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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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The finishing touches are being put on a new Website for Aboriginal youth designed to help them better understand why they smoke, and give them the help they need to quit.
The "A Tribe Called Quit" Website is being launched by the Aboriginal Youth Network (AYN). The site was developed at the request of Health Canada, which funded the project as an alternative to their…
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The finishing touches are being put on a new Website for Aboriginal youth designed to help them better understand why they smoke, and give them the help they need to quit.
The "A Tribe Called Quit" Website is being launched by the Aboriginal Youth Network (AYN). The site was developed at the request of Health Canada, which funded the project as an alternative to their…
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It seemed like a rather unusual gesture. But Kim Squire was able to provide a rather logical explanation for his behavior.
Squire and his Toronto Rock teammates were unable to capture a third consecutive title as they were edged 9-8 by the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League championship final.
While the Wings were celebrating on the floor at the…
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It seemed like a rather unusual gesture. But Kim Squire was able to provide a rather logical explanation for his behavior.
Squire and his Toronto Rock teammates were unable to capture a third consecutive title as they were edged 9-8 by the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League championship final.
While the Wings were celebrating on the floor at the…
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Pete Homer was set up on April 21. Asked to present the widow of his best friend, Alberta's John Fletcher, with a plaque commemorating Fletcher's elevation to the newly established National Indian Athletic Association Hall of Fame, Homer found himself to be the fourth name on what he had been told was a three person list.
NIAA President Ernie Stevens, Jr. was responsible…
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Pete Homer was set up on April 21. Asked to present the widow of his best friend, Alberta's John Fletcher, with a plaque commemorating Fletcher's elevation to the newly established National Indian Athletic Association Hall of Fame, Homer found himself to be the fourth name on what he had been told was a three person list.
NIAA President Ernie Stevens, Jr. was responsible…
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It was quite a show when the National Indian Athletic Association (NIAA) brought the game Canadian James Naismith's invented home to Canada on April 21. The men's basketball final was a blowout, but the women's final just couldn't have been any closer.
A good sized Saturday night crowd at Calgary's Crescent Heights senior high school gym was treated to some serious…
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It was quite a show when the National Indian Athletic Association (NIAA) brought the game Canadian James Naismith's invented home to Canada on April 21. The men's basketball final was a blowout, but the women's final just couldn't have been any closer.
A good sized Saturday night crowd at Calgary's Crescent Heights senior high school gym was treated to some serious…
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A new chapter was added to literary history in Saskatchewan when internationally renowned Metis writer Maria Campbell paid a visit to elementary and high school students in Lloydminster April 25.
Jose Stone, who teaches the new Saskatchewan Grade 12 English curriculum at Holy Rosary high school commented on the general excitement and enthusiasm generated by Campbell's…
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A new chapter was added to literary history in Saskatchewan when internationally renowned Metis writer Maria Campbell paid a visit to elementary and high school students in Lloydminster April 25.
Jose Stone, who teaches the new Saskatchewan Grade 12 English curriculum at Holy Rosary high school commented on the general excitement and enthusiasm generated by Campbell's…
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It was only a few years ago when I first saw a Chilkat blanket dance. When it joined the women's procession on the ancient dirt floor of the bighouse, it almost floated above the other shawls. It wasn't creased. It didn't swing. It didn't bounce. It swayed with an amazing elegance. The thick, soft wool showed an amazing spread of colors and designs as all eyes watched its…
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It was only a few years ago when I first saw a Chilkat blanket dance. When it joined the women's procession on the ancient dirt floor of the bighouse, it almost floated above the other shawls. It wasn't creased. It didn't swing. It didn't bounce. It swayed with an amazing elegance. The thick, soft wool showed an amazing spread of colors and designs as all eyes watched its…
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Minister of Canadian Heritage, Sheila Copps, was at the Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford on May 11 participating in an Aboriginal tourism round table hosted by Parks Canada and attended by Aboriginal Tourism Team Canada, the national organization representing Aboriginal tourism groups. It was there that she announced funding of $1.23 million for 22 projects under the…
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Dave Mannix, chairman of the National Aboriginal Forestry Association (NAFA) believes the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) has a lot of work to do before it can say it promotes "environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and ecologically viable management of the world's forests," as its mission statement claims.
The non-profit FSC certification process is supposed…
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Dave Mannix, chairman of the National Aboriginal Forestry Association (NAFA) believes the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) has a lot of work to do before it can say it promotes "environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and ecologically viable management of the world's forests," as its mission statement claims.
The non-profit FSC certification process is supposed…