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The Esquao Awards honour deserving women

May 01, 2008; Fiddler, Christine ... Twenty outstanding Aboriginal women, their families and friends, and special dignitaries gathered together to celebrate the contributions of First Nations women from across Alberta at the 13th annual Esquao awards gala. Trevor Gladue, the vice president of the Métis Nation of Alberta and ...

Gov't refuse support of UN Declaration on Indigenous rights

May 01, 2008; Fiddler, Christine ... Many Aboriginal leaders are disappointed in the Conservative government's adamant refusal to support the United Nations (UN) Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, despite a motion by opposition members of Parliament on April 8 calling for its endorsement in Canada. The ...

Suicide prevention resource targets Aboriginal youth

May 01, 2008; Narine, Shari ... Jasine Dennis is a front line worker with the Eskasoni Community Health Centre in Nova Scotia. In the two years she has served as a registered nurse in that community, located 75 km west of Sydney, she has faced the issue of youth suicide. And that's not unusual. The overall First ...

Samson impose curfew on all teens in hopes to curb crime

May 01, 2008; Miller, Heather Andrews ... Chief Marvin Yellowbird and the band council at the Hobbema-based Samson Cree Nation have imposed a 10:00 pm to 6:00 am curfew on all teens under the age of 18 years. The move is just one of several that the band hopes will curb gang activity and crime which has terrorized the community in ...

Woman to be sentenced as adult in slaying of teenager

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Peacha Atkinson, mother of 13-year-old Nina Courtepatte who was brutally killed three years ago on a golf course outside Edmonton, hopes a maximum life sentence will be given to a woman who played a crucial role in her daughter's murder. Her wish came a step closer when she learned at a ...

Sunchild E-Learning a popular commodity

May 01, 2008; Narine, Shari ... A school program with humble beginnings 12 students in one community has spread its wings so far that not only is it the most successful school in Canada, said its creator, but it's being looked at as a model in Australia and China. In 2000, Martin Sacher made a discovery that changed ...

Alberta boys hockey squad bring home bronze hardware

May 01, 2008; Laskaris, Sam ... It took him five cracks at it but Danny Buffalo was finally able to win a medal at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC). Buffalo coached the Alberta boys' entry to a bronze medal at this year tournament, which concluded on May 3 in Garden River First Nation, near Sault ...

Dreamspeakers International film festival scheduled for June

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The annual Dreamspeakers International Aboriginal Film and Television Festival is set to take place from June 4 to 7 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Edmonton. A broad range of screenings by filmmakers from across Canada, the USA, and other parts of the world are scheduled for this ...

Alberta government allocates $8 billion to education and employment programs

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The employment and training needs of Aboriginal people will be one priority this year as the Alberta government announced a new budget, with more than $8 billion allocated to education and employment programs. A total of $104 million will be invested in Alberta's communities and ...