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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.
A life-jacket campaign in two northern Ontario First Nations was initiated by an Ontario Provincial Police officer after he lost two friends to separate drowning accidents in the same week. Sgt. Marty Singleton wants to raise funds to buy 1,000 life preservers. Five years after the deaths of friends, Singleton says the high cost of living still precludes safe travel on water, as families…
In response to the MV Marathassa spilling about 2,700 litres of bunker fuel into English Bay in early April, the Musqueam Fisheries Department notified its fishers to get their gear out of the water, including the removal of crab and prawn traps. The Musqueam Nation closed all aquatic harvesting until further notice.
"We are very concerned about how long it took to notify officials and…
The Ottawa Citizen reports that a First Nation from Ontario has filed a lawsuit
against the development of the Chaudière and Albert islands. The Amikwabi
Nation and Algonquins in Ontario and Quebec filed a statement of claim that raises
the issues of sacred sites, consultation and hunting rights on lands that
Windmill Development Group Ltd. hopes to build a residential…
More treatment and support to battle prescription drug addiction will go to on-reserve members of Manitoba First Nations, reports the Thompson Citizen. A funding announcement of $2.96 million over five years was made by the federal government on April 14. “This funding will ensure there is access to culturally-relevant care and support,” reads a press statement. Existing treatment centres will…
ON APRIL 15 TO APRIL 20, five Nicola Valley chiefs occupied the constituency office of B.C. Premier Christy Clark in West Kelowna to protest the importing of “sewer sludge” into the Nicola Valley. A press release states that the sewage is being trucked in from other municipalities to be spread on farm lands, ranches and forests. “We take care of our own sewage and expect other municipalities…
Finance Minister Joe Oliver calls his 2015
federal budget, delivered to the House of Commons on April 21, “Strong
Leadership”, but for Aboriginal people there is no mention in the document as
to where this government plans to take us.
It should be called the “Bare Minimum” budget or
the “Nothing To See Here, Folks” budget. What the federal Conservatives have,…
The legend of Carey Price continues to grow.
The 27-year-old goalie, a member of British Columbia’s Ulkatcho First Nation, had a spectacular regular season with the National Hockey League’s Montreal Canadiens.
Price’s regular season performances are expected to earn him a pair of prestigious awards. He is favored to not only win the league’s top goalie award, but also be chosen…
Indigenous youth from across North America will be heading to the World Series later this year. Their own World Series, that is.
Officials in Lethbridge, Alta. are planning to stage the inaugural Indigenous Baseball World Series this summer. The event, scheduled to run Aug. 24 to Aug. 29, would feature an Under-12 division, as well as a high school category.
Communities from…
Ethan Bear and his Seattle Thunderbirds’ teammates were knocked out in the opening round of this year’s Western Hockey League playoffs.
But for Bear, a 17-year-old Cree defenceman from Saskatchewan’s Ochapowace First Nation, this defeat did not signify the end of his hockey season.
That’s because following the Thunderbirds’ defeat, Bear was chosen to represent Canada at the world…
Both of the squads considered THE teams to beat at this year’s National Aboriginal Hockey Championships are from Saskatchewan. But that’s only because rankings for this year’s tournament, which began April 2 in Halifax, are based solely on the results from the 2014 NAHC.
Saskatchewan clubs won both the girls’ and boys’ division at last year’s tournament, which was held in Kahnawake, Que…
Three Feathers, a graphic novel about restorative justice, is just one of six new works from Richard Van Camp anticipated for release in 2015. He worked on Three Feathers with artist Krysal Mateus.
It tells the story of three young men who return from the land after nine months of learning their language and culture.
In the novel, three boys, Rupert, Bryce and…
Katzie First Nation is making its position clear: there will be no more development on the sacred genesis site of Sheridan Hill.
“We will put the province on notice that as members we are very committed to saving our history,” said Chief Susan Miller.
Miller and her chief negotiator were joined by Pitt Meadows Mayor John Becker and a city councillor in Victoria on April 20 to…
Day scholars who are members of the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc and Shishalh Indian bands will have to wait until summer to learn if they can move forward on receiving compensation for the abuse they suffered when attending residential schools.
A Vancouver Federal Court judge heard five days of arguments between April 13 and April 20. Justice Sean Harrington will have to determine whether to…
A new study shows that survivors of sexual abuse and children of residential school survivors are at a disproportionately higher risk of sexual assault. The study by The Cedar Project identified risk factors for sexual assault among young Aboriginal women who use drugs.
The Cedar Project is a partnership between Indigenous leaders and health researchers to examine vulnerability to HIV…
Assembly of First Nations regional chief for Quebec and Labrador, Ghislain Picard, joined 25,000 people in April at a march in Quebec City to call upon Canadian premiers to act on climate change. “That means no new tar sands pipelines,” said organizers for the Act on Climate March. Picard said almost half of all First Nations in Quebec will be impacted by the Energy East†pipeline which will…