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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.
After calling First Nations people “freeloading Indians”, the president of the youth wing of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party has resigned. The comment occurred on Brayden Mazurkiewich’s facebook profile Dec. 14 when he was discussing a federal court ruling that said First Nations needed to be consulted before Kapyong Barracks, a former Canadian Forces base, can be sold.† “If they…
A compilation of material relating to the #IdleNoMore movement. Includes articles, commentary, photos and planned events listings throughout Canada.
Pearl Calahasen, MLA for Lesser Slave Lake, has been named the new chair of the Northern Alberta Development Council. She is NADC’s first woman chair. Calahasen has previously served as the minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, associate minister of Aboriginal Affairs, minister without Portfolio Responsible for Children’s Services, and chair of the Standing Policy Committee…
The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business and ESS Support Services Worldwide (a member of Compass Group Canada), are pleased to announce the 2013 inductees into the Aboriginal Business Hall of Fame (ABHF): C.T. (Manny) Jules, Tk’emlúps Indian Band, British Columbia, and Jim Thunder, Buffalo Point First Nation.
Mr. Jules has dedicated his life to the betterment of First Nations. His…
The Kaska Nation says it will shut down all mining exploration in their traditional territories, with a planned blockade of the North Canol road to mining activity. It says the move is the direct response to proposed amendments to the Oil and Gas Act that would erase the Kaska’s veto rights over developments in southeast Yukon. The Ross River Dena Council and the Liard First Nation said they…
Assembly of First Nations Chiefs of New Brunswick released their plan “Restoring Hope for First Nations” in November outlining 10 ways to increase economic stability and meaningful employment for their people, but the chair in Native Studies at St. Thomas University said their plan is doomed to fail because it doesn’t address the root causes of First Nations poverty. Andrea Bear Nicholas said…
Senator Patrick Brazeau is again making headlines for all the wrong reasons, this time over the annual $20,000 housing allowance for claiming his principal residence is in Maniwaki, Que. Senators are entitled to the allowance if their principal residence is at least 100 km outside of Ottawa. Maniwaki is 130 km from the capital. But CTV News has uncovered that Brazeau is rarely seen in that…
The Government of Alberta has decided to extend its deadline for comment on reforms to consultation after Aboriginal leadership balked at the government’s proposed plan. Aboriginal Relations Minister Robin Campbell met with chiefs across the province on the issue of consultation regarding development on traditional lands. The chiefs say the proposed reforms give too much say to the government…
Concerns are growing over the creation of a cheaper generic version of the powerful and highly-addictive pain medication OxyContin. The Anishinabek Nation believes the government of Canada has a moral and fiduciary responsibility to block pharmaceutical companies from making these alternative drugs. Oxy is destroying communities and families, said Northern Superior Regional Grand Chief Peter…
Justice Bruce Cohen delivered his much-anticipated report on the collapse of the Fraser River sockeye fishery on Oct. 31, to muted applause from First Nations and environmentalists.
And though the province’s Conservatives immediately blasted him as “a timid man” and his inquiry an “abject failure,” the former B.C. Supreme Court judge minced no words.
Key among Cohen’s findings…
The days were long and intense–and worth every minute.
“It was an extremely emotional day,” said Chef Ben Genaille, who led Aboriginal Culinary Team Canada at the World Culinary Olympics at Erfurt, Germany in October.
The team, consisting of Faith Vickers, who prepared tapas; Paul Natrall, who completed a platter display for eight people; and, Samantha Nyce, who presented a five-…
Filmmaker Alexus Young’s face transforms from anxious – the result of the week’s struggle with a noisy and insecure housing situation in one of Toronto’s poorest neighbourhoods – to a sly grin when Windspeaker approaches.
We had interviewed her at a policing conference several years before for an earlier article in this publication , but today the subject is filmmaking. In…
Windspeaker: What one quality do you most value in a friend?
Ryan McMahon: Honesty. And money. Or. An honest friend with money. I like impromptu food binges and a broke friend can’t hit a burger joint with you on a whim unless you pay for that broke friend.
W: What is it that really makes you mad?
R.M.: This could be a very long list—at the top of the list though is…