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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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Editorial
You will notice that the frenzy that was on display in the national mainstream media in late October and early November is not echoed in the pages of this publication.
Day after day, front-page stories in large circulation dailies were followed by "in depth reports" on the national television news packages: There's a problem with the drinking water on a…
Page 5
Editorial
You will notice that the frenzy that was on display in the national mainstream media in late October and early November is not echoed in the pages of this publication.
Day after day, front-page stories in large circulation dailies were followed by "in depth reports" on the national television news packages: There's a problem with the drinking water on a…
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When Great Britain declared war on Germany on Aug. 4, 1914, Canada joined the Brits in the fray. By the time the war ended on Nov. 11, 1918, more than 600,000 Canadians had gone overseas to fight in what at the time was called The Great War, or The War To End All Wars. At least 4,000 of those fighting men were Aboriginal. One of them was Frances Pegahmagabow.
Pegahmagabow…
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When Great Britain declared war on Germany on Aug. 4, 1914, Canada joined the Brits in the fray. By the time the war ended on Nov. 11, 1918, more than 600,000 Canadians had gone overseas to fight in what at the time was called The Great War, or The War To End All Wars. At least 4,000 of those fighting men were Aboriginal. One of them was Frances Pegahmagabow.
Pegahmagabow…
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Connie Larochelle, a citizen of the Haisla First Nation near Terrace, B.C., has spent the last several years doing research for a master's thesis on a topic that will be of interest to most, if not all, First Nations communities.
Her thesis is titled "Framework for calculating compensation for the infringement of Aboriginal interests, rights and title: Case study." All…
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Connie Larochelle, a citizen of the Haisla First Nation near Terrace, B.C., has spent the last several years doing research for a master's thesis on a topic that will be of interest to most, if not all, First Nations communities.
Her thesis is titled "Framework for calculating compensation for the infringement of Aboriginal interests, rights and title: Case study." All…
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Native soldiers have always played important roles in times of conflict. They fought in all the major battles in Europe and many became distinguished snipers, code talkers and reconnaissance scouts. They continue to serve today.
Tanya Barnes with the Department of National Defence said there are currently 67,673 self-identified Aboriginal people serving in the Canadian…
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Native soldiers have always played important roles in times of conflict. They fought in all the major battles in Europe and many became distinguished snipers, code talkers and reconnaissance scouts. They continue to serve today.
Tanya Barnes with the Department of National Defence said there are currently 67,673 self-identified Aboriginal people serving in the Canadian…
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A Short History of Indians in Canada
By Thomas King, HarperCollins,232 pages, $24.95 (hc)
Thomas King's new collection of short stories should be a slow read. These are small stories, so readers should take time in between each one to reflect on the compact commentaries and deft images that each story contains.
The stories in this volume cover a lot of…
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A Short History of Indians in Canada
By Thomas King, HarperCollins,232 pages, $24.95 (hc)
Thomas King's new collection of short stories should be a slow read. These are small stories, so readers should take time in between each one to reflect on the compact commentaries and deft images that each story contains.
The stories in this volume cover a lot of…
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Three Day Road, By Joseph Boyden
Viking Canada, Toronto
354 pages(hc) $32
Joseph Boyden has the literary world sitting up and taking notice. His first novel, Three Day Road, has thrust him into the limelight, earned him the McNally Robinson Aboriginal Book of the Year Award and put him on the shortlist for the Governor General's Literary Award.
Three…
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PRO BONO
Dear Tuma:
I want to make a complaint against the RCMP. Last week I was tossed into the cells for "my own good" and I did not like the way they treated me. The RCMP should be more respectful when they are arresting someone and not just toss them into the drunk tank with everyone else. How do I make a complaint about the way I was treated?
Time Cross…
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PRO BONO
Dear Tuma:
I want to make a complaint against the RCMP. Last week I was tossed into the cells for "my own good" and I did not like the way they treated me. The RCMP should be more respectful when they are arresting someone and not just toss them into the drunk tank with everyone else. How do I make a complaint about the way I was treated?
Time Cross…
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NASIVVIK
In the course of life, we often have the good fortune to intersect with people of character, with a capital "C". People with Character seem to have a high "magnetic field" of human qualities, which inspire and touch others. Such people are blessed with the gift of being able to uplift other human beings by what they say, or what they do. They make life very…
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NASIVVIK
In the course of life, we often have the good fortune to intersect with people of character, with a capital "C". People with Character seem to have a high "magnetic field" of human qualities, which inspire and touch others. Such people are blessed with the gift of being able to uplift other human beings by what they say, or what they do. They make life very…