16, from Victoria has placed first in the 2005 Aboriginal Youth Writing Challenge with her story of first contact on the West Coast.

The Grade 11 student who attends Spectrum Community School wrote about a time when Europeans and Aboriginal peoples were first acquainted with each other.

It was a research project for her and she enjoyed writing the story because it gave her the chance to learn more about Aboriginal history and a lot about her own Haida culture, she said.

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Nicole Nicholas, 16, from Victoria has placed first in the 2005 Aboriginal Youth Writing Challenge with her story of first contact on the West Coast.

The Grade 11 student who attends Spectrum Community School wrote about a time when Europeans and Aboriginal peoples were first acquainted with each other.

It was a research project for her and she enjoyed writing the story because it gave her the chance to learn more about Aboriginal history and a lot about her own Haida culture, she said.

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After 140 years the B.C. government has prepared to come to terms with Aboriginal title and rights and will develop a new relationship with First Nations in the province.

The new relationship was promised in the government's throne speech on Sept. 12. It is essentially an agreement between the First Nations and the B.C. government to work towards common goals and establishes processes for future negotiations over issues such as self-determination, land claims, education and the environment.

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After 140 years the B.C. government has prepared to come to terms with Aboriginal title and rights and will develop a new relationship with First Nations in the province.

The new relationship was promised in the government's throne speech on Sept. 12. It is essentially an agreement between the First Nations and the B.C. government to work towards common goals and establishes processes for future negotiations over issues such as self-determination, land claims, education and the environment.

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An easy-to-use and attractive new Web site gives exposure to the Nuu-chah-nulth language, as well as a diversity of marine life in the region.

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An easy-to-use and attractive new Web site gives exposure to the Nuu-chah-nulth language, as well as a diversity of marine life in the region.

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DeDe DeRose was the first Aboriginal principal in the Kamloops school district, and she is now the first recipient of the Teacher Education Award from the Association of B.C. Deans of Education.

"DeDe DeRose has done outstanding work in supporting and promoting teacher education at the school level," Harro Van Brumelen, dean of Education at Trinity Western University and chair of the Association of B.C. Deans of Education said in a press release.

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DeDe DeRose was the first Aboriginal principal in the Kamloops school district, and she is now the first recipient of the Teacher Education Award from the Association of B.C. Deans of Education.

"DeDe DeRose has done outstanding work in supporting and promoting teacher education at the school level," Harro Van Brumelen, dean of Education at Trinity Western University and chair of the Association of B.C. Deans of Education said in a press release.

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Members of the Healing Our Spirit BC Aboriginal HIV/AIDs Society want to invite people to take part in their annual "AIDS Walk for Life" on Sept. 25.

The purpose of the walk is to help raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS epidemic and to assist the society in raising funds for Aboriginal HIV/AIDS programs and services.

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Members of the Healing Our Spirit BC Aboriginal HIV/AIDs Society want to invite people to take part in their annual "AIDS Walk for Life" on Sept. 25.

The purpose of the walk is to help raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS epidemic and to assist the society in raising funds for Aboriginal HIV/AIDS programs and services.