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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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PEACE RIVER - Treaty 8 Chiefs are being asked to approve an education commission proposal to transfer programs from the Department of Indian Affairs to the Treaty 8 Education Commission that was established by the chiefs in November, 1984.
One of the first achievements of the education commission was a study of the area to find how the people of the Treaty see education…
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In protest of recent government action to divert per capita payments of minors, 30 people marched down main street of St. Paul on July 3, to deliver their message to the Indian Affairs district office.
The protest was in response to federal government's unilateral decision, to review the manner in which per capita distributions are made to band members who are 18 years…
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SADDLE LAKE - Circled by a panoramic view of the cultural park by the North Saskatchewan River, the Saddle Lake community was joined by a huge crowd of visitors and relatives from near and far, in celebrating the Saddle Lake First Nations Centennial Powwow.
Hundreds of people set up camp and more came to join the three-day celebration of the 100th birthday of the Saddle…
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Hi and ahneen, hello and tansi. Canada is 119 years old now. On July lst somebody somewhere is blowing out a bunch of candles, one for each year. If we did that for each year we'd been here, imagine the kind of wind we'd get going. It would probably be enough to shake the walls of the department of Immigration in Ottawa. All those pass-ports and visas would go straight out the…
EDITORIAL
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Those rednecks who persist in perpetuating the negative stereotypes of Native people should have been in Toronto at the Native Business Summit.
The week-long event was a glorious celebration of Native talent, energy and
achievement.
Whatever the summit may have cost was well worth the investment, for the hundreds of Native businessmen and…
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TORONTO - The last week of his term as minister of Indian Affairs was a busy one for David Crombie, climaxed by becoming an honourary Indian chief at special ceremonies
at the Native Business Summit here June 23 to 27.
Presented with a feathered headdress and named Chief Soaring Eagle, Crombie then danced to the traditional drumming and singing. He was joined in…
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With the election results in, new and old business out of the way, Council members and the new executive took the time to comment on the three day conference, individual goals and the Federation of Metis Settlement's aspirations for the future.
The FMS held its elections on June 27-29 at the Beverly Crest in Edmonton.
The newly elected president for the FMS, Randy…
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The University of Alberta has appointed Richard Price as the first director of Native Studies, which will begin offering courses at the U of A on Native studies and the Cree language, in September.
The School of Native Studies has been discussed by the university since 1972, when the Indian Association of Alberta proposed the establishment of such a unit the U of A Senate…
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VICTORIA, B.C. - Viola Thomas, Kermode Friendship Centre in Terrace, B.C. was
re-elected for her second consecutive term as president of the National Association of Friendship Centres on the west coast of British Columbia. In the warm, but often cloudy, coastal city of Victoria the 15th annual convention of friendship centre "movement" advocates gathered to share their…
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TORONTO - Smoke signals from he top of the CN Tower marked the start of the week-long Native Business Summit here June 23 to 27, but organizers are convinced its impact will be felt indefinitely.
The summit, a massive project involving 1,800 delegates, 240 speakers and panelists, 200 Native artists and 137 exhibitors, cost $1.8 million and organizers are convinced in was…
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Randy Hard stepped into the leadership position as president of the Federation
of Metis Settlements with an easy victory when he was elected without opposition by acclamation.
Prior to voting taking place by council members representing the eight Metis Settlements of Alberta, only two nominations, that of Hardy's and Ernest House from Caslan were entered for the…
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How does one choose a first place diamond form a bed of rare gems, to be appreciated, praised and placed above the rest. That was the mission the jury was faced with in choosing the winning artwork for "ASUM MENA," the Third Annual Alberta Native Art Festival sponsored by the Alberta Indian Arts and Crafts Society.
After 5 hours of difficult deliberation, the jury…
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FORT NELSON - The chief of the Fort Nelson Indian Bnd in British Columbia, George Bane, describes his Band's a moving ahead with times, but also stresses that there is a need for unity among his people.
Transfers of people into the band had caused some friction and Bane says to fight this, "our people must work together. If they did this every day, life would be alright.…
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Hi, howdy, hello and yo. So how are things? Don't mean to rush you but we
have this bus to catch. If you remember from last week Robert the Indian, and Frank,
the farmer were doing a little travelling through the darkness of each other's minds on this grey dog type bus.
Robert slid back into his seat right next to Frank. Frank had his hands cupped around his…
EDITORIAL
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The indifference shown recently by Jim Horsman, Alberta's Intergovernmental Affairs minister, toward European concern for the treatment of the Lubicon Lake Band, raises serious doubts about the provincial government's sincerity in dealing fairly with Native issues.
Horsman is responsible for legal matters concerning Native people of Alberta.
Horsman…