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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 1999 North American Indigenous Games will not be hosted at Fargo, North Dakota.
The planned Fargo version of the games was officially trashed by a decision of the NAIG council executive meeting in Fargo on Oct. 10.
"It is sad council had to make this choice but, for the sake of the games, council had to do something," said council secretary Roy Desjarlais, who…
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A recently reported private audience granted to a delegation from the Assembly of First Nations with Pope John Paul II has been postponed.
"The meeting with the Pope is not quite confirmed at this time," said Jean LaRose, spokesperson for the AFN. A meeting date had been set for Nov. 9. LaRose said the meeting date is still being worked out with Canada's foreign affairs…
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A recently reported private audience granted to a delegation from the Assembly of First Nations with Pope John Paul II has been postponed.
"The meeting with the Pope is not quite confirmed at this time," said Jean LaRose, spokesperson for the AFN. A meeting date had been set for Nov. 9. LaRose said the meeting date is still being worked out with Canada's foreign affairs…
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A recently reported private audience granted to a delegation from the Assembly of First Nations with Pope John Paul II has been postponed.
"The meeting with the Pope is not quite confirmed at this time," said Jean LaRose, spokesperson for the AFN. A meeting date had been set for Nov. 9. LaRose said the meeting date is still being worked out with Canada's foreign affairs…
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The president and general manager of a private Winnipeg-based vocational school has a plan that may open up the door to success in the media world for many young Aboriginal people.
Or it may turn out to be a colossal waste of time and money - eleven months and $15,000 per student, to be exact.
#Robbie Robertson (not the well-known musician) operates Media Arts and…
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The president and general manager of a private Winnipeg-based vocational school has a plan that may open up the door to success in the media world for many young Aboriginal people.
Or it may turn out to be a colossal waste of time and money - eleven months and $15,000 per student, to be exact.
#Robbie Robertson (not the well-known musician) operates Media Arts and…
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The president and general manager of a private Winnipeg-based vocational school has a plan that may open up the door to success in the media world for many young Aboriginal people.
Or it may turn out to be a colossal waste of time and money - eleven months and $15,000 per student, to be exact.
#Robbie Robertson (not the well-known musician) operates Media Arts and…
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A group of teenagers and elders from Black Lake have triumphantly completed a 10-day canoe trip through the wilderness of northern Saskatchewan that was designed to help them preserve their Dene culture.
The trip was planned by band councillor Freddie Throassie as a response to the threat posed by the new Athabasca seasonal road, which is currently under construction.…
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A group of teenagers and elders from Black Lake have triumphantly completed a 10-day canoe trip through the wilderness of northern Saskatchewan that was designed to help them preserve their Dene culture.
The trip was planned by band councillor Freddie Throassie as a response to the threat posed by the new Athabasca seasonal road, which is currently under construction.…
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A group of teenagers and elders from Black Lake have triumphantly completed a 10-day canoe trip through the wilderness of northern Saskatchewan that was designed to help them preserve their Dene culture.
The trip was planned by band councillor Freddie Throassie as a response to the threat posed by the new Athabasca seasonal road, which is currently under construction.…
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As many as 900 people who thought of themselves as Inuit may now be wondering where their Aboriginal ancestry has gone.
Since 1992, the Labrador Inuit Association has been slimming its 5,000 name membership list to suit new eligibility criteria determined during land claim discussions with the province of Newfoundland and the federal government.
With a decision made…
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As many as 900 people who thought of themselves as Inuit may now be wondering where their Aboriginal ancestry has gone.
Since 1992, the Labrador Inuit Association has been slimming its 5,000 name membership list to suit new eligibility criteria determined during land claim discussions with the province of Newfoundland and the federal government.
With a decision made…
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As many as 900 people who thought of themselves as Inuit may now be wondering where their Aboriginal ancestry has gone.
Since 1992, the Labrador Inuit Association has been slimming its 5,000 name membership list to suit new eligibility criteria determined during land claim discussions with the province of Newfoundland and the federal government.
With a decision made…
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Native leaders in the Yukon want answers after an Aboriginal man was shot and killed by Whitehorse RCMP on Sept. 8.
According to RCMP, the officer had to use lethal force on 22-year-old Harley Clayton Johnnie, who was also known as Harley Timmers, after the two got into a scuffle and Timmers was choking the officer.
The RCMP report that in the early morning hours of…
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Native leaders in the Yukon want answers after an Aboriginal man was shot and killed by Whitehorse RCMP on Sept. 8.
According to RCMP, the officer had to use lethal force on 22-year-old Harley Clayton Johnnie, who was also known as Harley Timmers, after the two got into a scuffle and Timmers was choking the officer.
The RCMP report that in the early morning hours of…