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Smoke Signals: Community News & Links
Tribute to Métis Fiddler Art Burd, more reader's comments honouring Aboriginal women, bald eagle slaughter updates, congrat's to...
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Local Aboriginal Hip-hop star to be Inducted as UN Messenger of Truth
Congrats to Curtis Clearsky - induction June 22 by United Nations
Ms. Anna Tibaijuka, Under Secretary General of the United Nations inducts local aboriginal Hip-Hop icon Curtis Clearsky into UN HABITAT's Messengers Of Truth Thursday, June 22nd at the free International Hip-hop show...
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Annual BC Elders Gathering July 18 to 20 in Port Alberni
Local Elders Fundraising with Dinner June 30th
by Ruth Clark, Our Elders Speak Wisdom Council
Annual Elders Gathering 2006 is hosted by the Nuu-chu-nulth First Nations of Port Alberni on July 18, 19 & 20. Our Elders group is busy fundraising - come to our Gala dinner on June 30th at the Vancouver Friendship Centre...
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Thrifty Foods Job Fair June 23 & 24
Aboriginal Employment Partnership Initiative / BC Aboriginal Workforce Strategy
Thrifty Foods Job Fair June 23 and 24 - new store opening in Fall 2006, up to 25 new jobs available...
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Aboriginal Businesses Preparing for 2010
Procurement, Parnterships & New Relationships
by Flavio Caron, Interim CEO for the Centre for Aboriginal Business Society
I was recently at an early morning event for about 60 small business people hosted by the West and North Vancouver Chambers of Commerce...I explained that a hub of Aboriginal business information would bring non-Aboriginal businesses in touch with the talent and capacity that exists in the Aboriginal small business community...read about the response...
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Aboriginal Designers and Students Fashion Show
Touch of Culture Designs Annual Celebration of Student Works
With a theme like, "All That Glitters: Gold Digger Fashion Show" you know it's going to be a hot night on the 'rez...
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Fusion2 - Urban Youth respond to Vancouver Art Gallery Exhibit
"75 Years of Collecting First Nations Art" evokes passionate show
Representing Nations from the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nation to the Six Nations Onondaga and everything in between…7 diverse Aboriginal artists and Native Youth Director Jerilyn Webster (JB the First Lady) respond to "75 Years of Collecting First Nations Myths and Realities" exhibit through Fusion2...
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Melanie Mark wins YWCA Young Woman of Distinction Award
Congrat's to UNYA's Former President
by Dena Klashinsky, UNYA
Just wanted to share some wonderful news... on May 30th Melanie Mark received the 2006 YWCA's Young Woman of Distinction Award! UNYA sends out our heartfelt congratulations to Melanie. This award is welcomed recognition for...
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Connecting Aboriginal Youth to Employment Opportunities
Success using RedWAY BC News Job Postings Section
Reader's reviews..."Thank you for your assistance in putting out the job posting for our Vancouver Métis Community Association Summer Job Program at the Vancouver Port Grain Elevators. Many applicants indicated they had seen the posting in RedWAY BC News. We received over 60 qualified applications at last count - our highest number to date...
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Want your own e-mail marketing tool like RedWAY BC News?
Tips to creating effective Internet newsletters
Tip 1: RedWAY BC News started in December 2003 to create awareness and interest in the RedWAY BC Project. We started with only 500 personal contacts yet have grown to over 6000 subscribers. Learn how and why we began - and we can do for you...
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Update: N'Quatqua Protest of CP16
On June 2nd, after a full day of the hearing, the injunction application was dismissed due to lack of sufficient grounds. People have not breached any law by having a roadside fire and peacefully protesting. No logging operation has actually been stopped as of yet.
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Job Postings: June 2006
This month: Summer work placements, updates & invites for 2010, Kla-how-eya, Native Education Centre & more...
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Healing Our Spirit Worldwide International Gathering
160 presenters from 20 Nations this summer!
Join up to 5000 people at the "Healing Our Spirit Worldwide : The Fifth Gathering" conference August 6 to 11, 2006 at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. International Marketplace...
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Events Calendar: Aboriginal Conferences, Youth Performances
Large venues like World Urban Forum 3 & National Aboriginal Day ceremonies; conferences like Working Effectively with Aboriginal People & Water Symposiums; & local events like Canoe clubs and Fashion shows...
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