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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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Fifty years ago on a warm winter's day Edith and Paul Memnook were wed. Edith and her husband sat enjoying the Goodfish Lake talent show Feb. 18.
She sat among some of her many grandchildren wearing a woolen tam over her long greying braids while Paul in his Indian tanned mukluks sat with friends just a few chairs away.
"It turned out so nice and warm the kids…
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The Sturgeon Lake band is busy building a future in the world of international trade and they're doing it with chopsticks.
After two years f perseverance, the timber-rich reserve, located 10 miles west of Valleyview, is shaping up to take on the Japanese market with the first chopstick factory of its kind in North America. The building is only 75 per cent completed and…
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The Valleyview Economic Development Board planted the idea for a chopstick factory in Sturgeon Lake and now it's up to the band to cultivate the plan, according to the board's vice-president Al MacGregor.
"You could say we were instrumental in coming up with idea...going from base one. The Sturgeon Lake band took it from there. They've done a bit of work on it."
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Tansi, ahnee and hello. This is the morning. Quiet. All around you is the evidence of the hand of the Creator. There is much in this world to connect you to who you really are. This city and its patterns can completely disappear when the eyes are opened to subtler motions.
The smoke rising off those chimneys bring memories of drums on distant hills. The wail and chant of…
News Briefs
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Two men were recently arrested in the beating death of an Edmonton resident by members of Boyle RCMP on the Metis settlement of Caslan.
Edmonton Police spokesperson Lori Nagy says, "Edmonton Police homicide detectives, with assistance from the RCMP in Boyle, have arrested and charged two men in the death of Gordon Desjarlais who was found on the sidewalk…
News Briefs
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Fifty representatives from some twenty-three northern Alberta communities, associations and Native groups decided to form a new environmental coalition under the banner of Friends of the North at an environmental workshop held in Athabasca Mar. 4.
Their goal is to provide a united voice on social, economic and environmental issues raised by the…
News Briefs
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Paddle Prairie Metis settlement held a by-election Feb. 23 which saw Emma Martineau elected to the position of councillor.
The election was called to replace Dwayne Calliou who resigned from council. Martineau collected 83 votes in winning the seat over nearest competitor Robeert Parenteau who received 65. Brad Velleneauve withdrew from the race.
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News Briefs
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After an eight-month waiting period an inquiry into how the RCMP handled investigations into deaths of Blood reserve Indians has been given the go ahead.
Premier Don Getty promised the inquiry last summer after receiving pressure from the southern Indian band who were worried about treatment they received when dealing with the police force.
Deputy…
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With the issue of the education takeover going to referendum March 17, it is still as emotional and controversial as ever.
When the Bloods assumed control of the three federal schools and administered the tuition agreements for an estimated 2,000 Blood students attending off-reserve schools last April, it was without the blessing of a vocal opposition group.
Once…
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The Canadian government needs to learn it can't deny Native people the right to post-secondary education, says a political advisor for the Indian Association of Alberta.
During a meeting with Indian Affairs officials in Ottawa recently. Walter Janvier says he found that the government needs an education in human rights issues.
He says the federal government is…
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A $65 million irrigation agreement which will dramatically boost the Blood tribe's economic self-sufficiency goals was signed Feb. 24 by Blood Chief Roy Fox and federal and provincial officials.
While the Old Agency drummers chanted a Blackfoot victory song, newly-appointed Indian Affairs minister, Pierre Cadieux, and Alberta Environment minister Dr. Ian Reid, signed…
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Native women face two big barriers in their fight for equality; being a woman and being Native, says the president of Women of the Metis Nation.
"From my point of view, Native women have got a double-whammy they share with other women who share with other women who are noticeably different," said Muriel Stanley-Venne.
Stanley-Venne will deliver the keynote speech…
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A handful of Metis from Marlboro held a general meeting Feb. 16 and, in the midst of discontent and frustration, voted unanimously to dissolve their local.
"Since last fall, we've been kind of thinking of putting out....we finally made up our mind," said Russel Plante, Marlboro's Metis local president.
Ever since his membership card was pulled last summer by the…
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The Lubicons may take their land claim dispute straight "to the top" and demand a face-to-face meeting with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Chief Bernard Ominayak said Sunday.
Ominayak spoke to a crowd of about 200 supporters at a Lubicon rally held to close the University of Alberta's ninth annual Third World Film Festival.
"I think Brian Mulroney has a lot to do…
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Jim Thunder won't be receiving a rousing reception at New York City's American Museum of Natural History March 21 when he arrives to claim Big Bear's sacred bundle, according to
Thunder's promotions manager, Museum officials have not agreed to co-operate.
The people of New York City are being made aware of Thunder's 4,400-km spiritual run to collect Th. Big Bear's…