1. Dec 1-15, 2011
ThinkNDN NEWS
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Join the ThinkNDN Team as they bring an hour of
(Winnipeg MB) On November 3/11 ThinkNDN WINS it's
Entertainment & News, every week to the Vancouver
3rd Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Award for “ Best
Aboriginal Community! The Show will be offering a line-
Aboriginal Music Radio Show/Program” received by
up of Traditional & Contemporary Singers,
Creator/Producer Suzette Amaya. ThinkNDN Thanks all
Instrumentalists, Hip-Hop Artists, Spoken word Artists,
their Supporters and Listeners for their Votes!
Poets, Filmmakers, Entrepreneurs, Drummers,
www.aboriginalpeopleschoice.com
Craftspeople, Storytellers, Elders, Activists, Community
Leaders, Role Models and other Interesting People!
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Live On The ThinkNDN Show
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ThinkNDN Xmas Open House
Promote Your Community Event! Dec 19th at 7-9pm
ALL AGES/Open Mic/Refreshments
EMAIL US! Christmas Karaoke/Sing Carols/Share Stories
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2. Wuz up @ThinkNDN
Registration Package, Applications for Exhibitors and
Facilitators, fundraising ideas and the Gathering Our
Voices Conference Poster.
THINKNDN is Looking For 2 Energetic Hosts
Interested in Meeting Amazin', Talented People? REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Brushing up on your Interviewing Skills? Being Aware of $125.00 Early Registration Fee
what’s happening in Our Community? Being a Radio September 1st, 2011 – February 10th, 2012
Personality? (Group registration incentive – for every group of 5
We are looking for 2 Hosts to Join Our Team registered, the 6th registrant is FREE!)
This is a Volunteer Opportunity
Candidates must be willing to be Committed! $175.00 Regular Registration Fee
Have Excellent Verbal Communication & February 11th-March 20th, 2012
Active Listening Skills, and a Positive Attitude!
Please Send a Resume & Coverletter to Please visit our website: www.bcaafc.com
Suzette Amaya-ThinkNDN Producer
thinkndn@gmail.com If you have any questions or concerns or require any
further information please do not hesitate to contact
Della Preston, Youth Conference Coordinator
Community Events E-mail: dpreston@bcaafc.com
Phone: (250) 388-5522 or 1-800-990-2432
Fax: (250) 388-5502
Gathering Our Voices 2012
Nanaimo, BC - March 20-23, 2012
The BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
&Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Centre are proud
to host: Gathering Our Voices 2012 from March 20-23,
2012. The 10th Annual Aboriginal Youth Conference will
be held in Nanaimo, British Columbia at The Vancouver
Island and Convention Centre, The Coast Bastion Hotel
and The Port Theatre.
Aboriginal Youth aged 14-24 are invited to take part in a
dynamic conference that will focus on many important
issues including Health, Language, Culture, the
Environment, Employment, Education, Sports and
Recreation. Many workshops, cultural activities, an
interactive Career and Education fair, evening
entertainment and afternoon sport and recreation
activities will be offered. On our website you will find
many documents including the Gathering Our Voice

3. Aboriginal Mother Centre Grand Opening
and Totem Pole Raising Ceremony
Friday December 9, 2011
2019 Dundas Street at Wall Street
(1 block east of Victoria Dr intersection).
Tentative Agenda
10am Breakfast for participants and witnesses
10:30 Dignitary speeches & Gift Giving
11:00 Cut Ribbon & Gather at Wall Street Parkade
11:15 Commence Totem Pole Raising Ceremony:
Mike & Mique’l Dangeli, the Git Hayetsk Dancers
12pm Gift Giving
12:15 Feast
Any questions please contact Andrea Foster
Email: luma380@hotmail.com
TALKING STICK FESTIVAL 2012
Mon Feb 20 - Sat Mar 3, 2012
Murray is Mohawk from the Six Nations of the Grand
INFO www.fullcircle.ca
River Territory in southern Ontario. He’s spent 30 years
This year's Talking Stick Festival celebrates outstanding
playing his unique style of foot-stomping, hand clapping
contemporary First Nations art and performance. The
blues throughout the world. His first solo release was,
festival is produced by Full Circle First Nations
“1492 – Who Found Who?” in 1994. From his song
Performance (Vancouver, B.C.), which provides a
‘colours’ he wrote, “He’s a red man, singing the black
professional ensemble training program for Native
man’s blues, living in a white man’s world”. Murray
artists to learn, create and work in the arts.
started playing keyboards and singing the blues as a
teenager in bars and clubs throughout Ontario and
western New York. In 2005 he was a JUNO nominee for ROGERS SANTA CLAUS PARADE
‘Full Circle’ with his former group The Pappy Johns
Band and Canadian Aboriginal Music Award winner for Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.
‘Best Blues’. Over the years Murray Porter has shared
the stage with hundreds of Artists including B.B. King,
Etta James, The Neville Brothers, Tom Cochrane, and
Burton Cummings.
Included on the Dec 4th bill with Murray Porter at the
Backstage Lounge is a list of musical artists all with their
own colourful careers…Helene Duguay on bass and
harmonies, Rick Boulter on guitar and Chris “The Wrist”
Nordquist on drums. Also expect a number of guest
artists to join Murray on stage.
COAST CAPITAL SAVINGS CHRISTMAS SQUARE:
SUNDAY DEC 4, 2011 10:30am to 1:00pm
The Backstage Lounge, ArtsClub Located on Thurlow Street between Georgia & Melville
1585 JOHNSTON ST., Vancouver, BC Come out and join in on the family fun pre-parade
festivities! There will be live entertainment on the main
Doors open 7 pm – Show Times 8 to 11 pm stage, Decorate a Gingerbread Man, Write a Letter to
All tickets sold at the door only – $ 12. Santa and much more!

4. National Aboriginal Achievement Awards
Friday, February 24, 2012
at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre
The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation
(NAAF) is a nationally registered non-profit organization
devoted to excellence and providing the educational
tools necessary for Aboriginal youth to achieve brighter
futures. NAAF promotes the development and education
of Aboriginal peoples and their professional
ThinkNDN TRENDING
advancement in Canadian society through the Attawapiskat Crisis * APTN Digital Drum
implementation of four initiatives – the Scholarship Blackstone on APTN Premieres Jan 11
Program, the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, Artict Air on CBC Premieres Jan 10
Blueprint for the Future and Taking Pulse. The Andrea Menard – Christmas Sparkle Tour
establishment of the National Aboriginal Achievement Ab-Originals on CBC Radio 3
Awards best exemplifies the efforts of the National Winnipeg's Most * Derek Miller
Aboriginal Achievement Foundation to encourage and Michelle Thrush * Twlight Breaking Dawn
celebrate excellence in the Aboriginal community. Clarence Two Toes * A Tribe Called Red
Don Amero * Crystal Shawanda
The Awards celebrate excellence in the Indigenous Nutly.net * Drezus
community and the limitless potential that Indigenous
people represent. They recognize the highest level of
achievement and provide terrific role models for
Indigenous youth to achieve their potential.
See A Complete List Of the 2012 Recipient List and The
NAAF Awards Details Go to:
www.naaf.ca
SITES TO CHECK OUT
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