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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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Unanimous, powerful support was given to the Lubicon Lake Cree Nation in defence of their land rights at the Second European Meeting of American Indian Support Groups, held at Lultzhausen, Luxembourg, April 9 to 13.
In addition, the unprecedented resolution gave unconditional support to Chief Bernard Ominayak and his people's efforts to bring about a boycott of the 1988…
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For over a year now, Nancy Tingey, formerly of the Cold Lake First Nations Reserve, along with a group of professionals, has been developing a proposal for the forming of a new reserve that would become a home for Indian people unable to return to their former reserves.
Tingey is planning a visit to Ottawa, to approach Indian Affairs Minister David Crombie with her…
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BEAVER LAKE RESERVE - An excellent organized meeting, highlighted by a lively and co-operative sharing of information, was held at the Treaty Six Forum at the Beaver Lake Indian Reserve.
Delegates examines the issues of Indian government, Treaty rights, Band membership codes, and the Rupertsland Claim and heard a presentation by the Miskito Indian organization of…
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'ALIENS' IN OUR MIDST
Do you know that we, all grownup and adult me, are surrounded, all the time, everyday by ALIENS. That's right, a whole tribe of them. And they have lived in this world of our as long as we have. Well no, on second thought, maybe not quite. They probably arrived three-quarters of an earth year later.
These aliens come in all shapes and colours…
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Fair media coverage - is that a realistic objective, or merely a desirable but unattainable ideal.
That issue was addressed at a recent press conference called by the Edmonton Cultural Caucus of Visible Minorities in response to results of a survey indicating prairie residents have Canada's highest levels of intolerance of racial minorities.
Clifford Freeman, vice…
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COLD LAKE - About 8:15 a.m., Saturday, April 12, two RCMP and two Fish and Wildlife officers arrived at English Bay. They threatened to confiscate the two nets in the water.
Hurriedly, the Indians dropped them to the bottom of the lake, only to return later and retrieve them..
In the morning and again about mid-afternoon, a chopper believed to be from Fish and…
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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
The situation at English Bay on Cold Lake, where local Indians continue to fish despite an order-in-council barring fishing, remains unchanged.
Since the late afternoon meeting between MP Jack Shields and members of Cold Lake First Nations on April 12, there have been no efforts by Fish and Wildlife officers to remove Indian fish nets.
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HIGH PRAIRIE - Grouard residents should be minimally involved in the running of the Alberta Vocational Centre "that just happens to be located next door to the hamlet," says AVC president Fred Dumont, who is also the mayor of High Prairie.
Dumont was responding to a question about criticisms and fears that Grouard residents have regarding the transfer of 50 proposed…
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GROUARD - Members of the Grouard Community Council Society believe they have good reason, when saying the Presidents Advisory Committee on Centre Affairs (PACCA) does not truly represent the needs of the populace it serves and appears by and large to be a token body.
"The AVC mandate is specifically to serve the interest of local and surrounding disadvantaged individuals…
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NEWS ANALYSIS
Feelings of unity, of solidarity, among the Indians gathered along the shores of Cold Lake, run high. A certain electricity permeates the air. To the Indians of Cold Lake, this is one issue in which the sentiments and beliefs of the people are mutual.
It is a matter of survival, not to use one or two select individuals, but to many,. Furthermore, it…
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In conversation with Ray Makowecki, the regional director of the area for Fish and Wildlife, it was discovered that the department has been planning the closure of Cold Lake to all fishing as far back as two years ago.
When questioned by Cold Lake First Nations, Makowecki admitted others had been brought into the picture, had been consulted, but not the Indians of Cold…
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GROUARD - Delegates at the land claims workshop April 11 were told a land claims could be pursued based on a legal obligation, a comprehensive claim based on Aboriginal title or a combination of both claims.
Last month a federal task force report on comprehensive land claims recommended that federal policy requiring all rights as Natives can be extinguished before…
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Just recently the Alberta Indian Health Care Commission (AIHCC) moved from its old site on the boardwalk in Edmonton to its new location at 1390 First Edmonton Place, at 10665 and Jasper Avenue.
It is the desire of the AIHCC to let people know of its new location because of the many still visiting the old site.
The AIHCC is a regular board of health that deals with…
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According to Clifford Freeman, vice-president for Treaty 8 for the Indian Association of Alberta, the results of the Project Can 85 Survey may not be all bad news for members of visible minority groups living in the prairie provinces.
On April 9, at the Chinese Multi-Cultural Centre in Edmonton, a press conference was held reacting to the recently released survey by…
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GROUARD - Seven isolated communities took the first step in launching Native land claims by agreeing to establish a Native Land Claims Advisory Board, at the land claims workshop here on April 12.
The community delegates propose an organizational meeting in the near future and will put the new board in place, which will operate in a similar manner to the Isolated…