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Iqaluit, NWT.
Many Inuit say they are unhappy over an agreement Canada and the United States will sign on the movement of marine traffic in the High Arctic because it does not ensure Canadian sovereignty.
The Inuit have also complained over their lack of involvement in the negotiation process saying it was ironic that the Canadian Government sent Inuit from northern Quebec to…
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Lake Brochet, Man.
The caribou recovery from near extinction in northern Manitoba has meant isolated Indian communities are returning tot heir traditional way of life.
Officials estimate that at least 50,000 barren-ground caribou have moved into Manitoba from the Northwest Territories.
Chief Jerome Denechezhe, chief of the Northlands Indian band at Lake…
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Fisher River, Man.
A weekend fire gutted the Fisher River Indian band's community centre causing an estimated $3 million damage to the centre located on the reserve 240 km north of Winnipeg.
The fire destroyed an arena, a cafeteria and the band offices.
A meeting will be held on the reserve to decide how to deal with the loss of the centre described by Chief…
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The federal and provincial government have failed to settle the Lubicon land claim despite a federal negotiator's announcement that an interim settlement could be reached, without input from the band before the new year.
Indian Affairs minister Bill McKnight met with Alberta Attorney General Jim Horsman before Christmas to review the situation says Barb Deters, senior…
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The Assembly of First Nations is supporting the Lubicon Lake band's boycott of the Calgary Winter Olympic Games and is urging all Indian nations to participate in demonstrations when the Olympic torch passes through or near their reserves.
The assembly says 44 reserves will be crossed by the torch bearers and in a Nov. 18 letter Georges Erasmus, grand chief, gives some…
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National
A move to enshrine Aboriginal language as Canadian founding languages is being undertaken by the Assembly of First Nations in the hope that a revival of indigenous languages will have far reaching consequences on Native self-determination.
The co-ordinator of a language conference to be held in Ottawa Jan. 19 to 21 says the assembly is taking its cue from…
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Weary travellers driving along highway 2 south of Wetaskiwin will be able to stop for something to eat and fuel up at any hour thanks to a new rest facility built by Ksputinow Holdings Ltd. Owned by the Louis Bull band.
Greg Berry, general manager, says the first phase of the development will include a gas station, a 150 seat restaurant, and a grocery store which will sell…
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A Calgary biologist is calling for the restriction of Treaty hunting rights after the slaughter of a herd of big sheep near Rocky Mountain House in September.
Brian Horejsi, a biologist with the Alberta Wilderness Association, a conservation group, says Treaty Indians have abused their right to hunt.
Treaty Indians "should abide by the same hunting regulations as…
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EDITORIAL
Windspeaker would like to send a sincere and heartfelt New Year's greeting to all our friends in custody.
We enjoy your letters and poetry because your words are full of insight and hope. It's also promising to see many of you have found your Native roots while in the pen. You say Windspeaker keeps you linked to the outside world and you enjoy the…
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At the end of each year most of us evaluate our lives; we take stock of where we've been, what we've achieved, and what we hope to accomplish in the coming 12 months.
But sometimes it's beneficial to look beyond the last year to other advice and counsel. In this 1972 speech by the late Chief Dan George, given at a teacher's conference in Lethbridge, he expresses deep…
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The Lubicon Lake band says the fight for their land will continue after the Olympic Games are over.
During an interview Dec. 17, Chief Bernard Ominayak said because many of the band's problems have been "inflicted upon us by the deliberate destruction of our traditional economy and way of life" the band will "simply assert our jurisdiction on the ground (land) and defend…
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The Mohawk nation of Quebec has declared solidarity with the Lubicon Lake Indian band and sending one of their own doctors to the reserve to help with the tuberculosis crisis.
About one-third of the small Cree band have been affected by the disease.
"We want to do everything we can to help the band because we know what they are going through," says Chief John Bud…
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Band control of reserve schools here on the Blood reserve, will take effect in the next school year, says Dr. Pier DePaola, director of the Blood Tribe Education.
DePaola said the Blood Tribe Education Committee hopes to have total control of their education by Sept. 1988 or 1989. He said the idea should take effect next September.
"The committee wants a written…
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Athabasca University is delivering its new on-site Academic Preparation Program for the first time to students at Blue Quills First Nations College in St. Paul.
The program's goal is to boost students' self-confidence and improve their study skills. Developed by the university's Student Services department, it teaches students time management, organization, reading and…
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In the battle against the anti-fur lobby Native people are turning to modern technology to teach British children about native survival and hunting traditions.
Georges Erasmus, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, says an "interactive video game" will be part of an education package for British children.
The game will be based on the type developed for…