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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 Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) held its 30th Annual General Assembly (AGA) on Oct. 19th and 20th in the national capital region. The two-day affair concluded with the Moccasin Walk held in Ottawa's Congress Centre, with proceeds going to the Moccasin Walk Foundation-an organization dedicated to reducing racism in Canada primarily through the education system.
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The Algonquins of Barriere Lake are disappointed and frustrated at the absence of any progress between them and the federal Department of Indian Affairs regarding a key resource management agreement that remains in limbo.
Chances are that blockades will go up as they did a decade or more ago to prevent logging on traditional Algonquin territory, said Grand Chief Carol…
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Under pressure from within and outside her own caucus, Justice Minister Anne McLellan announced amendments to her proposed anti-terror bill (C-36) on Nov. 21.
But Native leaders, human rights advocates and civil liberty experts say the changes didn't go nearly far enough. AFN spokesman Jean Larose, speaking for National Chief Matthew Coon Come who was en route to…
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Under pressure from within and outside her own caucus, Justice Minister Anne McLellan announced amendments to her proposed anti-terror bill (C-36) on Nov. 21.
But Native leaders, human rights advocates and civil liberty experts say the changes didn't go nearly far enough. AFN spokesman Jean Larose, speaking for National Chief Matthew Coon Come who was en route to…
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Under pressure from within and outside her own caucus, Justice Minister Anne McLellan announced amendments to her proposed anti-terror bill (C-36) on Nov. 21.
But Native leaders, human rights advocates and civil liberty experts say the changes didn't go nearly far enough. AFN spokesman Jean Larose, speaking for National Chief Matthew Coon Come who was en route to…
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Under pressure from within and outside her own caucus, Justice Minister Anne McLellan announced amendments to her proposed anti-terror bill (C-36) on Nov. 21.
But Native leaders, human rights advocates and civil liberty experts say the changes didn't go nearly far enough. AFN spokesman Jean Larose, speaking for National Chief Matthew Coon Come who was en route to…
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They call it "the reference group of the Prime Minister on Aboriginal people."
Leaders of all five national Aboriginal organizations met with the committee on Nov. 5. Thirteen of 15 Cabinet members attended, saying they wanted to hear the Aboriginal viewpoint.
Some sources within the Aboriginal organizations say they have been asked not to discuss committee…
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A statement of claim in a civil lawsuit is filled with legalese and is almost always complicated and hard to read for a non-lawyer. So it's an intriguing part of the story that the statement of claim in a lawsuit dealing with the government's legislation regarding the murky, complex and confusing area of Indian status and band membership may be one of the most accessible and…
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"Why didn't I know this before?"
That question came up time and time again with people participating in a parenting skills course at the Grand Rapids First Nation held from May through August of this year. The course covered child development and parenting techniques from infancy through to 17 years of age.
Now the six-month course is being offered in the other…
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"Why didn't I know this before?"
That question came up time and time again with people participating in a parenting skills course at the Grand Rapids First Nation held from May through August of this year. The course covered child development and parenting techniques from infancy through to 17 years of age.
Now the six-month course is being offered in the other…
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"Why didn't I know this before?"
That question came up time and time again with people participating in a parenting skills course at the Grand Rapids First Nation held from May through August of this year. The course covered child development and parenting techniques from infancy through to 17 years of age.
Now the six-month course is being offered in the other…
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"Why didn't I know this before?"
That question came up time and time again with people participating in a parenting skills course at the Grand Rapids First Nation held from May through August of this year. The course covered child development and parenting techniques from infancy through to 17 years of age.
Now the six-month course is being offered in the other…
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The experiences of Native Canadian hockey players are explored in a new documentary to air on Dec. 19 on Global Television.
They Call Me Chief features hockey greats Fred Sasakamoose, Jim Neilson, Stan Jonathan, Reggie Leach, Ron Delorme, Ted Nolan, Bryan Trottier, Gino Odjick and Sheldon Sourray in archival footage that highlight some of the most thrilling moments in…
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The experiences of Native Canadian hockey players are explored in a new documentary to air on Dec. 19 on Global Television.
They Call Me Chief features hockey greats Fred Sasakamoose, Jim Neilson, Stan Jonathan, Reggie Leach, Ron Delorme, Ted Nolan, Bryan Trottier, Gino Odjick and Sheldon Sourray in archival footage that highlight some of the most thrilling moments in…
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The experiences of Native Canadian hockey players are explored in a new documentary to air on Dec. 19 on Global Television.
They Call Me Chief features hockey greats Fred Sasakamoose, Jim Neilson, Stan Jonathan, Reggie Leach, Ron Delorme, Ted Nolan, Bryan Trottier, Gino Odjick and Sheldon Sourray in archival footage that highlight some of the most thrilling moments in…