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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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Long awaited, post-secondary education policy changes announced by the federal government offer nothing but false hope, says a spokesperson for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN).
The changes turned out to be a public relations ploy instead of a progressive step for Native people in Canada, Liz Thunder said during a phone interview from her Ottawa office Tuesday.
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The builders of $500 million pulp mill near Peace River, Alberta have singed a forest management agreement (FMA) with the province that includes the traditional hunting grounds of the Lubicon
Indian band.
Daishowa Canada Ltd. was given access to 25,000 square kilometres of timer land in northern Alberta for use in its bleach kraft pulp mill process. Construction of…
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Windspeaker took four of the eight National Aboriginal Communications Society awards at the NACS annual conference held in Whitehorse last week.
It received awards for best overall newspaper for its special section on drug abuse and alcoholism, titled 'People On The Edge'; best news photography -- 'Needle in neck' by Everett Lambert;
best design and layout; and…
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Ousted Kehewin chief Gordon Gadwa says he's prepared to resign to make way for an all-council re-election to resolve the five week old leadership dispute that has split the Kehewin band in this
northern Alberta community.
The 44 year old chief, who had ruled the reserve for 10 years until Aug. 17 when he was ousted by six of eight band council members,…
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Very little is known about the Beothuk, the Native people who once lived in what is now the province of Newfoundland.
When European explorers, and then fishermen, traders and settlers, came to the island, the Beothuk people avoided contact with them believing they were bad spirits; that making peace with them would keep the Beothuk out of the country of the good…
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Two environmental groups-EarthWild International and Wildcanada.net-released a report in July naming Canada's 10 most endangered rivers.
Rivers were assessed according to two main criteria, said Stephen Legault, executive director of Wildcanada.net, based in Canmore, Alta. The level of threat and the "national significance" of the river.
A reoccurring theme raised…
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Future leaders from across the country will be gathering in Winnipeg next spring to take part in a unique and exciting hands-on learning experience.
Participants drawn from business, labor, government, academia and communities from across the country will come together to take part in the Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference, which will begin on May 7, 2004,…
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Dear Buffalo Spirit:
I live in Alabama and am Native American by descent. I want so badly to learn the old ways of my people, but it is hard discovering just who my people were.
I was told by my grandmother that we are Cherokee, and I am also some Native American on my father's side.
You know, when we are young and crazy, we do not care who we are or where…
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Mathew King-Chief Noble Red Man-was a long-time spokesman for the traditional chiefs of the Lakota Nation and official interpreter for Frank Fools Crow, the Lakota high ceremonial chief. King was also one of the leaders of the great Indian Reawakening that began in the late 1960s.
He provided political and spiritual counsel to the activist of the American Indian Movement…
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Dear Buffalo Spirit:
I have read with deep respect your article on recording our Elders' stories. I began what I call a 'journey of healing' back around 1995 ...
Part of my 'journey of healing' related to wanting to rid myself of my abusive behavior towards women. I was a very angry young man in my twenties, and I believe my anger had a lot to do with my 10 years…
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On a scorching summer Saturday, friends and family of Edgar Charlie (Hanuquii) gathered at the Thunderbird Hall to witness his seating as the head chief of Kelthsmaht.
Kelthsmaht traditional territory is on Vargas Island, in view of Tofino. Kelthsmaht is one of the several nations that amalgamated to form modern-day Ahousaht.
The rightful heir to the Kelthsmaht…
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After being held for its first two years in Akwesasne in eastern Ontario, the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships are heading west.
The tournament will be staged in Prince George from April 18 to 24, 2004. The majority of the matches will be held at the Prince George Multiplex, a facility that has a seating capacity of about 6,000. The rink is home to the Western…
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If you were looking to form a pair of quality all-Native hockey teams, you should have been in the country's capital in mid-July.
That's when the third annual National Aboriginal High Performance Hockey Camp was staged.
Forty-six elite bantam- and midget-aged players (23 female, 23 male) participated in the camp held at the University of Ottawa.
The majority…
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Aboriginal organizations across the country are using specialty cookbooks to help people manage diabetes or decrease their risk of developing the disease.
What makes these cookbooks different is that they feature recipes for everyday foods that were submitted by local Aboriginal people.
One organization that has created two such cookbooks is the Federation of…
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Carla Robinson - News Anchor CBC Newsworld
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