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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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Review
In Search of April Raintree
By Beatrice Culleton
Pemmican Publications
Winnipeg, Manitoba
The heart-rending pain and tragedy of BEING an adopted child, specifically a Native child, has never been painted as vividly as it has in Beatrice Culleton's work of fiction IN Search of April Raintree.
People can read news reports, watch…
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The 20th annual meeting of Native Counseling Services of Alberta (NCSA) ended as more of a promising look to the future than a celebration of the past.
The rapidly-changing trends and attitudes in Alberta's diverse Native COMMUNITIES will dictate the focus of the agency in the coming decades, said organization president Wilson Goodstriker.
"We have to slow down and…
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Year after year the crowd at the Fort McMurray Winter Carnival cheered on home-town favorite Katie Sanderson. And for eight consecutive years she never disappointed her many admirers.
>From 1964 to 1971 Katie was crowned Queen of the North at the Fort McMurray winter carnival.
Before she retired from competition in 1985, she won the crown on two more occasions…
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It is, in the end, the story of one man and one feather.
The man is there for history to measure. He has a name, an age and an address: Elijah Harper, 41, of Red Sucker Lake, Northern Manitoba. He has a voice to speak for himself, a past that can be traced and on Friday (June 22) he took action on a matter for which he will be forever judged.
At 12:30 p.m. his very…
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Hurrah Elijah! Bravo to the Manitoba chiefs and all who stood firm beside them! Your tactics brought excitement and hope. We're awed by your resolve, impressed with your determination and amused by the irony aboriginal people once again did constitutional battle in Manitoba.
In blocking discussion of the Meech Lake accord in the provincial legislature, Elijah Harper MLA…
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These are heady times for Native people and politicians across Canada.
But Native people will have to keep on the ground and their heads out of the clouds and there's every indication they will.
There's many miles to go before they will be equal participants in the Canadian political system.
In Edmonton this week where chiefs from across Canada met to discuss…
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More than 300 chiefs from across Canada gathered in Edmonton this week for an historic conference to address Native rights from the Indian perspective.
Chiefs' Summit '90, the first meeting of its kind, was held at the Edmonton Inn July 2-5 to help iron out problems facing the country's aboriginal people.
Summit delegated piled into workshops and meeting rooms to…
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Only one legislative step is left before the $310 million dollar Metis settlements self-government deal becomes law. As it nears the end of the law-making process, the legislative process is surrounded by a flurry of activity.
The four bills have now been given royal assent and are awaiting proclamation, which is the moment at which they become law. Metis MLA Pearl…
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The Government of the Northwest Territories will close its Edmonton office July 31. Louise Vertes, deputy minister of the executive departments, said the closing is in keeping with the government's fiscal restraint program. She said government operations will not be adversely effected. The Edmonton office was established nearly 15 years ago to provide a counseling service to NWT…
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Natives representing five Indian bands have unveiled plans to build a Native cultural park in Kananaskis Country. The proposed Buffalo Nations Cultural Park would include traditional villages, display pavilions, an interpretative center and an under ground exhibits area. The park, a project of the registered Buffalo Nations Cultural Society, would be located on about 130 hectares…
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Native Counseling Services may close its doors if funding cuts continue, says the organization's founder. "We can't stand many more cuts. We may have to fold," says Chester Cunningham. The service, which helps Natives cope with the justice system, has lost $1 million because of funding cuts in the past four years, he said. The current $5 million budget is two-thirds funded by…
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A two-year project is getting under way to educate Native on the Blood and Peigan reserves about AIDS. The project is being done jointly by the Lethbridge AIDS Connection and the University of Lethbridge Four Worlds Development Project. Spokesman Philip Johnson says program presenters must be sensitive to cultural differences like members of the Blackfoot nation not being allowed…
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The federal government, through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is providing an annual subsidy and mortgage-loan insurance for a 12-unit housing project in Edmonton for Native families. The units were purchased by the AMISK Housing Association for $1.1 million through an NHA- insured loan. The project includes one two-bedroom, six three-bedroom and five four-…
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Skeletons and religious relics stolen from an Indian burial ground will be pulled from a Chicago museum collection and returned to Alberta's Blood tribe for reburial, says Blood tribe executive coordinator Wallace Manyfingers. "It's unfortunate we can't receive the same consideration from Alberta as we have from the American museum," he said, adding that the return of the remains…
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An Indian law expert from New Mexico has been asked to help settle a dispute between Blackfeet Indians and the Provincial Museum of Alberta over sacred relics bought recently by the provincial government from a Montana art collector.
Albuquerque lawyer Alan Taradash was approached by a Browning, Montana Blackfeet member after a delegation of Native elders was turned away…