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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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The shock waves generated by the federal sponsorship scandal have spread across the government, and the result has been funding cuts for First Nation institutions, says Mark Green, the chairman of the board for the First Nation Technical Institute (FNTI).
Green said it's ironic that when government officials siphon millions of dollars out of the public purse, it's…
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Representatives of the world's first national Aboriginal television network will appear before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on June 6 in Niagara Falls, Ont. to state their case for its broadcast license renewal.
Parties concerned with the license of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), which expires Aug. 31, must file…
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Representatives of the world's first national Aboriginal television network will appear before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on June 6 in Niagara Falls, Ont. to state their case for its broadcast license renewal.
Parties concerned with the license of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), which expires Aug. 31, must file…
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If the federal Liberals are still the government on May 31 and the scheduled cabinet retreat with Aboriginal leaders actually takes place, Phil Fontaine, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), will have a concrete plan to present to the prime minister that will move First Nations self-government forward on the national agenda.
We say if because…
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If the federal Liberals are still the government on May 31 and the scheduled cabinet retreat with Aboriginal leaders actually takes place, Phil Fontaine, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), will have a concrete plan to present to the prime minister that will move First Nations self-government forward on the national agenda.
We say if because…
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The massive effort the Assembly of First Nations is putting into forging a new relationship for First Nations with the federal Crown is forcing a crucial issue onto the backburner, said a Manitoba chief.
Brokenhead Ojibway Nation Chief Tina Levesque told the special chiefs' assembly in Vancouver in March that there's no sense forging a new relationship with Ottawa if the…
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The massive effort the Assembly of First Nations is putting into forging a new relationship for First Nations with the federal Crown is forcing a crucial issue onto the backburner, said a Manitoba chief.
Brokenhead Ojibway Nation Chief Tina Levesque told the special chiefs' assembly in Vancouver in March that there's no sense forging a new relationship with Ottawa if the…
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On April 9, a 1,500-word essay entitled "Native hatred of Jews will rise dramatically!" appeared on fax machines in 13 newsrooms across Canada. It was signed by Chief Terrance Nelson.
In the essay, Nelson repeated David Ahenakew's anti-Semitic statements for which the former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations was recently prosecuted under the hate crime…
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In a British Columbia Supreme Court decision on March 11, Justice Carol J. Ross found that the sale of a 70,000-hectare parcel of land from one forestry company to another adversely affected the rights and title of the Hupacasath First Nation of Vancouver Island.
The justice also found that there was a chance the Hupacasath people could suffer irreparable harm if the…
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In a British Columbia Supreme Court decision on March 11, Justice Carol J. Ross found that the sale of a 70,000-hectare parcel of land from one forestry company to another adversely affected the rights and title of the Hupacasath First Nation of Vancouver Island.
The justice also found that there was a chance the Hupacasath people could suffer irreparable harm if the…
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Dear Editor:
I write to you today from my homeland-Kamchatka-in need of your friendship and guidance. My people are struggling with environmental degradation and an underdeveloped legislative base that offers little support and recognition to Indigenous peoples.
Our beautiful volcanic land is a fish-shaped peninsula, and if you look at a map you will find a land…
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Dear Editor:
I write to you today from my homeland-Kamchatka-in need of your friendship and guidance. My people are struggling with environmental degradation and an underdeveloped legislative base that offers little support and recognition to Indigenous peoples.
Our beautiful volcanic land is a fish-shaped peninsula, and if you look at a map you will find a land…
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Dear Editor:
I love the reserve, but how does one move on to make things easier for this generation and the ones after us when nothing is being done now?
Why is the bigger percentage of the population still trying to commit suicide or not finish school?
My parents never finished school, but they had their own way of teaching me the values a child needs to…
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Dear Editor:
I love the reserve, but how does one move on to make things easier for this generation and the ones after us when nothing is being done now?
Why is the bigger percentage of the population still trying to commit suicide or not finish school?
My parents never finished school, but they had their own way of teaching me the values a child needs to…
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Dear Editor:
I would like to thank you for all your interest and documentation of my great grandma Victoria Callihoo (on-line at www.ammsa.com). This information has made me so proud of my heritage. I am one the few people on this earth that knows where she came from. Again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.…