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Certain material possessions of Big Bear's eventually found their way into the hands of his son, Horse Child, or Joe Pimi. Some of those objects had been passed on to Big Bear by his grandfather, Little Black Bear, says Albert Chatsis.
"He (Pimi) sold most of his (Big Bear's) things - like any other Indian at that time," Chatsis claims. "He had several things for…
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(In the January 9, 1987 issue of Windspeaker, we ran a front page story entitled "New York Museum has major Cree medicine bundle." The story left a few questions suspended in mid-air (on purpose) as a prelude to this subsequent article. An attempt to answer those questions is the main thrust of this article. The story in question centered around a bearclaw medicine bundle that…
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Artists Morris Cardinal, Roy Thomas and Brian Clarke are scheduled to be on hand for an exhibition and sale of their work on March 13 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Edmonton's Bearclaw Gallery.
Cardinal, noted for his pointillism, is this year's winner of the Peace Hills Trust art competition. Thomas is an Objibway artist originally from Ontario but now living in Edmonton. Clarke…
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LETHBRIDGE - The Native American Studies Department and the Division of Continuing Education are organizing an international symposium on contemporary Native art in Canada and the United States.
Throughout July, the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Bowman Arts Centre, the
Galt Museum and the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery will simultaneously exhibit art works…
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LOS ANGELES - Results are already evident from the exhibition of the work of Canadian Native artists which opened earlier this month at the Southwest Museum here.
Canadian-born actor John Vernon, the prime mover in making the exhibition, a reality, dubbed the Los Angeles Celebration of Contemporary Canadian Native arts, says the initial good…
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On February 20, the Aboriginal Radio and Television Society (ARTS) celebrated one year of its existence, broadcasting a variety of news and music to its predominantly Native listeners through CBC airwaves, under the organization's program name, "The Native Perspective."
It was on February 3, 1986, that the Native Perspective was first heard over the airwaves in northern…
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LAC LA BICHE - How time flies. Especially when time is spent travelling the airwaves of northern Alberta for three hours each morning, Monday to Friday. This is what the Aboriginal Radio and Television Society (ARTS), a sister organization of the Windspeaker Newspaper, has been doing since October 18, 1985.
At this particular time radio was then called "AMMSA News…
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SADDLE LAKE - Saddle Lake chose to access provincial resources, without jeopardizing their bi-lateral relationship with the federal government, after holding three days of discussion and brainstorming on establishing their own child care service February 18, 19 and 20.
The child care workshop heard from Elders, parents, former foster children and foster parents from the…
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The First Ministers' Conference on Aboriginal rights is just a few weeks away and things don't look good. The Native groups and the government are locked in a stalemate. If no one breaks the logjam, there's a good chance the conference will end in failure. The stalemate became official this week when the four national Native groups agreed to take a joint position to the…
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The refusal to participate in first ministers talks on Aboriginal self-government, by a number of Indian First Nations, is an indication that Canada is failing its Treaty obligations that were inherited from British Treaty commitments made in 1876, said Chief Eugene Houle of the Saddle Lake First Nation.
The united stand on several First Nations within the Treaty Six area…
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EDMONTON - Metis people must realize that the two most important things in their lives," to have the right to land to govern ourselves," are at stake in the constitutional
negotiations process, says Sam Sinclair, president of the Metis Association of Alberta.
Jobs, services and opportunites would be more open to the Metis upon the recognition of those two basis…
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Friday the 13th, February 1987 proved to be an unlucky day for a touring Japanese National All-star team, who lost to the Bonnyville Pontiacs and Centennial League All-stars 13-2 at the Bonnyville R.J. Lalonde Arena where fans were treated to a fine display of international hockey.
I followed Roy John and his wife Brenda to the Black Gold restaurant in Bonnyville where…
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Housing has always been a major concern with Native people in Edmonton,
but now with the recent corporation of Wotena Settlement Housing Co-operative, the problem may be alleviated somewhat, especially in the urban centres.
Wotena is a program designed to provide housing for Metis people in Edmonton. Entwined with the concept is the desire to also establish a…
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Metis women must become aware and involved in the constitutional negotiations by Metis organizations, say members of the Women of the Metis Nation, a sub-committee of the Metis Association of Alberta.
The Women of the Metis Nation (WMN), was formed early last year, to explain the constitutional negotiation process and to obtain the support from Metis women toward an equal…
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I didn't think I'd ever find myself taking Brian Mulroney's side in an argument with Native leaders but I am now. The South African ambassador to Canada recently criticized Mulroney for neglecting Canadian Native people. Glen Babb also said the life of Blacks in South Africa was no worse than the life of Native people in Canada.
Several Native leaders jumped on the…