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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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The CBC admits it's not happy with its progress in hiring Natives and other visible minorities.
But it's been tough to find openings for them, because thousands of jobs have been lost to corporate belt tightening over the last five years, said CBC spokesman Richard
Chambers.
The Canadian Human Rights Commission filed a discrimination complaint against the CBC…
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The Indian activist who once wined and dined with U.S. Presidents now lives an exile's life on the seedy side of Vancouver.
Robert Satiacum's fall from grace began after being convicted of 70 racketeering an embezzlement charges in Washington State.
He won political asylum in 1987 when the immigration Appeal Board found he had a legitimate fear of assassination if…
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The Pas, Man.
Seventeen years ago, RCMP knew the identities of four men involved in the slaying of a Cree teenage, an inquiry heard.
Keith Duncan, a former RCMP officer who investigated the murder, said one of the suspects, Lee Colgan, was arrested on another charge months after the 1971 murder and
plea-bargained for immunity from prosecution if he'd confess…
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Yellowknife
A member of the Northwest Territories Legislature who faces sexual assault charges has turned to his resignation.
Michael Angottitauruq, 38, who represents Natilikmiot, have no reason for his resignation in a settlement to the assembly.
His political status has been in limo since sexual assault charges were laid last month.
Last year,…
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Ottawa
Celebrated architect Douglas Cardinal is considering a law suit to prevent another architect from building an addition to his design for St. Mary's Roman Catholic church in Red Deer.
Cardinal, acclaimed for his unique, curvilinear designs, believes his is the only architect qualified to design a parish hall for the church, one of his most famous works.
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Winnipeg
The Native parents of a baby in a cradle board who was put through a baggage X-ray machine by airport security guards at the Winnipeg International Airport have received a
$15,000 out-of-court settlement.
Bruce Sakakeep of Big Trout Lake, Ont. Reached the deal with Metropol Security Ltd. Of Winnipeg last week.
Sakakeep said his baby does not…
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Lubicon Chief Bernard Ominayak is taking his 50-year-old land claim to a United Nations subcommittee on Native rights.
Ominayak flew to Geneva this week to tell the Working Group on Indigenous Populations that the Canadian government is using subversive tactics to undermine his efforts to build a
future for his people.
Ominayak told Edmonton reporters…
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CBC would have to add 15 Native people to its permanent staff in Alberta to reflect the number of qualified Natives in the provincial work force, says a spokesman for the Crown
corporation.
There are but two permanent employees in Wild Rose Country, said CBC spokesman Richard Chambers.
While the Native work force in Alberta is pegged at 3.1 per cent, there…
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The Metis National Council (MNC) says it's about time Louis Riel's place in Canadian history was formally recognized.
"We feel Louis Riel has not got his just recognition in Canada," said MNC Executive-Director Ron Rivard.
"The history books have different views; some say traitor, some say hero. We feel he made a significant contribution to Confederation in Canada…
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Assembly of First Nations Grand Chief Georges Erasmus has denounced the creation f a new northern Alberta Indian band as a federal ploy to destroy the Lubicon people.
Erasmus charged the government is offering the Woodland Cree special concessions while ignoring the pleas of other Indians who want to be organized as a band.
The Woodland Cree, scheduled to e…
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Goodfish Lake band Chief Ernest Houle finds the creation of the Woodland Cree band of northern Alberta alarming.
But Lubicon Lake Chief Bernard Ominayak is taking it all in stride.
Ominayak told reporters Wednesday he's not opposed to the creation of the Woodland Cree as long as it doesn't interfere with his band's long-standing land-claim dispute with the
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Canada's Metis are negotiating with the federal government to gain control of the historic Batoche site in Saskatchewan.
Preliminary discussions have begun with Minister Responsible for Metis Affairs Doug Lewis, the executive-director of the Metis National Council told Windspeaker last week.
"We're looking at a total recapture of the land around there," Ron Rivard…
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The Saddle Lake band is shrouded in a cloak of secrecy after holding a premature election of chief and council Monday.
Nine people were voted in to succeed Chief Eugene Steinhauer and his council after they resigned early last month.
The election was held one year ahead of schedule after a group of disgruntled band members rallied to oust the leadership.
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"They say, 'life is a stage.' But, it's not like that for me. I'm considered an actress, but I don't act everyday, said Tantoo Cardinal, explaining the career she has nutured for 15 years.
"I live real experiences and feel real emotions. So, I try apply this to my acting ? acting is a translation of real life, and life is not lived on a stage."
Cardinal has won the…
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The holidayland of Penticton, B.C., is once again the site of a large women's gathering sponsored by the Native Okanagan Women's League August 20 to 23.
The theme of this second annual women's circle is "Rejuvenation of our Strength" and it is designed to bring women into closer contact with each other and to share experiences, according to organizer Jeanette Armstrong,…