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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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Fed up with the rowdy behavior at a summer campground, members of the Saugeen Ojibway Indian band decided to set up barricades to close the camp down before May long weekend festivities took a suspected nasty turn.
About 50 members of the Saugeen First Nation erected the barricades in defiance of a federal court order prohibiting the band from closing down Hideaway…
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Caldwell First Nation completed its 100-kilometre Walk Against Racism (W.A.R.) April 27, from the N'Amerind Friendship Centre in London, Ont. to the Caldwell territory near Blenheim, Ont. to raise awareness of the racism and intolerance First Nations people face in South Chatham-Kent municipality.
Caldwell members were joined by supporters from the Canadian Auto Workers,…
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Caldwell First Nation completed its 100-kilometre Walk Against Racism (W.A.R.) April 27, from the N'Amerind Friendship Centre in London, Ont. to the Caldwell territory near Blenheim, Ont. to raise awareness of the racism and intolerance First Nations people face in South Chatham-Kent municipality.
Caldwell members were joined by supporters from the Canadian Auto Workers,…
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Senator Pat Carney, a former journalist turned politician, tried her best recently to get the mainstream press and the Ottawa establishment to take a look at some of the problems faced by urban Native people.
She'll have to try again, she reported to Windspeaker with frustration.
After her speech to the Media Club of Ottawa on April 23, stories appeared in…
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Senator Pat Carney, a former journalist turned politician, tried her best recently to get the mainstream press and the Ottawa establishment to take a look at some of the problems faced by urban Native people.
She'll have to try again, she reported to Windspeaker with frustration.
After her speech to the Media Club of Ottawa on April 23, stories appeared in…
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Paulette Swampy, 29, wheeled onto the Samson High School stage in Hobbema May 16, and a hush fell over the crowd of students. In a matter-of-fact style, she told how she bought a new truck on her 18th birthday and, 17 hours and a few drinks later, ended up rolled over in a ditch. She broke her neck, shoulder blade and six ribs.
"When the doctor came and told me I was…
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Paulette Swampy, 29, wheeled onto the Samson High School stage in Hobbema May 16, and a hush fell over the crowd of students. In a matter-of-fact style, she told how she bought a new truck on her 18th birthday and, 17 hours and a few drinks later, ended up rolled over in a ditch. She broke her neck, shoulder blade and six ribs.
"When the doctor came and told me I was…
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People with disabilities know how few programs and services are available to help them.
When even one of these supports is axed or threatened because of budget cuts, it draws strong reaction from the service providers. Sometimes a few thousand dollars is the difference between providing service or not.
That is the way the Canadian Paraplegic Association (CPA) sees…
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People with disabilities know how few programs and services are available to help them.
When even one of these supports is axed or threatened because of budget cuts, it draws strong reaction from the service providers. Sometimes a few thousand dollars is the difference between providing service or not.
That is the way the Canadian Paraplegic Association (CPA) sees…
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The numbers are stark: Aboriginal people make up two per cent of Canada's population, but are 17 per cent of the federal offenders in Canada's prisons.
All too often, these offenders are dealt with by a criminal justice system that doesn't understand their culture, doesn't know how to help them cope with the problems that landed them behind bars in the first place, and…
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The numbers are stark: Aboriginal people make up two per cent of Canada's population, but are 17 per cent of the federal offenders in Canada's prisons.
All too often, these offenders are dealt with by a criminal justice system that doesn't understand their culture, doesn't know how to help them cope with the problems that landed them behind bars in the first place, and…
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Metis woman Colleen Klein was the guest of honor at the sixth annual Esquao Awards held May 24. The wife of Premier Ralph Klein received the first-ever Circle of Honor Award for her work in improving the lives of Alberta's children as a committed volunteer.
"Always remember that we will be known forever by the tracks that we leave," said Mrs. Klein in an emotional…
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Metis woman Colleen Klein was the guest of honor at the sixth annual Esquao Awards held May 24. The wife of Premier Ralph Klein received the first-ever Circle of Honor Award for her work in improving the lives of Alberta's children as a committed volunteer.
"Always remember that we will be known forever by the tracks that we leave," said Mrs. Klein in an emotional…
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The First Nations chiefs of Walpole Island, Aamjiwnaang, (formerly Chippewas of Sarnia) and Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point must decide what to do about the Enniskillen settlement agreement with the federal government. The agreement pertains to a 23-year-old land claim in Enniskillen Township in southwestern Ontario.
The agreement was subject to approval by all three…
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The First Nations chiefs of Walpole Island, Aamjiwnaang, (formerly Chippewas of Sarnia) and Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point must decide what to do about the Enniskillen settlement agreement with the federal government. The agreement pertains to a 23-year-old land claim in Enniskillen Township in southwestern Ontario.
The agreement was subject to approval by all three…