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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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Sturgeon Lake residents opposing the election of chief Darlene Desjarlais, who
is neither a treaty Indian nor a band member, occupied the band hall demanding her resignation.
Up to 100 people have joined the protest in the community 300 km northwest
of Edmonton, community member Jerry Goodswimmer said in a telephone interview.
"Desjarlais doesn't…
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Saskatchewan's $455-million land claim is only a few signatures away from becoming reality. And negotiations are hammering out the last few details before a signing ceremony that should take place before the end of July.
"We're doing some minor touching up on the document," said Winston McLean, a spokesman for the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. "We're dotting…
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Saskatchewan's $455-million land claim is only a few signatures away from becoming reality. And negotiations are hammering out the last few details before a signing ceremony that should take place before the end of July.
"We're doing some minor touching up on the document," said Winston McLean, a spokesman for the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. "We're dotting…
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Saskatchewan's $455-million land claim is only a few signatures away from becoming reality. And negotiations are hammering out the last few details before a signing ceremony that should take place before the end of July.
"We're doing some minor touching up on the document," said Winston McLean, a spokesman for the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. "We're dotting…
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Saskatchewan's $455-million land claim is only a few signatures away from becoming reality. And negotiations are hammering out the last few details before a signing ceremony that should take place before the end of July.
"We're doing some minor touching up on the document," said Winston McLean, a spokesman for the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. "We're dotting…
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Despite a police raid and 30 arrests, demonstrators are continuing to blockade a northern Saskatchewan highway to protect logging by a Native-owned forestry company.
"If they don't meet our demands, we are here to stay," said Leon Iron, one of the leaders of the two-month-old blockade about 65 km north of Meadow Lake on Highway 903.
The blockade, which has been…
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Despite a police raid and 30 arrests, demonstrators are continuing to blockade a northern Saskatchewan highway to protect logging by a Native-owned forestry company.
"If they don't meet our demands, we are here to stay," said Leon Iron, one of the leaders of the two-month-old blockade about 65 km north of Meadow Lake on Highway 903.
The blockade, which has been…
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Despite a police raid and 30 arrests, demonstrators are continuing to blockade a northern Saskatchewan highway to protect logging by a Native-owned forestry company.
"If they don't meet our demands, we are here to stay," said Leon Iron, one of the leaders of the two-month-old blockade about 65 km north of Meadow Lake on Highway 903.
The blockade, which has been…
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Despite a police raid and 30 arrests, demonstrators are continuing to blockade a northern Saskatchewan highway to protect logging by a Native-owned forestry company.
"If they don't meet our demands, we are here to stay," said Leon Iron, one of the leaders of the two-month-old blockade about 65 km north of Meadow Lake on Highway 903.
The blockade, which has been…
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Plans to celebrate the opening of the Oldman River dam with a four-day festival have been scrubbed sparking a new war of words between dam opponents and the Alberta government.
Organizers said the decision to scrap the provincially funded, $100,000 event followed what they called threats of disruption and violence.
Festival chairman Hilton Pharis said the Festival…
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Plans to celebrate the opening of the Oldman River dam with a four-day festival have been scrubbed sparking a new war of words between dam opponents and the Alberta government.
Organizers said the decision to scrap the provincially funded, $100,000 event followed what they called threats of disruption and violence.
Festival chairman Hilton Pharis said the Festival…
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Plans to celebrate the opening of the Oldman River dam with a four-day festival have been scrubbed sparking a new war of words between dam opponents and the Alberta government.
Organizers said the decision to scrap the provincially funded, $100,000 event followed what they called threats of disruption and violence.
Festival chairman Hilton Pharis said the Festival…
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Plans to celebrate the opening of the Oldman River dam with a four-day festival have been scrubbed sparking a new war of words between dam opponents and the Alberta government.
Organizers said the decision to scrap the provincially funded, $100,000 event followed what they called threats of disruption and violence.
Festival chairman Hilton Pharis said the Festival…
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Thirty-seven Mohawks brought to trial on charges stemming from the 1990 Oka crisis have been found not guilty on all counts.
Following five days of deliberations, a Montreal jury cleared 34 of the defendants of a total of 88 charges ranging from participating in a riot and obstructing police to firearms offences.
Three days earlier, Quebec Superior Court Justice…
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Thirty-seven Mohawks brought to trial on charges stemming from the 1990 Oka crisis have been found not guilty on all counts.
Following five days of deliberations, a Montreal jury cleared 34 of the defendants of a total of 88 charges ranging from participating in a riot and obstructing police to firearms offences.
Three days earlier, Quebec Superior Court Justice…