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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.
Re: They’re Stealing our children
It is like the elephant in the room that no one wants to acknowledge or admit, especially the federal and provincial governments and First Nations. The state of most reserves is, in fact, very dismal and extremely discouraging to my people. In Hobbema, we had a little boy lose his life to violence recently (EthanYellowbird).
Most initiatives that…
Tribute: Kimowan Metchewais “Kim McLain”
On July 29, 2011, Mr. Kimowan Metchewais “Kim McLain” of Cold Lake First Nations passed away at the age of 47 years.
Kim was an instrumental member of the Windspeaker/AMMSA family in the early days back in the 1980's. Kim's artistic talents were nearly limitless and his works graced the pages of…
It’s a shady drive along a leafy road from Quadra island ferry dock to Tsa-Kwa-Luten Lodge, a Native owned, nature-based lodge that includes gourmet food and Native art as part of a guest experience.
“In the early nineties when our commercial fishing, that had supported us for generations, declined, we looked to tourism as a new source of income. We built our lodge and became the first…
Crown Prosecutors in the Frank Paul Inquiry have been absolved of bias and improper conduct for their decision to not lay charges on two Vancouver Police officers in connection to the Mi’kmaw man’s 1998 death.
The announcement, which was released by the Attorney General June 22, brought a close to the Frank Paul Inquiry headed by Commissioner William H Davies.
The news also…
Dancing On Our Turtle’s Back
By Leanne Simpson
Review By Christine McFarlane
Dancing On Our Turtle’s Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-Creation, Resurgence And A New Emergence, a new book written by academic and Niishnaabeg scholar Leanne Simpson, is a must read if you want to understand the philosophies of and pathways to reconciliation, what reconciliation means and what lay…
We’ve heard so much about gang activity in First Nations communities over many years, but this latest tragedy, which happened in Hobbema in July, should be a wake-up call for all of us.
While police have yet to confirm it, they haven’t ruled out the possibility that gang violence took the life of an innocent five-year-old boy. He was tucked into his bed for a good night’s sleep at…
Beloved actor leaves us prematurely
With international appeal almost equalling that of the late Chief Dan George, it seemed Gordon Tootoosis’s star could only rise higher, but the talented and elegant actor succumbed to pneumonia on July 5. He was only 69.
Tootoosis was best known for his roles as the enigmatic One Stab in the movie Legends of the Fall and…
Windspeaker: What one quality do you most value in a friend?
Chantelle Ducharme: The quality that I most value in a friend is loyalty. I am the type of person who will go out of my way to help a friend in need no matter what. If a friend can cancel plans or go out of their way for me in my time of need that is a true friend in my eyes.
W: What is it that really makes you mad?…
Cambrian College’s School of Health Sciences may have saved the jobs of nine people who work on Manitoulin Island.
A year ago, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced new regulation that required all personal support workers to be certified by July 2011 in order to maintain their positions at long-term care facilities. The requirement affected seven nurses’ aides working at…
Ralph (Junior) Moar is once again making headlines, but this time for all the right reasons.
The 32-year-old Métis/Ojibwe is scheduled to fight Ronald Johnson for the World Boxing Council (WBC) Intercontinental light heavyweight championship on Sept. 16 in Las Vegas.
Moar was born in Manitoba, but moved to Richmond, B.C in 2006. He is thrilled people are once again talking about…
By Sam Laskaris
Memorial unveiled
A memorial stone was unveiled in July at the Alderville cemetery in Ontario in honor of former Aboriginal running star Fred Simpson.
Simpson, who was nicknamed the Ojibway Thunderbolt, represented Canada at the 1908 London Olympics. He placed sixth in the men’s marathon race.
Simpson, considered one of the country’s…
Artist—Jay Gilday
Song—You Don't Belong
Album—All That I Can Give
Label—Independent
In response to widespread growth of Aboriginal economic development strategies and self-governance initiatives, one Vancouver university has launched the Executive Masters in Business Administration in Aboriginal Business and Leadership [EMBA] Program tailored to the unique needs of executives working within Aboriginal business and governance.
“I haven’t found another program like it,”…
Kid’s Help Phone, with the help of the Native Canadian Centre in Toronto, has created a new outreach campaign designed to improve counselling services for Aboriginal youth.
Kid’s Help Phone found that a lot of youth who were calling were from remote communities and decided it would be good to visit some Aboriginal communities and hear directly from the youth themselves.
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DEAR AUNTIE
Dear Auntie:
My adult children who live with us party all night long and sleep most of the day. Me and their father are feeling frustrated, because we both have to get up to go to work in the morning, but we’re always tired from all the noise. We’ve tried to talk to them, but the parties continue. I even threatened to kick them out, but my husband said that’s not the…