In honour of our First Nations peoples, the real founders of our Land. Go back in history, walk in their footsteps, and remember what was once their majesty, and learn from their ancient wisdom.

Phil Fontaine, Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Residential School survivor, and victim of abuse, gives his emotional and moving response on behalf of the First Nations to Prime Minister   more...Harper's apology for its role in the Indian Residential Schools.

It makes me more proud than I can articulate to have participated in the process of enabling the resolution of cases for former students, as well as working towards healing and a brighter future for the Aboriginal community in Canada.  less

The University of New Hampshire's EcoLine™, a landfill gas-to-energy project that uses purified methane gas from a nearby landfill to power the campus, is complete, university officials announced. The   more...five million square-foot campus will receive up to 85 percent of its electricity and heat from purified natural gas, making UNH the first university in the nation to use landfill gas as its primary fuel source.

To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/UNHLandfillProject/37840/  less

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Pow wow and peaceful protest against uranium mining in Eastern Ontario.

I can see I am going to have difficulty categorizing some of my videos, as more and more of them belong in a "Spiritual" category. I have chosen to place this one in "Arts & Animation"   more...as it does showcase some wonderful art.

In seeking to remedy the gaps in my own historical education, and learn more about the indigenous peoples of North America, I found a wonderful website called "Native American Church Art" (http://nacart.com). The majority of the paintings in this simple slideshow video are borrowed from that website. I encourage you to visit and see more wonderful art. The spoken part comes from the classic Folkways recording (vinyl pops and all!) called "The Kiowa Peyote Meeting" a series of recordings made by Harry Smith and originally released as a box set with commentary in 1973. I have always found this particular passage deeply moving.

The Native American Church was founded in the 1890's by Quanah Parker, and became a formal entity in 1918. Parker's image is shown at the beginning and the end of this video.

I spent part of my youth in a remote area of Northern Manitoba, where indigenous peoples, primarily Woodland Cree, outnumbered caucasions by a significant margin. My best friend at the time was an Ojibway girl whose family had moved to the area from Southern Ontario. Although not always understanding their ways, I have always enjoyed friendships with First Nations individuals, and they have my respect. It's my wish to eventually return to the North and settle there permanently.

I initially encountered difficulty with the making of this video, and had to abandon its original form. I will only say that my hand was guided in creating the resulting video in its present form. I hope you enjoy it.  less

A stunt I made in the free online racing game Trackmania Nations.

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First Nations Showcase
song : Stop Breaking Down Blues by Robert Johnson

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First Nations Showcase
song : Billy Joe Green song #3

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First Naions Showcase
song : Walking The Dog by Rufus Thomas

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First Nations Showcase
song : Billy Joe Green song #2

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First Nations Showcase
song : Billy Joe Green song #1

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First Nations Showcase
song : Jared Sowan song #3

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Free Tibet, March 14, 2008, United Nations

Short extract from End Of Nations.

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Lynn Dralle, The Queen of Auctions http://TheQofA.com shares her success with Kevin Nations Promote Your Own Seminar Program http://PromoteYourOwnSeminar.com

Another video that i made on Trackmania Nations.

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First Nations Showcase
song : Jared Sowan song #2

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First Nations Showcase
song : Jared Sowan song #1

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First Nations Showcase
song : Sly Dawg song #1

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First Nations Showcase
song : Pack My Suitcase