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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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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,…
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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,…
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Well, it's about time.
With the signing of the Nisga'a treaty agreement in British Columbia, Aboriginal Canada has taken a step into the 21st century. After the millennium, we will see a rush of such treaties, but congratulations are in order to the Nisga'a now, who have been pushing for this agreement since the 19th century.
Congratulations are also in order for…
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Well, it's about time.
With the signing of the Nisga'a treaty agreement in British Columbia, Aboriginal Canada has taken a step into the 21st century. After the millennium, we will see a rush of such treaties, but congratulations are in order to the Nisga'a now, who have been pushing for this agreement since the 19th century.
Congratulations are also in order for…
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Well, it's about time.
With the signing of the Nisga'a treaty agreement in British Columbia, Aboriginal Canada has taken a step into the 21st century. After the millennium, we will see a rush of such treaties, but congratulations are in order to the Nisga'a now, who have been pushing for this agreement since the 19th century.
Congratulations are also in order for…
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Back a few years ago, some Canadian military personnel serving under the maple leaf in Somalia beat an African kid so badly that he died. While he was dying in Canadian hands, the teenager had to endure a steady stream of racist insults and unspeakable indignities.
After a media storm of hurricane proportions, the Canadian military punished the lowest ranking man, and…
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Back a few years ago, some Canadian military personnel serving under the maple leaf in Somalia beat an African kid so badly that he died. While he was dying in Canadian hands, the teenager had to endure a steady stream of racist insults and unspeakable indignities.
After a media storm of hurricane proportions, the Canadian military punished the lowest ranking man, and…
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Back a few years ago, some Canadian military personnel serving under the maple leaf in Somalia beat an African kid so badly that he died. While he was dying in Canadian hands, the teenager had to endure a steady stream of racist insults and unspeakable indignities.
After a media storm of hurricane proportions, the Canadian military punished the lowest ranking man, and…
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Summer approaches and anyone who is a student of Native current affairs can hear the rumblings beginning to sound. It's going to be another long, intense summer in Indian Country.
A phone call from a CBC news program to Windspeaker this last month got us shaking our heads. CBC often picks Windspeaker's collective brain to short-cut actually researching the issues most…
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Summer approaches and anyone who is a student of Native current affairs can hear the rumblings beginning to sound. It's going to be another long, intense summer in Indian Country.
A phone call from a CBC news program to Windspeaker this last month got us shaking our heads. CBC often picks Windspeaker's collective brain to short-cut actually researching the issues most…
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Summer approaches and anyone who is a student of Native current affairs can hear the rumblings beginning to sound. It's going to be another long, intense summer in Indian Country.
A phone call from a CBC news program to Windspeaker this last month got us shaking our heads. CBC often picks Windspeaker's collective brain to short-cut actually researching the issues most…
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There's something romantic, something that appeals to us about the outsider. We support the man who stands up against big government, big business, big religion, for what's right.
Hollywood has made a basket full of underdog movies. We all hope against hope for the underdog, especially when he's one of ours.
That does not mean, however, that any underdog, that any…
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There's something romantic, something that appeals to us about the outsider. We support the man who stands up against big government, big business, big religion, for what's right.
Hollywood has made a basket full of underdog movies. We all hope against hope for the underdog, especially when he's one of ours.
That does not mean, however, that any underdog, that any…
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There's something romantic, something that appeals to us about the outsider. We support the man who stands up against big government, big business, big religion, for what's right.
Hollywood has made a basket full of underdog movies. We all hope against hope for the underdog, especially when he's one of ours.
That does not mean, however, that any underdog, that any…
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It comes as no real surprise that Aboriginal people have not been invited to participate in the First Ministers Conference June 20 and 21. Nor is it a surprise that Assembly of First Nations Grand Chief Ovide Mercredi wants a seat at the table there.
It is clear to us, at least, that First Nations people are not represented in the political power structure at any level.…