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Taylor sisters share a love of the game

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Naomi and Sheema Taylor certainly got their share of ice time this season.

The sisters, age 15 and 13 respectively, each played for three different hockey teams.

Well, four actually, if you count the fact that both were members of the Ontario North girls' entry at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC) staged April 17 to 23 in Miramichi, N.B.

The Taylor sisters helped Ontario North place fourth at the NAHC, a tournament that featured nine teams in the girls' division.

Taylor sisters share a love of the game

Page 6

Naomi and Sheema Taylor certainly got their share of ice time this season.

The sisters, age 15 and 13 respectively, each played for three different hockey teams.

Well, four actually, if you count the fact that both were members of the Ontario North girls' entry at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC) staged April 17 to 23 in Miramichi, N.B.

The Taylor sisters helped Ontario North place fourth at the NAHC, a tournament that featured nine teams in the girls' division.

Ontario teams have good showing at hockey nationals

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Ontario's representatives had their share of success at this year's National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC), but they didn't garner as much hardware as they had earned at the 2004 nationals.

This year's tournament was held April 17 to 23 in Miramichi, N.B.

As in previous years, Ontario was represented by both girls' and boys' teams from Ontario South and Ontario North.

Ontario teams have good showing at hockey nationals

Page 5

Ontario's representatives had their share of success at this year's National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC), but they didn't garner as much hardware as they had earned at the 2004 nationals.

This year's tournament was held April 17 to 23 in Miramichi, N.B.

As in previous years, Ontario was represented by both girls' and boys' teams from Ontario South and Ontario North.

First Nation takes the lead in mining exploration

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It's been five years since the leadership of Kasabonika First Nation met with provincial government representatives to talk about how the community could get benefit from mining developments in the area. Now the First Nation is taking the lead in mining exploration, training its people to work as prospectors, and sharing what's been learned with neighbouring communities.

First Nation takes the lead in mining exploration

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It's been five years since the leadership of Kasabonika First Nation met with provincial government representatives to talk about how the community could get benefit from mining developments in the area. Now the First Nation is taking the lead in mining exploration, training its people to work as prospectors, and sharing what's been learned with neighbouring communities.

University giving artifacts back to First Nation

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Remains exhumed from a First Nations burial ground on Old Birch Island 67 years ago will finally be returned to Whitefish River this summer. For Chief Franklin Paibomsai, the battle to secure the repatriation has been arduous.

The small band, consisting of 315 on-reserve members and 435 off-reserve members, has been grieving the violation of their community cemetery since 1939. At that time, Emerson Greenman, a University of Michigan professor, conducted an unsanctioned dig. Human bones, copper kettles, iron knives and beads were removed from the gravesite.