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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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If Derrick George had a wish, it would be to see the sport of war canoe racing added to the Summer Olympics' roster of activities.
War canoe racing features 11 participants paddling feverishly in one canoe. The canoe is a 50-foot boat, and although each one costs about $25,000 to make, George is confident there are many others interested in the sport's Olympic inclusion…
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For the past eight years, the Native Law Centre of Canada has been helping to open doors for Aboriginal youth in Canada by sending them to other countries.
Each year, the centre selects a handful of Aboriginal youth, age 18 to 30, to take part in its Youth International Internship program, funded through the federal government's Youth Employment Strategy (YES) and the…
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Reconnecting with traditional approaches to justice and peacemaking is the focus of a dynamic two-year diploma program-the Restorative Justice and Conflict Resolution program-being offered at Keewatin Community College.
"With this course, it's not just an education. It restores your Aboriginal identity. So many Aboriginal people don't know their identity, where they come…
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Sakasteew Transportation Company Ltd. is a familiar busing operation in Fort McKay today, but owner Marie Boucher, 50, said that it took a lot of years and a lot of help from the community, including former chief Dorothy McDonald and current Chief Jim Boucher, to make that a reality.
Born and raised in Fort McKay, she was a stay-at-home mother when McDonald knocked on…
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Mark Wallace Wedge is a man of many interests and talents. He was the chief land claim negotiator for the Carcross/Tagish First Nation in their dealings with both the federal and territorial governments. He is an experienced Tlingit Circlekeeper, and has worked to ensure that Aboriginal values are incorporated into Aboriginal justice systems.
He is also an author, a…
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Good communication between chief and council, administration and band membership is the foundation on which Membertou First Nation has built its business success, said Membertou CEO Bernd Christmas. The First Nation, located in Sydney, N.S., has business ventures in a wide variety of sectors, from retail to food services to information technology.
Membertou is currently…
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Life in Canada's northernmost regions has gone through a number of changes over the past century. Once a nomadic people who lived off the land and followed their food supply as it moved with the seasons, the Inuit have been changing since their first contact with Europeans. They now live in settlements of western-style homes, no longer at the mercy of the often harsh environment…
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Hallmark Entertainment's mini-series Dreamkeeper is guaranteed to be a hit with viewers when it airs on ABC Dec. 28 and 29, if the reaction from people at the screening held Nov. 8 in Calgary is any indication.
The made-for-television movie took 78 days to film in more than 70 locations across southern Alberta, with more than 1,500 Aboriginal people involved in its…
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Honour Earth Mother
By Basil Johnston
Kegedonce Press
171 pages, (sc)
$19
Ojibway ethnographer Basil Johnston's newest book, Honour Earth Mother, is a collection of stories about clothing, housing, food and medicine (the needs of people), as well as creation, geography, history and ceremony (the world around the people). Johnston explains in…
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Perverts, Potheads, Serial Killers and Lawyers
By Alan N. Young
Key Porter Books
Toronto, Ontario
322 pages
$36.95
This book will rattle your cage with ideas that will clash with attitudes you've probably never even thought needed to be examined.
Some readers will react angrily; others will nod their heads and say, 'Yes, of…
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Jocelyne Soulodre
-President & CEO
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business
The Little Prince, or as I first knew it, Le Petit Prince, first entranced me as a child growing up in St. Boniface, the "French Quarter" of Winnipeg, in the 60s.
For a child it is a magical story of adventure and romance with visits to asteroids to meet grotesque adults…
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Bill Reid:
The Making of an Indian
By Maria Tippett
Random House Canada
336 pages (hc)
$39.95
The life and work of Bill Reid has been the topic of a number of documentaries and books over the years, the latest of which comes from Victoria-born Dr. Maria Tippett, an award winning author who has penned a number of books on art, culture and…
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Windspeaker: What one quality do you most value in a friend?
Jennifer Podemski: Honesty.
W: What is it that really makes you mad?
J.P.: Oh God, a lot of things make me mad. Littering, racism and intolerance.
W: When are you at your happiest?
J.P.: When I'm at home with my family.
W: What one word best describes you when you are at your…
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Artist-Burnt
Album-
Project 1-The Avenue
Song-Message
Label-Sunshine Records
Producer-
Danny Schur
Burnt is one group that is hard to pigeonhole, something that is reflected in their nomination for Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards in both the Best Rock Album and Best Blues Album categories. Even their record company, Sunshine…
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Batter up!
The Ohsweken Redmen will play host to the 2004 All-Ontario Fastball Championship participants. The tourney will be held on Six Nations of the Grand River territory in Ontario from Aug. 27 to 29. Winners in both the men's and women's category will represent Ontario in the 2005 North American Indigenous Games in Buffalo, New York.
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