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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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OPINION
Jack and Helena Kakakaway are "modern day" missionaries. They recently spent several weeks in a reserve in northern Saskatchewan. The people they met and the poverty and disease they witnessed had a profound effect on their lives.
In this, the second of a two-part series, Helena tells how other nearby communities reacted to their visit and how she and Jack…
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EDITORIAL
The troubled Peavine Metis Settlement is embroiled in a bitter controversy over a recent election. The dispute has divided the tiny settlement into two camps, pitching son against father, neighbor against neighbor, and family against family.
But the underlying problem is more than simple infighting between clans or mere squabbling over boundary lines.…
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The fury of the ravaging tornado that hit Edmonton, July 31 has been overcome by the generosity of caring people from all over North America.
During its blistering sweep through the city, the tornado took 27 lives, injured scores of people, and left hundreds homeless.
In reaction to the tragedy several concerned citizens formed support groups, including the newly…
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The devastating killer tornado that ripped through Edmonton July 31 has left some Native residents of the Evergreen Trailer Park in shock as they try to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives.
The tornado, which reached speeds of about 332 km per hour ripped through the trailer park leaving at least eight Native families the Anderson, Herons, L'Hirondelles and three…
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Despite financial restraints, the Native Council of Canada (NCC) remains undeterred and continues to battle for the entrenchment of Native rights and self-government in the Canadian constitution.
As one of four major Canadian Native organizations, representing the interests of Canada's Native people, NCC stand firm on five basic principles they want recognized by…
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Metis self-government is being thwarted by Canada's three western premiers, says a director of the Metis National Council (MNC).
Although the federal government and the MNC agree to the concept of self-government, the only way to legislate it is through a provincial agreements. If this agreement is not forthcoming neither is self-government, says Yvon Dumont, director of…
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A member of the Big Prairie Metis Settlement (Peavine) council says he has been denied access to administrative records and financial records of settlement corporations.
Ken Noskey, who was elected to council last year, says he has requested information and documentation on land records and on the three Peavine corporations, Peavine Development, Waskayigun Corp. and the…
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An Inuit group feels left out in the cold after the Canadian government signed an agreement with Quebec that recognizes that provide as a distinct society of Canada.
The Inuit Committee on National Issues is calling for major changes, hinting that if their concerns for self-government are not added to the constitutional agenda, there will be no incentive for Natives to…
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The widely accepted story that the Indian sold Manhattan to the Dutch for $24 worth of beads has never been proven and was probably made up by a historian, says a researcher.
"There is no documentary evidence that even suggests European trading beads were used to buy Manhattan Island," says Peter Francis, director of the Centre for Bead Research in New York.
The…
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John Pelotte, the first Indian bishop, will ask Pope John Paul to make a Mohawk woman a saint.
The candidate for sainthood is Kateri Tekawitha. Kateri was baptized by Jesuit missionaries in 1676 and vowed to remain a virgin. She died of smallpox in 1680, at the age of 24. Catholic legend states the smallpox scars vanished from her body and her skin turned white as she died…
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Sargeant Clayton Lonetree, a Winnebago and Navajo Indian, has pleaded not guilty at a court martial trial on July 22. Lonetree, a former guard at the U.S. Embassy at Moscow, is facing charges in the sex-for-secrets scandal at the embassy.
Lonetree, 25, is accused of having an affair with a female Soviet employee at the embassy, and is charged with passing secrets to Soviet…
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A tipi and yurt (a traditional tent dwelling used by Chinese desert people) exchange planned to mark the start of a co-operative fossil study project between Canada and China in the Gobi desert, has been cancelled due to a lack of funding.
Initially, the Indian Association of Alberta (IAA) had planned to have Peigan elder Joe Crowshoe present several painted Blackfoot…
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The Calgary Olympic winter games is once again embroiled in controversy over Native involvement.
This week complaints poured into the OCO (Olympiques Calgary Olympics) office after the unveiling of the Olympic medals, which portray an Indian profile. Later that week OCO was rocked with the revelation of the "secret" resignation of Sarcee coordinator, Bruce Starlight. And…
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The recent decision by the United Nations to hear the Lubicon Lake band's complaint over Canada's alleged violation of an international covenant, denying the band their right to maintain their lifestyle, has been applauded by the band and other Native leaders.
However, the Canadian government has refused to comment other than to complain that the band should return to the…
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National Aboriginal leaders are slamming the recent Western Diversification fund and have attacked Indian Affairs Minister Bill McKnight, after a government document indicating that no new monies will be allocated to Native economic development was leaked this week.
"Western Canadians should examine closely whether (Prime Minister) Mulroney's new fund is actually a new…