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The Alberta government has stopped court proceedings against a M茅tis man charged with illegal fishing.
Alfred Janvier of La Loche was charged with fishing without a domestic license when he set nets in Gregoire Lake in
northeastern Alberta. The matter went to court June 25.
Darcy Whiteside, spokesperson for Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, said the province will be reviewing鈥
A Saskatchewan resident has been appointed to the newly formed national
Indian Residential School Survivor Committee, he will sit amongst a group as an advisor to the federal government' s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
Eugene Arcand of Muskeg Lake Cree Nation said he is working with nine other
members from around the country who to him, give off a "good vibe."
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And the new National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations(AFN) is... Shawn
Atleo.
Saskatchewan candidate Perry Bellegarde fell short in his attempt to win the position in a nearly 24-hour race that saw a seesaw battle in which Bellegarde eventually conceded defeat to Shawn Atleo.
"I wanted it as close to the 60 per cent," said Bellegarde after hugging Atleo on the floor to鈥
University of Saskatchewan student Kendall Netmaker from the Sweetgrass First Nation has won the 2011 Saskatchewan Student Entrepreneur Provincial Champion Award for his business venture called Moose Meat Apparel.
鈥淏asically what this award means is that I get to move onto a different round. I get to compete against the provincial champions in BC, Alberta and Manitoba, and hopefully鈥
Though she did not have much coaching experience before, Tiffany Smith was able to take part in a rather prestigious competition.
The 25-year-old Saskatoon resident was part of the Saskatchewan coaching staff for the synchronized swimming competition at the Canada Winter Games.
The Games, which were held in Halifax, ran from Feb. 12-27.
Smith is Ojibway and a member of鈥
The country鈥檚 top Aboriginal curlers will once again be deciding national bragging rights in Saskatoon.
This year鈥檚 National Aboriginal Curling Championships will be held Apr. 1-3 at Saskatoon鈥檚 Granite Curling Club.
This marks the fourth consecutive year that M茅tis Nation - Saskatchewan, which organizes the national event, has staged the Canadian championship at the Saskatoon鈥
The Canadian Aboriginal Writing and Arts Challenge is going into its seventh year, and is eagerly awaiting entries from young Canadian writers and artists aged 14 to 19 years old.
鈥淚t鈥檚 the first year that we鈥檝e added arts to the competition. It had been strictly writing from 2005 to now,鈥 said Jeremy Diamond, director of Development and Programming with the Canadian Aboriginal and Arts鈥
As a terminal cancer sufferer Annie spends her final days at home, smoking marijuana to cope with her physical pain, listening to Bob Marley tunes, and getting into continuous conflict with her daughter, an uptight unmarried school-teacher. Troy is a homeless young man who breaks into their house by climbing into the window with his baby. Although he hits it off with Annie, he also argues with鈥
The oral history, culture, and traditions of Aboriginal people were celebrated at the tenth annual Sakewewak storytelling festival in Regina.
鈥淲e believe that oral traditions are the foundations for a lot of contemporary artists,鈥 said Elwood Jimmy, director of Sakewewak, an Indigenous artists鈥 collective in Regina.
The festival, which ran from Feb. 23 - 27, showcased traditional and鈥
Dear Editor
For many years I have known Beverly Worsley, from Fort Qu鈥橝ppelle, and have had the honour and pleasure of working with her on various projects, dealing directly and indirectly with her position as the M茅tis Nation Eastern Region lll Area Director.
I met Beverly through my mother and immediately, Beverly took me under her wing and promoted me with my magic鈥
Dear Editor
Where is the legislation?
The government of the day, through the Minister of Veterans Affairs has made several announcements and promises on Bills C-55 (New Veterans Charter), which has received first reading in the House of Commons but has not progressed to the Committee level.
Similar announcements and promises have been made on Bill-480 by the Minister of鈥
Dear Editor
Drinking and driving is real admirable.
Quote: It is nice to see our leadership struggle because it makes them appear more human.鈥
Let us lower the standards and make excuses for someone who knew they had a problem with alcohol and chose to get behind a wheel. Someone who chose to run from the cops and someone who chose to refuse to take a breathalyzer test, and鈥
In a world where on-reserve schools are funded at levels far less then off-reserve schools there is a constant state of crisis at the offices of Aboriginal education authorities.
The crisis is often mistakenly referred to as a 鈥榗hallenge鈥 and that challenge is to offer the same level of education for on-reserve students when the school has about twenty percent less resources than most other鈥
The identity debate for M茅tis people is not a new occurrence. Confusion over who is M茅tis has been relevant since the beginning of colonization.
The federal government鈥檚 aim after 1885 was for M茅tis to eventually be absorbed into the mainstream fabric of Canadian society, thereby forfeiting their Aboriginal rights.
However, this has not been the case, as M茅tis people have become鈥
Trading amongst First Nations people in Canada has always been a traditional and contemporary cultural component.
Trade is contemporary in the context that it is an Aboriginal right under section 35 of the Canadian Constitution Act of 1982. Under section 35, the Canadian government has a fiduciary obligation to First Nations communities on reserve, with Indians and lands reserved for鈥