[ Windspeaker Looks Back 1983 ]
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Pride, confidence and gratitude were emotions felt by participants at the graduation ceremony at the Grouard campus of the Alberta Vocational College. Featuring an aptly named theme of "New Dawn," a large contingent of Aboriginal students graduated with certificates in registered nursing assistant, business management, computer accounting and several other disciplines. The students had returned to the classroom after several years of educational inactivity, and all said they appreciated the on-site counselling services and small class sizes which helped them reach this eventful day that signalled a new beginning for them and their families. AVC Grouard had seen over 3,000 students reach their career goals since it was established a scant 10 years earlier.
The Universiade was held in Edmonton as university athletes gathered from all over the world to compete and 16 Aboriginal artists were front and centre in creating works on the theme of "Unity." Their artwork was on display at the capital city's convention centre throughout July and artists included those who would become household names in years to come, such as George Littlechild, Joane Cardinal-Schubert, Henry Nanooch, and Alex Janvier, to mention just a few.In the Alberta Legislature, an act was passed allowing representatives from northern Aboriginal communities to serve on local school boards and as school trustees. As a large population of the students in the area were of First Nations ancestry, the act was a positive step towards improving the education level of the students. The benefits of having representatives of the Aboriginal community on city and town councils was also discussed in an editorial as municipal elections were upcoming in the fall of 1983. Not only was the input of Aboriginal people deemed to be necessary, but it was observed that serving on civic and educational boards and councils was a great stepping stone to higher positions at provincial and federal levels.See the full content of this document
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[ Windspeaker Looks Back 1983 ]
The following article is the first in a series of retrospective stories that will be running in Windspeaker, providing a look back at news and events that made headlines from 1983 to present day.
Pride, confidence and gratitude were emotions felt by participants at the graduation ceremony at the Grouard campus of the Alberta Vocational College. Featuring an aptly named t...See the full content of this document
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