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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.
DEAR AUNTIE
By J’net AyAy Qwa Yak Sheelth Cavanagh
Dear Auntie:
I feel so guilty for thinking this. My children are taking advantage of me. They only call when they need something, and when they drop off my grandchildren for me to take care of they sometimes disappear for days. I think, ‘well, the grandchildren are better off with me than at a party where they could be hurt,’…
THE URBANE INDIAN
Drew Hayden Taylor
One of the fringe benefits of what I do for a living is I have the opportunity to travel… a lot.
I get to see interesting places, learn fascinating things, and observe stuff I wouldn’t normally get the chance to sitting in the Curve Lake woods watching raccoons fight, and desperately wishing I could get pizza delivered.
I am a man of…
Artist—Billy Joe Green
Song—Keep the Circle Strong
Album—String Twister Hits & Misses
Label—Independent
Billy Joe Green is an Aboriginal blues icon. As much as one can see that there are a growing number of Aboriginal artists following the blues musical genre, Billy Joe Green showed all of them how it’s done “Indian Style”. Inclusive of both subject matter and music…
Windspeaker: What one quality do you most value in a friend?
Ashley Callingbull: Trustworthy. If a friend is trustworthy, I can trust them with my feelings and secrets. Nothing is better than having someone to rely on who will always be true to you.
W: What is it that really makes you mad?
A.C.: Stereotypes. They will never go away because the media is constantly pushing it…
MEMBERS OF THE ALL-PARTY
Special Committee to Appoint a Representative for Children and Youth have unanimously recommended that the House reappoint Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond for a second term as the Representative for Children and Youth for British Columbia. “During her first term, Turpel-Lafond has shown outstanding leadership in defining the new position of Representative for Children…
THE MONTREAL GAZETTE REPORTS
that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is facing funding and bureaucratic problems that may prevent them from reaching their goals. The commission is looking for more cash, is having difficulty accessing historical records from government departments, is encountering bureaucratic delays in hiring staff, and, now, the national research centre the TRC is…
THE THRONE SPEECH IN ONTARIO
has surprised a few with a promise from Premier Dalton McGuinty’s government to improve the standards of First Nations education. The Toronto Star reports that McGuinty wants to “press” Ottawa for more provincial control “over the woeful state of federal-run Native education.” He said the province has an obligation to ensure every child grows…
Dear Editor:
Re: September 2011 issue in the article “AMMSA alum leaves cherished memories”
My reason for this letter is to correct information about my late nephew Kimowan Metchewais (Mclain). I enjoyed most of what was written about my favorite and talented nephew, Kimowan. My late father had given him this name Kimowan and not “kimo” as written numerous times. Kimowan was…
There’s an article in this issue of Windspeaker about the federal government’s attempt to scale back social assistance payments on-reserve to comparable rates of S.A. provided by provincial governments. It made us go, ‘huh?’
Ottawa is fighting on several fronts to not be held to provincial rates in such areas as child welfare and education funding that it seemed such a curious thing to…
Elder believed a solid future comes
Annie Paingut Peterloosie spent the first 25 years of her life living off the land in Nunavut.
She could tell you about the sheer joy of seeing sunlight on the horizon, even if only for a few moments after four months of constant darkness, and about welcoming the sound of streams running over rocks under the snow when…
The 2011 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Awards were held in Winnipeg on Thursday, November 3rd at Fort Garry Place.
Check out all the photos by our own Bert Crowfoot.
The 2011 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Awards were held in Winnipeg on Thursday, November 3rd at Fort Garry Place.
Check out all the photos by our own Bert Crowfoot.
Miss Manito Ahbee selected. 17 year old Torry EagleSpeaker, from the Blood Indian Reserve in southern Alberta, was crowned Miss Manito Ahbee Travelling Princess on Saturday, November 5, at the Manito Ahbee Festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Yellow Horn leads Americans
Colton Yellow Horn is once again expected to be one of the top offensive threats for the Texas-based Allen Americans. Yellow Horn, who is Blackfoot, is from Brocket, Alta. The 24-year-old is now in his fourth season of professional hockey. He joined the Americans, who compete in the Central Hockey League, early on during the 2009-10 season.…
Aboriginal lacrosse fans will have a pair of teams to cheer for in a new professional league starting up this January.
The Canadian Lacrosse League, also known as CLax, will have six entrants, all in Ontario, during its inaugural season.
Two of the participating teams will be the Ohsweken Demons and the Iroquois Ironmen. Both of these squads will play their home contests out of the…