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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.
An anticipated surplus in money set aside to pay claims made through the residential school settlement Common Experience Payment (CEP) will result in personal credits for successful claimants and educational funding for First Nations and Inuit.
Aideen Nabigon, director general of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC),…
TWO MEN IN NEW BRUNSWICK
failed to convince a court in Moncton that they had an Aboriginal right to harvest clams in Kouchibouguac National Park because they are Métis. Jackie Vautour, 82, was convicted Dec. 17 of violating Canada National Parks fishing regulations and the Canada National Parks Act by fishing clams illegally in September 1998. His son Roy Vautour, 53, was…
The Nuxalk Nation has signed on to the Coastal Reconciliation Protocol, though the decision is a controversial one in the community, said elected Chief Spencer Siwallace.
Any agreement with the province would be viewed suspiciously, he explained, given Nuxalk’s long history of fighting BC over jurisdiction and control of the territory.
Nuxalk becomes the sixth Indigenous nation to…
The organizers of the Canadian Aboriginal Festival have found themselves in a troublesome financial situation.
They are not only unable to pay out prize money to the dancers and drummers that took part in their three-day powwow held in Hamilton, the cheques they presented to the winners in a variety of categories began to bounce as soon as the lights dimmed on the event, held Nov. 26 to…
GLEN HARE, THE DEPUTY
Grand Council Chief of the Anishinabek Nation, wonders why Indian and Northern Affairs Canada is spending exorbitant amounts on overseas travel. The federal bureaucracy is responsible for improving the lives of First Nations people in Canada, he said, so why are thousands of dollars to such places Russia, Belgium and Great Britain being spent.
When Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore announced recently that he was not only renewing funding for BC Aboriginal language retention and preservation programs, but was increasing the funding substantially from $232,000 to $834,000, our first response was....language prevention programs in BC were only sharing $200,000!?
Sure, that’s a lot of money when you consider that that’s…
The Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards were held in Winnipeg on November 5th, 2010. The event showcased the incredible variety of talent in Aboriginal music from across Canada. The Awards are part of the Manito Ahbee Festival. Check out all the photos of the performers and award recipients...
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“Just a Native cowboy living his dream” is how Shane Yellowbird sees himself as he continues to ride the wave of accomplishment in the country music industry.
Yellowbird, who is a member of the Samson Cree Nation in Hobbema, recently received four nominations for the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards, presented in Winnipeg on Nov. 5. He took home the hot ticket award in the Male…
Well, at least now we know that figure skating will not be a part of Theo Fleury’s future.
The former National Hockey League star was one of the competitors on the second season of the hit Canadian television show Battle of the Blades.
Fleury, who is Métis, skated alongside Jamie Sale, a former world champion and the 2002 Olympic gold medallist. Battle of the Blades pairs up…
Lacrosse Summit
A three-day lacrosse summit will be held this coming January in Six Nations, Ont. The official name of the event is the 2011 Native American Lacrosse Summit: Youth Lacrosse Revival and Amateur Lacrosse Skills Competition. The event will be staged at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena from Jan. 28, 2011 to Jan. 30, 2011.
Organizers have several objectives for…
Dr. Margo Greenwood was presented Nov. 23 to the House of Commons in the Canadian Parliament as one of the 14 recipients of this year’s National Aboriginal Achievement Awards.
The list of recipients was released by the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation that same day.
“We are thrilled for her,” reads a statement from the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health.…
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
Mi’kmaw Family and Children’s Services was named a member of the Order of Canada on Nov. 17. “Joan Glode is a proud member of the Mi’kmaq First Nation community of Acadia,” said Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo. “She has dedicated her life in helping Aboriginal families and children.” He said Gloade has helped…
OK, everybody raise their hands who thinks Glooscap First Nation Chief Shirley Clarke and her band councilors could use some media training. The chief of the “tiny native reserve of 300 people in rural Nova Scotia” has been getting a pounding from reporter Richard Foot of the National Post. His articles on the salaries of the First Nations leadership are making front page news across the…
The Native Women’s Association of Canada is downgrading its approval of how $10 million will be spent by the federal government over the next two years to address the issue of missing or murdered Aboriginal women.
While neither NWAC nor Sisters in Spirit would return phone calls from Windspeaker, NWAC’s strategic policy analyst Katharine Irngaut stated in a Nov. 9 news release, “While…
FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION
in Ontario will receive about $154 million in compensation now that the Fort William First Nation Boundary Claim has been settled. It’s been a dispute that has taken 160 years to resolve. It dates back to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850 with the nation insisting that the land surveyed in 1853 did not reflect the location or size of the…