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An initiative of the Alberta Centre for Active Living that enables First Nations communities to carry out exercise programs for their seniors is proving to be a valuable addition to services offered.
The 91探花 Support Exercise Program is a physical activity intervention program based on prevention and maintenance and is aimed at older adults who are receiving home-care services. First鈥
The newly created cadets program on the Sunchild and O鈥機hiese reserves is facing a major stumbling block.
The program, a partnership between the Rocky Mountain House RCMP and the two southern reserves, is modelled after the successful program in Hobbema.
In operation for only eight months, the Sunchild O鈥機hiese program was attracting an average of 33 youth each week.
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Students who received the prestigious Belcourt Brosseau M茅tis Award will be one step closer to achieving their academic dreams.
鈥淚t鈥檚 very difficult to describe how much this means to me,鈥 said 18-year-old Matthew Hiltermann. 鈥淪chool is really something I wouldn鈥檛 be able to do without this award.鈥
Hiltermann has been given $5,000 to finish his degree at the University of Calgary鈥
For several years, Tim Davidson of Timko Developments, built houses for those in need in places like Mexico, Haiti, Honduras and Brazil, but his latest project, in partnership with the Wesley First Nation, was much closer to home. Beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24 and working around the clock on the donated time of skilled sub-contractors, Davidson and over 100 volunteers pitched in to鈥
Eating a traditional diet can help control Type II diabetes, said Dr. Jay Wortman, a M茅tis who grew up in Fort Vermilion and is now a doctor and researcher at the University of Victoria.
鈥淲hen I stopped eating starch and sugar鈥y blood sugar dropped and stayed there,鈥 Wortman said at a two-day health conference hosted by North Peace Tribal Council鈥檚 Many Jurisdictions One System鈥
Positive energy and pride, said Alvina Lake, is what the Nov. 19 Indigenous Healthy Living Walk is all about.
鈥淭he walk is powerful, very emotional. You have to be a part of it to feel actually what we are walking for. For me, I鈥檓 walking to, hopefully show people that if they seek help, well we are actually there (for them)鈥t鈥檚 a healthy pride to experience,鈥 said Lake, aftercare cultural鈥
A new program that uses the traditional sharing circle and involves Elders is aiming to improve the attendance of Edmonton-area Aboriginal students who are truant.
The Aboriginal Attendance Circle program combines restorative justice and a sharing circle model to raise school attendance, lower drop-out rates and encourage high achievement among truant students, according to Charlene Hay,鈥
A 21-year-old from southern Alberta鈥檚 Piikani First Nation is one of seven young women who have been awarded a Rose Nolan Memorial Scholarship.
The monetary contribution will enable Abby Morning Bull to concentrate on her studies in her Bachelor of Arts program at the University of Lethbridge, where she is majoring in Native American Studies.
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As if winning second runner-up in June鈥檚 Miss Universe Canada competition wasn鈥檛 enough excitement for Ashley Callingbull, the 20-year-old Cree beauty from Enoch has just returned from competing in the Miss Friendship International Pageant in Hubei, China.
Callingbull said she was picked by the MUC director to attend the international pageant. 鈥淵ou never win Miss Universe the first time鈥
Habitat for Humanity and the First Nations Technical Services Advisory Group have struck a significant partnership that will see 10 homes built for First Nations people in Edmonton over the next few years.
Habitat has for a long time encouraged First Nations to become Habitat home owners, explained Alfred Nikolai, president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity, Edmonton.
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The Guardian Angels have been patrolling Edmonton for the past three years, but four months ago the group was joined by a new member who brings a unique quality to their work.
Jason Peters is the only First Nations member of the Edmonton Chapter of the Guardian Angels. The volunteer safety patrol conducts walks in several neighbourhoods of the city, rides the LRT during football and鈥
Eleven years ago, Xstine Cook envisioned a painted mural that would honour the life of Blood woman Gloria Black Plume. Black Plume鈥檚 body was found in an alley way within the southeast Ramsey neighbourhood in Calgary in 1999. Black Plume was a mother, grandmother, aunty, and cousin who had been brutally beaten. Two men responsible for her death were acquitted of charges, with one of the men鈥
The day after the municipal elections, Edmonton鈥檚 only Aboriginal candidate was tired and disappointed.
鈥淭he electorate are really having a difficult time with who they voted in (previously but) . . . they鈥檙e going with what they know,鈥 said Duane Good Striker, who placed a distant fifth on a slate of five candidates in Ward 8. Incumbent Ben Henderson was returned by a margin of almost鈥
Calgary university recruits students
Katie Hope, Aboriginal and Multicultural admissions officer for the University of Calgary offers advice to students during the Blueprint For The Future career fair held on Oct. 26 in Edmonton. The event, hosted by the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, is Canada鈥檚 largest Aboriginal career fair. It takes place twice a year鈥
Amero includes city in tour
Singer/songwriter Don Amero stopped in Edmonton Oct. 29 on his Canadian tour, which is highlighting his third album The Long Way 91探花 and its country-flavoured first single Right Where I Wanna Be. Amero is nominated for Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year, Best Pop CD, and Best Album Cover Design at this year鈥檚 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music鈥