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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 will get his chance to prove he can make a difference for Native nations.
Elected after Assembly of First Nations Grand Chief Phil Fontaine, who was trailing 287 to 207 after the second vote, chose to concede rather than force a third ballot, the former grand chief of the James Bay Cree Nation will have a lot of work ahead of him if he is to accomplish…
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Matthew Coon Come will get his chance to prove he can make a difference for Native nations.
Elected after Assembly of First Nations Grand Chief Phil Fontaine, who was trailing 287 to 207 after the second vote, chose to concede rather than force a third ballot, the former grand chief of the James Bay Cree Nation will have a lot of work ahead of him if he is to accomplish…
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As of May 17, with just over two weeks to go before the official cut-off date, three present or former grand chiefs and one grandmother have decided they want the national chief's job.
The election for grand chief of the Assembly of First Nations is set for the Ottawa Civic Centre during the AFN's annual general meeting, a three-day affair which begins July 11.
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Xahw Chakash was thousands of kilometres away from his native Chiapas, but he felt right at home.
The Mayan chief and head of the Chiapas Indigenous Healers' Association was in northern Quebec to learn about the Cree traditional way of life, share experiences and establish a long-term bond between the Native peoples of Mexico and Canada.
Chakash also came to Canada…
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More than 1,000 enthralled spectators jammed the main lobby of the Royal British Columbia Museum to watch Nuu-chah-nulth youth perform songs, dances and plays they've been learning at their schools.
The three-day Nuu-chah-nulth youth festival featured more than 250 students from four schools, and marked the first time many of these students have performed in a large,…
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The Nunee Health Authority's Telehealth Research Project in Fort Chipewyan will reduce the stress and expense of travel for patients who require minor medical attention. The project will transmit medical data, audio and visual images to the nearest health centre, which is in Fort McMurray. Telehealth, managed by Tecknowledge Healthcare Systems Inc., is responsible for telehealth…
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The Canadian Aboriginal AIDs Network will be holding its second annual general meeting, headlined Looking In, Looking Out-A Step Towards Strength and Unity June 27 to 29. It will be held at the Victoria Park Suites Hotel in Ottawa and is open to all Aboriginal people living with HIV or AIDS and all other groups interested in attending. The meeting will cover bylaw amendments and…
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Dan McFeeters spent 15 years as a driller, but says his brushes with danger in the oil patch will never compare to the horrific predicament he faced last December.
McFeeters was headed for home on foot during the late morning of Dec. 17 when he chanced upon a moose trail along the edge of French Bay on Cold Lake, Alta..
With temperatures hovering around the minus-…
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There are portions of the National Lacrosse League season that brothers Kim and Rodd Squire would rather forget.
But not the ending.
For the second consecutive year, the Squires, who hail from Six Nations, Ont., were members of the Toronto Rock, that captured the NLL title.
Toronto edged the visiting Rochester Knighthawks 14-13 in this year's championship…
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Cecil Nepoose is known in Indian Country as a man with years of experience in all phases of powwow, from dancing to organizing.
To make it work, he said, "people have to be more or less certified or bone fide people to handle the finances. People that have accountability and credibility." Another key element of running a successful powwow, he says, is having prominent…
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By all accounts the powwow advertised as the Rock Island Drum Society Residential School Memorial Competition and held at the airport hanger in Edmonton's city centre April 14 to16 was a great success. But Sunday night when prize winners and organizers should have been getting cash, they got cheques written on a closed bank account or on an…
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Dancer and choreographer Jerry Longboat is forming a bridge with his work, linking past with present, bringing traditional Aboriginal movement and intent into a contemporary world.
Longboat is Turtle Clan from the Mohawk and Cayuga Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, Six Nations of the Grand River in Southern Ontario, and now lives in Vancouver.
Longboat was in…
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Actor Tom Jackson has taken on another worthy cause. Known for his show called the Huron Carol which raises thousands of dollars for Canadian food banks each year, Jackson has embarked on a campaign for suicide awareness.
For the last two years Jackson has visited more than 65 communities across Canada with his show called the Dreamcatcher Tour. Jackson created the tour…
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Sixteen-year-old Raven Buffalo from Samson First Nation is Miss Teen Alberta.
It's been a busy time for the ambitious student ever since winning the title on April 2. Pre-pageant, too, there were daily rehearsals in Edmonton. The girls learned the opening number that they danced on pageant night at Dance Alberta. There were photo shoots at places like Edmonton's Water…
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Master of Ceremonies Michael Horse is filling an interlude during the Miss Indian World Pageant held April 27 to 29 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Hollywood actor tells the crowd he did some work up in Canada on a show called North of 60.
"Ever heard of it?" he asks.
Loud hoots and hollers.
"Great show, isn't it? I love Canada. But their frybread ... I sat…