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Just a quick correction of your April 2003 edition. In your story 'Fighting the FNGA' by contributor Ann Hanson, she identifies Ontario Chief George Fox. Actually, Charles Fox is the Ontario vice-regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations.
-Adrienne
Why did you guys change the look of the newspaper? It's harder to look at and read. It's better to stick to the…
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Dear Editor:
All of my life I have gone back and forth to the United States of America with no problems, whatsoever.
I am extremely upset at recent events concerning my grandchildren who were born in the U.S.A. The children are nine, seven, and five years old.
They have been denied an education because they are non-status and born in the United States.…
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Dear Editor:
The media plays a major role in disseminating information about the First Nation governance act. The Assembly of First Nation chief Matthew Coon Come only reports the fabricated negative impact, but does not address the real issues and benefits of the First Nation governance act.
The First Nation governance act came from the grassroots level. It is our…
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Editorial
May was a month when the big story was the brief flurry of words between the man that would be king and the fellow who is doing the bidding of the current sovereign. Yes, Liberal leadership front-runner Paul Martin and Minister of Indian Affairs, Robert Nault, crossed swords on the battlefield that is the First Nations governance act, with Martin dealing a…
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The National Native Show and Sale of Canadian Arts and Crafts moved from Calgary to Edmonton and continued its success Nov. 20 to 22.
Particularly noticeable this year was the increased number of exhibitors from B.C., two from Whitehorse and three from the N.W.T.
Colleen Bence, the director of administration and finance for the Alberta Indian Arts and Crafts Society…
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EDITORIAL
This week Edmonton was visited by a unique group of young people from New Zealand. They are indigenous people called Maoris and this particular group has toured the country displaying their unique traditional dancing.
As these young people share their traditions with our young people we are finding a lost of common ground. Like Canadian Aboriginals, these…
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Metis association not in $80,000 deficit ? Prez
The president of the Metis Association of Alberta said he was dismayed when he read that the association had an $80,000 deficit in an October edition of Windspeaker.
Speaking at a Zone 3 Regional Council meeting Oct. 31 Desmeules admitted to the association's expenditures, as reported in the Oct. 2 article, but denied…
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The Native Council of Canada (Alberta) annual assembly originally scheduled for Dec. 12 has been cancelled due to lack of funds, announced president Doris Ronnenberg this week.
"We were hoping to secure funds . . . but now it doesn't look like the cheque will come through in time," she said.
However, the council has rescheduled the assembly for Jan. 30, 1988 for the…
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The manager of an Indian band-owned air service denies that it is price gouging its clients, many of whom are Little Red River band members.
Speaking on behalf of Little Red Air based in Fort Vermilion, John Rogers counters a letter that appeared in the Nov. 6 issue of Windspeaker claiming that band members must now pay $120 for a flight to Fox Lake compared to a supposed…
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Bands call for settlement
Alberta Indian bands joined together in a mass demonstration of support for the Lubicon Lake Indian band's 47-year-old land claim.
About 100 demonstrators marched from Edmonton's Churchill Square to the steps of the Legislative Building on the first day of the fall session, Nov. 23, to demand the government settle with the small Cree band…
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The young people who attended the Yellowhead Tribal Council's youth conference, Nov. 20 and 21 at Enoch, went away feeling proud of their culture and a little more prepared to say "no" to drugs and alcohol.
And that, according to Robert Cardinal, co-ordinator of the Eagle Flight '87 ? Soaring to New Heights conference, is what the event was all about. Held during the…
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Hardy calls 'watchdog' group 'healthy,' says complaints are growing pains
Complaints and disagreements on the eight Metis settlements are the natural growing pains of democracy says the president of the Federation of Metis Settlements in reaction to the announcement of a "watchdog" organization formed on the Buffalo Lake settlement recently.
"I have no problem with…
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Windspeaker has a special gift for you, our reader, this Christmas.
It's a special Dec. 11 issue filled to the brim with ancient legends from many tribes (Micmac, Haida, Blackfoot, Cree, Inuit, etc.), modern stories, wild meat recipes, herb lore, old ways and information about powerful animals like the bear, wolf and buffalo.
And, to all of you who have sent us your…
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Meech Lake accord protested by leaders
The Meech Lake accord betrays Aboriginal people and jeopardizes treaty rights say Indian Association of Alberta leaders.
About 100 demonstrators demonstrated against the accord at the Alberta legislature Monday Nov. 23 and called upon the government to change it to allow for treaty protection. Protestors also called upon the…
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EDITORIAL
This week the Alberta government dismissed a call to halt the construction of the Oldman River dam despite pleas from local environment groups and Peigan Indian band members who say the flooding will destroy rare archeological sites.
This beautiful Oldman River that curls around the northern slopes of the Peigan reserve is rich in the history of the Native…