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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 federal government should fund more shelters and counselling services for abused women and children, especially in Native communities, said a panel investigating violence against women.
An interim report by the Canadian Panel on Violence Against Women, issued after a cross-country tour of community meetings, concluded abuse of women is higher than most Canadians…
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The federal government should fund more shelters and counselling services for abused women and children, especially in Native communities, said a panel investigating violence against women.
An interim report by the Canadian Panel on Violence Against Women, issued after a cross-country tour of community meetings, concluded abuse of women is higher than most Canadians…
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Members of the three-month-old logging blockade in northern Saskatchewan are building cabins and a school so they can continue their protests into the winter.
"They'll probably start up a village," said Bernice Iron, a supporter of the blockade that went up in May to protest clear-cutting around the Meadow Lake Tribal Council's nine-member communities.
Protesters…
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Members of the three-month-old logging blockade in northern Saskatchewan are building cabins and a school so they can continue their protests into the winter.
"They'll probably start up a village," said Bernice Iron, a supporter of the blockade that went up in May to protest clear-cutting around the Meadow Lake Tribal Council's nine-member communities.
Protesters…
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Members of the three-month-old logging blockade in northern Saskatchewan are building cabins and a school so they can continue their protests into the winter.
"They'll probably start up a village," said Bernice Iron, a supporter of the blockade that went up in May to protest clear-cutting around the Meadow Lake Tribal Council's nine-member communities.
Protesters…
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Members of the three-month-old logging blockade in northern Saskatchewan are building cabins and a school so they can continue their protests into the winter.
"They'll probably start up a village," said Bernice Iron, a supporter of the blockade that went up in May to protest clear-cutting around the Meadow Lake Tribal Council's nine-member communities.
Protesters…
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Canada's premier's and Native constitutional negotiators arrived at a final agreement on how self-government will be written into Canada's fundamental law.
But the deal achieved after months of negotiation and consultation is getting
mixed reactions - even strong opposition - from some local and provincial Native organizations.
Kahnawake Mohawk chief Billy…
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A secret informant on racist activities in Saskatchewan is being investigated by the inquiry into the shooting death of Leo LaChance, the inquiry panel announced in a surprise move.
Prince Albert city police made the admission during a closed-door meeting with the three-member commission investigating the slaying of the 48-year-old Cree trapper.
At a brief…
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A secret informant on racist activities in Saskatchewan is being investigated by the inquiry into the shooting death of Leo LaChance, the inquiry panel announced in a surprise move.
Prince Albert city police made the admission during a closed-door meeting with the three-member commission investigating the slaying of the 48-year-old Cree trapper.
At a brief…
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A secret informant on racist activities in Saskatchewan is being investigated by the inquiry into the shooting death of Leo LaChance, the inquiry panel announced in a surprise move.
Prince Albert city police made the admission during a closed-door meeting with the three-member commission investigating the slaying of the 48-year-old Cree trapper.
At a brief…
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A secret informant on racist activities in Saskatchewan is being investigated by the inquiry into the shooting death of Leo LaChance, the inquiry panel announced in a surprise move.
Prince Albert city police made the admission during a closed-door meeting with the three-member commission investigating the slaying of the 48-year-old Cree trapper.
At a brief…
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The wife of deceased Shamattawa, Manitoba chief Noah Redhead has been granted bail and ordered to take alcohol counselling.
Jessie Redhead, 23, was charged with second-degree murder following the stabbing death of her husband last month. She has been ordered to stay away from the reserve.
Noah Redhead's death has focused attention on the troubled northern reserve,…
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The wife of deceased Shamattawa, Manitoba chief Noah Redhead has been granted bail and ordered to take alcohol counselling.
Jessie Redhead, 23, was charged with second-degree murder following the stabbing death of her husband last month. She has been ordered to stay away from the reserve.
Noah Redhead's death has focused attention on the troubled northern reserve,…
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The wife of deceased Shamattawa, Manitoba chief Noah Redhead has been granted bail and ordered to take alcohol counselling.
Jessie Redhead, 23, was charged with second-degree murder following the stabbing death of her husband last month. She has been ordered to stay away from the reserve.
Noah Redhead's death has focused attention on the troubled northern reserve,…
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The wife of deceased Shamattawa, Manitoba chief Noah Redhead has been granted bail and ordered to take alcohol counselling.
Jessie Redhead, 23, was charged with second-degree murder following the stabbing death of her husband last month. She has been ordered to stay away from the reserve.
Noah Redhead's death has focused attention on the troubled northern reserve,…