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Ever wonder if that old bone your dog dug up from your back yard might be a fossil of a prehistoric animal? Well, the staff of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre invites you down to the museum to have arrowhead, fossil or rock dated and analyzed at their prehistoric version of Antiques Roadshow.

Archaeologists and other specialists will be on hand at the museum on Sept. 4 for Stones and Bones. They will be taking a look at any artifact brought in to them to attempt to determine its identity and the time period from whence it came.

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Gallagher Hill in Edmonton, traditional Papaschase territory, was the site of the 25th annual Edmonton International Folk Music Festival Aug. 5 to 8, and for the first time in 25 years, a drum group-Perfect Storm from Hobbema-was in the line-up.

In Perfect Storm's first appearance outside of Indian Country, the group joined folksinger Farron and Spirit of the West on stage Aug. 8 for a Folk Fest workshop, a chance for artists to jam.

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At the age of 21, Jon Mirasty is riding high after a successful rookie year playing in the East Coast Hockey League.

As left wing for the Bakersfield Condors, Mirasty, who is from Flying Dust First Nation, led the league with 32 fighting majors and 358 penalty minutes. At 5'10" and 220 lb, Mirasty has taken on the role of enforcer, fighting guys that he says are stronger and more experienced, something he had to get used to when he made the move from the junior leagues.

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Barry Hambly was only four years old when he became a victim of the "Sixties Scoop," which saw hundreds of Aboriginal children removed from their homes and placed with non-Aboriginal families in Canada and the United States.

Now, more than 30 years later, Hambly is rediscovering his roots and sharing the experience with others. His story is featured in the documentary Red Road, which is scheduled to air on Life Network on Aug. 28.

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The cardiovascular research group at the University of Saskatchewan is teaming up with two Saskatchewan First Nations to take a scientific look at what makes traditional herbal remedies work.

The research group plans to talk to Elders and healers from English River First Nation and the Lac La Ronge Indian band to gather information about traditional treatments of cardiovascular problems.

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When students from Muskoday First Nation head back to school this time next year, they won't have nearly as far to go. On June 14, a sod-turning ceremony was held at the future site of the Muskoday school and youth centre.

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April Doepker huddles over some thread and a packet of beads. Her fingers work quickly as she works on another piece of jewellery for her display. She glances up when a potential customer strolls by her table, stopping to admire a necklace or pair of earrings. She greets them with a smile and a "hello" before she continues her work.

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Vendors displaying and selling their products aren't anything new at the Saskatoon International Fringe Festival. But this year, for only the second time, the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company (SNTC) had their own artisan's village where artists and craftsmen could show off their talents and sell their creations.

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After Hunkpapa Lakota chief Sitting Bull led his people to victory in the Battle of Little Big Horn against American troops led by George Custer in 1876, they left the United States and settled near the Moose Jaw River. There, at the camp in the area also known as the Turn of the River of Turns, the Sioux began a new life.

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There was great weather all weekend long for the Onion Lake First Nation Powwow, held July 16 to 18, and it showed in the number of dancers attending the event.

For the opening grand entry on Friday night there were already over 500 dancers, numbers organizers don't usually see until Saturday night.