Rights of women and indigenous people, gang prevention, aboriginal dancer from Vancouver Olympics in today's Bamoseda report

This week on Bamoseda: Friday, March 5

Bamoseda, hosted by Jennifer Ashawasegai, is an Aboriginal news magazine radio program, which features national Aboriginal news, current affairs, features on community and culture, spotlights on entertainment and a cross section of musical genres from very talented artists in the Aboriginal community.

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The BC All Chiefs' task Force has launched a mass letter writing and e-mail campaign to press the Harper government to sign onto the UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous People, as well as initiate a national public inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada. We now know that the Harper government has promised his commitments to these two very important issues in Wednesday's throne speech.

There are two more initiatives in the country to help youth stay out of gangs, or to help them exit that lifestyle. Bamoseda co-op student, Deidre Contin, spoke with the National Aboriginal Gang Prevention commissioner, Cliff Summers, and the commission's spokesperson, Adam Beach, as well as Mike Gladue, the CEO and Creator of the Seven Generations Healing Network.

The Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana is revitalizing its language with the help of modern technology. The Rosetta Stone Endangered Languages Program has helped create software so the community can learn its language -- a difficult feat, since the last language speaker in the community died about 70 years ago.

Anishinabek Nation citizen, Tracey Recollet, a fancy shawl dancer, who participated in the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics, told Bamoseda how it felt.

MUSIC

Digging Roots -- "Bring the Water" (CANCON)
Eekwol and Mils -- "The People" (CANCON)
Shane Yellowbird -- "A Beautiful Concept" (CANCON)

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