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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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A day-care program at Alexander has been given a $77,335 grant by the federal government. The program know as Developing the Whole Child is operated by the Alexander (Kipohtakaw) Education Centre. The project was one of 11 to benefit from almost $1 million in grants from the Child Care Initiatives Fund.
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Citizens Against Genocide says it's "extremely concerned the province might again commit aggression against the peaceful Lonefighters' camp on the Peigan reserve. We also fear live may be lost this time," said a news release. "The Lonefighters' struggle against the Oldman Dam is certainly indicative of a reborn assertiveness among Canada's Native people. It also clearly shows the…
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Noting the situation in Oka is "critical," 35 Edmontonians have sent a telegram to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney urging him to get "directly involved by meeting with the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy now." It was endorsed by IAA president Regena Crowchild, Edmonton Mayor Jan Reimer, Alberta New Democrats leader Ray Martin, Edmonton Ald. Brian Mason, Don Aitken, president of…
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The newly-formed group Citizens Against Genocide is demanding the resignation of Indian Affairs Minister Tom Siddonl The organization said he has "abdicated his trust responsibility to the Mohawks at Oka and all aboriginal peoples in this country." Siddon's conclusion "the defeat of violence as a political tool is a triumph for Indians and non-Indians alike - a victory for…
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Sacred Heart Church (10821-96th st.) was crammed with both Native and non-Native people last week as they celebrated a mass to pray for a peaceful end to the Oka crisis.
The audience at the Sept. 5 mass was predominantly non-Native and middle-aged or older but it indicated there's a lot of support for Native people.
Priests with leather vestments over white robes…
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A former Siksika Nation chief has declared he will lead "a network of boycotts" against five of the province's largest tourism revenue makers.
Roy Littlechief told a small gathering of supporters and media at a Sept. 7 conference is "appalled by the gate, jealousy and revenge being shown" by politicians towards Canadian Indians.
"We intend to set up a network of…
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Lonefighters Society leader Milton Born With A Tooth was arrested in Calgary Wednesday on two weapons-related charges. He was attending a meeting of the Alberta Wilderness Association.
We has been charged with possession of a weapon and pointing a firearm at another person.
Born With A Tooth made his first court appearance Thursday at Lethbridge provincial court and…
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Larry Desmeules has been reelected to another three-year term at the helm of the Metis Nation of Alberta.
Desmeules garnered 1,234 votes or about 37 per cent of the votes cast, beating out seven other contenders for the top post including former MAA president Sam Sinclair.
Desmeules said he was pleased with the campaign, which was "based on issues. Participation was…
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The chief on the Little Hunter band says his members won't budge from plans to occupy Crown land in west-central Alberta unless government officials prove their land claim invalid.
"If Rostad and Fjordbotten expect us to move off the land once we move onto it, they better have the documentation proving us wrong in one hand and the eviction papers in the other when they…
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He held before him a letter from Mohawk Warriors he received after traveling to Montreal looking for support for his Lonefighters Society.
The letter to Milton Born With A Tooth read in part. "You know in your hearts and minds you are right...don't ever surrender."
Born With A Tooth is the leader of the Lonefighters Society. He is determined to shut down work on the…
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Alexander reserve has a population of about 700 people, but the little community enjoyed a full week of activities last November during National Addictions Awareness week.
"We started organizing early and we had participation from the secretaries, nurses, the NNADAP worker and the entire health center staff," said Dora Courteoreille, program director for health services.…
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"Last year's National Addiction Awareness Week activities united our peel for those few days at least, regardless of political background," says Joe Severight, co-ordinator of the drug and alcohol abuse program with the Cote Band in Saskatchewan.
"We found out, too, we have a lot of local resources like the doctor, the police and (band) members who are willing to share…
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"Each of us has our own reasons for being here," states Billy Bouvier. "We all have had incidents back home where drugs or alcohol touched our lives in some way and we want to make a statement booze is going to stop coming into our village."
Bouvier is one of a group of 26 Dene who walked to the annual Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage. "We left Black Lake (Saskatchewan) April 23…
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The Fox Lake Cree Indian Band in northern Manitoba emphasized the effects of substance abuse on personal health in its first year of participation in National Addictions Awareness Week.
"Three days of activities were well attended by the majority of our 400 people," says Sophie Beardy, the community's Native drug and alcohol awareness worker. "We saw videos on such topics…
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Peter Tapatai seems to make a practice of being in the right place at the right time.
"He has rescued people stuck on high rocks and saved kids from disastrous results in a bad sniffing session," says Norm McCallum, alcohol and drug specialist for the Keewatin region of the Northwest Territories. "And he lives a good, clean lifestyle, too."
Tapatai, a family man in…