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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.
No doubt you recognize the face of Chief Dan George and remember his acting coupe de grace as 'Old Lodge Skins' in one of the most entertaining and provocative movies of the 1970's 'Little Big Man'.
In it, he plays the wise adoptive grandfather of Dustin Hoffman, a whiteman who switches legions between the European and Cheyenne cultures for survival. Hoffman narrates the memoire as the…
When art is taught in class, that's the day kids will come to school, according to Ontario Arts Council executive director John Brotman, who praises the provincial government for injecting a $60 million annual investment by 2010 to his organization.
What really excites Bronfman is that the funds will allow for increased ability for arts education and creating partnerships to foster…
The Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) will unveil a new Justice and Public Safety Career Preparatory Program for Aboriginal learners this September at its Chilliwack campus.
Designed to help students be more competitive in securing policing, correctional service, paramedic, fire fighting, sheriff, fish and wildlife, border service and other such careers, the program focuses on…
Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) an Aboriginal radio station based in La Ronge will incorporate an Aboriginal Language news program as part of their television news broadcast this year, with plans to launch it on June 21.
The program will air in several Saskatchewan communities through the regional broadcaster, Saskatchewan Communications Network, and can also be seen on the…
A pair of teams that have become accustomed to celebrating were doing so again at this year's National Aboriginal Hockey Championships.
The Ontario South girls' squad once again won the gold medal in its category, at the Canadian tournament, which concluded on May 3.
This marked the sixth time in the tournament's seven-year history that the Ontario South side has won the girls'…
A pair of individuals from the Yukon capital of Whitehorse have been selected as Canada's top Aboriginal coaches of the year for their efforts in 2007.
Danielle Lang, who coached the Northern Blazers girls' under-16 soccer squad, won her Tom Longboat coaching award as she was chosen as the best female coach.
And Leslie Johns, an archery coach who was in charge of the Yukon entry at…
The bid deadline for NAHC 2009 has been extended to May 30
It will now be mid-June before the host site for the 2009 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships is announced.
The location for the national tournament was originally expected to be revealed in mid-April. But those taking part at this year's event were not entirely certain where the tournament would be heading…
Artist-Steve Rain
Album-Let It Rain
Song-Make Me Right
Label-Rain Records
Producer-Steve Rain & Rob Hewes
When a country artist is asked how they started out singing, one answer that comes to their mind is singing in church -or Gospel Music-and Steve Rain is no different.
What makes Rain different is that seven out of the 10 songs on his new CD are…
Windspeaker: What one quality do you most value in a friend?
Waawaate Fobister: To be a best friend, there are plenty of qualities that are important to me. But if I had to pick one, I value honesty the most in a friend.
W: What is it that really makes you mad?
W.F.: Racism and homophobia.
W: When are you at your happiest?
W.F.: When I am in a room with all my…
Ontario provincial government has announced the release of funds to enhance Aboriginal communities' capacity to negotiate with government and the private sector regarding their land and resources.
The initial investment of $25 million over two years, a response to the Final Report of the Ipperwash Inquiry released in May 2007, is being called a "new relationship fund". Ontario Minister of…
Elvis has left the building. Or in this case, Elvis has left Canada for a few days, in the form of Gerry Barrett an Elvis impersonator, popular stand-up comedian, actor, and radio show host from Winnipeg who heads to Las Vegas to help break a world record.
"I'm always telling the youth to follow (their) dreams," he said about his decision to be part of the Elvis tribute on May 25. "…
Building bridges of understanding between Aboriginal people and mainstream society through media is one task Elmer Eashappie does not take lightly. It is an effort that has earned him a national award at the 'Enriching My Canada and Yours' Awards (EMCY) held at the Conexus Arts Centre Regina in April.
"The reason why I did all this is because it helps mainstream have a better…
The annual Dreamspeakers International Aboriginal Film and Television Festival is set to take place from June 4 to 7 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Edmonton.
A broad range of screenings by filmmakers from across Canada, the USA, and other parts of the world are scheduled for this year. Canadian screenings include the Opening Night World Premiere of Alberta's Gerald Auger's 'Honour Thy Father…
"Exhilarating."
That's how She'ee'lum, the chief of the Lake Cowichan First Nation, described the experience of sliding the big slick across the surface of the western red cedar, watching as a paper-thin slice of history curled at the end of the carver's tool and floated to the floor.
"I just can't explain it," said the chief, known by the English name Cyril Livingstone. "When you…
The first Métis Cultural Centre in Canada opened in 1984. Its founder, Dr. Anne Anderson, taught Cree classes to the community from the new and improved location in west Edmonton, which also contained a library and other artifacts of the Métis history. She had already written about 40 books aimed at perpetuating the Cree language, and at the time of her death in 1997 when she was 90 years old…