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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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We've discovered this month how hard it is to come to work and do a job we love when our hearts have been broken.
The morning of Sept. 11, 2001 scarred all of us forever. We admire the courage and spirit the American people have shown as they carry on after such a devastating blow. Coping so valiantly with the almost unbearable grief and shock is an heroic act.
We…
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We've discovered this month how hard it is to come to work and do a job we love when our hearts have been broken.
The morning of Sept. 11, 2001 scarred all of us forever. We admire the courage and spirit the American people have shown as they carry on after such a devastating blow. Coping so valiantly with the almost unbearable grief and shock is an heroic act.
We…
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As the sixth anniversary of the death of Dudley George approached (Sept. 6), a variety of legal proceedings and the coming release of reporter Peter Edwards' book about the killing of the unarmed Native protester drove the story back onto the front pages of Canadian daily newspapers.
Pressure was being applied on Ontario Premier Mike Harris as the contents of government…
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As the sixth anniversary of the death of Dudley George approached (Sept. 6), a variety of legal proceedings and the coming release of reporter Peter Edwards' book about the killing of the unarmed Native protester drove the story back onto the front pages of Canadian daily newspapers.
Pressure was being applied on Ontario Premier Mike Harris as the contents of government…
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More than 10 years after Leo LaChance was shot to death by white supremacist Carney Nerland, a sculpture of LaChance has been unveiled near the site where he fell.
The sculpture was unveiled Sept. 27 on the grounds of the new provincial courthouse on River Street in Prince Albert, on the same block where LaChance was killed.
LaChance, a Native trapper, died Jan. 28…
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More than 10 years after Leo LaChance was shot to death by white supremacist Carney Nerland, a sculpture of LaChance has been unveiled near the site where he fell.
The sculpture was unveiled Sept. 27 on the grounds of the new provincial courthouse on River Street in Prince Albert, on the same block where LaChance was killed.
LaChance, a Native trapper, died Jan. 28…
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Shots were fired during a clash between Native and non-Native fishermen on the waters of Miramichi Bay on Sept. 16.
James Ward of the Mi'kmaq Nation Warrior Society reported that at approximately 4 p.m., 30 to 40 boats manned by armed members of the Maritime Fishers Union (MFU, the non-Native fishermen's union) moved toward an area off Burnt Church where a number of Mi'…
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Shots were fired during a clash between Native and non-Native fishermen on the waters of Miramichi Bay on Sept. 16.
James Ward of the Mi'kmaq Nation Warrior Society reported that at approximately 4 p.m., 30 to 40 boats manned by armed members of the Maritime Fishers Union (MFU, the non-Native fishermen's union) moved toward an area off Burnt Church where a number of Mi'…
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On Sept. 20, an all-white jury of seven men and five women decided that veteran Saskatoon Police Service constables Dan Hatchen and Ken Munson committed a criminal offence on Jan. 28, 2000.
The two veteran officers were charged with assault and forcible confinement. The jury rendered convictions on only the latter charge.
The officers admitted they took Darrell…
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On Sept. 20, an all-white jury of seven men and five women decided that veteran Saskatoon Police Service constables Dan Hatchen and Ken Munson committed a criminal offence on Jan. 28, 2000.
The two veteran officers were charged with assault and forcible confinement. The jury rendered convictions on only the latter charge.
The officers admitted they took Darrell…
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The national chief's idea of how the Assembly of First Nations should work on First Nations governance reform with the Indian Affairs department was delivered to the minister's office on Sept. 7.
The AFN's workplan was an ambitious 11-page document that proposed the two sides should "draw on the solid foundation" of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples report.
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The national chief's idea of how the Assembly of First Nations should work on First Nations governance reform with the Indian Affairs department was delivered to the minister's office on Sept. 7.
The AFN's workplan was an ambitious 11-page document that proposed the two sides should "draw on the solid foundation" of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples report.
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An evening of feasting and celebration took place on the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation July 10th in celebration of the premiere of a community video documentary entitled Our Healing Journey.
About 200 residents and visitors came to feast and enjoy an evening program to unveil this unique and profound video about the intergenerational affects of residential schools…
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An evening of feasting and celebration took place on the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation July 10th in celebration of the premiere of a community video documentary entitled Our Healing Journey.
About 200 residents and visitors came to feast and enjoy an evening program to unveil this unique and profound video about the intergenerational affects of residential schools…
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Church organizations and the federal government are no closer to reaching an agreement on how to resolve residential schools claims following a three-day meeting held in Winnipeg at the end of August.
In a press release issued by the United Church of Canada on Aug. 17, Archdeacon Jim Boyles, chair of the Ecumenical Working Group on Residential Schools, indicated the three…