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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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BLOOD RESERVE - The Blood Tribe chief and council unanimously voted October 22 to rescind an amendment to hold a referendum during the November band elections on the new four year council terms.
In a telephone interview with Chief Roy Fox, he said council made the motion while a Blood protester's group occupied their council chambers to demand the withdrawal of the new…
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BLOOD RESERVE - The Blood Tribe chief and council have admitted they breached the election bylaws in the Indian Act by rescinding an earlier motion on changing council terms of office, says John Chief Moon Sr.
Chief Moon is a member of a protest group who opposed the new four year council term and stormed the Blood council chambers here October 22. After an intense…
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Peter Francis, the chief of the Heart Lake Indian Band, is still in office despite recent attempts to have him step down.
An October 25 article in the Edmonton Journal described the previous day's band meeting as "a hair pulling, fist swinging free for all" following the chief's refusal to vacate his position after what had been termed "a six-month probationary period"…
PRISON FASTING
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Three Native inmates continue their hunger strike at the Edmonton Correctional Institute just east of the city as a protest to what they consider unfair treatment. Willie Blake (NWT) and Dennis Okeynan (Alberta) began their fast on October 22 and were joined by Wesley Crowe (Saskatchewan) on the 29th in a show of solidarity.
The fast is a…
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Ahneen, tansi and hi, who are you? Yep you read that right. And nope it wasn't a typing error on my part either. Just exactly who are you and for that matter who are us.
This past winter we ate at two Indian restaurants here in Gretszkyville. At one place we ate parathos and samosa which we washed down with a glass of lassi. At the other it was as goat roti, sugar cake…
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Marijuana, hashish and hash oil come form the plant cannabis sativa. Its main psychoactive ingredient, THC (delta nine tetrahydrocannabinol), is mainly responsible
for the typical effects on feeling, thoughts and the senses that users experience after taking cannabis.
Marijuana consists of the dried flowering leaves and tops of the cannabis plant. The amount of THC…
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Randy Hardy says he's "Going Home" after he finishes his job.
Before the election, moccasin telegraph speculation had it that Randy Hardy would take over the Presidency of the Alberta Federation of Metis Settlements Association (F.M.S.). He took it by acclamation.
Hardy is a people person.
When I went to see him in his office he didn't, in the fashion of…
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REGINA - A unique concept has risen out of the racist-ridden ashes of the city of Regina. In March of this year, the old Regina Friendship Centre1689, Toronto Street moved to a new headquarters in what used to be St. Thomas School at Park 14 Avenue east. The school was built in 1965.
What is so unique about the new building is that it is geared to becoming "self-…
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WINNIPEG - A $35,000 contribution under the Native Economic Development Program for the expansion of a Native-owned trucking enterprise in Nova Scotia has been announced by Lawrence O'Neil, Member of Parliament for Cape Breton Highlands-Canso. The contribution which represents 59 per cent of eligible costs was made to Edward Googoo from the Whycocomagh Reserve in Nova Scotia. Mr…
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BATOCHE - By 1987, The Back to Batoche Days, might experience some modifications if some of the perennial attenders like Maria Campbell of Batoche and Rose Boyer of Saskatoon have their way.
Both of these women contend that the cultural activists at Batoche do not do justice to portraying the true heritage of the Metis. "What's cultural about baseball?" asks Boyer who is…
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If you were to ask people where Craven, Saskatchewan is about 15 months ago, most would have likely had a blank or quizzical expression on their faces. Not so today.
In mid-July, Craven came alive! The tiny village of 206 souls has one hotel, one service station, and a few stores. It is picturesque nestled in the natural beauty of the Qu'Appelle Valley's grassy hills and…
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A request made at a conference in Sturgeon Lake by Treaty Eight Elders saw a second Elder Conference hosted this time by Treaty Six Elders held on the Alexis Reserve, July 29-30.
Elders from various reserves in Alberta are holding their conferences to discuss new and old projects, programs and concerns facing them on their reserves.
Vice president for Treaty 6,…
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Kehewin band council has been having a busy summer with a number of concerns being looked at including economic ventures, student funding for post-secondary training, an extensive review of social and medical services, agricultural developments and high school summer works projects.
Currently, Kehewin band is looking at three new economic ventures, two related to the oil…
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Stronger economic development on the Saddle Lake Reserve may result from the band's boycott of St. Paul businesses.
The boycott is in response to a raid on a bingo on the reserve that had allegedly been held without a provincial gaming license.
"It's about time we started to look at economic development on our own reserve," says Band Councillor Henry B. Quinney, a…
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Winston David Wuttunee and Laura Sylvia Calmwind were wed, July 19, in the company of tens of thousands of country music lovers at Craven, Saskatchewan during
the Big Valley Jamboree.
The long-time sweethearts looked as if they were made for each other in their colorful ribbon decorated apparel, buckskin and beads.
A blending of traditional contemporary…