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And the streak goes on for the Prince George River Kings. The British Columbia-based squad won its sixth consecutive title at the Canadian Native Fastball Championships.

The River Kings captured the men's A division at the nationals, which was held at the Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation in Alberta July 29 to Aug. 1.The Prince George club blanked the Invermere Nightmares 9-0 in what proved to be the final.

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Windspeaker: What one quality do you most value in a friend?

Wegadesk Gorup-Paul: I would say reliability, because I think you should be able to rely on friends when you need them.

W: What is it that really makes you mad?

WGP: Not being able to do something very well.

W: When are you at your happiest?

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Windspeaker: What one quality do you most value in a friend?

Wegadesk Gorup-Paul: I would say reliability, because I think you should be able to rely on friends when you need them.

W: What is it that really makes you mad?

WGP: Not being able to do something very well.

W: When are you at your happiest?

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It's been eight years since Asani burst onto the music scene with their unique sound that combines First Nation and Metis-inspired songs and themes and presents them in a modern a cappella style. The group's latest CD, Rattle & Drum, features 11 original songs written by Asani members, past and present.

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It's been eight years since Asani burst onto the music scene with their unique sound that combines First Nation and Metis-inspired songs and themes and presents them in a modern a cappella style. The group's latest CD, Rattle & Drum, features 11 original songs written by Asani members, past and present.

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Hard work and dedication have earned three Aboriginal students Millennium Excellence Awards from the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation.

Ariane Starblanket, a 20-year-old from the Starblanket Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, will receive an award for $4,000. Skawenniio Barnes from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory in Quebec, and Kelvin Redvers, a Metis student living in Vancouver, will each receive a national award worth $5,000 a year, renewable for three additional years to a maximum of $20,000.

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Hard work and dedication have earned three Aboriginal students Millennium Excellence Awards from the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation.

Ariane Starblanket, a 20-year-old from the Starblanket Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, will receive an award for $4,000. Skawenniio Barnes from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory in Quebec, and Kelvin Redvers, a Metis student living in Vancouver, will each receive a national award worth $5,000 a year, renewable for three additional years to a maximum of $20,000.

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PRO BONO

Dear Readers:

I am pleased to report that post-secondary funding for bands and tribes will not be considered taxable. The Assembly of First Nations has received a commitment from the Minister of Revenue that student allowances, tuition payments and other aspects of First Nation post-secondary funding will not be considered taxable income. You can still use the tuition tax credits to reduce the amount of taxes payable on other income or transfer it to parents or spouses who have taxable income.

Dear Tuma:

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PRO BONO

Dear Readers:

I am pleased to report that post-secondary funding for bands and tribes will not be considered taxable. The Assembly of First Nations has received a commitment from the Minister of Revenue that student allowances, tuition payments and other aspects of First Nation post-secondary funding will not be considered taxable income. You can still use the tuition tax credits to reduce the amount of taxes payable on other income or transfer it to parents or spouses who have taxable income.

Dear Tuma:

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NASIVVIK

How on earth does one counter the terminal paternalism articulated in The Eskimo Book of Knowledge, published by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1931, and The Book of Wisdom for Eskimo, published by Canada's Department of Mines and Resources in 1947? What possible antidote can be administered for such an affliction, without stooping to the dense ignorance entwined with a rigid superiority complex, which saturates these writings?