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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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About two-dozen young Aboriginal men and women have completed the RCMP Aboriginal Youth Training Program this year, and are now posted throughout Canada as temporary members of Canada's national police force.
Initiated in 1993 by the RCMP and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, the program was modeled on the Canadian Armed Forces' Bold Eagle program.
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On June 11, a press conference was held at the Hotel Fort Garry to release a study done by the Aboriginal Apprenticeship Projects Steering Committee titled Aboriginal Participation in Apprenticeship: Making It Work.
The report addresses the need for skilled workers within the Canadian workforce, the low participation of Aboriginal people in apprenticeship programs because…
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Sisseton Wahpeton Comunity College will mark its twentieth year as an Indian educational institution on Aug. 7, and celebrations are afoot.
According to dean of instruction, Harvey DuMarce, Founders' Day activities will include a "mini-powwow" and a road race. He's hopeful that one or more United States senators will be invited to speak to the occasion too, "because they'…
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The Crees of Waskaganish First Nation, a 785 square kilometre Quebec reserve, may have the busiest capital works department in the James Bay region. And if two heads are better than one, then maybe it is a case of many astute planners and builders putting their heads together that has caused multiple projects in a dreamed-about expansion to become reality this spring. They have…
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The title was long and the attendance relatively small, but the 120 delegates to the Making Money in the Millennium: Creating and Optimizing Aboriginal Business and Corporate Partnerships all came away with the practical solutions they were seeking.
The conference, organized by the Economic Renewal Secretariat and held from June 9 to 11, created a bridge between the…
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Kikino Metis Settlement boxer Rocky Whitford, 15, won the silver medal in the Canadian Junior Championships held in Montreal from April 15 to 17. In the opening round of the tournament Whitford drew a bye. In the second round Whitford stopped Ryan Allen of Prince Edward Island in the first round with a left hook to the body. That win advanced him to the gold medal fight.
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Whenever a club loses in a championship final cries of 'We'll be back next year' are often heard.
Such was certainly the case with the Six Nations Arrows. Last summer the Arrows were downed 4-1 in a best-of-seven series by the Burnaby Lakers in the Minto Cup, the Canadian Junior A lacrosse championship.
The British Columbia-based Lakers played host to last year's…
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When Wavell Starr stepped into the squared circle against the notorious Chi Chi Cruz, Starr had a lot on his mind.
But it was nothing like the first time he climbed through the ropes.
"How did I get myself into this," Starr said, recalling his first professional wrestling match. "I was really nervous."
Judging from his performance against Cruz, Starr's…
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Jonathon Cheechoo, a Cree player and a highly-touted NHL prospect, is one of the main reasons the Belleville Bulls captured the Ontario Hockey League championship this season.
Should he return to the junior ranks for the 1999-2000 campaign, Cheechoo, a San Jose Sharks' draftee, will again undoubtedly be one of the Bulls' leaders. But chances are he won't be the only…
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HIV and AIDS have become a growing concern among First Nations people, and education has proven to be the most effective way to prevent this fatal disease.
HIV is a communicable disease which can be transmitted from one person to another through certain behaviors. There is no cure, only medications that slow the obset of full blown AIDS.
AIDS is caused by HIV over…
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A new study reports Quebec Crees have one of the world's highest diabetes rates. Cree officials charge that the Quebec government has ignored years of warning about the epidemic.
Almost 13 per cent of Cree women giving birth have gestational diabetes, a form of the illness that occurs during pregnancy, according to a two-year study published in the Canadian Medical…
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The Travelling Diabetes Resource Program, known as TDRP, is unique to Alberta and probably to all of Canada. Begun as a pilot project in 1997 by the Canadian Diabetes Association, Alberta and Northwest Territories Division, the aims of the program are to educate people on how to manage their diabetes and to link them up with local health professionals and diabetes support groups…
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When Antoine Littlewolf talks, people listen.
And when he gives an old time traditional dancing lesson, the dancers tend to jump a little higher, stretch a little further and bend a little deeper.
"Get down lower!" bellowed the Elder, pointing to the ground. "Make your body shake and flutter like a bird, don't straighten up. That's the way they used to do the…
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Decorated cradleboards, an eagle feather bonnet, southwestern pottery and numerous other artifacts will be showcased during a unique presentation at Calgary's Glenbow Museum.
Powerful Images, an exhibit of Aboriginal art work, will run from July 3 to Sept. 26. The presentation will feature the traditional and contemporary works of regional and internationally-recognized…
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The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation will host next year's awards show in Vancouver. On June 9 in Edmonton, John Kim Bell, founder and chairman of the foundation, officially launched the call for nominations for next year's awards.
"The main special feature . . . will be to celebrate a new millennium. What will the new century bring for our people? Hopefully it…