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Pope worked to build special relationship with Aboriginal people

When Pope John Paul II passed away on April 2, people from around the world, Catholics and non-Catholics alike, joined in mourning and in prayer. He had travelled far and wide during his 26-year papacy, touching many. He visited more than 120 countries, and was the first pope ever to visit Canada, even though the presence of the Catholic church in this country predates confederation.

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With the recent slaughter of 50 bald eagles on the southwest coast of B.C. for the purposes of illegal trade, speculation is rising about who is to blame for the creation of the black market in eagle parts.

There has been worldwide interest in the B.C. eagle killings, and despite the horror and condemnation expressed by First Nation communities, media attention has largely focused on Native people as the culprits.

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With the recent slaughter of 50 bald eagles on the southwest coast of B.C. for the purposes of illegal trade, speculation is rising about who is to blame for the creation of the black market in eagle parts.

There has been worldwide interest in the B.C. eagle killings, and despite the horror and condemnation expressed by First Nation communities, media attention has largely focused on Native people as the culprits.

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Aboriginal student attending six schools in northern Manitoba will have a chance to take part in a research project aimed at determining what schools and communities can do to encourage more young Aboriginal people to pursue post-secondary education. But only half of the students who volunteer for the project will be active participants.

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Aboriginal student attending six schools in northern Manitoba will have a chance to take part in a research project aimed at determining what schools and communities can do to encourage more young Aboriginal people to pursue post-secondary education. But only half of the students who volunteer for the project will be active participants.

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It was a time of celebration at the Native Friendship Centre of Montreal on March 23 as graduation ceremonies were held for the first group of students to complete phase one of a new life skills and computer training program.

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It was a time of celebration at the Native Friendship Centre of Montreal on March 23 as graduation ceremonies were held for the first group of students to complete phase one of a new life skills and computer training program.

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It was a typical Tuesday for Autumn EagleSpeaker and her son Willow. They woke up and readied for school. She attends Mount Royal College and he goes to a Native school located in the city. As is their morning custom, they went to the store to buy a newspaper, and that's when things took a turn for the worse.

Ten Native people dead, a headline screamed.

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It was a typical Tuesday for Autumn EagleSpeaker and her son Willow. They woke up and readied for school. She attends Mount Royal College and he goes to a Native school located in the city. As is their morning custom, they went to the store to buy a newspaper, and that's when things took a turn for the worse.

Ten Native people dead, a headline screamed.

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A world champion and a Paralympic gold medallist are this year's national recipients of the Tom Longboat Award.

The awards honor Canada's most outstanding Aboriginal athletes.

Lara Mussell, an ultimate Frisbee player who lives in Maple Ridge, B.C., is the female athlete for 2004. And the male winner is Richard Peter, a wheelchair basketball player, who lives in Vancouver.

Both were presented with their awards at a ceremony on April 21 in Miramichi, N.B. The ceremony was held in conjunction with the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships.