Worlds Village

National Aboriginal Day is an annual event held that celebrates the unique and vibrant culture of Aboriginal people across Canada. Richmond Youth Service Agency and the Pathways Aboriginal Centre have organized a local celebration of this day for Richmond for the last two years. This annual event is truly a celebration of culture, food, friends and community. There is always great food, Aboriginal films, entertainment, health information, fun and educational activities, workshops and of course new friends! This event was made possible with the support of: Richmond Health Services, Vancouver Coastal Health, Heritage Canada, BC150 grants, the City of Richmond, local donors and the hard work and help from the Richmond Aboriginal Advisory Committee and many volunteers.

Less than three hours drive from Darwin, Kakadu National Park has a rare dual World Heritage listing for both its natural beauty and its ancient Aboriginal culture, dating back 50000 years. It is a place of rugged escarpments, lush wetlands, savannah woodland and cascading waterfalls covering over 19000 square kilometres making it the largest national park in Australia. Kakadu is shaped by water, being the catchment area for the South Alligator, East Alligator, Katherine, Roper and Daly rivers. From November to May, waterfalls are at their most spectacular and the lowlands are flooded, attracting millions of migratory birds. The diversity of nature contained within the Park is astounding and keen birdwatchers are spoilt for choice. The unique and diverse avian life in Kakadu includes jacanas, azure kingfishers, cuckoos, rufous owls, magpie geese, jabiru and more. Take a cruise on Yellow Water Billabong literally teeming with migratory birds. You may even spot a croc or two! Over one-third of Australian bird species, around one thousand different plant species and a quarter of all Australian freshwater fish species can also be found here. A number of Aboriginal language groups still reside within the park, which is home to one of the largest concentrations of Aboriginal rock art in the world. Ubirr and Nourlangie Rock are among the most vivid and extensive examples. A must is a climb to the top of Ubirr for unbeatable 360-degree views of the surrounding floodplains. Other …

Renowned Aboriginal artist and musician, Tommy Crow depends on Australia’s Outback to get him back to nature and revive his spirit. To go out bush around Alice Springs is to find the real Australia, he says. Listen as he talks openly about his connection with the desert, and with the culture and heritage of his people, with which the landscape is forever intertwined. The desert is imprinted with spiritual significance for the local Arrernte Aboriginal people and the landscape comes alive through their stories, music, dance and paintings. This National Geographic video gives you just a taste, so for more information on the real Australian Outback, visit en.travelnt.com For more information on the region’s Aboriginal art, visit en.travelnt.com

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) Mark Kelly reports on First Nations Party of Saskatchewan leader Brendan Cross burning Canadian Alliance Opposition leader Stockwell Day just before the 2000 Canadian election. (Day is now President of The Treasury Board in Stephen Harper’s Conservative government.) I could hear introductions being made in the hall, so I entered the hall at the side of the stage, where I stood beside some reporters and organizers of the event. Day joked that the glass he placed on the podium was apple juice, not chocolate milk, so nobody should worry. Right. He gave an effective speech on the Alliance promise to increase funding to Canadas military and began taking questions. I calmly walked to the side of the stage, stepped up, and walked slowly to the podium, where I stood beside Day, with the policy page in my left hand. Im curious about your aboriginal policy it hasnt changed. . . I began, and Day answered, Great. I appreciate that. Let me address that for you. Feel free to take a seat, and pointing to the microphone on the floor level, Thats the microphone to be used, folks. I paid for this one, everybody else who didnt gets to use that one right there. He began to reply to my question, talking about Treatie Four in Saskatchewan (In Alberta thats much easier because we have Treaties Six, Seven, and Eight. In the rest of Canada its not that easy.). The Alliance would respect the treaties, but sought a different approach from the governing …

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