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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.
Officials from the Aboriginal Sport and Wellness Council of Ontario are thrilled with the multi-million dollar funding they have received from the provincial government.
At a news conference on May 15 it was announced that the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport has reached a two-year $3.6 million partnership with ASWCO.
The funding agreement will allow the…
Casey Pierro-Zabotel has completed yet another season in the minor professional hockey ranks. (And like most of his other pro years, Pierro-Zabotel, a member of British Columbia’s Bonaparte First Nation, suited up for more than one team this season. (Pierro-Zabotel, a 26-year-old forward, began the season with the Gwinnett Gladiators, a Georgia-based team that competes in the East Coast Hockey…
Saskatchewan teams managed to continue their recent dominance at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships. (For the second straight year both the Saskatchewan girls’ and boys’ entries captured gold medals at the tournament, which concluded on May 2 in Halifax. (The Saskatchewan girls’ club edged Ontario 3-2 in its gold-medal contest. And the Saskatchewan boys’ side registered a 4-3 triumph…
Sharon and Shirley Firth are among those being honoured this year by Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. (The twin sisters, former elite cross-country skiers, were the first Indigenous athletes to represent the country at the Winter Olympics. (Shirley will be inducted into the national hall posthumously as she died in 2013. (The Firths, members of the Gwich’in First Nation, were born in Aklavik in…
Organs can be harvested from children who die in Alberta care
Treaty 8 Grand Chief Steve Courtoreille says organ donations from children who die in government care will be one of the priority issues raised when chiefs meet with Alberta’s new premier, Rachel Notley. Notley and the NDP swept into power in the May 5 election. Courtoreille said he was “disgusted” to learn…
The Auditor General of Canada says the federal government cannot guarantee adequate health services for First Nations people living in remote areas in Ontario and Manitoba.
That’s a conclusion First Nations leaders agree with, but not for the same reasons outlined by Auditor General Michael Ferguson.
“I think the report miscued altogether,” said Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy…
Prime Minister announces new funding for child advocacy centres
On April 24 Prime Minister Stephen Harper was joined by his wife Laureen, and MP for Saint-Boniface Shelly Glover for a roundtable meeting with victims’ advocates at the Winakwa Community Centre in Winnipeg, where he announced the government’s intention to provide new funding for Child Advocacy Centres to…
Whether fighting in the trenches of the First World War or fighting in the political arena for full rights for his people, First Nations soldier Sergeant Francis Pegahmagabow is a true Canadian hero.
The Ojibwe soldier from Wasauksing First Nation near Parry Sound, Ont. was not only one of the most effective snipers and scouts in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), but of the…
It was big talent for such a small stage in London when Buffy Sainte-Marie came to Aeolian Hall in early May. Originally from Piapot Cree First Nation in Qu’appelle Valley, Sask., the singer/songwriter now resides in Hawaii when she is not on the road travelling and performing.
With her band, Kibwe Thomas on keyboards, Anthony King on guitar, Michel Bruyere on drums and Mark Olexson on…
Alberta’s Indigenous leaders are praising Rachel Notley and the New Democratic Party as they form the next provincial government.
On May 5, the NDP won a majority government in the province, and in doing so decimated the Progressive Conservatives, who had ruled Alberta for 44 years. The PCs dropped from 70 seats to 10 and Premier Jim Prentice resigned both as party leader and MLA for…
Idle No More movement, and the people who participated in it, to “bacteria.” APTN News had obtained an official report with the statement in it through Access to Information requests. “It is unfortunate that one of our employees has referred in an internal e-mail to the Idle No More movement in such a manner,” said Staff-Sgt. Julie Gagnon in a statement. She said the words were “not reflective…
in the Peace Valley has vowed to ensure work on Site C dam will not proceed. Chief Roland Willson said he’s prepared to file an injunction seeking a stop-work order until a court challenge on the controversial hydroelectric dam is heard. His comments were made during an anti Site C dam event held in Vancouver in May.
BC Hydro has announced the contract that will see the south bank of…
that has been criticized as being racist and offensive to First Nations people. City officials took complaints to the police that show images of mostly aboriginal people on the street and posted it to a page called “Thunder Bay Dirty.” Police are calling remarks on the page derogatory and extremely offensive. “As a community, we cannot tolerate the use of social media to express extreme racism…
reserve on Vancouver Island has defrauded people of hundreds of dollars each. The man, posing as Tseshaht First Nation Chief Hugh Braker, said he was raising money for those suffering family tragedies. Robert Bennett Peters, 49, of no fixed address is facing two charges of fraud for his alleged role in soliciting funds over the phone using Braker’s name. This individual was preying upon kind-…
at Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples, a Catholic parish in Edmonton, has been told he’ll be transferred out by September, and the move is hitting the community hard. They’ve circulated petitions to keep “Father Jim,” in place for as long as two years to help his replacement take over his duties. Although not Native himself, Father Jim has dedicated himself to the inner-city church.…