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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.
The 1999 landmark Supreme Court of Canada case called the Gladue Decision is what legal experts from across the country will meet about in Toronto on April 19.
"One of the issues is that Gladue is not really being considered to the extent it should be by the courts when Aboriginal people are being sentenced and that is not only true in Ontario, but in the rest of the country as well,"…
Twenty-five years old! It seems just like yesterday that we were submitting our proposal to establish the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society (AMMSA) and its fledgling newspaper - later to be named Windspeaker. AMMSA was fortunate to have a board of directors and management that had the foresight to plan for the future and begin a journey towards self sufficiency and financial independence.
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Voice faltering, Natalie Gloade talks about the unread Christmas cards she found in her late mother's mailbox holiday wishes from residential school survivors who wanted to thank Nora Bernard for going to bat for them.
Sadly, the Mi'kmaq Elder of Millbrook First Nation, near Truro, N.S., died on Dec. 27, 2007 before she could fully appreciate how much she means to a nation.
"People…
Mi'kmaq and Maliseet Languages Preserved
The federal government has announced funding which will support a range of activities which will maintain and revitalize the Aboriginal languages through workshops, camps, curriculum development and documentary film-making to name just a few.
Mike Allen, member of parliament for Tobique-Mactaquac, made the announcement on February 19 at…
Mi'kmaq and Maliseet Languages Preserved
The federal government has announced funding which will support a range of activities which will maintain and revitalize the Aboriginal languages through workshops, camps, curriculum development and documentary film-making to name just a few.
Mike Allen, member of parliament for Tobique-Mactaquac, made the announcement on February 19 at…
Mi'kmaq and Maliseet Languages Preserved
The federal government has announced funding which will support a range of activities which will maintain and revitalize the Aboriginal languages through workshops, camps, curriculum development and documentary film-making to name just a few.
Mike Allen, member of parliament for Tobique-Mactaquac, made the announcement on February 19 at…
A recently signed agreement will allow the Carrier Language to be expanded in British Columbia. The College of New Caledonia and the University of Northern British Columbia will be working with the Lake Babine Nation to implement a Carrier language program this fall.
UNBC was officially opened in 1994 in Prince George, with course offerings across northern B.C. Its total enrollment is…
Kevin Barlow is hoping that this is the year that HIV and AIDS come out of the closet for First Nations, Métis and Inuit people.
Barlow is the executive director of the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN), based in Ottawa. On Valentine's Day CAAN launched the first part of what will be a year long campaign targeting Aboriginal leaders and which will culminate during National…
CURLERS HEAD TO SASKATOON
National bragging rights will be up for grabs in Saskatoon.
The Saskatchewan city will play host to the 2008 National Aboriginal Curling Championships. The event, which runs from Mar. 21 to 24, will be held at the Granite Curling Club.
The 2007 nationals were also held in Saskatchewan, in the town of Wynyard.
This year's Canadian bonspiel will…
Some Aboriginal youth in northern Canadian communities have been having some Fun On Ice this winter.
The Fun On Ice program is organized by the Aboriginal Sports Circle of the Western Arctic.
During the months of January, February and March, the Fun On Ice program was expected to hit nine communities in the North West Territories.
All of the communities were expected to have…
An Aboriginal Sports Gallery will be introduced as a new feature at the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame and Museum later this year.
The B.C. provincial government announced in mid-February that it was contributing $75,000 to launch the gallery, which will include artifacts, displays, photographs and videos.
The initial phase of the gallery, which will feature an area of 300 square feet, is…
Artist-Will Belcourt
Album-Full Moon Blanket
Song-Fire
Label- Independent
Producer-Will Belcourt
If all musicians were paid every time they wrote a song about the weary heartaches of love, they would all be millionaires. There are only a certain number of artists that can pull it off. Will Belcourt is one of them. Not only is the song "Fire" upbeat with a folky…
One of the first things that strikes you about Smoke From His Fire is the scenic natural setting of the northwest coast that tells of the connection to supernatural forces, of a people's sensitivity and the fortitude of Clan Chief Adam Dick and his people: the Kwaxkwaka'wakw.
"It's a story of survival; it's a story of how people dealt with the coming destruction of their culture, and…
Windspeaker: What one quality do you most value in a friend?
Art Napoleon: My best friends are trustworthy, dependable, loyal, funny and free of judgment. True friends are hard to stumble on.
W: What is it that really makes you mad?
A.N.: Corporate/consumer madness and the basic garden variety stupidity surrounding most corporations and consumers.
W: When are you at…
Ontario based media producers will have the opportunity to pursue professional development through a 21-day residency at the Banff New Media Institute at the Banff Centre with the financial support of the Quebecor Fund.
The Quebecor Fund Scholarship, under the banner of The Banff New Media Institute & Quebecor Production Fellowship will support two Ontario based producers at a value…