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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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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…
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Eleanor Brass, recognized for a lifetime commitment to fostering friendship between Native and non-Native peoples, recently died in Regina at the age of 87.
Brass helped form many Native Friendship Centres, including the Regina Friendship Association, in an effort to help young Native people make the transition
from reserve to urban living. She was instrumental in…
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Eleanor Brass, recognized for a lifetime commitment to fostering friendship between Native and non-Native peoples, recently died in Regina at the age of 87.
Brass helped form many Native Friendship Centres, including the Regina Friendship Association, in an effort to help young Native people make the transition
from reserve to urban living. She was instrumental in…
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Eleanor Brass, recognized for a lifetime commitment to fostering friendship between Native and non-Native peoples, recently died in Regina at the age of 87.
Brass helped form many Native Friendship Centres, including the Regina Friendship Association, in an effort to help young Native people make the transition
from reserve to urban living. She was instrumental in…
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Eleanor Brass, recognized for a lifetime commitment to fostering friendship between Native and non-Native peoples, recently died in Regina at the age of 87.
Brass helped form many Native Friendship Centres, including the Regina Friendship Association, in an effort to help young Native people make the transition
from reserve to urban living. She was instrumental in…
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Cheryl Arcand-Kootenay realized a major goal in her life when she graduated this spring with a law degree.
Arcand-Kootenay, 27, is working for the law firm Twinn and Dombro of Slave Lake. She's doing what is known in the legal profession as the articling year - a year spent in the field and practice of law before a student is accepted by the bar and becomes a full-fledged…
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Cheryl Arcand-Kootenay realized a major goal in her life when she graduated this spring with a law degree.
Arcand-Kootenay, 27, is working for the law firm Twinn and Dombro of Slave Lake. She's doing what is known in the legal profession as the articling year - a year spent in the field and practice of law before a student is accepted by the bar and becomes a full-fledged…
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Cheryl Arcand-Kootenay realized a major goal in her life when she graduated this spring with a law degree.
Arcand-Kootenay, 27, is working for the law firm Twinn and Dombro of Slave Lake. She's doing what is known in the legal profession as the articling year - a year spent in the field and practice of law before a student is accepted by the bar and becomes a full-fledged…
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Cheryl Arcand-Kootenay realized a major goal in her life when she graduated this spring with a law degree.
Arcand-Kootenay, 27, is working for the law firm Twinn and Dombro of Slave Lake. She's doing what is known in the legal profession as the articling year - a year spent in the field and practice of law before a student is accepted by the bar and becomes a full-fledged…
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A large group of grads marched to their diploma rewards at the June 19 convocation ceremonies for Albertra Vocational College-Lesser Slave Lake.
The 314 grads represented 22 academic and vocational programs offered in the five AVC campuses of Grouard, EAst Prairie Cadotte Lake, McLennan and Valleyview. The grads chose the theme We Do Not Remember Days, We Remember…
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A large group of grads marched to their diploma rewards at the June 19 convocation ceremonies for Albertra Vocational College-Lesser Slave Lake.
The 314 grads represented 22 academic and vocational programs offered in the five AVC campuses of Grouard, EAst Prairie Cadotte Lake, McLennan and Valleyview. The grads chose the theme We Do Not Remember Days, We Remember…
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A large group of grads marched to their diploma rewards at the June 19 convocation ceremonies for Albertra Vocational College-Lesser Slave Lake.
The 314 grads represented 22 academic and vocational programs offered in the five AVC campuses of Grouard, EAst Prairie Cadotte Lake, McLennan and Valleyview. The grads chose the theme We Do Not Remember Days, We Remember…
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A large group of grads marched to their diploma rewards at the June 19 convocation ceremonies for Albertra Vocational College-Lesser Slave Lake.
The 314 grads represented 22 academic and vocational programs offered in the five AVC campuses of Grouard, EAst Prairie Cadotte Lake, McLennan and Valleyview. The grads chose the theme We Do Not Remember Days, We Remember…
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When Jean Goodwill gave the convocation address at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College's 16th annual spring convocation, she said the occasion was "one of the biggest highlights of everything I've done since I was awarded the Order of Canada."
In an emotional speech to the 71 graduating students, Goodwill recalled a time when few Indian people had such opportunities…