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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 installation of a transmitting dish as given Native radio to residents of the Siksika Nation. It's also given residents of the southern Alberta reserve an opportunity to develop their own programming.
Siksika Nation received the first transmissions from CFWE-FM in Lac la Biche on the afternoon of April 23, CFWE is a counterpart of Windspeaker in the Aboriginal Multi-…
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The military and police were sent onto Akwesasne reserve last week to quell further violence after two Mohawks were slain during a week of sporadic gun battles.
But police intervention may have increased the tension between the volatile Mohawk communities split over gambling.
Pro-gambling supporter Arnol Edwars, 32, and anti-gambler Matthew Pyke were found shot to…
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Negotiations for the Lubicon Indian Band are skeptical UN support will help them end their 50-year battle for land and compensation.
The United Nations human rights' committee called on the government of Canada last week to resolve its longstanding dispute with the Lubicon of northern Albert whose culture and religion have been threatened by the stalemate.
But band…
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A United Nations human rights' committee has come down squarely in the middle of the Lubicon Lake Band's long-standing land claim dispute with the federal government.
The committee did find Canada in violation of Article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. But it attached blame to the Lubicons and the federal government for not settling the land…
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Movies have rarely, if ever, depicted the grace and inner spirit of North America's first people in the way Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves succeeds.
The Orion film production is being hailed by critics and Natives for its honest and effective portrayal of a society too often slandered by Hollywood's fairy-tale approach to aboriginal history.
Directed, co-…
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Ann Jack is a Mohawk from the Akwasasini Nation in Ontario. Her Mohawk name is Karonaihnoron - "the sky is expensive" - and she's from the Bear Clan.
A mother of 15 children and 39 grandchildren , in June 1968 at the age of 37, Anne had a vision which sent her on a 22-year quest to deliver a message to all people. After she received the vision, Jack was invited to an…
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The following article has been excerpted from "A Sharing With Those Who Know", a book being written by former Windspeaker editor Dianne Meili to commemorate elders from the 10 different nations in Alberta. The collection of elder interviews, accompanied by color photographs, will serve as a lasting record of the lives and wisdom of our beloved old ones who embody the best of…
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A Western Canadian tour by six Mohawk Warriors is a threat to the Indian affairs department, says a Mohawk Indian from the Kahnawake reserve.
Paul Smith, the younger brother of a Warrior, said the 20-day tour, which came to Edmonton Nov. 28 is a threat to Indian affairs "because we speak the truth and people know when they hear the truth. That's all we wanted this summer…
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Leslie McLaren plans to speak out in support of Native people whenever the opportunity arises during her reign as Miss Canada 1991.
McLaren said she is amazed "how much ignorance about Native culture there is out there" and hopes her year as Miss Canada will give her many opportunities to speak out favorably on behalf of Indian people throughout the country.
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Native environmentalist Dhyani Ywahoo has been a spiritual mentor to Milton Born With A Tooth of the Lonefighters Society for the last 12 years.
They met in 1978 on the Longest Walk, a march across the United States to protest the government's plans to dissolve all Indian treaties.
Her title is Chief Umwiyuhu of Etahwa Cherokee Nation. It means she is a thick-…
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Milton Born With A Tooth leaned forward and placed his hand on the note paper.
"My world cannot be documented on your white paper with words. Your dictionaries reveal the white society and show how whites go in circles. Words simply refer to words and are only excuses for what's real The real world is about fresh air as medicine going into my lungs and the enjoyment of…
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The first all-Native staffed correctional center in Canada has opened its door on the Blood reserve.
The 24-bed minimum security Kainai Correctional Center is unique to Canada and is the only program of its type in North America, says director Allan Par.
"We're different because we deal mainly with sentence inmates of three months or less and we focus heavily on…
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The director of the National Parole Board of Canada says he wants the organization to become more sensitive to Natives in order to make parole more accessible to them.
Fred Gibson says he wants members of the board to "sensitize themselves to the realities of Native culture." Gibson says he also wants to see the community more involved in understanding Natives.
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Daishowa Canada officials say the Lubicon Lake Indians band misunderstood the details of a verbal agreement made in 1988. Jum Morrison, the general manager f Daishowa's corporate offices in Edmonton, says "no commitments were made in 1988. We expressed sympathy toward the lubicons. We have fulfilled all our obligations with them. They understood the agreement much differently…
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Ottawa will spend about $30 million in Alberta and the Northwest Territories on a new aboriginal employment and training program.
Nationwide, the federal governments' plans to spend $200 million under the new strategy - called Pathways to Success - to build a skilled aboriginal workforce, says the employment minister's special adviser on aboriginal policies.
Howard…