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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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TORONTO - For five hours on a Thursday evening here at the end of June, more than
a thousand people crowded into a giant teepee to hear some of the finest Native talent available.
It was a time for uproarious laughter and gentle tears, subtle tweaking and blunt bashing in a humuorous vein, remembrance and celebration.
The occasion was a Native talent…
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TORONTO - Business may have been the theme of the Native Business Summit, but Native artists received as much attention from the media, as well as from the public and from summit organizers.
And no wonder. "New Beginnings," featuring the work of Native artists from across Canada and from the United States, was the largest exhibition of Native art in Canadian history.…
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It began with an all Native parade down the main street of 1885 at Fort Edmonton Park, to open the Indian Festival on Canada Day, which will run throughout the summer months on the park grounds, a dream come true for the past Minister of Tourism, Horst Schmid.
Beginning on Canada Day, Native participation will now offer to Fort Edmonton visitors, a better understanding…
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Back in the days that I knew Wil Campbell, a Metis from the Batoche, Saskatchewan area, some people would say that Wil was rowdy and could fight his way out of any situation.
But then again, many of our Native boys grow up rowdy. Maybe it's a part of Native Culture?
When I think of Wil years back, he was somewhat of a radical but knew more about the Metis than most…
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Hello and ahneen. Do you have a little time to settle down in on spot for at least a bit? Staring out my window sometimes gets me to asking myself how I got myself into this place in the first place. Actually, the how part was easy. By an old green, rattly stationwagon is how. Why we're here is the hard part. I've somehow managed to meet most of the Ojibways out in those…
OPINION
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The following was originally written for an English class at Concordia College where Hellen Gladue was a student.
Growing up as a Native and experiencing a shame came to me at a young age. I can still remember Grade 2 was when I first experienced shame. In class, I was the girl
in the corner of the room and would only talk to the students nearby. One…
EDITORIAL
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Last week was a time for review and a time for celebration for the organization that produces this newspaper, and for its sister organization that produces "the Native Perspective," and the radio program on television.
The review came at the annual meeting of the two organizations, the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) and the Aboriginal…
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After two cancellations, the Treaty Six Forums, will continue at the Poundmaker Reserve, near Cutknife, Saskatchewan on August 26, 27 and 28.
The meeting for all bands in the Treaty Six area will be co-hosted by the North Battleford District Association of Chief and the Poundmaker Indian band.
Chief Lawrence Weenie of the Poundmaker Band, confirmed the tentative…
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HIGH LEVEL - Maxine Auger admits to being a little homesick. On a five-month, on-the-job training placement with a Whitecourt nursery, this will be the longest she's been away from her home on the Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement.
But the 19-year-old is also excited about her future. She is hoping her newly acquired greenhouse skills will pay off in a long-term career for…
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The Cold Lake First Nations Band elected Francis Scanie as their Chief on June 17, at their reserve, located 210 kilometres northeast of Edmonton.
Joining Chief Scanie on band council are Sam Minoose, Gordon Muskego, Melanie Matchatis, Rod Charland, Armand Martial and Leo Janvier. Elections for counsellors were held on June 25.
The Cold Lake community has about 1,…
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CALGARY - Hundreds of delegates from all parts of Canada gathered together to attend the first ever national conference for Community Health Representatives (CHRs), held in the Calgary Convention Centre June 22 to 26.
The convention was hosted by the Alberta Indian Health Care Commission and took three years to plan and organize. The conference marked the 25th anniversary…
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TORONTO - Youth were not forgotten at the Native Business Summit here recently.
More than 100 Native young people from across Canada - 15 of them from Alberta - attended a Native Youth Business Leadership Conference sponsored by the Canadian Council for Native Business (CCNB).
The conference was designed "to encourage Native Youth to consider business as an option…
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The world will be turned into Native concerns at the upcoming Second World Conference of Community Oriented Radio Broadcasters, July 25 - 29, in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
The conference, known by its French acronym AMARC 2, will play host to 500 delegates from every continent who will discuss issues of mutual concern, exchange technical information, and set up…
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The new home of Native communications in Northern Alberta was officially opened July 3.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the occasion for the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) and the Aboriginal Radio and television Society (ARTS).
The building at 15001 - 112 Avenue in Edmonton was purchased earlier this year and the societies moved into it in mid-…
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CALGARY - A bitter feud which has been raging for two years on the Blackfoot Reserve, east of Calgary, has become even more complicated this week as a second lawsuit was served against the Blackfoot chief and council and the Calgary Department of Indian Affairs.
The original dispute started soon after the band received $1.67 million from the federal government over cattle…