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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 chief of the cash-strapped Roseau River band in southern Manitoba won't say when a proposed casino on his reserve will open but promises it will go ahead despite stiff provincial opposition.
"We are fighting a battle like Custer going into Wounded Knee. But we are going to win this one," Lawrence Henry said.
"We could become self-sufficient. Not just from the…
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Native communities should have the right to collect taxes without affecting existing funding arrangements with Ottawa and the province, a federal report obtained by an Ottawa newspaper says.
"The power tax, represents a key instrument of self-government," says a Finance Department working paper obtained by the Ottawa Citizen.
The working paper, part of a two-year-…
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Native communities should have the right to collect taxes without affecting existing funding arrangements with Ottawa and the province, a federal report obtained by an Ottawa newspaper says.
"The power tax, represents a key instrument of self-government," says a Finance Department working paper obtained by the Ottawa Citizen.
The working paper, part of a two-year-…
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Native communities should have the right to collect taxes without affecting existing funding arrangements with Ottawa and the province, a federal report obtained by an Ottawa newspaper says.
"The power tax, represents a key instrument of self-government," says a Finance Department working paper obtained by the Ottawa Citizen.
The working paper, part of a two-year-…
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Native communities should have the right to collect taxes without affecting existing funding arrangements with Ottawa and the province, a federal report obtained by an Ottawa newspaper says.
"The power tax, represents a key instrument of self-government," says a Finance Department working paper obtained by the Ottawa Citizen.
The working paper, part of a two-year-…
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Legal officials are appealing the stay of rape and indecent assault charges against a Roman Catholic bishop, which launched waves of criticism against British Columbia's court system.
And an independent investigator has been appointed to review the Crown's questionable handling of the case against Bishop Hubert O'Connor, Attorney General Colin Gableman said.
"I have…
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Legal officials are appealing the stay of rape and indecent assault charges against a Roman Catholic bishop, which launched waves of criticism against British Columbia's court system.
And an independent investigator has been appointed to review the Crown's questionable handling of the case against Bishop Hubert O'Connor, Attorney General Colin Gableman said.
"I have…
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Legal officials are appealing the stay of rape and indecent assault charges against a Roman Catholic bishop, which launched waves of criticism against British Columbia's court system.
And an independent investigator has been appointed to review the Crown's questionable handling of the case against Bishop Hubert O'Connor, Attorney General Colin Gableman said.
"I have…
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Legal officials are appealing the stay of rape and indecent assault charges against a Roman Catholic bishop, which launched waves of criticism against British Columbia's court system.
And an independent investigator has been appointed to review the Crown's questionable handling of the case against Bishop Hubert O'Connor, Attorney General Colin Gableman said.
"I have…
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In a series of ceremonies across the country, members of Canada's first nations set the stage for the 1993 International Year of the World's Indigenous People.
Assembly of First Nations chief Ovide Mercredi and former Inuit Circumpolar Conference president Mary Simon were on hand at the United Nations for the international kick-off on Dec. 10.
Government officials…
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In a series of ceremonies across the country, members of Canada's first nations set the stage for the 1993 International Year of the World's Indigenous People.
Assembly of First Nations chief Ovide Mercredi and former Inuit Circumpolar Conference president Mary Simon were on hand at the United Nations for the international kick-off on Dec. 10.
Government officials…
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In a series of ceremonies across the country, members of Canada's first nations set the stage for the 1993 International Year of the World's Indigenous People.
Assembly of First Nations chief Ovide Mercredi and former Inuit Circumpolar Conference president Mary Simon were on hand at the United Nations for the international kick-off on Dec. 10.
Government officials…
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In a series of ceremonies across the country, members of Canada's first nations set the stage for the 1993 International Year of the World's Indigenous People.
Assembly of First Nations chief Ovide Mercredi and former Inuit Circumpolar Conference president Mary Simon were on hand at the United Nations for the international kick-off on Dec. 10.
Government officials…
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The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations will be hosting the 11th annual Native American Fish and Wildlife Society Conference next summer in Saskatoon.
"We are expecting more than 700 delegates from across North America, including many Canadian First Nations People," said FSIN Chief Roland Crowe.
American representative Don Sampson of the Fish and Wildlife…
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The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations will be hosting the 11th annual Native American Fish and Wildlife Society Conference next summer in Saskatoon.
"We are expecting more than 700 delegates from across North America, including many Canadian First Nations People," said FSIN Chief Roland Crowe.
American representative Don Sampson of the Fish and Wildlife…