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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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With the echo of ceremonial gun-fire and the flapping of eagle's wings, the Tsuu T'ina Nation introduced its economic plan for the future to more than 500 visitors and dignitaries Monday, May 2 at the reserve southwest of Calgary.
Alberta Premier Ralph Klein and Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Ron Irwin were two of the dignitaries who witnessed the rifle salute…
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Finding solutions to the challenges faced by Aboriginal business women is the goal of the newly formed Aboriginal Women's Advisory Network.
The network will be made up of Aboriginal women from fields such as education, law, business, the arts, finance, community development and government. Representatives of the Circle of Aboriginal Business Leaders and senior female…
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Calgary fashion designer Carol "Starlight" Mason has already proven worthy of her Blood name, "Material Woman."
Since she started Starfire Clothing Company, Ltd., in 1990, she has been turning heads and winning sales in both Canada and the United States with her Native and country-style fashions.
Now the Native business-woman wants to use her imagination to expand…
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Gino Odjick has made himself into one of the most popular and most valuable members of the NHL Vancouver Canucks. In a year of minor disappointment all around in the Canucks organization - nothing has quite lived up to early season hopes - Odjick and his sidekick, "Russian Rocket" Pavel Bure, stand out because they've had sterling seasons.
Bure has lived up to his…
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Vancouver's Sir William Macdonald Elementary School is getting a First nations face-lift. Over the next two weeks, the 88-year-old school's main entrance will see new life, shedding its dull brown brick for a collage of vibrant colours - an elaborate traditional Westcoast design and the work of renown Haisla artist and Master Carver, Henry Robertson.
Macdonald School,…
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Athletes competing in the XI Commonwealth Games this summer will be vying for gold, silver and bronze medals designed by west coast Native artists.
Charles Elliot, a Coast Salish native, designed the gold, Art Thompson of the Nuu-chah-nulth nation designed the silver, and Richard Hunt, a Kwagiulth Native, designed the bronze medal.
The newly minted prizes were…
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The advent of electricity means progress to most populations, bringing a convenient power source for light and heat.
But to Indigenous peoples around the world, the production of electricity often signifies the loss of land and culture, specifically through hydroelectric dam projects. For Natives in developing countries the loss is compounded by a complete lack of input…
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The ceremonial taking back of a reserve by a hereditary chief and her followers has resulted in a confrontation with RCMP and the arrests of several members.
Four residents of Cold Lake First Nations in east central Alberta were arrested for setting up a blockade on the reserve in early May. Descendants of the band's first chief, Muchaes Kinoosayo Janvier, had reclaimed…
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Crafts provide an important source of income for people of various cultures world-wide. One example of a group that produces traditional crafts for a profit is the Minnguq Sewing Group, which manufactures and market seal skin crafts based on traditional Inuit designs and local natural resources.
A study was undertaken to identify how the Inuit members of the Minnguq…
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Clouds of dust and chunks of dirt filled the Arctic air as the 737 roared down the gravel airstrip. The Inuvialuit school children on board were excited about this special flight that would soar above the frozen Beaufort Sea and over their homes in Tuktoyaktuk.
They didn't care a wit that this flight was Canadian North's way of celebrating the signing of a 'strategic…
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Remember when being a tourist meant staying at a nice hotel, eating out, checking out a few of the popular sites and shopping for that special T-shirt? Well, tourism today is taking on a new twist. Tourists seem to want to take home more than the T-shirt and mug and are steering away from the traditional "tourist trap" type holidays in search of an authentic, cultural, hands-on…
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Driving by the seemingly drab and dormant grey building on 3rd Avenue and 20th Street in Saskatoon which houses the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College's
Indian Social Work program one would hardly imagine that this year alone 30 social
work students armed with degrees will be leaving the program physically, emotionally, spiritually and intellectually stronger…
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It was little more than a month ago when Christos Sirros, Quebec's minister responsible for Aboriginal affairs, was enthusiastically praising a new-found co-operation between the province and the Mohawk community. All parties agreed to put aside their myriad disagreements in favor of discussion and negotiation.
Talks were to focus on policing, self-government, and…
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A human rights tribunal investigating a complaint of discrimination against the Canadian Armed Forces by an Aboriginal soldier will resume May 24.
The Human Rights Commission will hear final arguments on charges the Canadian Army is insensitive to the culture and values of First Nations persons and has discriminated against the Natives in its ranks.
The complainant…
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The trend toward Native self-government has taken another step, this time in the church. A group of Aboriginal Anglicans has agreed to work toward the creation of "a new, self-determining community, within the Anglican Church of Canada."
The decision arises from a consultation of 20 Anglican leaders which was called to advise the church on priorities. The group, which…