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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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Efforts to have the inherent right to self-government entrenched in the constitution gained new momentum in two separate developments on the constitutional front.
At a first minister's meeting in Halifax, provincial premiers congratulated themselves on a "historic breakthrough" after unanimously agreeing to the principle of self-government.
Meanwhile, treaty chiefs…
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Protesters abandoned their marathon sit-in at the Alexis band council chambers and took their fight against Chief Howard Mustus to the courts and the Indian Affairs department.
Almost two weeks after they began their occupation, members of the self-named Alexis Action Committee stopped the demonstration to force the band council to release its financial records.
A…
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Protesters abandoned their marathon sit-in at the Alexis band council chambers and took their fight against Chief Howard Mustus to the courts and the Indian Affairs department.
Almost two weeks after they began their occupation, members of the self-named Alexis Action Committee stopped the demonstration to force the band council to release its financial records.
A…
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Weekly medical clinics were restored in two northern Alberta communities after the federal and provincial governments agreed to share the cost of flying in doctors.
Under a new six-month deal, Ottawa and the province agreed to split the cost while they work out a long-term funding arrangement for Trout Lake, Peerless Lake and several other northern communities.
"I…
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Weekly medical clinics were restored in two northern Alberta communities after the federal and provincial governments agreed to share the cost of flying in doctors.
Under a new six-month deal, Ottawa and the province agreed to split the cost while they work out a long-term funding arrangement for Trout Lake, Peerless Lake and several other northern communities.
"I…
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The Grouard band in northern Alberta will receive $3 million and 2,600 acres of land as part of their final land claim settlement.
The deal brings to a close years of negotiations for a full settlement of land entitlements promised to the band under Treaty 8.
"I am pleased that this outstanding claim has been resolved," said Frank Halcrow, the grand chief of Treaty…
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The Grouard band in northern Alberta will receive $3 million and 2,600 acres of land as part of their final land claim settlement.
The deal brings to a close years of negotiations for a full settlement of land entitlements promised to the band under Treaty 8.
"I am pleased that this outstanding claim has been resolved," said Frank Halcrow, the grand chief of Treaty…
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Nine remote Native communities in Manitoba will get enough electricity to run more than their lights and a small appliance under a new deal.
A $117-million agreement between Ottawa and the province will upgrade power services for almost 9,000 residents in northern Manitoba's Native communities who now receive a minimal service. Costs will be shared between Ottawa, the…
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Nine remote Native communities in Manitoba will get enough electricity to run more than their lights and a small appliance under a new deal.
A $117-million agreement between Ottawa and the province will upgrade power services for almost 9,000 residents in northern Manitoba's Native communities who now receive a minimal service. Costs will be shared between Ottawa, the…
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A special school for dropouts in central Alberta closed its doors after losing a lengthy funding battle to keep up with the rent and pay its teachers.
So far, no one has declared the Learning Centre officially dead. But education workers for the region say there are no teachers, students or other staff at the school building in Usona, about 100 km south of Edmonton.
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A special school for dropouts in central Alberta closed its doors after losing a lengthy funding battle to keep up with the rent and pay its teachers.
So far, no one has declared the Learning Centre officially dead. But education workers for the region say there are no teachers, students or other staff at the school building in Usona, about 100 km south of Edmonton.
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The Alberta Court of Appeal will let Milton Born With A Tooth appeal his weapons offence convictions even though the militant leader has missed legal deadlines for filing court documents.
At a hearing in Calgary, Appeal Court Justice Roger Kerans accepted arguments that delays in the process were caused by Born With A Tooth's inability to raise money.
Kerans…
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The Alberta Court of Appeal will let Milton Born With A Tooth appeal his weapons offence convictions even though the militant leader has missed legal deadlines for filing court documents.
At a hearing in Calgary, Appeal Court Justice Roger Kerans accepted arguments that delays in the process were caused by Born With A Tooth's inability to raise money.
Kerans…
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An inquiry into the death of Leo Lachance will examine whether organized racists activities were connected to the shooting of the Saskatchewan trapper by a white supremacist.
And local Native leaders say the scope of the provincial review should settle lingering questions raised by the incident and the four-year manslaughter sentence passed on Carney Nerland.
"The…
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An inquiry into the death of Leo Lachance will examine whether organized racists activities were connected to the shooting of the Saskatchewan trapper by a white supremacist.
And local Native leaders say the scope of the provincial review should settle lingering questions raised by the incident and the four-year manslaughter sentence passed on Carney Nerland.
"The…