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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 past council of the Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement has not been able to account for a $268,590 deficit.
At a January 19 general membership meeting of the settlement, a motion by a Buffalo Lake resident that an audit be conducted of all the settlement's financial accounts was passed unanimously.
A financial review was conducted by St. Paul District Settlement…
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Two head-on collisions, which claimed six Alberta Native lives in a recent five-day period, have heightened controversy about the quality of both roads.
An April 25 crash on Highway 2A north of Ponoka took the lives of Charlie Orr, 57, of Hobbema, Gary Gunn and his mother Julie, 53, of Rocky Mountain House. All were travelling in a van.
Four other Wetaskiwin…
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Editorial
There seems little doubt that North America faces a crisis in political leadership.
Item: The leading contender for the U.S. Democratic Party presidential nomination drops out of the campaign, leaving his supporters ? and the party ? high and dry. Reason: a respected and award-winning newspaper reports that he spend the weekend with a model and former…
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On a prime minister tour of smaller cities in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Mila Mulroney stopped here to visit Native artists and view their work.
The show was held in the Cronquist House; a three-story dwelling built shortly after the turn of the century in the beautiful Bower Ponds along the river.
The featured artwork ranged from the early ancestral style…
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Native students at the University of Lethbridge are not optimistic about Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's promise to investigate cut-backs in funding by Indian Affairs.
A small group of mature U of L students told the prime minister on May 6 that an Indian Affairs policy, Circular E-12, has discontinued funding for about 16 Native students.
Mulroney was in Lethbridge…
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I have a confession ? I'm an addict. I'm not addicted to heroin, cocaine, alcohol or even tobacco. Instead, I'm hopelessly and helplessly addicted to fishing. In fact, if I don't get my fix on a regular basis, I get withdrawal symptoms ? my skin breaks out in a rash, my eyes get blurry and I get very cranky.
When I can't be out on the water, I control my craving by…
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Indications are that Pope John Paul will keep his often-repeated promise to return to the Northwest Territories before 1989.
Almost three years have passed since his September 1984 Canadian tour.
In '84, the Pope was scheduled to visit Fort Simpson. People of all ages, including many Elders, made the trek to Fort Simpson to catch a glimpse of the religious leader.…
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A squabble involving former Metis Regional Council Zone 4 representatives Ben Courtrille and Ron LaRocque on one side, and the Metis Association of Alberta (MAA) and interim officials of Zone 4 on the other, heated up again last Wednesday when the two men tried to take official part in a MAA board meeting in Edmonton.
Witnesses said a shouting match erupted between the two…
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Every man, woman, and child in the Peigan band will receive $1,025 on June 1 as compensation by the federal government over a land claim dating back to 1909.
Band councillor Stanley Knowlton says the Peigan nation approved the distribution on April 21 when 558 members voted in favor of the $5.2 million out of court settlement. Only 22 negative votes were cast.
The…
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Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and her husband John Ralston Saul had a busy itinerary when they visited northwestern Ontario in mid-September and several stops on the agenda touched the First Nations people of the area.
In Thunder Bay, Clarkson presented the prestigious Order of Canada to artist Susan Ross, who is well know for her paintings, etchings, and prints of…
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Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and her husband John Ralston Saul had a busy itinerary when they visited northwestern Ontario in mid-September and several stops on the agenda touched the First Nations people of the area.
In Thunder Bay, Clarkson presented the prestigious Order of Canada to artist Susan Ross, who is well know for her paintings, etchings, and prints of…
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The National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) will be holding a forum in Edmonton Oct. 15 to 17. The theme of the event will be Addressing Aboriginal Health Issues from an Indigenous Perspective.
The conference is targeted at health care providers working in Aboriginal communities.
Plenary sessions planned as part of the forum will examine the aspects of mind…
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The National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) will be holding a forum in Edmonton Oct. 15 to 17. The theme of the event will be Addressing Aboriginal Health Issues from an Indigenous Perspective.
The conference is targeted at health care providers working in Aboriginal communities.
Plenary sessions planned as part of the forum will examine the aspects of mind…
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Alongside a picturesque lake in northern Alberta, the first northern residential school conference titled Regaining our Spirit was held from Aug. 26 to 30.
Workshops were held in tents adjacent to the community hall and included instruction on traditional parenting, healing through the abuse, the justice system, as well as an addictions workshop.
Facilitators and…
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Alongside a picturesque lake in northern Alberta, the first northern residential school conference titled Regaining our Spirit was held from Aug. 26 to 30.
Workshops were held in tents adjacent to the community hall and included instruction on traditional parenting, healing through the abuse, the justice system, as well as an addictions workshop.
Facilitators and…