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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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Bill McKnight, the Minister responsible for Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND), is now more closely attached to western Canada, but is also in a capacity which is not directly related to his responsibility for Indians.
Recently, he was assigned the additional portfolio of Minister responsible for the Western Diversification Office. His Deputy Minister, Bruce…
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Joe Pena, a fictional character in a paperback novel, is getting rave reviews from literary critics.
The novel, called Stallion Gate, was written by Martin Cruz Smith and is a historical account of the development of the atom bomb at Los Alamos, New Mexico, in the late 1940s.
Many books have been written on the subject, but Stallion Gate looks at the events that led…
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New Mexico Indians working on the set of Gambler III insisted that a traditional sweat be held to get the picture off to a good start.
A makeshift sweatlodge was constructed on location. When the temperature inside the lodge reached 110 degrees Kenny Rogers, co-star Bruce Boxleitner and the Indians crawled in and sweated for more than an hour.
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Leonard Peltier, former American Indian Movement activist, recently had two Soviet eye specialists examine his left eye.
Peltier, who is serving two life sentences in Leavenworth federal penitentary for the shooting deaths of two FBI agents, said he had not received proper medical treatment from prison doctors and had nearly lost all sight in that eye.
Peltier said…
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The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is considering applicants for specialty services licences and one applicant is called TPTV Inc.
TPTV Inc. is aimed at Native people and is offering all Canadians educational and entertainment programming, according to President Peter Rice.
Suggested programs would include: various college courses…
After eight years in office, Sam Sinclair is calling it quits as president of the Metis Association of Alberta (MAA).
He announced his decision not to run in September's election last Friday, the final day which nomination papers could be filed for those seeking office in the up-coming elections.
"It was the toughest decision of my life because I like politics," said Sinclair,…
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Dalton Arcand, 19, of the Alexander reserve died on impact when his truck hit another vehicle and burst into flames in a head on collision on Highway 26.
Arcand was driving to his home in Alexander when the accident occurred two miles east of Camrose shortly after 3 a.m. on July 31.
Investigating RCMP Constable Roger Coutuer said, "The vehicle he (Arcand) was…
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By the time the weather starts turning colder this fall, residents of the Sucker Creek Indian Reserve will be able to turn on the gas and warm up in comfort.
Sucker Creek Band Chief Jim Badger says construction has begun on the quarter-million dollar project that will serve every residence on the reserve.
Badger says that the council has worked with Indian Affairs…
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For the Native people, an air of disappointment surrounded the royal visit of the Duke and Duchess of York when they officially opened the Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo Jump, here, July 23.
Elders Eddie Bad Eagle and Jim Many Bears had burned sweetgrass and prayed the night before in their teepees so that ideal weather conditions would prevail at the opening ceremonies instead…
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To meet a member of the Royal family is certainly memorable, but when you have a second chance, it's a thrill of a lifetime.
It's even more thrilling if you have the opportunity to escort the Duke and Duchess of York during their private tour at the recent opening of the Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo-Jump Interpretive Centre.
For Peigan band member, Reggie Crow Shoe,…
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No one ever imagined that the site where the Peigan Indians roamed and ran buffalo over the cliff would be the place of pomp and ceremony 150 year later.
Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo-Jump, located 15 km west of Fort MacLeod in southern Alberta, was officially opened by the Duke and Duchess of York, July 23.
Under ideal weather conditions, Prince Andrew and Sarah were…
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"This is what Batoche is all about," said Maria Campbell describing the annual procession to the Batoche Cemetery during the Batoche Days celebrations.
The procession has always been a rather informal gathering of people. They meet around 10 a.m. on Sundays and march just over a mile to the cemetery.
This year, a procession of approximately 50 people was led by war…
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The focus of this year's Batoche days was the return to the traditions and culture of the Metis people, however, if organizers have their way, permanent facilities could be built on the traditional grounds.
Sporting events official Claude Petit says he would like to see permanent facilities on the grounds. Big tops have been rented for the cultural competitions and dances…
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This year's Ecumenical Conference, July 27 to 30, at the Morley Reserve west of Calgary, was considered a "planning vehicle" to begin the momentum of a massive return to spirituality.
The conference had been cancelled for the past three years, so attendance was expected to be low this year, according to organizer Chief John Snow of the Good Stoney band. But, as the cars…
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EDITORIAL
The traditional wedding held at last week's ecumenical conference on the Morley Reserve was indeed a site to behold. All those fortunate enough to watch it walked away feeling they'd witnessed a profound display of what love really is.
The rigidity and pomp of the church was absent. Instead, some 60 to 80 people crowded into Albert Lightning's buffalo-…