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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.
A decision by the Alberta Provincial Court could give Métis the right to hunt and harvest across provincial borders.
“(The case) deals with the issue of: Can Métis move between different parts of the Métis nation and still have harvesting rights,” said Jason Madden, co-counsel for the Métis Nation of Alberta.
The trial of Ron Jones and Gary Hirsekorn wrapped up after three days…
The Métis National Council (MNC) is seeking intervener status in an Alberta case that has been appealed by the Alberta government to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Cunningham v. Alberta is a sleeper case, said Jason Madden, counsel for MNC. “This issue has crept up; and while it’s specific to the Métis settlements, it has broader implications for the Métis nation as a whole,” he said.
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The goal to advance Métis citizenship took a blow at the Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) annual general assembly Aug. 6 and 7.
A resolution to amend the existing MNA bylaws was defeated. The resolution would have allowed only MNA members holding Métis citizenship cards to be eligible to run for office in the association or to vote.
The resolution was defeated by 11 votes. A bylaw…
Members of the Iroquois Nationals senior men’s field lacrosse team suffered one of their most disappointing losses. But not on the field. The squad, comprised of players from both Canada and the United States, was considered a medal contender heading into the world field lacrosse tournament, which ran July 10 to July 24 in Manchester, England. But the Iroquois Nationals side never boarded…
When we think about the Department of Fisheries and Oceans we picture that scene in King Kong when the big gorilla makes his way to the top of the Empire State Building and swats around at the attacking airplanes like they were swarming black flies around a hitchhiker in Wawa, Ont. Pesky little buggers, capable of taking a chuck out of a guy, but not likely to kill you, right?
If you…
It was election time in wonderful downtown Curve Lake again, and the dust has finally settled. We have another two more years of calm once more. This is democracy as laid out and instructed through the section on Indian Band Election Regulations, pages 119-128 of the Annotated Indian Act. And yes, it’s as exciting a read as it sounds.
Band elections are a tricky thing. They can be both…
Part II of Culture, cross or not
Cross-cultural training, is it called that because it is Christian based? Is it called “cross” because it is based on anger? Are you feeling cross today? If not, would you like to feel cross today? Maybe it means that the Aboriginal people are going to learn about our “Canadian” culture. Maybe the instructor is going to teach the non-Aboriginal…
MIKE METATAWABIN OF THE
Nishnawbe Aski Nation writes in Wawatay News Online that the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico will damage the wintering grounds of the waterfowl that are an essential part of the diet of the Nishnawbe Aski people. Geese and ducks use the Mississippi floodway and are not only a low-cost source of protein, “compared to the high cost of bringing…
If you want to help Aboriginal youth to stay in school and out of trouble, you can’t forget about the needs of their parents and grandparents, said the executive director of the Urban Native Youth Association (UNYA).
Lynda Gray manages 21 youth-centered programs at the not-for-profit organization in downtown Vancouver, however, she said the insufficient funding for programs to help…
Indigenous activist groups kept their cool and stayed focused on the messages they wanted to convey at the G20 protests that took place on the streets of downtown Toronto in the last weekend of June.
One Native organization said their strategy was to maintain open communication with police and keep the peace.
Harrison Friesen, founder of Red Power United, a self-described Native…
The federal government will be repealing sections of the Indian Act that allow Indian residential schools to operate.
The announcement was made by Indian and Northern Affairs minister Chuck Strahl to applause and cheers at the first national event for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, held mid-June in Winnipeg.
“In parallel with our broader work on education reform, my…
Ninoon Dawah handed out turkey, ham and cheese sandwiches on June 16, the first day of the inaugural event hosted by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Winnipeg.
The young man from Sandy Bay First Nation in Manitoba said in a soft voice that his grandmother and mother had both attended residential schools.
“It was so hard for them,” said Dawah. “My grandmother got hit…
THE SASKATCHEWAN INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION (SIGA)
has donated $50,000 to provide relief for the Kawacatoose First Nation, hit by a tornado on July 2. This brings the total of funds raised for the community to more than $62,000. The tornado flattened a dozen homes at Kawacatoose, located about an hour-and-a-half north of Regina. SIGA and the Federation of Saskatchewan…
A box crafted with the pain that one grandmother suffered while attending residential school sat in the centre of the first sharing circle hosted by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission at the TRC’s inaugural national event in Winnipeg June 16 to 19.
When Coast Salish artist Luke Marston started working on the box, he asked his mother to tell him stories about his grandmother’s time…
Paul Daniels sat by himself, the Assiniboine River his backdrop at the Forks National Park, as he ate a bagged lunch courtesy of the churches.
For Daniels, it’s the least the churches could do. He’s waiting on a hearing through the independent assessment process to see how much financial compensation he will receive for the sexual abuse he suffered during his eight years as a day…