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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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Windspeaker is proud to announce the input of a new columnist, Boye Ladd. Ladd will be sending us copy every week while he travels the Powwow Trails across North America.
Boye Ladd is an American Indian and has his family ties in the state of Wisconsin. His traditional roots stem from the Winnebago (Hochungra being the tribal name).
Boye Ladd is a dancer and a…
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Scholarship fund named after Goodstriker
A University of Lethbridge Blood Indian graduate, Joyce Goodstriker, had the establishment of a scholarship fund named after her, at the Native Awareness Powwow held here, March 28.
The powwow was held in recognition of past U of L Native graduates who were given certificates of merit for their academic achievements by NASA…
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Another Native art exhibition of approximately 150 separate works is being displayed until April 11 at the Manulife Building in downtown Edmonton. Opened on March 26, the exhibit is sponsored by the Strathcona Rotary Club which encourages independent business.
While the display features a predominance of art by Ojibway Roy Thomas and Metis Morris Cardinal, it does provide…
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One of the first missionaries to the Indian and Metis people of northern Alberta was himself, an Indian.
Henry Bird Steinhauer's life, both before and after he became a missionary, makes an interesting story. It is a story that his descendants love to tell, including great-great grandson Ralph Steinhauer, the former lieutenant-governor of Alberta.
In an interview…
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A Native art show featured the paintings, drawings and carvings of seven Native artists is in full swing, running from March 26 through April 8 in downtown Edmonton.
The art show is co-sponsored by the Strathcona Rotary Club of Edmonton and the Native Creative Group of Canada, the marketing arm of the Business Assistance for Native Albertans Corporation (BANAC), for the…
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The Protestant Christian Church was an important factor in the early days of the whiteman's settlement of western Canada. The Protestant church focused much of its attention on the Native people of the area.
The first Protestant missionary to reside in the Edmonton area was Robert T. Rundle, representing the Wesleyan Society of London. He arrived on October 18, 1840.…
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Not too many people attain the age of eighty by that is what Emma Minde did on April 4. It was her day, a day on which friends and relatives turned out in force to praise, thank and honor this great-grandmother.
The occasion was marked by a church service, banquet and dance which was attended by a number of well-wishers, many of whom marvelled at the youth and vitality…
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Slowly but surely, I want to get all those thoughts I feel are important to me, down on paper. Maybe because it's Sunday or maybe because my roommate started me off on the whole thing, but recently I got to thinking a lot about God, or that Somebody we at times call the "Great Spirit".
I thought about how she/he relates to Native people. All in all, I have agreed within…
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The following are the final results of the Metis Association of Alberta Zone Director elections held on March 30, 1987, as given to Windspeaker by Chief Electoral Officer Bill Haineault:
Zone 1
Harrison Cardinal ? 66
Delphine Erasmus ? 25
Gerald Thom ? 219 (elected)
Glen Tremblay ? 14
Zone 2
Roy Dumas ? Acclamation
Zone 3…
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For the fist time in history, University of Lethbridge Native graduates were honoured and recognized for their academic achievements at the Native Awareness Powwow, March 28.
The Native American Students' Association (NASA) and the Department of Native American Studies (NAS) handed out certificates of merit to past and current Native graduates. Gerry Abbot, president of…
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Treaty Indians experiencing problems in getting medical attention, in Edmonton or Calgary, can rely on the help of Indian urban health car workers, to find and receive health care services they need.
Since 1981, urban health care workers, UHWs, who are trained paraprofessionals have been assisting Treaty Indians living in these cities, to have their medical needs, looked…
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"Today we have made a lot of jail guards, social workers, and foster homes happy," said Jim Sinclair, Metis National Council (MNC) executive member and president of the Association of Metis and Non-status Indians of Saskatchewan.
Sinclair was speaking about the breakdown in talks at the First Ministers' Conference on Aboriginal constitutional issues, held in Ottawa on…
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The focus of the MAA Zone 2 annual assembly held in Bonnyville February 8, was the short-term agreement signed in January this year between the MAA and the provincial Department of Municipal Affairs which gives $50,000 to each of the six Alberta zones to set up offices and evaluate provincial programs and services that directly affect the Metis people.
Although the turn-…
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"A lot of premiers in their opening addresses and closing statements stated how willing they were to help the Aboriginal people in their own provinces. I say if your will to do that for the Aboriginal people of your provinces then why don't you make it uniform across the country and do it for all Aboriginal people," said Louis Bruyere in his closing statement at the collapse of…
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Twenty-one single family homes built on the Cold Lake First Nations Reserve with federal government assistance were officially opened here February 27th.
During a ribbon-cutting ceremony that included presentation of a Canadian flag and a flag marking the occasion, Chief Francis Scanie was handed a cheque for $20,024. It is the first of regular payments to be made as…