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Windspeaker - Canada's National Aboriginal News Source
publishing since March 1983.

Contributing Editor: Debora Steel

Windspeaker is Canada's most widely distributed Aboriginal news publication and the most effective means of reaching Canada's Aboriginal people.


By Barb Nahwegahbow Windspeaker Contributor TORONTO
The law is about “telling incredibly important stories,” said Dean Lorne Sossin of Osgoode Hall Law School. The stories about Aboriginal people and the law have not been particularly good ones for Aboriginal people, but Osgoode is working to change...
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As we go to press, the Prime Minister of Canada has retreated to South America, far away from the storm that is whipping through the Conservative caucus over the dubious gift of $90,000 to disgraced Senator Mike Duffy from Stephen Harper’s very own...
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By Shari Narine Windspeaker Contributor CROSS LAKE, Man.
A visit from the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations proved to students at Otter Nelson River School that they are being heard. “It’s a form of encouragement, acknowledgement to the students that people are listening to them,” said...
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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Aboriginal people are claiming a larger share of the Canadian population. More than 1.4 million people told Statscan they had an Aboriginal identity. Instead of the traditional long form census of the past - a National Household Survey (NHS) was...
By Barb Nahwegahbow Windspeaker Contributor TORONTO
Louis Bird, 79, never set out to be a storyteller. It’s hard to believe when you see him sitting on stage at the Daniels Spectrum centre in Regent Park, far from his traditional homeland, captivating his Toronto audience for almost two hours,...
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Jardins de Métis National Historic Site of CanadaGrand-Métis, Québec The Jardins de Métis national historic site is an English-inspired garden created by Elsie Reford from about 1926 to 1958. The property, which covers approximately 18 hectares, is...
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The Hamlet of Arviat, Nunavut Visit the Hamlet of Arviat and be prepared to be captivated by strong  traditional culture and beautiful landscape. The hamlet recently received $105,100 from the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency to...
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MÉTIS HIVERNANT DAYSBig Valley, AlbertaAugust 2 - 4, 2013 A family event where visitors can immerse themselves in Métis culture will be enjoyed at Big Valley on the first weekend of August. The tenth annual Métis Hivernant Days will be jam-packed...
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EXHIBIT 1812St. Catherines Museum, St. Catherines, Ontario April 6 - Aug. 18, 2013 The St. Catharines Museum is hosting a popular travelling exhibit titled 1812 this spring and summer. The exhibit was first housed at the Canadian War Museum in...

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