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Windspeaker Publication

Established in 1983 to serve the needs of northern Alberta, Windspeaker became a national newspaper on its 10th anniversary in 1993.

  • April 4, 2001
  • David Stapleton, Windspeaker Contributor, North Bay Ontario

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A spokesman for the Union of Ontario Indians has said it is time to do whatever it takes to deal with the anti-democratic policies of Ontario's Harris government.

Glen Hare, the chief of West Bay First Nation and regional chief of the Union of Ontario Indians, told participants at a Days of Action rally in North Bay, Ont. on Sept. 27 that Premier Mike Harris abuses his…

  • April 4, 2001
  • David Stapleton, Windspeaker Contributor, North Bay Ontario

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A spokesman for the Union of Ontario Indians has said it is time to do whatever it takes to deal with the anti-democratic policies of Ontario's Harris government.

Glen Hare, the chief of West Bay First Nation and regional chief of the Union of Ontario Indians, told participants at a Days of Action rally in North Bay, Ont. on Sept. 27 that Premier Mike Harris abuses his…

  • April 4, 2001
  • Rob McKinley, Sage Writer, Moose Jaw Saskatchewan

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While working groups and government officials try to determine reasons why so many young children are on the streets of Saskatchewan, one former prostitute believes she has some answers.

Donna-Lynn, now 32, has been off the streets for three years. She spent half of her life working the streets of the major cities of Saskatchewan.

Donna-Lynn was first paid for sex…

  • April 4, 2001
  • Rob McKinley, Sage Writer, Moose Jaw Saskatchewan

Page 2

While working groups and government officials try to determine reasons why so many young children are on the streets of Saskatchewan, one former prostitute believes she has some answers.

Donna-Lynn, now 32, has been off the streets for three years. She spent half of her life working the streets of the major cities of Saskatchewan.

Donna-Lynn was first paid for sex…

  • April 4, 2001
  • Rob McKinley, Sage Writer, Moose Jaw Saskatchewan

Page 2

While working groups and government officials try to determine reasons why so many young children are on the streets of Saskatchewan, one former prostitute believes she has some answers.

Donna-Lynn, now 32, has been off the streets for three years. She spent half of her life working the streets of the major cities of Saskatchewan.

Donna-Lynn was first paid for sex…

  • April 4, 2001
  • Rob McKinley, Sage Writer, Regina

Page 2

The Saskatchewan government is trying to rescue girls - some as young as eight years old - from the streets.

Armed with posters, $250,000 in funding and a commitment to wiping out the growing business of child prostitution, the Saskatchewan departments of Justice and Social Services are letting the people closest to the problem find the answers.

"We are working…

  • April 4, 2001
  • Rob McKinley, Sage Writer, Regina

Page 2

The Saskatchewan government is trying to rescue girls - some as young as eight years old - from the streets.

Armed with posters, $250,000 in funding and a commitment to wiping out the growing business of child prostitution, the Saskatchewan departments of Justice and Social Services are letting the people closest to the problem find the answers.

"We are working…

  • April 4, 2001
  • Rob McKinley, Sage Writer, Regina

Page 2

The Saskatchewan government is trying to rescue girls - some as young as eight years old - from the streets.

Armed with posters, $250,000 in funding and a commitment to wiping out the growing business of child prostitution, the Saskatchewan departments of Justice and Social Services are letting the people closest to the problem find the answers.

"We are working…

  • April 4, 2001
  • Louise Elliott, Windspeaker Contributor, San Diego, California

Page 1

Fear about the spread of diabetes in Canadian Aboriginal communities and hope for their prevention were served up in equal measure by participants at the Fourth International Conference on Diabetes and Indigenous Peoples held Oct. 8 to 11 in San Diego.

Medical experts from Manitoba sounded the alarm about the number of Aboriginal adults with diabetes, which in that…

  • April 4, 2001
  • Louise Elliott, Windspeaker Contributor, San Diego, California

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Fear about the spread of diabetes in Canadian Aboriginal communities and hope for their prevention were served up in equal measure by participants at the Fourth International Conference on Diabetes and Indigenous Peoples held Oct. 8 to 11 in San Diego.

Medical experts from Manitoba sounded the alarm about the number of Aboriginal adults with diabetes, which in that…

  • April 4, 2001
  • Louise Elliott, Windspeaker Contributor, San Diego, California

Page 1

Fear about the spread of diabetes in Canadian Aboriginal communities and hope for their prevention were served up in equal measure by participants at the Fourth International Conference on Diabetes and Indigenous Peoples held Oct. 8 to 11 in San Diego.

Medical experts from Manitoba sounded the alarm about the number of Aboriginal adults with diabetes, which in that…

  • April 4, 2001
  • Abby Cote, Windspeaker Contributor, Toronto

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Juno nominees in the Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording category were honored at a pre-awards show gathering on March 3 at Duke Redbird's the Coloured Stone in Toronto, a favorite nightspot for Aboriginal artists and actors.

The Honouring Our Own-8th Annual Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Juno Awards 2001 celebration paid tribute to Juno nominees Susan Aglukark for…

  • April 4, 2001
  • Abby Cote, Windspeaker Contributor, Toronto

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Juno nominees in the Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording category were honored at a pre-awards show gathering on March 3 at Duke Redbird's the Coloured Stone in Toronto, a favorite nightspot for Aboriginal artists and actors.

The Honouring Our Own-8th Annual Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Juno Awards 2001 celebration paid tribute to Juno nominees Susan Aglukark for…

  • April 4, 2001
  • Abby Cote,Windspeaker Contributor, Hamilton

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It was a humble and surprised Florent Vollant who received this year's award for the Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording on March 4 at the 30th annual Juno Awards for his CD Nipaiamianan.

Vollant, the eighth winner in this category, is an Innu singer/songwriter/producer best known for being one half of the Innu group Kashtin. Along with his cousin, Claude McKenzie…

  • April 4, 2001
  • Abby Cote,Windspeaker Contributor, Hamilton

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It was a humble and surprised Florent Vollant who received this year's award for the Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording on March 4 at the 30th annual Juno Awards for his CD Nipaiamianan.

Vollant, the eighth winner in this category, is an Innu singer/songwriter/producer best known for being one half of the Innu group Kashtin. Along with his cousin, Claude McKenzie…