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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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Elections of a new chief and council on Canada's largest reserve passed peacefully despite earlier rumors of violence from a splinter group upset with the band's management.
Former chief Roy Fox was soundly defeated at the polls, ending his 10-year career as leader of the southern Alberta reserve, gaining a mere 10 per cent of the popular vote.
Harley Frank, 43, was…
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The Saskatchewan justice department is looking into whether a Native organization broke the law when it claimed to reveal the identity of an RCMP
informant involved in the LaChance shooting investigation.
"The matter has been turned over to us," said Lisa Thompson, a spokesman
for the provincial justice department.
The Prince Albert Tribal Council…
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The Saskatchewan justice department is looking into whether a Native organization broke the law when it claimed to reveal the identity of an RCMP
informant involved in the LaChance shooting investigation.
"The matter has been turned over to us," said Lisa Thompson, a spokesman
for the provincial justice department.
The Prince Albert Tribal Council…
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The Saskatchewan justice department is looking into whether a Native organization broke the law when it claimed to reveal the identity of an RCMP
informant involved in the LaChance shooting investigation.
"The matter has been turned over to us," said Lisa Thompson, a spokesman
for the provincial justice department.
The Prince Albert Tribal Council…
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The Saskatchewan justice department is looking into whether a Native organization broke the law when it claimed to reveal the identity of an RCMP
informant involved in the LaChance shooting investigation.
"The matter has been turned over to us," said Lisa Thompson, a spokesman
for the provincial justice department.
The Prince Albert Tribal Council…
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Native leaders in northwest British Columbia are demanding a full-scale investigation into the regional's aluminium industry and fears industrial development is destroying essential salmon runs.
"Everything is at stake here. Hopefully we'll see good results," said Tl'azt'en
chief Carrier and Sekani nations for an inquiry into Alcan's Kemano completion project.…
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Native leaders in northwest British Columbia are demanding a full-scale investigation into the regional's aluminium industry and fears industrial development is destroying essential salmon runs.
"Everything is at stake here. Hopefully we'll see good results," said Tl'azt'en
chief Carrier and Sekani nations for an inquiry into Alcan's Kemano completion project.…
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Native leaders in northwest British Columbia are demanding a full-scale investigation into the regional's aluminium industry and fears industrial development is destroying essential salmon runs.
"Everything is at stake here. Hopefully we'll see good results," said Tl'azt'en
chief Carrier and Sekani nations for an inquiry into Alcan's Kemano completion project.…
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Native leaders in northwest British Columbia are demanding a full-scale investigation into the regional's aluminium industry and fears industrial development is destroying essential salmon runs.
"Everything is at stake here. Hopefully we'll see good results," said Tl'azt'en
chief Carrier and Sekani nations for an inquiry into Alcan's Kemano completion project.…
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In spite of the relative silence over the last few weeks, plans for an organization
to represent eastern treaty nations at the national level are alive and well, says leaders of provincial organizations.
But what form the organizations will take and what will be its members is still up in the air.
"It's not clear yet so we are going to see what happened in…
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Elders councils should preside over criminal trials in first nations communities, a Quebec Algonquin judge told the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
"That could be of practical assistance and it could be implemented very quickly in remote communities," Quebec Superior Court Justice Rejean. Paul told the committee conducting a three-year investigation into the…
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Elders councils should preside over criminal trials in first nations communities, a Quebec Algonquin judge told the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
"That could be of practical assistance and it could be implemented very quickly in remote communities," Quebec Superior Court Justice Rejean. Paul told the committee conducting a three-year investigation into the…
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Elders councils should preside over criminal trials in first nations communities, a Quebec Algonquin judge told the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
"That could be of practical assistance and it could be implemented very quickly in remote communities," Quebec Superior Court Justice Rejean. Paul told the committee conducting a three-year investigation into the…
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Elders councils should preside over criminal trials in first nations communities, a Quebec Algonquin judge told the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
"That could be of practical assistance and it could be implemented very quickly in remote communities," Quebec Superior Court Justice Rejean. Paul told the committee conducting a three-year investigation into the…
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Most of the work now handled by the Indian Affairs department will be administered by first nations governments by the end of the decade, Indian Affairs Minister Tom Siddon said.
And Native communities will be responsible for setting the course of the devolution of powers in a set of complex self-government negotiations that will likely flow from the failed constitutional…