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Long-time activist fathered Native media
R John Hayes , Windspeaker Staff Writer
Eugene Steinhauer, who was a pioneer Native broadcaster and an early catalyst for Native advocacy, died of a heart attack in hospital in St. Paul, Alta., on Sept. 12. He was 67.
He died after suffering from bad health for more than two years, which had recently curtailed his active schedule. He had been working as a consultant for the Alberta Indian Association.
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A protest at a provincial park in Ontario turned deadly when Chippewa Anthony (Dudley) George was shot in a skirmish with police.
He was one of a number of people occupying Ipperwash Provincial Park when Ontario Provincial Police opened fire on Native protesters Sept. 6. Two other people were injured in the attack.
Ovide Mercredi, grand chief of the Assembly of First Nations, and Thomas Bressette, chief of the Chippewas of the Kettle and Stoney Point First Nation, called for an impartial inquiry to determine what happened.
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A protest at a provincial park in Ontario turned deadly when Chippewa Anthony (Dudley) George was shot in a skirmish with police.
He was one of a number of people occupying Ipperwash Provincial Park when Ontario Provincial Police opened fire on Native protesters Sept. 6. Two other people were injured in the attack.
Ovide Mercredi, grand chief of the Assembly of First Nations, and Thomas Bressette, chief of the Chippewas of the Kettle and Stoney Point First Nation, called for an impartial inquiry to determine what happened.
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On Sept. 9, 1850, the Anishinabek from Georgian Bay and the north shore of Lake Huron came together near Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
They gathered to negotiate and sign a treaty with William
Benjamin Robinson, a provincial politician appointed to settle outstanding grievances with the Indians and acquire land title for the Crown.
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On Sept. 9, 1850, the Anishinabek from Georgian Bay and the north shore of Lake Huron came together near Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
They gathered to negotiate and sign a treaty with William
Benjamin Robinson, a provincial politician appointed to settle outstanding grievances with the Indians and acquire land title for the Crown.
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The man that helped end the Gustafsen Lake standoff wants no publicity. In his opinion, publicity and power politics are what led to the protracted tensions between the police and the people in the Sundance camp.
"He doesn't want a big name for himself, or to be known," said spiritual healer John Stevens' daughter Philamine. "He is just here to help the people; to pray for them."
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The man that helped end the Gustafsen Lake standoff wants no publicity. In his opinion, publicity and power politics are what led to the protracted tensions between the police and the people in the Sundance camp.
"He doesn't want a big name for himself, or to be known," said spiritual healer John Stevens' daughter Philamine. "He is just here to help the people; to pray for them."
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Both sides in the debate on Quebec separation are leaving out the First Nations and that's unacceptable, says a Cree leader.
"I'm quite alarmed about the fact that there is no Aboriginal presence in the debate," said Bill Namagoose, executive director of the Grand Council of the Crees.
"That's the challenge ? to get back in a player."
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The Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge made history Aug. 24 when it opened its doors, becoming the first facility specifically built for federally sentenced Aboriginal female offenders.
The morning was bright, the air fresh and clean, high up in the old forest of the Cypress Hills. This is where the newly constructed Healing Lodge Okimaw Ohci, which translates as Thunder Hills, stands as a symbol of hope.
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The Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge made history Aug. 24 when it opened its doors, becoming the first facility specifically built for federally sentenced Aboriginal female offenders.
The morning was bright, the air fresh and clean, high up in the old forest of the Cypress Hills. This is where the newly constructed Healing Lodge Okimaw Ohci, which translates as Thunder Hills, stands as a symbol of hope.