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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 conflict between the Roseau River band council and reserve police has resulted in a vote of no confidence for the band's chief.
Chief Lawrence Henry was ousted Feb. 16 in a unanimous vote by members
of the reserve's Custom Council, the band's vice-chief said.
Eleven council members, each representing a single reserve family, voted unanimously to remove…
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The conflict between the Roseau River band council and reserve police has resulted in a vote of no confidence for the band's chief.
Chief Lawrence Henry was ousted Feb. 16 in a unanimous vote by members
of the reserve's Custom Council, the band's vice-chief said.
Eleven council members, each representing a single reserve family, voted unanimously to remove…
Page 1
The conflict between the Roseau River band council and reserve police has resulted in a vote of no confidence for the band's chief.
Chief Lawrence Henry was ousted Feb. 16 in a unanimous vote by members
of the reserve's Custom Council, the band's vice-chief said.
Eleven council members, each representing a single reserve family, voted unanimously to remove…
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"The History of the Native peoples and the governments is a history of broken promises," says the Right Reverend Stan McKay, the newly elected Moderator of the United Church of Canada.
As the first Native to hold the highest position in the United Church, the country's largest Protestant denomination, McKay feels it's important for both Natives and whites to understand…
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"The History of the Native peoples and the governments is a history of broken promises," says the Right Reverend Stan McKay, the newly elected Moderator of the United Church of Canada.
As the first Native to hold the highest position in the United Church, the country's largest Protestant denomination, McKay feels it's important for both Natives and whites to understand…
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"The History of the Native peoples and the governments is a history of broken promises," says the Right Reverend Stan McKay, the newly elected Moderator of the United Church of Canada.
As the first Native to hold the highest position in the United Church, the country's largest Protestant denomination, McKay feels it's important for both Natives and whites to understand…
Page 12
"The History of the Native peoples and the governments is a history of broken promises," says the Right Reverend Stan McKay, the newly elected Moderator of the United Church of Canada.
As the first Native to hold the highest position in the United Church, the country's largest Protestant denomination, McKay feels it's important for both Natives and whites to understand…
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".....all I knew was the only way for me to survive was to train and use that talent, that's all I knew...."
Margo Kane's name somehow never evoked images of a despairing, aimless young adult or an artist shaped by life's struggles.
That was before I interviewed her recently by phone from her home in Vancouver. I am ashamed to say that Kane had always struck me as…
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".....all I knew was the only way for me to survive was to train and use that talent, that's all I knew...."
Margo Kane's name somehow never evoked images of a despairing, aimless young adult or an artist shaped by life's struggles.
That was before I interviewed her recently by phone from her home in Vancouver. I am ashamed to say that Kane had always struck me as…
Page 10
".....all I knew was the only way for me to survive was to train and use that talent, that's all I knew...."
Margo Kane's name somehow never evoked images of a despairing, aimless young adult or an artist shaped by life's struggles.
That was before I interviewed her recently by phone from her home in Vancouver. I am ashamed to say that Kane had always struck me as…
Page 10
".....all I knew was the only way for me to survive was to train and use that talent, that's all I knew...."
Margo Kane's name somehow never evoked images of a despairing, aimless young adult or an artist shaped by life's struggles.
That was before I interviewed her recently by phone from her home in Vancouver. I am ashamed to say that Kane had always struck me as…
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Tansi, ahnee and hello. The first real story about the United Nations' International Year of Indigenous People has emerged. Untypically, it's not a touching success story meant to garner praise, lift spirits and conceal the truth of global indigenous reality. Rather it's a full-fledged technicolor nightmare about a small Labrador Innu community called Davis Inlet.
While…
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Tansi, ahnee and hello. The first real story about the United Nations' International Year of Indigenous People has emerged. Untypically, it's not a touching success story meant to garner praise, lift spirits and conceal the truth of global indigenous reality. Rather it's a full-fledged technicolor nightmare about a small Labrador Innu community called Davis Inlet.
While…
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Tansi, ahnee and hello. The first real story about the United Nations' International Year of Indigenous People has emerged. Untypically, it's not a touching success story meant to garner praise, lift spirits and conceal the truth of global indigenous reality. Rather it's a full-fledged technicolor nightmare about a small Labrador Innu community called Davis Inlet.
While…
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Tansi, ahnee and hello. The first real story about the United Nations' International Year of Indigenous People has emerged. Untypically, it's not a touching success story meant to garner praise, lift spirits and conceal the truth of global indigenous reality. Rather it's a full-fledged technicolor nightmare about a small Labrador Innu community called Davis Inlet.
While…