Gathering Our Voices 2006
Aboriginal Youth Conference
March 12-15 in Kamloops, BC

The BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres’ 4th annual...
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» Napoleon’s CD Miyôskamin
» Gathering Our Voices 2006       Compilation CD
 
     
 
 
     
 
Raven Back Youth Centre Wachiay Friendship Centre in Courtenay, BC
The Raven back youth centre is a fun and safe place for kids to come and Hangout; we have a number of life skills workshops...
by Allan Goodman
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Editorial

News of Drumbeat has spread fast, and as predicted, we are really starting to gain momentum!
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Gathering Our Voices 2006 Aboriginal Youth Conference


Gathering our Voices 2006 will focus on Aboriginal Health and Justice Issues
and will feature interactive & informative workshops
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Past Participant Trevor Good Shares His Experiences
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March 12-15, 2006
Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops , BC

 
 
     
 

Green Stream Initiative:
   Call for proposals

Judith Marcuse Projects is sending out a Call inviting groups to submit proposals for interactive activities/presentations based on current projects/programs their involved with.
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BEAHR National Internship Program:

Attention Students and Employers: Internship Funding Now Available!.
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Canada's Cultural Gateway

 
Canadian
Heritage
 
BC Friendship Centres  
Stephanie Gabel
Jennifer Peckover
All contributors, present and future!
 
     
  DrumBeat Aboriginal Youth eZine
BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
 
     
 
 

The winner of Drumbeat’s survey and submission contest was Megan Clarkson!

   
 

All my Sons
by Arthur Miller, directed by Judith McDowell

   
 

Pole to Pole 2006
CALL FOR APPLICANTS

Apply now, the selection camp is this summer!
Two Pole to Pole Expedition Teams will ski Antarctica, sail to Africa, bike through Europe, trek through Russia and navigate to the North Pole.

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Bottled water is killing the planet
by Jon Neale and Jonathan Thompson

Eau, no: Clean, healthy and pure? Hardly. Bottled water is killing the planet
And our thirst grows, with 154 billion litres drunk in one year.

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Gathering Our Voices 2006
– A Volunteer’s Experience
by
Carey Charters

Today was the day that I had been waiting for! It was the first day of the second annual “Gathering Our Voices” conference, and you would not believe how stoked I was!
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Napoleon’s New CD Miyôskamin
Bridges Musical Worlds
by Onowa McIvor

Napoleon is the finest songwriter in Canada who has yet to have the CBC make a documentary about him....
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SIX NATIONS BLOOD BATH AVERTED
THANKS TO POPULAR SUPPORT
by Kahentinetha Horn

MNN. March 23, 2006. It was a victory for the power of the people! It was a victory for Indigenous land rights. It was a victory for all those struggling for recognition of Indigenous jurisdiction. ...
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OVERSEAS JOBS!!

Journalists for Human Rights is hiring 18 youth for positions overseas!
This includes information on 8 journalism trainer positions in Ghana
(6 month postings) and 10 journalism trainer positions ...

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WORLD PEACE FORUM 2006
VANCOUVER, CANADA

Peace Forum Catching Imagination Around the World.
June 23 – 28, will be a showcase of citizen, academic, and government efforts to define and implement world peace.
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First Citizens Fund Student Bursary
» Other Bursaries Available

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The First Citizens Fund student bursary program is funded by the Province of British Columbia and delivered by the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres.

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First Nations Studies at University of Northern British Columbia

   
 

The Great Health Challenge
by Marcel Aubin

The Great Health Challenge package contains everything you need to start your own challenge within your organization or office.
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Sacred Sweat Lodge Ceremony
by Justice for Girls

Aboriginal and Girls Advocates call on MCFD Minister to stop racist shackling during Sacred Sweat Lodge Ceremony at Youth Prison
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