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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.
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One lane of Argyle St. in Caledonia was opened on May 16 to provide limited access to emergency and local traffic as a sign of good faith by Six Nations protesters. It will take some of the pressure off the most dangerous focal point for angry confrontation between townsfolk and members of the Native community there.
The Argyle St. barricade is one of three erected after a…
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JUST THE FACTS
? The average cost in claims settlements per year is $5.2 million.
? The average cost of negotiations paid by Canada each year is $2.2 million.
? The annual cost of claims settlement is 1.01 to 1.45 per cent of annual GST revenues.
? The average annual cost of claims settlement is 1.05 to 1.5 per cent of projected annual corporate tax…
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The occupation of Douglas Creek Estates in Caledonia, Ont. put Six Nations' land claims in the international spotlight in May.
In Geneva, Switzerland, the Lubicon Cree Nation gave up a couple of their precious minutes before the United Nations committee on economic, social and cultural rights to Six Nations' delegate Doreen Silversmith, who spoke about the unresolved land…
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Lost lands
? On Oct. 25, 1784, Sir Frederick Haldimand, the Captain General and Governor-in-Chief for Upper Canada, signed a deed for land in what would later become southern Ontario for the Five Nations. [Later Tuscarora joined to create the Six Nations.] The Haldimand deed assigned land "six miles deep" on both sides of the Grand River from its source in south-central…
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Dear Editor:
Would Mr. Patrick Brazeau be more specific by providing a list of the real and tangible things the Conservative Party has done for the off-reserve and the non-status population?
-Myrna Bushie
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Dear Editor:
I'm writing you today because I wanted you to know I've visited your Web site page on the actor Jay Silverheels and was very interested to read all that I have. You see, my family has traced back as far as the late 1800s and came across information indicating Jay Silverheels is a cousin. So of course I love to read all I can get on Jay. It's awesome to know…
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An open letter to Assembly of First Nation Chief Phil Fontaine
I am writing this letter in regards to myself and perhaps hundreds, maybe thousands of other First Nations individuals and our plight. Our issue is as important and ever so parallel to that of the residential school legacy. We are the former First Nations foster care victims, many of whom are the victims of…
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Dear Editor:
I was very shocked and disturbed by Stephen Harper's Conservative government. It provides very little money for First Nation, Metis and Inuit people. The Conservatives have promised around $1 billion for Aboriginal people, which includes $450 million more for the improvement of water quality and housing on reserves, as well as to improve education outcomes…
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Dear Editor:
Re: Building a better Canada. For some
Canadians are known globally for their commitment to equity, human rights, poverty eradication and social justice. In the 45 years CUSO has worked on the global stage, it is Canada's stellar reputation as a social justice leader that has opened the world to us. Thousands of Canadians-often volunteers-are…
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Windspeaker Editorial
Forget what you've read in the mainstream papers or have seen on the national news: we're here to tell you there are plenty of good people on both sides of the barricades at Caledonia. A mere handful of knuckleheads are getting most of the attention and, while that may feed the media beast, it does nothing to get to the truth of this critically…
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Chief made his mark on Canada and on the international stage
Over the years, Canada has seen many Aboriginal leaders who have made a difference at the local, regional or national level, but few, if any, have made as marked an impact at all three levels, as well as on the international stage, as George Manuel.
Manuel was born on Feb. 21, 1921, a member of the…
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When internationally acclaimed Aboriginal film-maker Loretta Todd launched the Aboriginal Media Lab (AML) on Feb. 22, she screened a 1930s Hollywood movie called The Silent Enemy, a film that gives a fictionalized account of traditional life in Northern Canada. It featured an all-Aboriginal cast.
The film was accompanied by contemporary live fusion Native music, composed…
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Opening for blues legend B.B. King was something musician Brock Stonefish never dreamed possible. It was only until it happened on March 11 at a sold-out show at the Mohican North Star Casino and Bingo in Wisconsin that he believed in it all.
"I can't even put it into words how I felt opening for B.B. King," said Stonefish, 21, "It's bigger than anything I could imagine.…
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PRO BONO
Dear Tuma:
My First Nation hasn't had a meeting in over a year now. They aren't accountable to us members in any way, shape or form. Our chief and council are elected by Customary Election Regulation. I want to know how I can shut down the band office and make them accountable. I read it on the news all the time about First Nation members shutting down…
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NASIVVIK
Before explaining Qallunology, let us first briefly touch upon a respectable branch of academia called Eskimology: the study, by others, of Inuit traditions, customs, and languages.
Anthropologists the world over have earned eminent reputations, and compiled huge volumes of works from their studies of how Inuit live in all corners of the Arctic. Numerous…