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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.
Innu Chief Gilbert Dominique, a spokesperson for the
Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador, said any new mining project on Aboriginal land could be blocked if it falls short of Native communities’ expectations regarding ancestral rights. First Nations are considering a challenge of Quebec’s new Mining Act in court after the province cut short debate on it to force passage. “We…
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. and the Saik’uz First
Nation have announced the signing of a Letter of Intent and a Traditional Knowledge Protocol Agreement in regards to the development of a wind energy project at Nulki Hills near Vanderhoof, B.C. The project represents up to 210 MW of renewable power and a BC Environmental Assessment is underway. Power to the grid could be accomplished…
The CEO of TransCanada Corp.’s Energy East pipeline has
said there will be no equity stake for First Nations in the $12-billion project as the company looks for approvals. The pipeline will span 4,500 kilometres from Alberta’s oil sands to New Brunswick for export markets. Enbridge Inc. had offered Nations 10 per cent ownership of its Northern Gateway pipeline to the West Coast for…
When it comes to developing health programs – and other services – historically, the Aboriginal population is the last to be addressed, says a health official.
“One of the challenges of our health system across the country is that, unfortunately, we don’t look at seniors and include Aboriginal seniors with the language needs and cultural needs and just basic needs in the same way as we…
Brighter Days Ahead is a photo voice book that provides a glimpse into University of Saskatchewan Ph.D. candidate Robert Henry’s dissertation on masculinity, identity, Aboriginal men and gangs.
Nine of the 16 men to be featured in Henry’s dissertation are included in the book, which was launched last month.
“Their stories didn’t surprise me. What surprised me was how well they…
The four Saskatchewan women who brought the protest movement back to the grassroots through Idle No More have been recognized by an American magazine as part of its “Top 100 Global Thinkers.”
Foreign Policy’s annual list acknowledges Jessica Gordon, Sylvia McAdam, Sheelah McLean, and Nina Wilson “for demanding that Canada not leave its First Nations behind.”
Foreign…
Starring in Germany
Casey Pierro-Zabotel has taken his hockey talents overseas. More specifically, the 25-year-old forward who is from British Columbia’s Bonaparte First Nation is playing in Germany this season.
Pierro-Zabotel, who is in his fifth pro season, is a member of the Lausitzer Foxes, which competes in the DEL2, the second highest level of hockey in…
Type 2 diabetes developed earlier in Aboriginal adults
A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says First Nations adults who develop Type 2 diabetes do so more than a decade earlier than non-Native people, and have double the risk of going on to develop kidney failure. The study, which looked at Type 2 diabetes cases over 25 years in…
Survivors of St. Anne’s Residential School were in provincial court in Toronto on Dec. 17 for the first day of a two-day hearing. They want the federal government to hand over documents from a five-year investigation conducted by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).
The investigation, begun in 1994, was the result of complaints from former students of physical and sexual abuse by…
It’s hard to get a word in edgewise in this news climate, dominated as it is with the Senate Scandal and the ruling Conservative malfeasance, the RCMP investigations of Duffy and Wright and now the PMO, and, of course, the clown car that is the Ford Nation in Toronto. How can anything sane compete for attention when the circus rolls into town? What a head-spinning mess we’ve witnessed from Rob…
Métis National Council President Clement Chartier is pleased that progress is being made on a national Métis economic development strategy.
The MNC, along with the provincial Métis organizations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario, have been meeting with Aboriginal Affairs ministers in those five provinces as part of a Métis economic development symposium…
Tilly, A Story of Hope and Resilience
Author: Monique Gray Smith
Published by Sono Nis Press
Review by Shari Narine
It’s hard not to pull for Tilly. After all, who doesn’t want someone who becomes attached to alcohol when she’s in Grade 7 to conquer her demons? But while Tilly, A Story of Hope and…
The Manager
Author: Caroline Stellings
Published by Cape Breton University Press
Review by Shari Narine
The Manager by Caroline Stellings is a quick, easy, no-surprise read. Or, as the boxing world would say, an easily telegraphed shot from family conflict to family resolution with a bit of razzle-dazzle…
Nolan returns to Sabres
Ted Nolan agreed to take on some additional coaching responsibilities for an NHL club with which he previously had considerable success. Nolan, an Ojibwe from northern Ontario’s Garden River First Nation, was named the interim head coach of the Buffalo Sabres on Nov. 13.
Nolan was brought in as part of the Sabres’ major shakeup in response…
More HIV infection being treated
The number of First Nations people with HIV infections is rising. However, Health Canada spokesman Ibrahim Khan says that isn’t a reflection of an increase in the virus but instead a reflection of more people being diagnosed and treated. “We have seen a dramatic rise of [HIV] positive people that perhaps were not even aware of their…