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By Dianne Meili
Cree leader gave a nation strength Posters of Elijah Harper holding an eagle feather pasted on walls around the world testify to his influence beyond Canadian borders. Former Assembly of First Nations leader Phil Fontaine, in a tribute to Elijah...
Review by K. Kanten
Artist— The JohnnysSong—Motorcycle MamaAlbum—ROCK Year—2013 Sex, drugs and rock and roll used to be the slogan of rebel rock and rollers but as the hard rockers of years ago age, one might say that “If it’s TOO LOUD, you are TOO OLD!” The Johnnys...
By Shari Narine Windspeaker Contributor VANCOUVER
Spookw has appealed a decision by the British Columbia Supreme Court that provides the Gitxsan Treaty Society (GTS) with 30 days to come under compliance with Section 85 of the province’s Society Act, which would then make the society a legal body....
By Richard Wagamese, Windspeaker Columnist
Wolf Songs and Fire Chats There’s always a devastating silence when heroes leave. It’s as if the universe recognizes a profound gap in energy and slows down to honor it. It’s the sense that something significant and special has been removed and, for...
By Shari Narine Windspeaker Contributor EDMONTON
Alberta First Nations chiefs have been blindsided by what the provincial government is touting as “enabling legislation” on consultation. Herb Arcand, acting grand chief of the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations, said First Nations were not...
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By Shari Narine Contributing Sweetgrass Editor EDMONTON
The Aboriginal offering at this year’s Works and Arts Design Festival are entitled “No Rhyme or Reason.” Aptly named, says curator Terrance Houle, as it is a reflection of who he is. “It speaks a lot to engagement, and engaging a public…. The show...
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By Shari Narine Sweetgrass Contributing Editor EDMONTON
“Water is not for sale.” “Water is sacred.” Those are the words that filled a rain-dampened rally that saw demonstrators make their way from Canada Place in downtown Edmonton to the Alberta Legislature on May 24. “Our treaty says we have a right to...
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By Paula E. Kirman Sweetgrass Writer EDMONTON
Buffy Sainte-Marie lives the definition of a creative life. She is best known as a singer/songwriter and performer, but is also a multi-media artist and Aboriginal educator. Sainte-Marie was in Edmonton for the Dreamspeakers Film Festival where she...
Compiled by Shari Narine
  Cameco Corp. and Areva Resources Canada Inc. have reached a $600-million deal with English River First Nation that supports their mining operations and drops a lawsuit over land near the proposed Millennium project. Most of the money is to...
By Shari Narine Sweetgrass Contributing Editor EDMONTON
A new co-management agreement signed between the province and the Métis Settlement General Council will mean more economic opportunities for Métis settlements. “The real big benefit of this agreement is that now, with industry coming on settlement...

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