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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.
Dear Editor:
In regards to your guest column by the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, and the letter from Buffy Sainte-Marie, I agree with Buffy wholeheartedly.
Mr. [John Kim] Bell owes an apology to those Aboriginal cultures he has commercialized for the sake of entertainment. If Mr. Bell has the power he does, I suggest he use it and respect the cultures he presents…
Dear Editor:
In regards to your guest column by the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, and the letter from Buffy Sainte-Marie, I agree with Buffy wholeheartedly.
Mr. [John Kim] Bell owes an apology to those Aboriginal cultures he has commercialized for the sake of entertainment. If Mr. Bell has the power he does, I suggest he use it and respect the cultures he presents…
Dear Editor:
In response to the letter submitted last month to Windspeaker by Buffy Sainte-Marie regarding her objection to devils portrayed in the opening number of the 1998 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, I should like to take this opportunity to state that Ms. Sainte-Marie has misinterpreted the devil-like characters. Her assumption that these characters represented the…
Dear Editor:
In response to the letter submitted last month to Windspeaker by Buffy Sainte-Marie regarding her objection to devils portrayed in the opening number of the 1998 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, I should like to take this opportunity to state that Ms. Sainte-Marie has misinterpreted the devil-like characters. Her assumption that these characters represented the…
Dear Editor:
In response to the letter submitted last month to Windspeaker by Buffy Sainte-Marie regarding her objection to devils portrayed in the opening number of the 1998 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, I should like to take this opportunity to state that Ms. Sainte-Marie has misinterpreted the devil-like characters. Her assumption that these characters represented the…
Dear Editor:
I would like to write in response to Buffy Sainte-Marie's letter in your May 1998 edition. I am a young Aboriginal male who is currently pursuing a career in the arts and communication's field. I want to praise Ms. Sainte-Marie for speaking out the way she did. It was difficult for me to understand that the display at the achievement awards was that of celebrating the…
Dear Editor:
I would like to write in response to Buffy Sainte-Marie's letter in your May 1998 edition. I am a young Aboriginal male who is currently pursuing a career in the arts and communication's field. I want to praise Ms. Sainte-Marie for speaking out the way she did. It was difficult for me to understand that the display at the achievement awards was that of celebrating the…
Dear Editor:
I would like to write in response to Buffy Sainte-Marie's letter in your May 1998 edition. I am a young Aboriginal male who is currently pursuing a career in the arts and communication's field. I want to praise Ms. Sainte-Marie for speaking out the way she did. It was difficult for me to understand that the display at the achievement awards was that of celebrating the…
Whether it's teachers over students, parents over children or governments over citizens, the exercise of power without accountability is a dangerous thing.
New Brunswick's First Nations are finding that out in a big way.
Last fall, Aboriginal people rushed into the forests after a New Brunswick court ruled Aboriginal loggers had first rights to Crown timber.
As the trees…
Whether it's teachers over students, parents over children or governments over citizens, the exercise of power without accountability is a dangerous thing.
New Brunswick's First Nations are finding that out in a big way.
Last fall, Aboriginal people rushed into the forests after a New Brunswick court ruled Aboriginal loggers had first rights to Crown timber.
As the trees…
Whether it's teachers over students, parents over children or governments over citizens, the exercise of power without accountability is a dangerous thing.
New Brunswick's First Nations are finding that out in a big way.
Last fall, Aboriginal people rushed into the forests after a New Brunswick court ruled Aboriginal loggers had first rights to Crown timber.
As the trees…
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Billed as "A:keknon," a Mohawk term for "The Community - Our Extended Family," the thirteenth annual traditional awareness gathering presented by the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto was held on April 24 and 25.
The two-day event included 23 workshops by 14 Elders and traditional teachers, with a drum social and youth dance following the first day of workshops, that also…
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Ottawa missed the boat when it attempted to eliminate discrimination against Aboriginal women with Bill C-31, a 1985 change to the Indian Act. That's the consensus reached during a three-day conference dedicated to examining the legacy of Bill C-31.
As far as the conference's delegates are concerned, the question isn't whether or not gigantic and harmful mistakes were made…
On several occasions I have been asked and given tobacco to address and comment on issues related to Elders, spiritual leaders and medicine men. First of all, it is with the utmost respect for the true and sincere people that are indeed respected as Elders, spiritual leaders and medicine men, that I share their humble teachings.
#Elders, traditionally, are held in high esteem for their…
On several occasions I have been asked and given tobacco to address and comment on issues related to Elders, spiritual leaders and medicine men. First of all, it is with the utmost respect for the true and sincere people that are indeed respected as Elders, spiritual leaders and medicine men, that I share their humble teachings.
#Elders, traditionally, are held in high esteem for their…