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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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Newly elected Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) president Donna Weaselchild, former president of the Alberta chapter, has been removed from office.
Jean Gleason, acting NWAC president, has indicated the national group is acting according to association bylaws which state anyone who is elected nationally must have the full support of her own provincial group.…
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Reporter's life is no bed of roses
We have a dedicated crew here at Windspeaker. We brave the icy roads and snow swept plains. We drive the long, lonely and treacherous road. We work when the rest of the world is playing ? we always get our story.
No one exemplifies this profile than our own Terry Lusty. But, as with so many people who spend long hours behind…
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EDITORIAL
There is a young woman in hospital in Edmonton, far away from those who love and are for her. She is there because she suffered a complication that could have cost the life of her unborn child.
The woman in question is a young Sucker Creek woman who says her life has become a nightmare of stress and worry since she and her husband received an eviction…
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Teleconferencing as an educational tool "has possibilities for isolated areas such as reserves," according to Christine Nelson of Athabasca University's central office.
Teleconferenceing is already part of Athabasca University's method of course delivery. Although it was not designed with Native education in mind, it has been used at the Sunrise Project in Slave Lake and…
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The battle for the Lubicon's land claim will take to the stage at the Calgary Jubilee Auditorium, Oct. 23 when Buffy Sainte-Marie and Peggy Ward perform in a fund raiser for that cause.
The Last Stand of the Lubicons will be highlighted by Sainte-Marie, a cree folk singer from the Piapot reserve in Saskatchewan, who now makes her home in Hawaii.
"I think this is a…
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The federal government has driven its Indian opponents into virtual bankruptcy says a lawyer for the Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en bands.
The two bands are conducting the largest land claim trial in ever held in Canada. Their case involved 57,000 square kilometres of land in northwestern British Columbia.
Ottawa has already provided the two bands with $2.5 million to…
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The Saskatchewan Power Corp. will not change the name of the Squaw Rapids hydroelectric dam, says corporation president George Hill.
A survey of customers shows most are opposed to a name change, Hill said.
John Dorion, a Native educator in Prince Albert, wrote to Hill in January objecting to the "racist connotation" of the name.
Dorion also objected to a…
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Elijah Harper, Manitoba's first Indian Cabinet Minister, has resigned after being charged with two offences in connection with an automobile accident.
Harper was charge with leaving the scene of an accident and refusing a breathalyzer test after an early morning incident in Winnipeg.
Harper's lawyer said the penalty for first offences is usually a fine or suspended…
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Native seniors and Elders aged 55 and over, who want to know what programs they can access can find this by obtaining the booklet "Programs for Native Seniors."
The guide book, developed last year, lists all provincial and federal and Aboriginal programs and services that Native seniors are entitled to.
The provincial Senior Citizens Bureau prepared booklet, states…
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Albertans wanting to return to school or take up trades training can access educational opportunities at the four Alberta Vocational Centres, AVC, located at Edmonton, Calgary, Grouard and La La Biche.
Alberta Advanced Education also funds the Community Vocational Centres, CVCs, located at Slave and the Edmonton based Alberta Petroleum Industry Training Centre, APITC.…
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The federal government and the Metis of Manitoba slugged it out in a Winnipeg courtroom again recently. They rehashed a 100-year old argument that may open the way to the settlement of Metis land claims throughout the West. The Metis are trying to prove that they are entitled to more than a million acres of land in southern Manitoba. The federal government said, in its defence…
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Metis to discuss child welfare
The first national Metis child welfare conference will be held in Calgary, Oct. 5, 6 and 7.
The conference is being organized by members of Edmonton's Metis Children's Services Society and highlights facilitators from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
The conference will look at recent legislation that affects Metis child…
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In a joint effort to promote a better understanding of Native students needs the Lakeland Catholic and Separate School Boards are working together and have already hired four liaison workers.
The hiring of Angelina Boyd, Ernestine Cardinal, Diane Ludwig and Marty Fernie comes as part of the recently announced Native Education Project from Alberta Education.
The…
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People leave the reserve for many reasons such as employment, education or problems with alcoholism. Some leave and never return whereas others do. Windspeaker interviewed two women who left Cold Lake First Nations and have differing ideas on the subject of reserve versus city living.
For Elsie Winnipeg, alcoholism was the main reason.
In her teens, Winnipeg…
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An intense, three month investigation is being conducted into alleged discrimination against Native people by the staff of the High Prairie hospital and clinic.
The investigation is being conducted by the Alberta Indian Health Care Commission (AIHCC) after the Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council (LSLIRC) said they have received numerous complaints that Treaty Indian…