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Here's a short issue until next year (LOL)...
by Kristin and the Aboriginal Youth Media Team (AYM Team)
Our blessings to you all for a healthy, warm and wonderful winter season - whichever holiday(s) you celebrate! Whether it's Winter Solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or one of the many different new year celebrations, we hope you connect to family, friends and happiness this season.
Watch for updates and ways you can get involved with our new Aboriginal Youth Media Project in 2009. Our goal is to provide 7 Youth with an 'earn and learn' project to raise awareness about benefits of learning computer, writing, and media literacy skills...we'll need partners, community champions, and success stories to create a DVD and articles that highlights the diversity of talent in the urban Aboriginal community!
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Aboriginal University Prep Program at SFU - Register Now!
Simon Fraser University course boosts writing, math, science and study skills
Considering taking a college or university course? Register now for SFU's innovative Aboriginal University Prep Program. Build a solid foundation of academic and personal success skills. Get 'the feel' of University as you learn the basics of university-level reading and writing, math, science,Indigenous knowledge in the modern world, study skills,stress management and more...
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Join the First Nations Technology Council, Pacific Community Networks Association and AYM Team at the 2009 ICT Summit
Register now for 4 days of workshops, networking, collaborating and inspiration: Feb. 19-22
http://ict.pcna.ca/viewVideo.php?fileID=16
Do NOT miss the next Internet and Communication Technology (ICT) Summit Feb. 19-22, 2009. Join 300+ Aboriginal community champion delegates, speakers,geeks and gurus to learn ways you can promote healthy use of technology for personal, professional and community development. Learn about new programs, community technology plans, partnership opportunities, ways Youth use multimedia and video games for learning/social networking, and just plain have fun connecting and sharing ideas...
Watch this 3-minute video of last year's ICT Summit - then register today: http://ict.pcna.ca/viewVideo.php?fileID=16
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8th Annual Talking Stick Festival Coming in February!
This celebration of traditional and contemporary Aboriginal performance and art unites diverse artists!
by Bonnie Allan, Bridge Communications
The Talking Stick Festival kicks off with a Gala opening Feb. 9th at West Vancouver’s new performance space, the Kay Meek Centre. Experience outstanding traditional Indigenous music and dance from across Canada: S’pak’wus Slúlum (the Eagle Song Dancers) from the Squamish Nation, the Inuvialut Drummers (Nunavik), the Dancers of Damelahamid (Gitksan), the Copper Maker Dancers (Kwakwakwa’wakw), and the Whitefish Jrs. Drummers (Cree and then join in on a week long celebration of dance, music, visual and multimedia art, plays and film...
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Aboriginal BEST participants invited to BC's 1st Annual Aboriginal Business Awards
Wonder who is the BEST of the BEST?
by Adele Alexander, Aboriginal BEST Program Writer & Kristin Kozuback, Ed
18 representatives from across BC who participated in the Aboriginal Business Entrepreneurship Skills Training Program will be attending the first-ever BC Aboriginal Business Award Ceremony on January 27th, 2009...and one will win the BEST of the BEST Award! Find out more...
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What do monkeys sing at Christmas? Jungle bells!
Holiday jokes to warm your heart - approved for the whole family
What do you have in December that isn't in ANY other month? The letter 'D'.
What's the best Christmas present? A broken drum...you can't beat it!
Check out our growing list of family-friendly holiday jokes - print it off for a giggle over the holidays.
And please send us your seasonal sillies next year...
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Congratulations to Ktunaxa Nation Chief Sophie Pierre on her appointment by Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, Michael de Jong
British Columbia Treaty Commission gets strong, visionary leader
Michael de Jong, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, announced today that the new chief commissioner of the British Columbia Treaty Commission will be Chief Sophie Pierre of the Ktunaxa Nation.
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Calendar of Events: First Nations Technology Council ICT Summit starts Feb. 19th, BCAAFC Gathering Our Voices Youth Conference
World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Education (Australia), Gathering Our Voices Aboriginal Youth Conference 2009 in Kelowna
by Kristin Kozuback
Welcome to RedWAY's Aboriginal Community Calendar of Events! Click inside to learn about the upcoming Talking Stick Festival, the annual Downtown Eastside Smudge Ceremony Dec. 6th, upcoming First Nations Summit Meetings, FNTC ICT Summit, the provincial Aboriginal Youth Conference called Gathering Our Voices, business awards, Native Youth Arts Collective (NYAC) news, and more...
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ARCHIVES (other great issues to check out)
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Issue 76 - New Year, New Aboriginal Youth Media Team, New Focus on Digital and Media Literacy
January 30, 2009
Vol. 6
Issue 1
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Issue 73 - Planning for Aboriginal Economic Development, Native News, Job Postings, Investing in Youth
November 4, 2008
Vol. 5
Issue 12
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Issue 72 - Harvesting for the Future: Aboriginal Economic Development, First Nations Education Initiatives, Native Health & Wellness Events
October 3, 2008
Vol. 5
Issue 11
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Issue 71 - Back to Reality: September Events, Aboriginal Job Postings, Native News, Announcing New Section for Aboriginal Business and Economic Development
September 19, 2008
Vol. 5
Issue 10
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Issue 70 - Celebrating Native Culture, Aboriginal Student Successes
July 17, 2008
Vol. 5
Issue 9
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