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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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Students looking to build a firm foundation of knowledge regarding Aboriginal issues can now do so at Langara College in Vancouver through the school's new Aboriginal Studies program.
The two-year program, launched in January, is offered by the college's Aboriginal Studies department within the Social Sciences division.
Students entering the Aboriginal Studies…
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A major factor to the improving quality of on-reserve education in various parts of Canada can be traced back to a third floor office in the education building on the University of Saskatchewan campus.
Orest Murawsky, the director of the Indian Teacher Education Program (ITEP), is obviously pleased with the program's results.
"ITEP has been here (University of…
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Nestled between Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake in the Okanagan Valley in Penticton, a place exists where First Nations people can go to learn how to give form to their creativity, either through words or visual means. That place is the En'owkin Centre, a post-secondary institute for Native students that offers its teachings in a First Nations context.
En'owkin, pronounced…
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First Nations leaders, environmentalists, Iisaak Forest Resources staff and several others waited on the Tofino government dock Aug. 22 for the boats that would take them to the site where Iisaak Forest Resources (IFR) planned to fall its first tree.
The groups of people, once bitter opponents, were mingling, chatting, joking and smiling broadly, waiting in excited…
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A video about HIV made by young people for young people has been recognized with an Aegis award. Point of Death, a docu-drama dealing with HIV and intravenous drug use, won the award in the training/education category. Aegis awards are handed out annually to recognize excellence in the video production industry.
The video was produced in Fort Smith by 15 local Aboriginal…
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People across the country will take to the streets Sept. 25 for the sixth annual AIDS Walk Canada.
Communities from coast to coast will be holding AIDS Walks as part of the national event, designed both to raise funds for local AIDS programs, and to increase awareness of AIDS-related issues.
This year, almost 100 communities plan to take part in the AIDS Walk. All…
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For the second year running, the Cape Croker Anishnaabek team from the Chippewas of Nawash reserve entered competition at the annual Owen Sound, Ont. dragon boat festival held on July 15.
Held on the river in Owen Sound where it enters Lake Huron, about 4,000 spectators enjoyed the races throughout the day. Twenty-seven teams in various divisions took part.
Croker…
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Three Aboriginal teenagers will represent Canada next August as members of the Manitoba Polar Ice.
That's when the select pee wee hockey team will return to defend its 1999 gold medal championship at the Sapporo Cup International Ice Hockey Meet in Sapporo, Japan.
Austin Keshane, of the Island Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan, along with Sage Longclaws and Trevor…
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Mike Benedict Jr. has been making a name for himself in lacrosse circles in recent years. For the past half dozen seasons he's been toiling in the National Lacrosse League. During his pro career he's played for the Rochester Knighthawks, Syracuse Smash and New York Saints. Now his father has received some recognition. Mike Benedict Sr. will be one of the newest inductees into…
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It has been 15 years since their retirement, but now they're ready to step back into the competitive world of cross-country skiing.
After dedicating 17 years of their lives to the Canadian National Cross-Country Ski Team and representing Canada in four consecutive Winter Olympics, Sharon and Shirley Firth are planning to start coaching.
"I didn't ski for a while…
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Team Indigenous finished the Universal Players Under 20 Tournament in Tampere, Finland with an impressive 4-2 record.
Their last game was a real nail-biter when it came down to a shoot-out between Canada and the host team Universal Players. Charles Washipabano of James Bay beat the opposing goalie in the tie-breaker after the teams deadlocked in a 2-2 draw.
"I'm so…
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The 18th annual Tsuu T'ina Nation Rodeo was a scorcher and not just because of mid-day temperatures around 30 C and clear skies. For four days at the end of July, Canada's largest Aboriginal rodeo hosted cowboys from places as far away as Arizona and the competition was as hot as the weather.
Away from the dusty rodeo ground, in the shade of the main arbor was a four-day…
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A handful of Native Canadian performers will be heading to Germany this fall, representing Canada at Worldwide Music Expo (WOMEX) 2000 in Berlin Oct. 19 to 22. The international music expo is the world's largest event dedicated to world, roots, folk, ethnic, traditional and local music.
Five artists and groups from across Canada have been chosen by the Canada Council for…
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Two of Canada's leading theatre directors are using their Aboriginal perspective to reshape modern arts and dance with the production of Bones: An Aboriginal Dance Opera.
A workshop production, or a bare bones Bones, was presented at the Margaret Greenham Theatre on July 7 and 9 during the Banff Arts Festival. A full-scale production of the opera will premiere at the 2001…
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Paddling Her Own Canoe-The Times and Texts of E. Pauline Johnson, Tekahionwake will be a welcome addition to the libraries of Native and Canadian history aficionados and to women's studies courses in universities. Published by the University of Toronto Press in June, the heavily referenced book-a third of its 331 pages comprise the appendix, bibliography and index-is, despite…