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Bamoseda
Heads Up
Sept. 6/12
Another school year has begun and students at the Dennis Franklin Cromarty First Nations High School in Thunder Bay kicked off the year with a memorial for the seven students that have died in the city since 2000.
The Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh have vowed to Protect the Salish Sea from the proposed Kinder Morgan Pipeline expansion.
The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is not impressed with an Alberta plan that imposes different layers of environmental protections.
The co-founder of Sextrade 101 discusses how she got out of prostitution and how the organization has been helping women and educating people.

MUSIC (CANCON)
Elizabeth Hill Ð The Tobacco Song
Inez Ð Sto:lo Strong
Sandy Scofield with Kinny Star – Famour

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ItÕs hard for people in the far North to feed their families, but only is food expensive, it also costs a lot just to hunt.

The United Church of Canada has jumped on-board the anti-Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline boat.

Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Aboriginal person to be sainted, has been celebrated at a jamboree in Saskatchewan.

In B.C, Chinese and First Nations share a close history, and an educational tour back in time also explores the two communitiesÕ connections.

A Sundance Chief discusses how the ceremony was brought back to his community in northern Quebec.

MUSIC (CANCON)
Tomson Highway/Patricia Cano Ð Tansii
Stevie Salas Ð Cherokee Girl
Tracy Bone Ð Reality

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A union in northern Ontario is working on recruiting First Nation members.

An Ontario woman is just a step away from getting her Indian Status after lengthy decade-long legal battle.

In a couple of Ontario courts, Aboriginal citizens no longer have to affirm their oaths on the bible or using their right hand.

First Nations opposed to EnbridgeÕs Northern Gateway pipeline plan arenÕt going to pipe down anytime soon, especially after the province of B.C demanded more from the project.

South of the border, Tribes there now have more control of their lands, after U.S President Obama signed off on a bill to expedite home building and development on Native American lands.
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Ronnie Douglas Blues Band Ð On My Way
Shakti Hayes Ð The Best of Me
Dwayne Pamajewon Ð Red Machine

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Heiltsuk First Nations opposition to EnbridgeÕs Northern Gateway pipeline was only bolstered after Chief Marilyn Slett visited the oilsands in Alberta.

Researchers are trying to figure out why a rare strain of flu has been affecting some First Nation citizens in the Northern Ontario.

A Laurentian University prof has garnered an award for his paper on historical First Nation economy and trade.

After leadership disputes and third party management issues, the Lubicon Lake Cree Nation wants a word with the federal government.

The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business is looking to expand its horizons across borders and overseas.

Music (CANCON)
Andrea Menard Ð My laughing fool
Burnt Project 1 – Forever
Wayne Lavallee – Message

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An app is out that helps Indigenous language speakers chat in their mother tongues online.
A researcher is working on evidence that ties together how First Nations culture can be used as a tool in addictions programs.
A new healthy babies initiative is aimed at parents-to-be in the far north;
Grades nine and 10 students in Manitoba will be learning more about the impacts of residential school in their new social studies curriculim;
And Curse of the Axe is a documentary that chronicles the discovery of the largest Huron village ever found.

MUSIC SPOTLIGHT: Sandy Scofield (CANCON)
Raining in Vancouver
Famous
Coyote

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The Tla’amin Nation in B.C has had to put off their treaty ratification vote because of dissadents.

A former residential school survivor is honoured to take part in commemmoration ceremonies for a monument dedicated to former residential school students in southern Ontario.

A First Nation in Ontario turned on the switch for a community owned wind energy project.
A doctor was surprised with the long lasting results of a Cree tradition diet – a diet one of his patients decided to go on.

Singer-Song writer Don Amero talks about his new single and how his music has evolved over the years.

MUSIC (CANCON)
Inez – Move Slow
Sandy Schofield – Sophie’s Song
Don Amero – Turn these grey skies blue

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The race for National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations is heating up. We’ll hear from three of the candidates running for top job, including incumbant Shawn Atleo, Mi’kmaq lawyer Pamela Palmater and Ellen Gabriel, President of the Quebec Native Women’s Association.
A diet based on Aboriginal traditional style foods has done Bossy Ducharme a lot of good. Bossy talks about his food journey exploring the diet of his ancestors.
School is about to wrap up for students across the country. And it’s also time to start thinking about college this fall for some. In Ontario, a new program this fall promises to educate students about every aspect of the First Nations Child Welfare system.

MUSIC (CANCON)
Don Amero – Turn these grey skies blue
Stevie Salas – Cover me in noise
Inez – Move Slow

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Election coverage for National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations kicks off in this episode. This week, Bamoseda spotlights candidate Mi’kmaq lawyer Pamela Palmater. Tune in next week to hear from Terrance Nelson, former Chief of Roseau River Anishnabe First Nation.

Taxation on the reserve will help solve poverty issues – that from Manny Jules, First Nation Tax Commissioner.

The popular photographs of First Nations people in the early 1900′s from photographer Edward S. Curtis are the focal point of an exhibit at McCord Museum in Montreal.

Bossy Ducharme gained new life and great health by following a diet rich in Aboriginal traditional foods for over a year.

Don Amero has some new things going for him: New baby, new single, new tour!

MUSIC Spotlight – Don Amero (CANCON)
Hometown
Right where I wanna be
Turn these grey skies blue

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First Nations met with Prince Charles, and one Chief says the meeting reaffirmed the relationship with the Crown, but Canada still has work to do.

A United Nations Committee is questioning why Canada hasn’t done more to implement recommendations from the Ipperwash Inquiry.

School is a challenge for anyone, however, the challenges are far greater for Aboriginal students. A university professor discusses the statistics as well as how the gap can begin to close.

Inuit youth are keeping their eyes on candidates running for president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.

Family, community and school support were key in an Aboriginal graduate’s success in obtaining his medical degree. Ryan Lieph is one of University of British Columbia’s largest class of Aboriginal graduates of its MD program.
MUSIC (CANCON)
Brock Stonefish – Pounding on my soul
Missy Knott – Happy in the Sun
Tanya Tagaq – Ancestors

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Enbridge’s annual shareholder meeting is just around the corner, and a group of people including the Yinka Dene Alliance is travelling across the country this week in a ‘Freedom Train’. They’re making stops in major cities across the country to demonstrate their opposition to Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline. The group plans to demonstrate at the company’s annual meeting in Toronto on May 9th.
In this episode of Bamoseda – we’re reviewing this year’s opposition to the proposed project.

MUSIC (CANCON)
Bruthers of a Different Muther – Speakers of Tomorrow
Brock Stonefish – Pounding on my soul
Mosquitoes – Fade Away
Ta-Kaiya Blaney – Shallow Waters…