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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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Matthew Coon Come, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) national chief, has apparently survived a very dangerous time in his political life, but not without making-or at least exposing-a few powerful political enemies.
When reports surfaced in the national mainstream press that Coon Come had told the First Nation leadership to "sober up," the response from many chiefs was…
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Matthew Coon Come, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) national chief, has apparently survived a very dangerous time in his political life, but not without making-or at least exposing-a few powerful political enemies.
When reports surfaced in the national mainstream press that Coon Come had told the First Nation leadership to "sober up," the response from many chiefs was…
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Most survivors of Indian residential schools believe that both the church and the federal government were responsible for their torment, but one victim and his colleague believe the federal government is including the churches as defendants in litigation just to muddy the waters.
Alvin Tolley, an Algonquin school survivor, is working with Walter Rudnicki to set up a…
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Most survivors of Indian residential schools believe that both the church and the federal government were responsible for their torment, but one victim and his colleague believe the federal government is including the churches as defendants in litigation just to muddy the waters.
Alvin Tolley, an Algonquin school survivor, is working with Walter Rudnicki to set up a…
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There is a monumental change underway in Mexican society, and we northern people should be paying close attention to the struggle of our brothers and sisters in the south. In spite of the apparent differences between us, and between the two countries, our struggle is the same. They have been colonized by Spaniards just as Frenchmen and Britons have colonized us; and now they are…
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There is a monumental change underway in Mexican society, and we northern people should be paying close attention to the struggle of our brothers and sisters in the south. In spite of the apparent differences between us, and between the two countries, our struggle is the same. They have been colonized by Spaniards just as Frenchmen and Britons have colonized us; and now they are…
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Dear Editor:
I see your situation as not a problem within the Métis Nation. As I see it, hunting is an ancestral right amongst the Métis peoples.
Canada should recognize this right Métis people have to this land we call Canada. Let's go back in history when Métis buffalo hunters provided food to the North West Mounted Police by hunting and mapping out new trails…
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Dear Editor:
I see your situation as not a problem within the Métis Nation. As I see it, hunting is an ancestral right amongst the Métis peoples.
Canada should recognize this right Métis people have to this land we call Canada. Let's go back in history when Métis buffalo hunters provided food to the North West Mounted Police by hunting and mapping out new trails…
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When I told people I was going to Whitehorse, I got a blank stare.
"In January?" was often the comment I got. Yes, in January. I didn't mind the unusual responses, because, in a way, it all made sense, especially since I was going up north to attend the first annual Whitehorse Comedy Festival. And whenever I think of people going to Whitehorse in January, I burst out…
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When I told people I was going to Whitehorse, I got a blank stare.
"In January?" was often the comment I got. Yes, in January. I didn't mind the unusual responses, because, in a way, it all made sense, especially since I was going up north to attend the first annual Whitehorse Comedy Festival. And whenever I think of people going to Whitehorse in January, I burst out…
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National Chief Matthew Coon Come has become the darling of the mainstream conservative press with comments made at the Assembly of First Nations' health conference in Ottawa in February.
Editorials in both the big nationals have lauded the chief's "courage" for being a voice in the wilderness willing to say that the Native leadership across this land has a problem with…
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National Chief Matthew Coon Come has become the darling of the mainstream conservative press with comments made at the Assembly of First Nations' health conference in Ottawa in February.
Editorials in both the big nationals have lauded the chief's "courage" for being a voice in the wilderness willing to say that the Native leadership across this land has a problem with…
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We've seen the positions of the Canadian Alliance and the Assembly of First Nations this month as they scrap over accountability measures for First Nations.
Frankly, and we know this isn't going to be a popular sentiment, we think both sides are protesting a bit too much.
If Canadian Alliance members were up on their feet in the House of Commons every day whacking…
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We've seen the positions of the Canadian Alliance and the Assembly of First Nations this month as they scrap over accountability measures for First Nations.
Frankly, and we know this isn't going to be a popular sentiment, we think both sides are protesting a bit too much.
If Canadian Alliance members were up on their feet in the House of Commons every day whacking…
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We thought, we really, really thought, we could no longer be shocked by the often times farcical nature of the federal government's actions in Indian Country. But that was before we talked to some people involved in the on-going talks about long-term First Nation fishing deals in Atlantic Canada.
Picture this: a scene right out of that silliest of all silly movies, Monty…