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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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Quebec provincial police and the citizens of Oka, Quebec now know only too well they picked a fight with the wrong people when they decided to tangle with the Mohawk Indians of Kanesatake reserve.
And Canadians have reflected day in and day out on the total, utter stupidity of that decision.
The police, who clearly watched at least one too many Rambo movies could…
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A young celebrity from Alexis Reserve was presented with a plaque and feather in recognition of a winning essay she wrote.
Veronica Kootney, 8, was honored at her reserve during the 12th annual Alexis powwow.
Chief Howard Mustus said the Alexis band is especially proud this year.
"Because of her winning essay Veronica was one of a group of individuals who met…
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A coalition of Native and environment groups are running into legal roadblocks in their battle against the provincial government which they are accusing of pushing through construction of the Daishowa pulp mill without a green light from the public.
It's feared the $500 million bleached kraft mill, which will spew cancer-causing chemicals into the Peace River, will be…
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A committee of prisoners at Edmonton's Grierson Center has gone to bat for incarcerated women.
Since there isn't a federal institution in Alberta for women they're sent to Ontario's Kingston Penitentiary.
"It is deplorable these women can never see their families on a regular basis," Grierson Center inmate spokesman Richard Stonechild told the provincial Native…
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A Native athlete who fell 15 metres from the balcony of an Edmonton hotel during the North American Indigenous Games has been transferred to a Winnipeg hospital, says his uncle Dwayne Vernon McGillivary, 17, of The Pas, 500 km northwest of Winnipeg, was trying to climb between two balconies when he lost his footing falling headfirst onto a parked and unoccupied Ford Tempo. He…
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Calgary police will reject a request by Statistics Canada to provide a racial breakdown of accused persons. "That's the worse thing you can do, single out a particular race for a particular crime," said Insp. Jack Mullins. He said the study contravenes human rights legislation by asking a question based on ethnic origin. By mid-1993 the Canadian Center for Justice Statistics,…
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Native concerns about river pollution and employment are addressed in Alberta-Pacific's latest pulp mill proposal, says a company spokesman. "Fish could love quite easily with no effect whatever directly in the mill effluent, let alone hundreds of miles downstream," claimed Brian Hetherington. Jobs will be offered to Natives, he said. "There is a very strong aboriginal…
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Sarcee Chief Roy Whitney says Calgary police will be charged with trespassing if they come onto his reserve without permission. He issued the warning after criticizing city police over the June 6 investigation into a suicide on the reserve. "They showed a total lack of respect for our laws and culture," said Whitney. An internal police memo issued July 13 instructed police to…
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An internal probe that cleared three RCMP officers of misconduct in a murder investigation lacks credibility, says a Native leader. "I don't believe it is possible to be unbiased when you are of the Red Deer Native Friendship Society. After a trial in March, Justice Peter Power of Court of Queen's Bench criticized investigation methods used by Constables Don Szymiec, Bruce…
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Norcen Energy has agreed not to re-open its 18 oil wells on traditional Lubicon land, says Chief Bernard Ominayak. He said Norcen agreed to leave the wells idle in light of the most recent breakdown in land-claim negotiations with the federal and Alberta governments. Norcen had said it wanted to re-open the wells shut down Nov. 30, because the company needs the revenue. Band…
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Court proceedings against a local RCMP officer accused of breaking the neck of Rodney Pelletier of Eden Valley Reserve will likely move into Foothills Hospital so Pelletier can testify. Crown prosecutor Steven Koval made the unusual request to have Pelletier, paralyzed since his Jan. 16 arrest, testify at the preliminary inquiry of Native Special Const. Willy Big Smoke. The RCMP…
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About 60 people attended a memorial service July 15 for Mamie First Rider, 8, of the Blood Indian Reserve, who was killed in the Calgary Stampede Parade. The service included prayers and comments from six Native spiritual leaders. The young girl died July 9 in Alberta Children's Hospital from injuries suffered when she fell off a hay wagon she was riding on and was crushed…
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Out of the chaotic atmosphere that surrounds Native politics in Alberta has emerged some old and new faces ready to breathe life back into the system.
With complaints mounting against both of Alberta's leading Native political offices, there's a need to rejuvenate a fading vision for aboriginal rights.
The Indian Association of Alberta (IAA) and the Metis…
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There was no stopping Team Saskatchewan at the North American Indigenous Games. They dominated almost every competition, finishing with a combined total of 199 medals.
Head coach Eugene Arcand credited a strong coaching staff and the dedication instilled in his athletes to their enormous success.
"All our athletes were trained by qualified carded coaches. And our…
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The IAA and Indian bands across Alberta have thrown their support behind the blockade of a rural road near the town of Oka, Quebec by Mohawk Warriors.
The Lubicon Indians of northern Alberta were one of the first bands from the province to publicly offer their support to the Montreal area Indian band on Kanesatake Reserve.
"The Mohawks have been given no choice but…