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Established in 1983 to serve the needs of northern Alberta, Windspeaker became a national newspaper on its 10th anniversary in 1993.
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A proverb states that "The devil goes share in gaming."
While some may agree, profits from two tribal-owned casinos in southeastern Connecticut benefit several deserving partners. Tribe member are guaranteed jobs and free education for life and the state of Connecticut get $200 million annually, representing 25 per cent of the slots. This region of the state was severely…
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The storied junior hockey franchise where legends Bobby Orr and Eric Lindros matured from boy wonders to all-time greats has landed one of the hottest athletic prospects to come out of Indian country in recent memory.
Oshawa is a tough industrial town where the Ontario Hockey League team is named after the biggest employer - General Motors. Junior hockey has been the…
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Bernie Half made his third trip of the year across the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month.
The 17-year-old Cree whose family roots are in the Saddle Lake First Nation in Alberta will join the Liverpool Junior Football Club as the team completes its exhibition season this winter. He will remain in England for the regular season which begins after the World Cup this coming…
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Bernie Half made his third trip of the year across the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month.
The 17-year-old Cree whose family roots are in the Saddle Lake First Nation in Alberta will join the Liverpool Junior Football Club as the team completes its exhibition season this winter. He will remain in England for the regular season which begins after the World Cup this coming…
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Bernie Half made his third trip of the year across the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month.
The 17-year-old Cree whose family roots are in the Saddle Lake First Nation in Alberta will join the Liverpool Junior Football Club as the team completes its exhibition season this winter. He will remain in England for the regular season which begins after the World Cup this coming…
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The Innu Nation and the Labrador Inuit Association won a court decision that will delay the construction of a temporary airstrip and road at Voisey's Bay, Nfld., until a full environmental assessment is done on the site. On Sept. 22, the Newfoundland Court of Appeal overturned an earlier decision by the Newfoundland Supreme Court that would have allowed the Voisey's Bay Nickel…
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The Innu Nation and the Labrador Inuit Association won a court decision that will delay the construction of a temporary airstrip and road at Voisey's Bay, Nfld., until a full environmental assessment is done on the site. On Sept. 22, the Newfoundland Court of Appeal overturned an earlier decision by the Newfoundland Supreme Court that would have allowed the Voisey's Bay Nickel…
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The Innu Nation and the Labrador Inuit Association won a court decision that will delay the construction of a temporary airstrip and road at Voisey's Bay, Nfld., until a full environmental assessment is done on the site. On Sept. 22, the Newfoundland Court of Appeal overturned an earlier decision by the Newfoundland Supreme Court that would have allowed the Voisey's Bay Nickel…
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It's but a few minutes til curtain time as the Provincial Museum of Alberta prepares to unveil it's most recent and exciting exhibition in years. The long-awaited Aboriginal Peoples Gallery, largely funded by Syncrude Canada, is ready to open its doors to the public on Nov. 30.
The exhibit spans 11,000 years or 500 generations of Aboriginal history in Alberta, beginning…
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It's but a few minutes til curtain time as the Provincial Museum of Alberta prepares to unveil it's most recent and exciting exhibition in years. The long-awaited Aboriginal Peoples Gallery, largely funded by Syncrude Canada, is ready to open its doors to the public on Nov. 30.
The exhibit spans 11,000 years or 500 generations of Aboriginal history in Alberta, beginning…
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It's but a few minutes til curtain time as the Provincial Museum of Alberta prepares to unveil it's most recent and exciting exhibition in years. The long-awaited Aboriginal Peoples Gallery, largely funded by Syncrude Canada, is ready to open its doors to the public on Nov. 30.
The exhibit spans 11,000 years or 500 generations of Aboriginal history in Alberta, beginning…
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REVIEW
Maria Tallchief:
America's Prima Ballerina
By Maria Tallchief with Larry Kaplan
NY: Holt, 1997, 351 pages,
The name Maria Tallchief is synonymous with the grace, elegance and art of ballet. The book, Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina, is a stunning autobiographical account of a spectacular life lived by a one-time Osage…
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REVIEW
Maria Tallchief:
America's Prima Ballerina
By Maria Tallchief with Larry Kaplan
NY: Holt, 1997, 351 pages,
The name Maria Tallchief is synonymous with the grace, elegance and art of ballet. The book, Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina, is a stunning autobiographical account of a spectacular life lived by a one-time Osage…
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REVIEW
Maria Tallchief:
America's Prima Ballerina
By Maria Tallchief with Larry Kaplan
NY: Holt, 1997, 351 pages,
The name Maria Tallchief is synonymous with the grace, elegance and art of ballet. The book, Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina, is a stunning autobiographical account of a spectacular life lived by a one-time Osage…
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Actor and recording artist Tom Jackson has just returned from Hollywood. He wasn't adding another film to his long list of accomplishments. He was actually trying to rope in several production ideas all at once for his own movie studio.
Jackson went to 11 major film studios in California trying to find support for his own soon-to-be-constructed studio in Calgary.
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