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: The federal government needs to take "urgent action" on Aboriginal corrections or the situation may devolve into crisis, said Canada's prison ombudsman in a new report released Friday. more »; Related: Rise in female, aboriginal inmates alters prison population: StatsCan; Related: Ombudsman slams prison mental health services

Young aboriginal smokers target of new program: A group of students from different faculties at the University of Alberta has received $137,000 over two years from Health Canada for a smoking prevention program aimed at aboriginal youth. more »
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Dead N.B. teen's community hopes for change: Members of the Eskinuopitijk First Nation band council are expressing hope for change after the death of a teenager from their community in northeastern New Brunswick. more »
Body found is missing N.B. teen's: RCMP: RCMP have confirmed that the body found on New Brunswick's Acadian Peninsula earlier this week is that of 16-year-old Hilary Bonnell, who went missing from the Esgenoopetitj First Nation two months ago. more »
RCMP believe body may be missing N.B. teen's: RCMP have discovered a body buried in a remote, wooded area in northern New Brunswick they believe may be that of Hilary Bonnell, the Esgenoopetitj First Nation teenager who went missing two months ago. more »
Top court ruling could affect Yukon First Nations: lawyer: Government and First Nations leaders and lawyers from the Yukon and across Canada appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday, in a case that could set a precedent in land-claims law. more »
Tax-free First Nations store decried in Regina: First Nations stores selling cigarettes and other products tax-free creates an uneven playing field for competing businesses, the Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says. more »
Supreme Court hears Yukon land-claim case: Canada's highest court has heard arguments Thursday in a landmark land-claims dispute between a Yukon First Nation and the territorial government over a parcel of farmland. more »
Elsipogtog man charged in spat with DFO agents: An Elsipogtog First Nation man faces eight charges after a dispute with Department of Fisheries and Oceans officers in September. more »

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CBC's ReVision Quest wins for second year at imagineNATIVE film festival

Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 | 08:17 PM PT

ReVision Quest associate producer Wabanakwut Kinew won the Best Radio award for his episode Jesus vs. Nanabush at the 10th annual imagineNATIVE Film and Media Festival. The honour was handed out in Toronto last month, at the close of the international celebration of innovative works by Indigenous peoples in film, video, radio and new media.

The winning episode looked at religion and native people, exploring some of their different traditional beliefs, the relationship between Christianity and many native people, and why the two aren't necessarily incompatible.

“We went to an actual sweat lodge during the making of this episode, so it's nice that an authentic slice of Aboriginal life has been honoured,” said Kinew. “I am humbled.”

"It’s amazing to be recognized within the Aboriginal community for a show that works hard to bring that perspective to a wider audience. ReVision Quest tells First Nations stories from a First Nations perspective and we're very happy to be able to do this on the CBC," said Doug Holmes, executive producer.

This was the first win for Kinew as an associate producer for ReVision Quest and the second time the series has been honoured at ImagineNATIVE. Last year, associate producer Kim Ziervogel’s episode Alcohol took home the Best Documentary, Talk Radio and Current Affairs prize.

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