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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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OTTAWA - April 1, 2014
In what many are calling nothing more than a pre-election publicity stunt, Prime Minister Steven Harper has announced that Canada will have a third official language.
And Windspeaker has learned that language will be Cree.
In a conference call with Aboriginal…
Opportunity
Fund helps inner-city students
Boston
Pizza representatives Andrew Shefchyk, director of marketing, and Richard
Enright, franchise Boston Pizza Manitoba, along with Winnipeg Police Chief
Devon Clunis and members of the Winnipeg Police Service, presented University
of Winnipeg President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Lloyd Axworthy with…
“Justice Grant M. Currie and his court cannot rule on matters of international concern when it comes to the Treaty No. 10 Buffalo River Dene Nation traditional territory” said Chief Lance Byhette.
His comment was in response to a March 12 decision in the Court of Queen’s Bench regarding exploration and consultation. Justice Currie handed down the opinion that the issuing of permits by…
The National Reading Campaign announced a donation from Penguin Canada, publisher of Canada Read’s winning novel The Orenda by author Joseph Boyden. The donation will help the campaign’s advocacy for improved access to reading in Aboriginal communities. The National Reading Campaign will donate copies of the winning book to Aboriginal libraries across Canada. Of the 600-plus First Nations…
The National Post reports that the Canadian government was readying itself in the event that last year’s Idle No More activities “escalated.” An 11-page report — redacted heavily and missing a page— was obtained under the Access to Information Act by the publication. The report shows that Ottawa was being helped by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and was concerned by the “…
Bernd Christmas, well-known Indigenous lawyer who is highly regarded for his work with government, business and First Nations in connection with Aboriginal economic development, has joined Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP. He will serve as “a critical resource to the Cassels Brock client base, which includes many of the country’s leading mining and natural resource companies, financial…
The Province of Ontario and Matawa-member First Nations have reached an agreement that will ensure First Nation communities benefit from the proposed Ring of Fire development, reads a press release. The regional framework agreement is a first step in a historic, community-based negotiation process, which began in July 2013. The nine Matawa-member First Nations and Ontario signed the framework…
The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) has partnered with MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. It’s a program designed to help keep music alive in schools across Canada. APTN has contributed $10,000 to the program and MusiCounts matched that amount. MusiCounts Band Aid Grants were awarded to two schools…
First Nation communities in Ontario are lighting up, their homes that is, with green bulbs as part of the Green Light Strategy. The green lights demonstrate to all who see them healthy families against violence towards women and girls. Karen Kejick is the creator of the idea. She is a member of the Grand Council Treaty #3 Women’s Executive Council. The Strategy began on the Ojibways of…
The Christian Science Monitor reports that the late Shannen Koostachin of Attawapiskat is DC Comics latest character. Koostachin died in a car accident in 2010, but before her death she became known internationally for her activism in the area of education, inspiring a campaign known as Shannen’s Dream. DC Comics writer Jeff Lemire was inspired by Koostachin’s story to include her as a…
The Edmonton Journal reports that a new assistant
assistant deputy minister of First Nations, Métis and Inuit education will be established for Alberta Education. The new position is intended to combat the gap in education outcomes for the Aboriginal population. “One of our biggest challenges is that gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal kids,” Education Minister Jeff Johnson told…
In Canada we take for granted the unfettered right of every individual to vote. That there could be any tampering whatsoever with this cornerstone of democracy seems impossible. But if Bill C-23 is passed, it could actually prevent certain demographics from exercising their right to vote.
I urge those groups – seniors, university students and Indigenous peoples – to voice their concerns…
North of Powell River, B.C., the ancient village of Tees Kwat may not have been occupied for centuries, but on March 15, Tla’amin (Sliammon) Nation’s original settlement hosted the signing of one of B.C.’s few modern treaties and a journey long in the making for the First Nation.
The final agreement with the province includes provisions for self-government, a decade of annual payments…
One of Toronto’s main transportation arteries was shut down on March 22 by activists seeking justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW). About 35 people blocked Lakeshore Boulevard for 40 minutes.
The group had earlier been at a demonstration organized by poverty action groups at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre where the Ontario Liberal Party was holding its assembly.…
Bridget Tolley is concerned that while politicians hammer out the need for a national public inquiry into murdered and missing Aboriginal women and girls, those who are supposed to be at the centre of the issue will be forgotten.
“A national inquiry would tell a lot, but how many years are we going to stand around calling for this while nothing is being done, and, in the meantime, can’t…