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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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A growing number of hunting and fishing organizations are raising the alarm over the implementation of Metis harvesting rights.
Recent articles in the mainstream press have expressed displeasure with harvesting agreements being signed by the provinces with Metis organizations, claiming these agreements are unregulated and will lead to over-hunting and fishing of Canada's…
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A growing number of hunting and fishing organizations are raising the alarm over the implementation of Metis harvesting rights.
Recent articles in the mainstream press have expressed displeasure with harvesting agreements being signed by the provinces with Metis organizations, claiming these agreements are unregulated and will lead to over-hunting and fishing of Canada's…
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NASIVVIK
The creative minds who churn out television series should not ignore the wealth of material unfolding daily on the subject of Parliament as entertainment.
In fact, not much creativity is required to launch a series that might be called All My Parliamentarians, or maybe, As Parliament Hill Turns. There's plot, intrigue, back-room dealings, and enough…
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NASIVVIK
The creative minds who churn out television series should not ignore the wealth of material unfolding daily on the subject of Parliament as entertainment.
In fact, not much creativity is required to launch a series that might be called All My Parliamentarians, or maybe, As Parliament Hill Turns. There's plot, intrigue, back-room dealings, and enough…
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PRO BONO
Dear Tuma:
What is the difference between "Driving While Impaired" and "Driving Over .8"? What are the penalties for drinking and driving anyway?
Hitchhiking Now
Dear Hitchhiking:
If you have been stopped for drinking and driving, you may be charged with up to four offences: Impaired driving, driving while over .80, failure to blow…
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PRO BONO
Dear Tuma:
What is the difference between "Driving While Impaired" and "Driving Over .8"? What are the penalties for drinking and driving anyway?
Hitchhiking Now
Dear Hitchhiking:
If you have been stopped for drinking and driving, you may be charged with up to four offences: Impaired driving, driving while over .80, failure to blow…
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THE URBANE INDIAN
Becoming rich in the world of Native arts is like trying to fly while parachuting. You can pretend and fake it all you want, but eventually, the reality of the situation will come rushing at you at approximately 150 kilometres an hour as you're flapping your arms in vain, crying out "Why isn't this working?"
Of course, this could just be me.…
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THE URBANE INDIAN
Becoming rich in the world of Native arts is like trying to fly while parachuting. You can pretend and fake it all you want, but eventually, the reality of the situation will come rushing at you at approximately 150 kilometres an hour as you're flapping your arms in vain, crying out "Why isn't this working?"
Of course, this could just be me.…
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Windspeaker: What one quality do you most value in a friend?
Lara Mussell: I guess honesty. I value honesty the most, because if you can't get honesty from a friend, where else are you going to get it from, you know? If you have a friend who's fake, then they're not really a friend. I guess honesty, I would value the most. W: What is it that really makes you mad?
L…
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Windspeaker: What one quality do you most value in a friend?
Lara Mussell: I guess honesty. I value honesty the most, because if you can't get honesty from a friend, where else are you going to get it from, you know? If you have a friend who's fake, then they're not really a friend. I guess honesty, I would value the most.
W: What is it that really makes you mad?…
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The multi-talented Thomas B. Maracle has added another item to his long list of accomplishments-the renowned sculptor and award-winning musician has released his fourth CD of original music.
Mixed Emotions, recorded at Maracle's Sa Tune Da Ga Multi-Media Studios on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, was released last year, and Maracle is already hard at work on his fifth album…
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The multi-talented Thomas B. Maracle has added another item to his long list of accomplishments-the renowned sculptor and award-winning musician has released his fourth CD of original music.
Mixed Emotions, recorded at Maracle's Sa Tune Da Ga Multi-Media Studios on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, was released last year, and Maracle is already hard at work on his fifth album…
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The American Indian Integration of Baseball
By Jeffrey Powers-Beck, University of Nebraska Press, 257 pages (hc)
$34.95 US
As Suzan Shown Harjo's fight with the Washington Redskins resumed in court in April, attention returned to the issue of Indian mascots and professional sports teams.
On April 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of…
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An $84,000 a year contract between the Aboriginal People's Television Network (APTN) and Jerry Giberson, the common-law husband of long-time APTN board member Debbie Brisebois, was the subject of two pages of discussion in a report entitled "Control and Business Processes Review Project," produced for the network by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) in January 2003.
In the…
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An $84,000 a year contract between the Aboriginal People's Television Network (APTN) and Jerry Giberson, the common-law husband of long-time APTN board member Debbie Brisebois, was the subject of two pages of discussion in a report entitled "Control and Business Processes Review Project," produced for the network by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) in January 2003.
In the…