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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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After a few unexpected delays, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs will finally be holding its special chief's assembly on the Framework Agreement Initiative (FAI) on April 8 and 9.
They've chosen the Hotel Fort Garry, where the FAI was originally signed, as the site for the special assembly.
That the meeting promises to be a pivotal one for the self government process…
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Scientists at the John P. Robarts Research Institute and spokesmen for the Sandy Lake First Nation announced a genetic discovery last month that may lead to better prediction and control of diabetes in Aboriginal people.
The doctors have discovered a genetic mutation in the Oji-Cree of Sandy Lake, Man. that may hold the answer to that population's diabetes epidemic. The…
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As has happened each year since he was shot to death by Ontario Provincial Police Acting Sgt. Kenneth Deane in 1995, ceremonies marking Dudley George's birthday were conducted in various locations across Ontario on March 17.
It was the fourth time family members and others have participated in the annual demonstrations intended to remind the general public that justice has…
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The atmosphere was electric, the arena packed to overflowing, when the Onion Lake Winter Hawks challenged the Lloyd-minster Jr. B Bandits on Feb. 4.
More than 1,800 people filled the stands of the Civic Centre in Lloydminster to watch the "new kids on the block" take on the well-seasoned Bandit team, whose eight-time winning streak in Northern Alberta Jr. B league…
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An idea first reported in October of 1997 has come to the 'put up or shut up' point and the man behind the idea needs to know if people want him to continue.
Gregg Lindros' Breakaway Hockey Foundation is still hard at work pursuing funding support for an on-reserve alternative independent school that will offer educational and athletic opportunities for Aboriginal young…
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The 1999 Pan Am Games: For athletes it's a time to compete. For civic and provincial politicians and local business people it's a time for the City of Winnipeg and the province to take the spotlight.
But for the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC), this summer is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to highlight First Nations' demands and conditions on an international stage.…
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At five-foot-six, Mitch Lamoureux is about half a foot too tall to be a jockey.
Considered too short to become a regular NHL player, Lamoureux has still been able to enjoy a rather decent pro hockey career. In his 17th season as a pro, he currently toils for the American Hockey League's Hershey Bears.
Lamoureux, 36, believes the time has come to hang up his skates…
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It takes the steady hand of a daring cowboy who loves an electrifing rush to enter the wild horse racing competition at a rodeo, someone who likes to take on 10 wild horses in four days.
For a Blackfoot First Nation man like Steve Solway, 37, wild horse racing is something that he loves doing and plans to continue as long as he can. Solway, and the other two members of…
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In April, Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak of Cape Dorset, N.W.T. will have her art printed on a new 25 cent coin. The coin called "Our Northern Heritage" is a tribute to Inuit art, and its launching will be part of the celebration that will mark the creation of the new territory called Nunavut.
Jason Edward Read is from the Sechelt Nation in British Columbia. Read's work…
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Artist-photographer Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie (Seminole/Muskogee/Dine) is making "art for a Native audience, with Native content." Although the Arizona-born artist has "made it" from the White perspective, with numerous and prestigious art residencies and a room to herself in the recent "Native Nations" exhibition at the Barbican in London, she's most concerned that her complex,…
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The National Film Board of Canada publishes a catalogue that chronicles the work of Aboriginal directors and film-makers. The catalogue, titled Aboriginal Directors Video Collection 1999, features brief biographies on the directors, and short profiles and histories of each of the videos they have on offer. There is a list of addresses and phone numbers to use when ordering. The…
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For decades, Native Americans in Hollywood have been fighting against being excluded from participating in mainstream America, and it's ironic that now the Native press finds itself embroiled in the same struggle with the organizers of a Native American event.
When I arrived at the First American in the Arts Awards (FAITA), as a correspondent for Canada's national Native…
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Menominee Tribal Chairman and actor Apesanahkwat, along with Elaine Miles, opened the Seventh Annual First American in the Arts Awards (FAITA). The gala event was held on Feb. 13 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. and once again the evening brought together the Native film community and numerous gaming tribes interested in sponsoring and supporting the various…
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A book on the history of the Callihoo family that was completed a short time ago was launched on Jan. 23 at the Musee Heritage Museum in St. Albert. The celebration of this new book attracted a full house with a number of the Callihoo family in attendance.
The book titled The Sun Traveller was written by Elizabeth Macpherson. It chronicles the history of the…
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On a Saturday morning, a young Aboriginal child wakes up, remembers his favorite cartoons are on and turns on the television. The characters that play out the animated programs are Aboriginal and they speak an Aboriginal language.
Beginning September, this scenario could happen in homes across Canada because of a new channel that will offer programming that will be about…