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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.
Donna Cona, one of Canada's leading Aboriginal business technology solutions companies, pledges to fight recent allegations the company was involved in bid rigging and conspiracy.
Donna Cona CEO John Bernard called the charges an absolute travesty and said the allegations are completely bunk and unfounded.
"We are innocent entirely, wholly; categorically innocent and we are going to…
Alberta's wealth should not be at the cost of one people. That's the message two First Nations from northern Alberta and a coalition of Canadian environmental groups delivered in a full-page advertisement that ran in USA Today's northeastern distribution last month.
"We wanted to send a clear message to Washington, D.C. that there are significant human rights implications, significant…
B'NAI BRITH CANADA IS CALLING INTO
question the value of the country's hate legislation after the acquittal Feb. 23 of Aboriginal leader David Ahenakew, charged with willfully promoting hatred. "No one disputes that Ahenakew has repeatedly engaged in hate-filled, anti-semitic messaging, including a statement on how 'Hitler got it right' when he planned to annihilate the Jewish people," a…
The definition of insanity, they say, is doing the same thing over and over, while anticipating a different result. If that is true, than one has to wonder about the lucidity of the Conservative federal government's attempts to do an end-run around consultation and bring in through the back door its 2009 version of the Liberal government's First Nations Governance act.
It was a lack of…
History is full of quirky turns of events, but who would've thought it would be a jealous wintke homosexual named Woman's Dress who would help bring down the career of one of North America's most famous warriors, Crazy Horse.
The two were childhood friends, but their relationship soured perhaps when a teenaged Crazy Horse rebuked Woman's Dress' advances. Angered at the…
In an effort to show support and promote Aboriginal culture in elementary and secondary schools, the Rainbow District School Board in Sudbury, Ont., in partnership with Urban Aboriginal Youth Leading The Way and the Eshkiniijig Advisory Circle, has launched a campaign called I am Aboriginal.
Developed in 2007, the I Am Aboriginal campaign asks students and their families to self-identify…
Nationals to be held in Alberta
There could be as many as 80 teams taking part in this year's Canadian Native Fastball Championships.
The national tournament, which will be held in Whitecourt, Alta., will begin on July 31 and continue until Aug. 2. Organizers are confident they will reach their maximum of 32 clubs in the senior men's division, which will offer $10,000 to the winning…
Nick Weglarz is continuing his climb up the professional baseball league ladder.
Though he's only 21, Weglarz, who is from Stevensville, Ont., is already into his fifth season as a pro.
He's currently a member of the Ohio-based Akron Aeros, which competes in the Eastern League. The Aeros are the AA affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, so Weglarz is toiling just two steps below the…
Two B.C. professors are preparing to research the factors that lead to Aboriginal youth suicides in Manitoba.
The project is set to begin in the long shadow cast by recent multiple suicides in the Pukatawagan and Shamattawa First Nations.
Dr. Michael Chandler stresses that the research study is not in response to those tragedies-Shamattawa reported 74 children commited suicide in…
"We have lost an ambassador," said lawyer and close friend Murray Klippenstein, who spoke at Sam George's funeral on June 6.
Maynard "Sam" George died early in the morning on June 3 with wife Veronica and other loved ones at his side.
He died about one week after the province signed an agreement with Kettle and Stoney Point First Nation to return Ipperwash Provincial Park to the…
It's official. June is now recognized as National Aboriginal History Month in Canada thanks to the help of one BC member of Parliament and a small Aboriginal organization that wouldn't let go of a dream.
"It's their persistent message that I think has kept it on the radar," said MP for Nanaimo-Cowichan Jean Crowder. She is the NDP critic of Aboriginal Affairs, and introduced the idea to…
Five B.C. First Nations artists were named as the recipients of the 2009 BC Creative Achievement Awards for Aboriginal Art on June 5 by Premier Gordon Campbell and Keith Mitchell, chair of the British Columbia Achievement Foundation.
This is the third year of the awards. This year's winners are Calvin Hunt, Kwakiutl, Richard Hunt, Kwakiutl, John Marston, Coast Salish, Chemainus, Noeleen…
Artist-The Stephanie
Harpe Band
Album-The Stephanie Harpe Band
Label- Independent
You can never go wrong with down-to-earth two steppin' rhythm, complete with guitar picking to ease anyone's broken heart; add a touch of the blues from the fretting of an electric guitar; then top it off with a soft brush of the drums. There you have "Panhandle" - track 6 from The…
Windspeaker: What one quality do you most value in a friend?
Boyd Benjamin: Maturity; someone who can deal with life's troubles with respect and humility.
W: What is it that really makes you mad?
B.B.: When people sell themselves short and prematurely disqualify their chance for opportunity.
W: When are you at your happiest?
B.B.: Either when I play my fiddle at an old…
At 28-years-old Damian Abrahams has traded in addictions.
In his youth his drugs of choice included marijuana, methamphetamine and cocaine, but these days you wouldn't be able to recognize the bright university student, who is anxiously expecting his first child with a woman he adores, as a former drug addict.
Abrahams, whose world once revolved around some of the hardest street…