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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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It's been a dozen years since Paul LaRoche discovered his birth family and his Native roots. LaRoche, who was born on the Lower Brule Sioux reserve in South Dakota, was adopted by non-Native parents and didn't learn of his heritage until 1993.
LaRoche began performing in his teens and spent more than two decades working in the music business. He left the industry in 1989…
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Things have gone from bad to worse for the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC).
A dark cloud of controversy has hung over the institution since Feb. 17 when three senior staff members-administrative vice-president Dr. Wes Stevenson, finance director Kim Sinclair and director of international programming Dr. Leonzo Barrenno-were escorted from the university and…
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Rumors that a federal government announcement on a compensation deal for students who attended Indian residential schools was imminent turned out to be true on May 30, sort of.
Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan, Justice Minister Irwin Cotler, Indian Affairs Minister Andy Scott and Assembly of First Nation (AFN)National Chief Phil Fontaine appeared together during a…
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Rumors that a federal government announcement on a compensation deal for students who attended Indian residential schools was imminent turned out to be true on May 30, sort of.
Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan, Justice Minister Irwin Cotler, Indian Affairs Minister Andy Scott and Assembly of First Nation (AFN)National Chief Phil Fontaine appeared together during a…
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Five accords and a truckload of promises later, the much anticipated federal cabinet policy retreat with Aboriginal leaders has come and gone.
The leaders of five national Aboriginal organizations and their executive members attended the four-hour sit down in the cabinet retreat room in the Lester B. Pearson Building on the evening of May 31. Representatives of the…
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Five accords and a truckload of promises later, the much anticipated federal cabinet policy retreat with Aboriginal leaders has come and gone.
The leaders of five national Aboriginal organizations and their executive members attended the four-hour sit down in the cabinet retreat room in the Lester B. Pearson Building on the evening of May 31. Representatives of the…
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Howard Hampton, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party since 1996, represents the northern riding of Rainy River, a riding that includes more than 50 First Nations.
Hampton is raising serious concerns about the new tri-lateral approach trotted out by federal Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Andy Scott on June 1, the day after the federal cabinet's policy retreat…
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Howard Hampton, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party since 1996, represents the northern riding of Rainy River, a riding that includes more than 50 First Nations.
Hampton is raising serious concerns about the new tri-lateral approach trotted out by federal Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Andy Scott on June 1, the day after the federal cabinet's policy retreat…
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Indian Affairs Minister Andy Scott trotted out his new approach to dealing with Aboriginal issues in a press conference with the Aboriginal media on June 1. The buzzword of the day seemed to sum it up-tri-lateral.
"When you're talking about education or housing or economic development or health care, the reality is we're going to have to move beyond a bilateral…
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Indian Affairs Minister Andy Scott trotted out his new approach to dealing with Aboriginal issues in a press conference with the Aboriginal media on June 1. The buzzword of the day seemed to sum it up-tri-lateral.
"When you're talking about education or housing or economic development or health care, the reality is we're going to have to move beyond a bilateral…
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A deal that was six years in the making was struck on May 31 when representatives for the Metis National Council (MNC) and Canada became signatories to a framework agreement that lays the ground-work for future dealings between the parties.
In a nutshell, the agreement stresses negotiation rather than litigation for the recognition of Metis rights.
The Metis Nation…
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A deal that was six years in the making was struck on May 31 when representatives for the Metis National Council (MNC) and Canada became signatories to a framework agreement that lays the ground-work for future dealings between the parties.
In a nutshell, the agreement stresses negotiation rather than litigation for the recognition of Metis rights.
The Metis Nation…
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Indian Affairs Minister Andy Scott dropped a bombshell on May 31. Scott announced during the federal cabinet policy retreat with leaders of five national Aboriginal organizations that the federal government is abandoning its policy of seeking the extinguishment of Aboriginal rights during land claim and self-government negotiations.
He didn't call a press conference or…
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Indian Affairs Minister Andy Scott dropped a bombshell on May 31. Scott announced during the federal cabinet policy retreat with leaders of five national Aboriginal organizations that the federal government is abandoning its policy of seeking the extinguishment of Aboriginal rights during land claim and self-government negotiations.
He didn't call a press conference or…
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Dear Editor:
I am utterly disgusted with the crass politics of the federal Conservatives. Stephen Harper and Peter McKay's lust for power is dangerous. Playing politics with the country's future by making a deal with the Bloc Quebecois to bring down the Liberal government is political brinkmanship bordering on nihilism. Harper and McKay, who forged a party through deceit…