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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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Dear Editor:
I wanted to share a gift giving idea for this season specifically for our Elders. I know it may not make your December issue, but I think that it is an idea that can be used throughout the year.
I believe that the gift of time is the most important gift that we can give during this season. Our Elders would appreciate the gift of our time more than they…
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Editorial
The conduct of the chiefs as demonstrated at a recent special assembly held in Ottawa has given us hope for the future of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN).
There, we said it. And we'll freely admit it's a strange feeling now that it's out there, because optimism is just plain counter-intuitive in a newsroom.
Our job is to look at events with…
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His fight for rights took place in the intellectual arena
Many words have been used over the years to describe Vine Victor Deloria Jr.-Author, scholar, lawyer, activist, educator, historian, political scientist and theologian. He has been called a visionary and a warrior, a radical and a mentor, a philosopher and a hero. Time magazine referred to him as one of the 11…
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His fight for rights took place in the intellectual arena
Many words have been used over the years to describe Vine Victor Deloria Jr.-Author, scholar, lawyer, activist, educator, historian, political scientist and theologian. He has been called a visionary and a warrior, a radical and a mentor, a philosopher and a hero. Time magazine referred to him as one of the 11…
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Researchers from the University of Calgary's Digital Media Laboratory are teaming up with Red Crow College to create a video game designed to teach the Blackfoot language to Blackfoot youth.
The goal of the I'Powahsin Project, which gets its name from the Blackfoot word for 'speak', is to create a game that reflects Blackfoot culture, is inhabited by Blackfoot characters…
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Students are key allies in two projects that monitor the natural environment at Black River First Nation, Brian Kotak said. He was reporting at the Water for Life conference held in Winnipeg Oct. 19 and 20 about the environmental work done in his department in the community.
Black River is located about 135 km northeast of Winnipeg along the east shore of Lake Winnipeg.…
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Students are key allies in two projects that monitor the natural environment at Black River First Nation, Brian Kotak said. He was reporting at the Water for Life conference held in Winnipeg Oct. 19 and 20 about the environmental work done in his department in the community.
Black River is located about 135 km northeast of Winnipeg along the east shore of Lake Winnipeg.…
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Respect for water, and honoring the spirit of water before using it, are the fundamental principles underlying all traditional water teachings, participants at the Water for Life conference in Winnipeg heard.
Kathy Bird, a traditional teacher with Matootoo Lake Medicine Lodge, said she first encountered ideas about the sacredness of water early in life when the Elders…
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The clock is ticking for the world's water resources, and Aboriginal people must start working harder to protect them. This was the key message delivered at the Water for Life Conference held in Winnipeg Oct. 19 and 20.
Water for Life was hosted by the Southern Chiefs' Organization (SCO), which represents 36 southern Manitoba First Nations.
Though Aboriginal title…
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The clock is ticking for the world's water resources, and Aboriginal people must start working harder to protect them. This was the key message delivered at the Water for Life Conference held in Winnipeg Oct. 19 and 20.
Water for Life was hosted by the Southern Chiefs' Organization (SCO), which represents 36 southern Manitoba First Nations.
Though Aboriginal title…
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The Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research (GDI) is publishing a new book that will examine the life and contributions of the late Howard Adams.
Howard Adams: OTAPAWY! The Life of a Metis Leader in His Own Words combines Adams' own writings with the writings of others, who comment on Adams and the impact he has had on the Metis community.
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NASIVVIK
In the days before the pace of Arctic life quickened beyond all control, the Christmas season in Inuit communities was very short, very specific, and intensely memorable. This was an age when the passage of time seemed to be less hurried; not harassed by computers, Internet, e-mail, microwavable instant food, or remote-manipulating dozens of channels on cable TV…
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NASIVVIK
In the days before the pace of Arctic life quickened beyond all control, the Christmas season in Inuit communities was very short, very specific, and intensely memorable. This was an age when the passage of time seemed to be less hurried; not harassed by computers, Internet, e-mail, microwavable instant food, or remote-manipulating dozens of channels on cable TV…
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THE URBANE INDIAN
By now everyone has probably seen those annoying Lakota arthritis pain relief formula commercials that always seem to be popping up on television. If you haven't, you're either blind or don't own a television. They are so prevalent that you kind of get the impression that nobody quite knows pain like a Lakota. It's probably all that bareback horse riding…
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THE URBANE INDIAN
By now everyone has probably seen those annoying Lakota arthritis pain relief formula commercials that always seem to be popping up on television. If you haven't, you're either blind or don't own a television. They are so prevalent that you kind of get the impression that nobody quite knows pain like a Lakota. It's probably all that bareback horse riding…