The Aboriginal Multi-Media Society

Page 9 The Edmonton Works Festival had a noticeable Arctic theme this year, thanks to Arts From The Arctic, a Circumpolar Exhibition. Presented by several government organizations, Native groups and UNESCO, the exhibition brought together works from artists from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Alaska, Canada and Greenland. For every region, 100 pieces of art were selected by a Native chair-person and they included crafts, sculpture and paintings.

Page R3 Public hearings to evaluate a study conducted by the Canadian military on the impact of low-level fighter jets over Labrador would be a travesty, say Innu of Shesatshiu, Labrador. "It's a sham," said Daniel Ashini, director of Innu Rights and Environment for the Innu Nation. "We are extremely disappointed in the decision of the (Federal Environmental Assessment) panel.

As it turned out, Brandon Montour simply needed a bit more exposure. Despite being an offensively gifted defenceman who put up some decent numbers, Montour was bypassed by all 30 clubs in both the 2012 and 2013 National Hockey League Entry Drafts. But for the 20-year-old, who lives in the Six Nations town of Ohsweken, Ont., it was a case of him being third time lucky.

Page 7 Craig Berube is still involved with professional hockey, but after 18 years of playing the game as a pro, Berube, a native of Calahoo of Cree descent, has stepped behind the bench for good. The 38-year-old is an assistant coach with the American Hockey League's Philadelphia Phantoms. The Phantoms are the top affiliate for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers. Berube spent the majority of his pro career in the NHL.

For the fifth straight season a pair of Aboriginal brothers finds themselves playing for the same professional hockey club. But chances are not too many hockey fans know the whereabouts of Greg and Brad Leeb as they are not playing in the National Hockey League - or even North America. Instead the brothers, who are Cree, are in England this season suiting up for the Coventry Blaze, members of the Elite Ice Hockey League.

First Nations leaders in Northern Ontario were sentenced to jail after refusing to back down in their fight for rights to their traditional lands. On March 17, Ontario Superior Court Judge Patrick Smith sentenced Chief Donny Morris and other council members of the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation - located about 1,000 kilometres north of Thunder Bay - each to six months in jail for contempt of court.