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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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Well, it looks like the chiefs of Canada's First Nations have themselves a horse race in this month's Assembly of First Nations election for national chief. With the number of heavy-hitters vying for the privilege of advancing the causes of reserve Indians across the country, incumbent Ovide Mercredi will again have his work cut out for him to be elected.
Mercredi…
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Grand Chief Mike Mitchell's recent victory in Federal Court asserted his Aboriginal right to bring goods for personal and community use acroos the Canadian border with the United States. The ruling raises an important question: why do Aboriginal people need to go to court to have their rights protected when they are already protected in Canada's Constitution?
Section 35 of…
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Phil Fontaine promised that he would build unity within the Assembly of First Nations. That couldn't come a better time. The assembly is an organization under siege with a $2 million deficit and the federal government threatening to end its funding.
The assembly is also an institution created by the chiefs to ensure that their collective voice would be heard in Ottawa. It…
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Phil Fontaine promised that he would build unity within the Assembly of First Nations. That couldn't come a better time. The assembly is an organization under siege with a $2 million deficit and the federal government threatening to end its funding.
The assembly is also an institution created by the chiefs to ensure that their collective voice would be heard in Ottawa. It…
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Phil Fontaine promised that he would build unity within the Assembly of First Nations. That couldn't come a better time. The assembly is an organization under siege with a $2 million deficit and the federal government threatening to end its funding.
The assembly is also an institution created by the chiefs to ensure that their collective voice would be heard in Ottawa. It…
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Follow me here: David battled Goliath. Aboriginal people in Canada have sure been fighting Goliaths for a very long time and they don't often win. That's why when an entire community can come together to battle any Goliath, they should be recognized for their courage, not silenced as in the case of the Lubicon Cree and their supporters.
The Lubicon have been facing their…
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Follow me here: David battled Goliath. Aboriginal people in Canada have sure been fighting Goliaths for a very long time and they don't often win. That's why when an entire community can come together to battle any Goliath, they should be recognized for their courage, not silenced as in the case of the Lubicon Cree and their supporters.
The Lubicon have been facing their…
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Follow me here: David battled Goliath. Aboriginal people in Canada have sure been fighting Goliaths for a very long time and they don't often win. That's why when an entire community can come together to battle any Goliath, they should be recognized for their courage, not silenced as in the case of the Lubicon Cree and their supporters.
The Lubicon have been facing their…
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Aboriginal people involved in the day-to-day workings of the justice system were eagerly awaiting the Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Corrine Sparks case. Judge Sparks is the first black female judge in Canada's history. She sits on the provincial court bench in Nova Scotia. During a case she was hearing, which involved testimony from a white police officer and a 16-year-…
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Aboriginal people involved in the day-to-day workings of the justice system were eagerly awaiting the Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Corrine Sparks case. Judge Sparks is the first black female judge in Canada's history. She sits on the provincial court bench in Nova Scotia. During a case she was hearing, which involved testimony from a white police officer and a 16-year-…
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Aboriginal people involved in the day-to-day workings of the justice system were eagerly awaiting the Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Corrine Sparks case. Judge Sparks is the first black female judge in Canada's history. She sits on the provincial court bench in Nova Scotia. During a case she was hearing, which involved testimony from a white police officer and a 16-year-…
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We gained some new respect for the new Indian and Northern Affairs minister earlier this month as we participated in a telephone press conference called by the minister for the Aboriginal media. For someone who keeps repeating how new she is and how little she knows about her cabinet post, Jane Stewart tip-toed around some tough questions with remarkable poise.
However,…
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We gained some new respect for the new Indian and Northern Affairs minister earlier this month as we participated in a telephone press conference called by the minister for the Aboriginal media. For someone who keeps repeating how new she is and how little she knows about her cabinet post, Jane Stewart tip-toed around some tough questions with remarkable poise.
However,…
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We gained some new respect for the new Indian and Northern Affairs minister earlier this month as we participated in a telephone press conference called by the minister for the Aboriginal media. For someone who keeps repeating how new she is and how little she knows about her cabinet post, Jane Stewart tip-toed around some tough questions with remarkable poise.
However,…
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Rumored cuts to two federal programs involving addictions are having an effect. Groups country-wide who work against dependency on alcohol, illegal drugs and tobacco have banded together to work for maintaining federal funding levels.
The programs that may be on the block when the budget comes down from Finance minister Paul Martin's office are Canada's Drug Strategy,…