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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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The national chief believes he can take control of the agenda when it comes to modernizing the Indian Act because his organization has a much better understanding of what First Nations need than does the Department of Indian Affairs.
Bob Nault, the minister of Indian Affairs, announced in a series of media interviews over a month ago that he wants to introduce a First…
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The national chief believes he can take control of the agenda when it comes to modernizing the Indian Act because his organization has a much better understanding of what First Nations need than does the Department of Indian Affairs.
Bob Nault, the minister of Indian Affairs, announced in a series of media interviews over a month ago that he wants to introduce a First…
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The Royal British Columbia Museum does not do a very good job at sharing the First Nations story as they misrepresent territory and only help to uphold the mythical Indian image and completely sidestep the real history.
Victoria?s Inner Harbor was the site of the Songhees' village before Europeans moved onto the land. The whole area was a natural garden of camas, rice…
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The Royal British Columbia Museum does not do a very good job at sharing the First Nations story as they misrepresent territory and only help to uphold the mythical Indian image and completely sidestep the real history.
Victoria?s Inner Harbor was the site of the Songhees' village before Europeans moved onto the land. The whole area was a natural garden of camas, rice…
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It's generally accepted that the Vikings then Columbus were the first to visit the shores of our beloved Turtle Island. Columbus 'discovered' all of our savages in the process of building monumental cities, developing complex social and political structures, creating amazing works of art, and suffering from the delusion that anybody who had a god that had written 'thou shall not…
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It's generally accepted that the Vikings then Columbus were the first to visit the shores of our beloved Turtle Island. Columbus 'discovered' all of our savages in the process of building monumental cities, developing complex social and political structures, creating amazing works of art, and suffering from the delusion that anybody who had a god that had written 'thou shall not…
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If I was a fly on the wall I am sure that fly swatters would be handed out to all Indian chiefs in the country, especially the ones who still consider the Assembly of First Nations a useful place. Bob Nault and Herb Dhaliwal would fund the swatters. Here's why.
In Atlantic Canada, $500 million dollars are about to be passed around to the Atlantic chiefs as an appeasement…
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If I was a fly on the wall I am sure that fly swatters would be handed out to all Indian chiefs in the country, especially the ones who still consider the Assembly of First Nations a useful place. Bob Nault and Herb Dhaliwal would fund the swatters. Here's why.
In Atlantic Canada, $500 million dollars are about to be passed around to the Atlantic chiefs as an appeasement…
One of the joys of being a public figure is getting fan mail. I have a huge collection of letters and emails from people who were so affected by what I have said that they felt compelled to send me an encouraging note, or to offer some perspective on my ideas.
Here's something I didn't know before a few months ago: apparently, lots of people do not like Matthew Coon Come. And those who…
One of the joys of being a public figure is getting fan mail. I have a huge collection of letters and emails from people who were so affected by what I have said that they felt compelled to send me an encouraging note, or to offer some perspective on my ideas.
Here's something I didn't know before a few months ago: apparently, lots of people do not like Matthew Coon Come. And those who…
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Ontario Premier Mike Harris, after almost five years of claiming to have had no involvement whatsoever with the events that led to the death of Dudley George at admitted in late December that he met with the commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police on the day George was shot to discuss the situation at Ipperwash Provincial Park.
A document obtained by lawyers…
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Ontario Premier Mike Harris, after almost five years of claiming to have had no involvement whatsoever with the events that led to the death of Dudley George at admitted in late December that he met with the commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police on the day George was shot to discuss the situation at Ipperwash Provincial Park.
A document obtained by lawyers…
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Now that the courts are done with the OPP officer who fired the shots that killed his brother, Pierre George wants some answers.
Acting Sgt. Kenneth Deane was convicted of criminal negligence causing the death of Dudley George at a confrontation at Ipperwash Provincial Park in September of 1995.
Minutes after the Supreme Court of Canada rejected Deane?s final appeal…
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Now that the courts are done with the OPP officer who fired the shots that killed his brother, Pierre George wants some answers.
Acting Sgt. Kenneth Deane was convicted of criminal negligence causing the death of Dudley George at a confrontation at Ipperwash Provincial Park in September of 1995.
Minutes after the Supreme Court of Canada rejected Deane?s final appeal…
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It took barely 10 minutes on Jan. 26 for the nine justices of the Supreme Court of Canada to decide they would not revisit the conviction of the Ontario Provincial Police officer who shot and killed Ipperwash protester Dudley George in September 1995.
"This appeal comes to us as of right," said Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin for the court. "Assuming without deciding that…