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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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Alberta Metis are one step closer to self government after signing an agreement with the federal and provincial governments.
The deal means the federal government will be working with Alberta Metis for the first time in planning, said Jake Epp, minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, with responsibilities for the Metis.
A key goal is "to establish practical methods…
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Native leaders and the communities that disowned last month's constitutional accord will not be left out in the cold in self-government talks, senior federal officials said.
Advisers to Constitutional Affairs Minister Joe Clark said self-government agreements can still be negotiated outside the constitutional framework under existing Indian Affairs programs.
"The…
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Negotiations to settle the 50-year-old Lubicon land claim remained deadlocked following yet another attempt to kick-start stalled talks.
In their first meeting since the Lubicon rejected Ottawa's last offer, Indian Affairs Minister Tom Siddon and chief Bernard Ominayak could only agree to further meetings.
Band membership remains one of the key sticking points in…
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Negotiations to settle the 50-year-old Lubicon land claim remained deadlocked following yet another attempt to kick-start stalled talks.
In their first meeting since the Lubicon rejected Ottawa's last offer, Indian Affairs Minister Tom Siddon and chief Bernard Ominayak could only agree to further meetings.
Band membership remains one of the key sticking points in…
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Negotiations to settle the 50-year-old Lubicon land claim remained deadlocked following yet another attempt to kick-start stalled talks.
In their first meeting since the Lubicon rejected Ottawa's last offer, Indian Affairs Minister Tom Siddon and chief Bernard Ominayak could only agree to further meetings.
Band membership remains one of the key sticking points in…
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Negotiations to settle the 50-year-old Lubicon land claim remained deadlocked following yet another attempt to kick-start stalled talks.
In their first meeting since the Lubicon rejected Ottawa's last offer, Indian Affairs Minister Tom Siddon and chief Bernard Ominayak could only agree to further meetings.
Band membership remains one of the key sticking points in…
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Daishowa will sells its financially troubled pulp mill in Peace River under an agreement to be signed between two Japanese companies later this month, a Japanese newspaper reported.
According to un-named sources in a story published by the English-language Daily Yomiuri, the debt-ridden Daishowa Paper Company will sell the mill to a company set up by Marubeni Corporation…
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Daishowa will sells its financially troubled pulp mill in Peace River under an agreement to be signed between two Japanese companies later this month, a Japanese newspaper reported.
According to un-named sources in a story published by the English-language Daily Yomiuri, the debt-ridden Daishowa Paper Company will sell the mill to a company set up by Marubeni Corporation…
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Daishowa will sells its financially troubled pulp mill in Peace River under an agreement to be signed between two Japanese companies later this month, a Japanese newspaper reported.
According to un-named sources in a story published by the English-language Daily Yomiuri, the debt-ridden Daishowa Paper Company will sell the mill to a company set up by Marubeni Corporation…
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Daishowa will sells its financially troubled pulp mill in Peace River under an agreement to be signed between two Japanese companies later this month, a Japanese newspaper reported.
According to un-named sources in a story published by the English-language Daily Yomiuri, the debt-ridden Daishowa Paper Company will sell the mill to a company set up by Marubeni Corporation…
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Poor management by Native politicians, the Manitoba government and social workers created a network of ineptitude that led to the suicide of a Native youth in foster care, a judge said.
In a harsh report, Manitoba provincial court judge Brian Geisbrecht spread the blame thick and wide for the 1988 death of a 13-year-old boy on the Sandy Bay reserve.
"What is clear…
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Poor management by Native politicians, the Manitoba government and social workers created a network of ineptitude that led to the suicide of a Native youth in foster care, a judge said.
In a harsh report, Manitoba provincial court judge Brian Geisbrecht spread the blame thick and wide for the 1988 death of a 13-year-old boy on the Sandy Bay reserve.
"What is clear…
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Poor management by Native politicians, the Manitoba government and social workers created a network of ineptitude that led to the suicide of a Native youth in foster care, a judge said.
In a harsh report, Manitoba provincial court judge Brian Geisbrecht spread the blame thick and wide for the 1988 death of a 13-year-old boy on the Sandy Bay reserve.
"What is clear…
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Poor management by Native politicians, the Manitoba government and social workers created a network of ineptitude that led to the suicide of a Native youth in foster care, a judge said.
In a harsh report, Manitoba provincial court judge Brian Geisbrecht spread the blame thick and wide for the 1988 death of a 13-year-old boy on the Sandy Bay reserve.
"What is clear…
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A Winnipeg police constable found to have used excessive force in the 1988 shooting death of Native leader J.J. Harper will appeal the decision against him to the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench.
"I am very pleased at this decision," said Al McGregor, the lawyer who represented Constable Robert Cross in a hearing before the Manitoba Law Enforcement Review Agency.
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