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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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The third annual First Nations Cup brought some of the best golfers from two provinces to play at the Ironhead Golf & Country Club in Wabamun, Alta. this month.
The three-day, high-profile championship game took off Aug. 3. with 13 teams putting up a $2,000 entry fee and corporate sponsorship fee of $500 to play.
First place finishers Alexis First Nation took…
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The third annual First Nations Cup brought some of the best golfers from two provinces to play at the Ironhead Golf & Country Club in Wabamun, Alta. this month.
The three-day, high-profile championship game took off Aug. 3. with 13 teams putting up a $2,000 entry fee and corporate sponsorship fee of $500 to play.
First place finishers Alexis First Nation took…
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Professional boxing came to the Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation in Saskatchewan on Aug. 23, when the Sawridge Indian Band of Alberta joined with the host band to present the Night of the Warriors. Though the crowd at Beardy's Arena was sparse, those in attendance were treated to eight outstanding battles with combatants trading thunderous blows and proving themselves worthy…
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Professional boxing came to the Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation in Saskatchewan on Aug. 23, when the Sawridge Indian Band of Alberta joined with the host band to present the Night of the Warriors. Though the crowd at Beardy's Arena was sparse, those in attendance were treated to eight outstanding battles with combatants trading thunderous blows and proving themselves worthy…
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Charlene Yellow Kidney looked intently down the long row of clothesline posts as she jabbed her steed into a full gallop. As her horse sped past, she plucked small hoops off the posts one-by-one with a long arrow until she reached the end. Then she raced down the other side.
Yellow Kidney, a Salish and Kootenai tribal judge by day, was one of more than 200 participants in…
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Charlene Yellow Kidney looked intently down the long row of clothesline posts as she jabbed her steed into a full gallop. As her horse sped past, she plucked small hoops off the posts one-by-one with a long arrow until she reached the end. Then she raced down the other side.
Yellow Kidney, a Salish and Kootenai tribal judge by day, was one of more than 200 participants in…
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Drew Hayden Taylor's done it again with the hilarious new play The Buz'Gem Blues which recently played to a full house at the Lighthouse Theatre in Port Dover.
Buz'gem is an Ojibway word for boyfriend, girlfriend, or lover. The play begins with Professor Savage (Terry Barna), a cultural anthropologist, theorizing on the "elusive courting, love and sexual habits of…
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Hunter Angeconeb-Nawagesic started playing chess at the age of four. Now at 10, he's part of the Northern Ontario Youth Chess Team.
"I plays chess because it's fun and I have friends who play too," said Hunter.
Janna McDonald of Wabasseemoong, formerly the Whitedog First Nation, played in the age 10 and 11 girls category at the Canadian Youth Championships in…
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Hunter Angeconeb-Nawagesic started playing chess at the age of four. Now at 10, he's part of the Northern Ontario Youth Chess Team.
"I plays chess because it's fun and I have friends who play too," said Hunter.
Janna McDonald of Wabasseemoong, formerly the Whitedog First Nation, played in the age 10 and 11 girls category at the Canadian Youth Championships in…
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Music has been an important part of Marcel Gagnon's life as far back as he can remember. Now, with the release of his first CD, it's a part of his life he can share with the world.
The CD, Crazy Maker, is a collection of songs written by Gagnon and performed along with fellow musicians and band mates John Sorensen, Don McLelland, Trevor Bigam, Justin Frey, Jeremy Blattner…
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Music has been an important part of Marcel Gagnon's life as far back as he can remember. Now, with the release of his first CD, it's a part of his life he can share with the world.
The CD, Crazy Maker, is a collection of songs written by Gagnon and performed along with fellow musicians and band mates John Sorensen, Don McLelland, Trevor Bigam, Justin Frey, Jeremy Blattner…
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Aboriginal drama students from across Canada travelled to Wahpeton Dakota First Nation this summer to take part in an intensive month-long summer drama school. This is the second year the First Nation has played host to the program, which was started last year by Carol Greyeyes of the Toronto-based Center for Indigenous Theatre.
The students studied under experienced…
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Aboriginal drama students from across Canada travelled to Wahpeton Dakota First Nation this summer to take part in an intensive month-long summer drama school. This is the second year the First Nation has played host to the program, which was started last year by Carol Greyeyes of the Toronto-based Center for Indigenous Theatre.
The students studied under experienced…
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The Art of Daphne Odjig,
1960-2000
Key Porter Books, Toronto
$41.95(HC)
Daphne Odjig has been painting the better part of four decades, and readers can watch her progess over the years with a new publication of her work in book form. The Art of Daphne Odjig 1960-2000 is a gift.
The 54 reproductions of Odjig's work would have been enough for…
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The Art of Daphne Odjig,
1960-2000
Key Porter Books, Toronto
$41.95(HC)
Daphne Odjig has been painting the better part of four decades, and readers can watch her progess over the years with a new publication of her work in book form. The Art of Daphne Odjig 1960-2000 is a gift.
The 54 reproductions of Odjig's work would have been enough for…