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Eight young people are helping to beautify their city while learning some valuable new skills this summer.

In partnership with the government of Canada and numerous local sponsors, the city of Merritt has commissioned a master muralist to paint larger than life murals of the country music stars who have performed at the annual Merritt Mountain Music Festival, and eight Aboriginal youth have been invited to work alongside.

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Adults must go beyond paying lip service if the high rate of Aboriginal youth suicide is going to decline. That was the prevailing sentiment heard at a conference held in May in Prince Rupert.

The conference, titled the Northwest Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention and Community Healing Project, was held May 4 to 6, and involved youth focus groups, an inter-nation forum, and high-level policy roundtable.

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Adults must go beyond paying lip service if the high rate of Aboriginal youth suicide is going to decline. That was the prevailing sentiment heard at a conference held in May in Prince Rupert.

The conference, titled the Northwest Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention and Community Healing Project, was held May 4 to 6, and involved youth focus groups, an inter-nation forum, and high-level policy roundtable.

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"How devastated our parents must have felt when the [department of Indian Affairs] and RCMP came to apprehend the children. I could never forget how my mom looked running by the train with her arms outstretched and crying. Gradually they turned to alcohol to numb the pain," Martha Joseph said.

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"How devastated our parents must have felt when the [department of Indian Affairs] and RCMP came to apprehend the children. I could never forget how my mom looked running by the train with her arms outstretched and crying. Gradually they turned to alcohol to numb the pain," Martha Joseph said.

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British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Janice Dillon backed up a challenge by the Huu-ay-aht First Nation and cold-cocked the provincial government's Forest and Range Agreements on May 11. It was the latest in a series of blows to the BC Liberal government's attempts to get around the recent court rulings that require it to engage in meaningful consultation with First Nations.

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British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Janice Dillon backed up a challenge by the Huu-ay-aht First Nation and cold-cocked the provincial government's Forest and Range Agreements on May 11. It was the latest in a series of blows to the BC Liberal government's attempts to get around the recent court rulings that require it to engage in meaningful consultation with First Nations.

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First Nations online education ventures are emerging across the country, each with their own approaches to solving issues like geographic isolation, poor student performance and a lack of cultural diversity in standard education, and giving students more choices.

One of the newest projects has been launched by the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC). The PAGC is made up 12 bands, with a geographic reach that extends from the plains through the boreal forest, all the way to the border between Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories.

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National Aboriginal Day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the occasion than with a quiz about all things Aboriginal. Here are a few questions about people, places and events that have been featured in stories in Saskatchewan Sage over the past year. How many can you get right?

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National Aboriginal Day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the occasion than with a quiz about all things Aboriginal. Here are a few questions about people, places and events that have been featured in stories in Saskatchewan Sage over the past year. How many can you get right?