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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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Alejandro promised if I surrendered myself, I would be touched. Considering the day I had had, I was willing to give myself up to anything that would provide relief.
I had come a long way, two hours out of my way, in fact, and was well behind schedule. Time only to wolf down something greasy, throw on a pair of shoes that I had forgotten pinched my toes, limp over to the…
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Alejandro promised if I surrendered myself, I would be touched. Considering the day I had had, I was willing to give myself up to anything that would provide relief.
I had come a long way, two hours out of my way, in fact, and was well behind schedule. Time only to wolf down something greasy, throw on a pair of shoes that I had forgotten pinched my toes, limp over to the…
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Intense talks between Halfway River First Nation and Petro-Canada have failed to put an end to the blockade of a Petro Canada drilling site in the Ladyfern area of northeastern British Columbia, where more than 30 companies are reported to be buzzing around new natural gas prospects.
The Treaty 8 First Nation started a peaceful protest against drilling on its traditional…
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Intense talks between Halfway River First Nation and Petro-Canada have failed to put an end to the blockade of a Petro Canada drilling site in the Ladyfern area of northeastern British Columbia, where more than 30 companies are reported to be buzzing around new natural gas prospects.
The Treaty 8 First Nation started a peaceful protest against drilling on its traditional…
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When the federal government allows political organizations to administer social programs, politics and patronage distort the system and erode the quality of the service. So says Metis Senator Thelma Chalifoux, and she hopes a new study she is pushing for will help convince government to change its funding strategies.
It's an issue that's dear to Chalifoux's heart. She has…
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When the federal government allows political organizations to administer social programs, politics and patronage distort the system and erode the quality of the service. So says Metis Senator Thelma Chalifoux, and she hopes a new study she is pushing for will help convince government to change its funding strategies.
It's an issue that's dear to Chalifoux's heart. She has…
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The argument is on again about who has the right to call themselves Metis. The reasoning expressed by leaders in the political organizations has a remarkably similar ring to it. The "real" Metis are in the West. But wait, the "real" Metis are in the East. Each claims a heritage going back to the days of the fur trade.
What they don't say is what anyone has to gain from…
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Assembly of First Nations Chief Matthew Coon Come and the Atlantic chiefs had been on the worst of terms since Coon Come publicly accused First Nations leaders of drinking and dancing too much. But that was only one point of contention that contributed to the feeling that Coon Come would spend the three days of the AFN's annual general meeting fighting for his political life.…
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Assembly of First Nations Chief Matthew Coon Come and the Atlantic chiefs had been on the worst of terms since Coon Come publicly accused First Nations leaders of drinking and dancing too much. But that was only one point of contention that contributed to the feeling that Coon Come would spend the three days of the AFN's annual general meeting fighting for his political life.…
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Healing foundation wants longer life
Georges Erasmus, president of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, is negotiating with federal officials to extend the life of the foundation beyond its original mandate. The organization was given one year to organize, four years to disperse the $350 million healing fund, set aside in January 1998 by then-Indian Affairs minister Jane…
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Healing foundation wants longer life
Georges Erasmus, president of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, is negotiating with federal officials to extend the life of the foundation beyond its original mandate. The organization was given one year to organize, four years to disperse the $350 million healing fund, set aside in January 1998 by then-Indian Affairs minister Jane…
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About three-and-a-half years ago, I was doing a reading and lecture in, of all places, a college in North Bay, Ont. I do a lot of readings. It comes with being an author (and the simple fact that I have a hungry mortgage to feed). About a week later I saw a photograph of myself, taken at that reading, in a Native newspaper. That lone photograph ended up being perhaps one of the…
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About three-and-a-half years ago, I was doing a reading and lecture in, of all places, a college in North Bay, Ont. I do a lot of readings. It comes with being an author (and the simple fact that I have a hungry mortgage to feed). About a week later I saw a photograph of myself, taken at that reading, in a Native newspaper. That lone photograph ended up being perhaps one of the…
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Imagine you're six years old again...Everybody there? Okay, now you're taken away from your family and brought to a residential school where the adults who are responsible for your well being subject you to physical, emotional, psychological and sexual abuse. Your accommodation is crowded, cold, and sub-standard. You are underfed and ill nourished. You are discouraged from…
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Imagine you're six years old again...Everybody there? Okay, now you're taken away from your family and brought to a residential school where the adults who are responsible for your well being subject you to physical, emotional, psychological and sexual abuse. Your accommodation is crowded, cold, and sub-standard. You are underfed and ill nourished. You are discouraged from…