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powwow regalia

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Indigenous Powwow Protocol - #2 of 3 in the Powwow Series

This is the second in our three-part series on powwows. In the first part, A Primer on Indigenous Powwows, we covered a bit of the history. This article is about powwow protocol and the third part is about Indigenous Powwow Dances.

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Chief Robert Joseph

Chief Dr. Robert Joseph - Q&A on Reconciliation and Forgiveness

In this segment from his presentation at the Expanding Our Knowledge Conference, Chief Dr. Joseph took questions from the audience on reconciliation...

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Métis artwork

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A Report on Métis Identity by Senate Aboriginal Peoples Committee

Ottawa (June 6, 2013) – A report on Métis identity released today by the Senate Aboriginal Peoples Committee calls on the federal government to...

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Aboriginal Relations: Perspectives From Both Sides of the Fence

Gordon Mohs, Aboriginal Relations Specialist, Eba Engineering, talks about his experience in Aboriginal Relations working for both First Nations...

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Photo: Patricia Graesser

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Aboriginal Enlistment in the Canadian Forces - Challenges

As June 5 is Canadian Forces Day we thought it would be timely to provide some history of Aboriginal enlistment in the Canadian Forces (CF) and why...

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First Nations Health Authority: A new era of First Nations health in BC

British Columbia First Nations are making history by undertaking a transformative process to change the way health care is delivered to their...

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Louis Riel House in Winnipeg, Canada. Photo: Hans-Jürgen Hübner, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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New Visitor Programs for Louis Riel House

Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 23, 2013 — On behalf of the Honourable Peter Kent, Canada’s Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada,...

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feather

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Elijah Harper: The Man With a Feather Who Changed the Course of History

Aboriginal people are not against the right of Quebec as a distinct society within Canada. […] Of course they are a distinct society. So are the...

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a hoe chucker stacking logs, Copper Canyon, Vancouver Island, BC. Photo: David Stanley, Flickr.

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Blockade by Individuals Amounted to ‘Abuse of Process’ Behn V Moulton

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that individual members of an Aboriginal group can’t use blockades or other “self-help” remedies when claiming...

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office building

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The Growing Authority of Indigenous Communities

NBS regularly spotlights key sustainability issues for business leaders. These issues have been identified by NBS’s Leadership Council, a group of...

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