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They're cheap, easy to obtain and very addictive, and so begins the Constance Lake First Nation's battle against prescription drug abuse.

"We have to be proactive in dealing with the issue before it becomes a huge problem and we don't want to see people dying from this abuse," said Constance Lake Chief Arthur Moore. "We want to educate our people and different authorities as well that have relations in dealing with these prescription drugs."

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They're cheap, easy to obtain and very addictive, and so begins the Constance Lake First Nation's battle against prescription drug abuse.

"We have to be proactive in dealing with the issue before it becomes a huge problem and we don't want to see people dying from this abuse," said Constance Lake Chief Arthur Moore. "We want to educate our people and different authorities as well that have relations in dealing with these prescription drugs."

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The Thunder Bay-Rainy River school district has announced an initiative designed to help Aboriginal students stay in school.

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The Thunder Bay-Rainy River school district has announced an initiative designed to help Aboriginal students stay in school.

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Soon a computer with Internet access will be all a person living in a remote community will need to receive industry recognized information technology training, thanks to the First Nations Distance Learning Program.

The program is being developed by Cisco Systems Canada, a worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, in partnership with Industry Canada, Human Resources Skills Development Canada and First Nations SchoolNet regional management organizations (RMOs).

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Soon a computer with Internet access will be all a person living in a remote community will need to receive industry recognized information technology training, thanks to the First Nations Distance Learning Program.

The program is being developed by Cisco Systems Canada, a worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, in partnership with Industry Canada, Human Resources Skills Development Canada and First Nations SchoolNet regional management organizations (RMOs).

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Representatives of the world's first national Aboriginal television network will appear before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on June 6 in Niagara Falls to state their case for renewal of the network's broadcast license.

Parties concerned with the license of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), which expires Aug. 31, must file interventions with the commission to be scheduled to appear at the public hearings.

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Representatives of the world's first national Aboriginal television network will appear before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on June 6 in Niagara Falls to state their case for renewal of the network's broadcast license.

Parties concerned with the license of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), which expires Aug. 31, must file interventions with the commission to be scheduled to appear at the public hearings.

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Six Nations of the Grand River was well represented when this year's National Aboriginal Achievement Awards were handed out in Saskatoon on March 31-two of the 14 recipients honoured at the gala event are from the community.

Dr. Thomas Dignan and Joe Jacobs were both honoured by the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation for their many accomplishments; Dignan in the area of medicine, and Jacobs for his contributions to arts and culture.

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Six Nations of the Grand River was well represented when this year's National Aboriginal Achievement Awards were handed out in Saskatoon on March 31-two of the 14 recipients honoured at the gala event are from the community.

Dr. Thomas Dignan and Joe Jacobs were both honoured by the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation for their many accomplishments; Dignan in the area of medicine, and Jacobs for his contributions to arts and culture.