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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 Indian Association of Alberta (IAA) is backing a demand from the band council of the O'Chiese reserve to have the use of liquor banned.
Chief Theresa Strawberry says the request comes after her band spent more than two years combating widespread alcoholism on the reserve.
In an interview from his Edmonton office Gregg Smith, president of IAA said he feels "great…
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Newly formed locals are being blamed for causing division amongst Edmonton's Metis people.
Local 1885's president Stan (Butch) Plante blames the small turnout at his group's annual assembly on March 19, at which he was reinstalled by acclamation, on the formation of five more locals in the city. He believes Metis people are breaking up into smaller groups, as they join…
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The government's attempts to repatriate Native foster children back to Native homes is ruining the life of a five-year-old child, says Rose Shawana, who is protesting the placement.
Shawana, a Treaty Indian, along with the child's foster brother and aunt, camped out on the steps of the Alberta legislature on March 23 and 24 to protest the return of the child to a…
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Members of the Metis settlements have "mixed feelings" about Resolution 18, a discussion paper dealing with land entitlement and the governing of the eight settlements.
"There's a lack of understanding. There are some people who are dead against it because they think we're selling out on Aboriginal rights," says Randall Hardy, president of the Federation of Metis…
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If you're an Aboriginal pilot, or even if you're just thinking of becoming one, there's a new organization designed to help you get off the ground.
The Canadian First Nations Pilot Association was started by pilot Stephen Pierro as a network for Aboriginal pilots from across the country.
The association has been around as a Web-based entity for about a year now,…
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It's exam time at the University of British Columbia, but second-year medical student Nicholas Half takes 45 minutes out of his busy schedule to go for a run around the Endowment Land.
"I'd like to run three or four times a week, but right now I'm down to about once a week because of the exams," said the 25-year-old of the Cree community of Saddle Lake First Nation in…
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Chiefs from around the province dug into their pockets at a First Nations Summit meeting in North Vancouver on Nov. 30 to contribute cash for the establishment of the Carole T. Corcoran Memorial Award at the University of British Columbia Law School. Corcoran was a co-chair of the Summit from 1998 to 2000. Organizers of the scholarship fund have a target of $20,000 to seed the…
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There are currently only about a dozen Aboriginal registered dietitians across Canada, but that is slowly changing, thanks to a number of new initiatives aimed at attracting and supporting Aboriginal students who want a career in nutrition.
Marlene Wyatt is director of professional standards with Dietitians of Canada, the only national organization of dietitians in Canada…
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If you're looking for an opportunity to get into the world of television broadcasting, the Weather Network would like to hear from you.
The Weather Network and its sister company MeteoMedia, which operates in French, are Canada's only 24-hour specialty channels devoted to weather and environmental issues.
"And we're also Canada's leading private sector weather…
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If any other hotel had a pack of wolves roaming its halls, the manager might be calling for pest control. But not Clarence Neault. The manager of the La Ronge Motor Hotel not only wants to keep his pack, he's proud to have them.
The W.O.L.F. Pack, as Neault calls them, are six of the hotel's staff, who are now nationally certified housekeeping attendants. The achievement…
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If you've ever dreamed of a life at sea, the Canadian Coast Guard would like to hear from you.
The coast guard is accepting applications for enrollment in its Canadian Coast Guard Officer Training Plan, a four-year program offered at the Canadian Coast Guard College in Sydney, N.S.
"It's a four-year degree granting program for training as marine engineers or…
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The fashion runways of Europe may seem a world away from the hallways of the Nakota Oyate Education Centre, but it looks like soon Desarae Eashappie will be dividing her time between both.
Desarae, a 15-year-old from Carry the Kettle First Nation in Saskatchewan, has been on the receiving end of a lot of attention from modeling agents in fashion centres like Milan, Paris…
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When Commander John Herrington tells Native American children they should reach for the stars, he can do so with more authority than most. Not only did he reach for the stars, but soon he will be walking among them.
Next September, Herrington is going to make history when he becomes the first Native American in space.
Herrington's mother is from the Chickasaw…
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The vote on a resolution calling for Indian Affairs Minister Robert Nault's resignation was passed by a narrow margin after a lively debate at the Assembly of First Nations Confederacy on Dec. 6.
Only 111 of the 143 registered chiefs and proxies were around for the vote on the morning of the last day. The vote to approve the resolution was close, 55 to 46, with 10…
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A magnificent eagle circled the Gore Bay Court House Nov. 26 as Juan Uyunkar and his son Edgar Wainahatae Uyunkar entered the building to face a variety of criminal charges. The two Ecuadorian men were accompanied by their interpreter Maria Alice Ventura, as well as by 35 supporters from Wikwemikong First Nation on Manitoulin Island.
Juan Uyunkar, 48, Edgar Uyunkar, 21,…