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In this issue...
We hope to see you at this year's ICT Summit! Check out new Aboriginal Youth Media Team and N8V community articles including the new Squamish Nation Trades Training Programs, Vital Knowledge series at KAYA, Native Youth Arts Collective Improv session during Talking Stick Festival, and meet the new Canadian Heritage - Aboriginal Affairs Manager!
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Squamish Nation Trades Centre - Leaders in Employment Training
Trades training in North Vancouver builds partnerships
by Adele Alexander, AYM Team
Squamish Nation Trades Centre provides training in North Vancouver to all First Nations People, Métis, and Inuit peoples. Learn about ways they build on partnerships to provide training opportunities during the economic downturn...
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Talking Stick Festival on NOW!
Congrats to "RedWAY WIN TO GET IN" Contest winners Dave Olsen and
by RedWAY BC News AYM Team
Join us! Talking Stick Festival showcases the diversity of local, national and international Aboriginal artists. The vibrant city-wide event takes place at a range of venues; see masks carved by Victor Reece, jazz singer Mildred Bailey, MC Jordan Wheeler,Saskatchewan hip-hop/rapper/MC Brad Bellegard a.k.a. InfoRed, Christie Lee Charles (an AYM Team member who raps in her ancient Musqueam dialect), Nunatsiavut Drum Dancers from Northern Labrador, Haidawood Media Projects, Inuit throatsingers...
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Join the First Nations Technology Council, Pacific Community Networks Association and Spiritlink @ 2009 ICT Summit
This year's theme: COLLABORATION
by Aboriginal Youth Media Team
We hope to see you next week at the annual Internet and Communication Technology (ICT) Summit in Vancouver, BC from Feb. 19-22, 2009. Join us and 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 initiatives like ways Youth use multimedia and video games for learning/social networking and Global Information Systems can help communities...
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Success Profile: Hey'-Way'-Noqu Healing Circle Society
Celebrating organizations that support Aboriginal Youth
by Elizabeth Alexander, AYM Team writer
Check out this cool society that helps children, youth, adults, and Elders by providing holistic counselling services.
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"A Crude Awakening" - Valuable Insight Into The Need to Change Our Addiction to Oil
Reflecting about KAYA's 'Vital Knowledge Session"
by Adele Alexander, Aboriginal Youth Media Team
Did you ever think of the environmental, health and financial costs of our addiction to oil? Knowledgeable Aboriginal Youth Assocation (KAYA) hosted an informative get-together in January to help raise awareness of the impact of oil industries - and our need to shift the way we think about energy. We watched the film “A Crude Awakening,” which was about oil, its history, and a future that...
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Meet more AYM Team members - Odessa Hall, Elizabeth Alexander, Lisa Nahanee, and Alice Walkus
...and one updated bio from Adele!
by AYM Team Members
Meet five young women working to create new sections, stories and feature articles for RedWAY BC News over the next few months. Thanks to some funding from the Metro Vancouver Urban Aboriginal Strategy, AYM Team project partners Spiritlink Communications and Knowledgeable Aboriginal Youth Association are pleased to introduce you to a diverse group of Urban Aboriginal Youth working to develop their media and computer literacy skills...
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BCAAFC Annual Gathering Our Voices Conference Next month!
Join the AYM Team for Spring Break in Kelowna, BC
by Kristin Kozuback, Editor RedWAY BC News
This year's Annual Gathering Our Voices Conference is in Kelowna, BC. Join us to learn about careers in the media, see Kinnie Starr and Matthew Strong Eagle, and participate in many workshops - heck, even enter the talent competition! The theme of this year's GOV is: Aboriginal Language, Culture and Employment.
It's four days of fun, networking, sharing and learning with Youth, Elders, performers, facilitators and leaders from across BC. Early registration is Feb. 20th so register now. Check out the newly uploaded Workshop Descriptions in 2 formats: MS Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format...
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Free Statistics Canada "Strength in Numbers" Workshops coming North
Learn to use recent (2006) data like Aboriginal Children's Survey, Aboriginal Peoples Survey and Census Canada
Aboriginal leaders, policy makers, community planners, program developers, managers, researchers... come learn at the 2009 Strength in Numbers Conference Series. FREE one-day sessions in Iqaluit, Nunavut (Feb. 4); Whitehorse, Yukon Territories (Feb. 17); then Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (Feb. 19). Learn from a panel of experts about data from the 2006 Census, the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey, the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, and other data sources to highlight demographic and socio-economic trends within the Aboriginal population...
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Inclusion Works '09 coming to Vancouver, BC April 6 - 8, 2009
Burrard Inlet Gala evening with Rick Mercer and the Honourable Steven Point
Check out Canada’s biggest Aboriginal HR and employment event of the year in April in Vancouver, BC. Keynote speaker David Chilton (author of The Wealthy Barber), national Aboriginal leadership panels, a huge career fair, performances by Susan Aglukark and more...
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February 2009 Calendar of Events
Native Education Centre Elder's Day celebration, ICT Summit, and more
by Kristin Kozuback & Elizabeth Alexander
Check out this month's Calendar of Events listing with conferences, celebrations, workshops, and more...
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Updates from Canadian Heritage BC/Yukon Office
Meet the New Canadian Heritage Manager; Invitation from UMAYC to Attend Luncheon
Opportunity from the Urban Multi-Purpose Aboriginal Youth Council (UMAYC) for Aboriginal Youth to attend the Canadian Club of Vancouver’s 12th Annual Flag Day/Order of Canada Luncheon in Vancouver, BC for FREE Feb. 16th. Register now - limited seating. Also in this article, find out a little about the new Canadian Heritage - Aboriginal Affairs Manager. Welcome Sandra Roach...
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ARCHIVES (other great issues to check out)
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Issue 78 - Special Issue Promoting Metro Vancouver Urban Aboriginal Strategy Events
March 13, 2009
Vol. 6
Issue 3
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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 75 - Winter Holiday Warm Wishes from Spiritlink Communications & the Aboriginal Youth Media Team
December 24, 2008
Vol. 5
Issue 14
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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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