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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.
Racism leads to poor treatment in major Canadian hospitals
According to the Health Council of Canada, which studied care for Aboriginal people in major Canadian cities, racism is resulting in poor care for urban Aboriginals. Researchers reported that Aboriginal patients were left untreated in emergency rooms, sometimes leading to death; refused painkiller medication…
It is only the second ruling made by the Specific Claims Tribunal, but the federal government has appealed the decision and forced a judicial review.
“If we don’t fight the appeal, it’ll set a precedent and the precedent will be that all they have to do is appeal every ruling that’s ever made,” said Mel Bevan, negotiator with Kitselas Treaty Office. “All they have to do is say, ‘No,’ to…
First Nations need to step up to be involved in the decision-making process regarding resource development in B.C.
“We’re in the game, whether we like it or not,” said Carrier Sekani Tribal Council Chief Terry Teegee. “The quicker we deal with each other and build our relationships, the better off we are.”
First Nations, along with federal Environment Minister Joe Oliver,…
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde says there was no other place to be than in London, England when the British Royal Proclamation marked its 250th anniversary.
“It was very important … because we wanted to mark that date, mark and show we still have a relationship with the Crown, but more importantly the Royal Proclamation is important to us as treaty…
After the stunning display of force by RCMP at a peaceful anti-fracking protest at Rexton, N.B., First Nations across the country were quick to pledge their support to the Elsipogtog First Nation members that took the brunt of the assault.
The Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) “categorically condemns” the RCMP, it said in a news release, and “unconditionally supports the…
A research project by Holly McKenzie (University of Regina) was undertaken with Pauline Muskego and Gwenda Yuzicappi, the mothers of two missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Muskego is the mother of Daleen Kay Bosse, a Cree woman from Onion Lake First Nation, who disappeared in 2004. Bosse’s remains were found four years later. She had been murdered.
Yuzicappi’s daughter, Amber…
Tina (Dillon) Wolfe is still grieving the loss of her friend Violet Heathen. Heathen went missing in 2009. Heathen is one of more than 600 missing or murdered Aboriginal women and girls that the Native Women’s Association of Canada has documented.
“To this day, it’s still a cold case,” said Wolfe. Both women are from Onion Lake Cree Nation and both attended St. Anthony’s residential…
Photographs of Aboriginal women pasted on placards were grim reminders of why people were gathered in Toronto’s Allan Gardens on Oct. 4. On that evening, the Native Women’s Resource Centre, together with many other communities across the country, held the annual Sisters in Spirit Vigil to honour hundreds of missing and murdered Aboriginal women.
The first Sisters in Spirit Vigil was…
It’s been 62 years since the Cheslatta Carrier Nation faced an offer they couldn’t refuse from B.C.: abandon their soon-to-be-flooded villages and cemeteries in two weeks, or go to jail.
Today, the 130-resident community near Prince George continues to battle the waters as more and more human remains are exposed by flooding erosion–several last month alone–prompting the band to apply on…
WOLF SONGS & FIRE CHATS
Now and then, as I march further and further into this journey called life, I like to look back and relive those moments when things were altered, changed and rearranged. The signposts where the journey took its own direction and the story of my time here became special.
Sometimes we think that those moments are few and far between. But earnest…
THE URBANE INDIAN
Living in today’s society, it’s impossible to make it through the day without wading deep into the world of acronyms.
In the morning I listen to (and frequently work for) the CBC while eating my BLT. As a Native person I am familiar with IAND and watch APTN when not explaining myself to the RCMP.
I’ve got RSPs at my TD, recommended by my CPA to prevent…
Manitoba Briefs
Artwork: Robert Houle (Saulteaux, b. 1947), uhnúhméahkazooh / pretending to pray from Sandy Bay Residential School Series, 2009, oilstick on paper, 76.2 x 58.4 cm.
(Photo courtesy of the artist)
Winnipeg art gallery wins York Wilson Endowment Award
The Canada Council for the Arts York Wilson Endowment Award was given to the University…
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“Oh my gosh, they’re going to kill me before hearing me out,” Mi’kmaq anti-fracking blockader Amy Sock thought as camouflage-clad tactical police with assault rifles and attack dogs chased her down.
“My spirit told me to just run,” she told Windspeaker. “I’ve never seen rifles like that; they were really big, Afghanistan-style guns. When I saw them, when I saw those…
Release: Coastal First Nations Re-Write Enbridge’s Latest Northern Gateway Pipeline Ad Campaign
Leaked copy of “Open to better” TV ad campaign suggests Enbridge brand has lost credibility with British Columbians.
Vancouver, BC - The Coastal First Nations have released a leaked copy of Enbridge’s latest ad campaign for the Northern Gateway Pipeline, titled “…
There is a rift among Algonquin First Nations in Quebec on how to proceed on comprehensive claims.
Gilbert Whiteduck, chief of the largest Algonquin First Nation, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, is disappointed that Abitibiwini, Long Point, Lac Simon, and Kichisakik, along with Wahgoshig in Ontario are joining forces to negotiate a modern treaty with the federal and Quebec governments.
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