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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.

  • March 14, 2001
  • Christine Wong , Windspeaker Correspondent, Ottawa

Page 1

There is "overwhelming evidence" to support the charge that the

Canadian government has violated First Nations rights in Canada, an

international panel of Indigenous judges has ruled.

After a three-day preliminary hearing, judges at the First Nations

International Court of Justice recommended that the court proceed to

trial with a three-count…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Christine Wong , Windspeaker Correspondent, Ottawa

Page 1

There is "overwhelming evidence" to support the charge that the

Canadian government has violated First Nations rights in Canada, an

international panel of Indigenous judges has ruled.

After a three-day preliminary hearing, judges at the First Nations

International Court of Justice recommended that the court proceed to

trial with a three-count…

  • March 14, 2001
  • R John Hayes, Windspeaker Staff Writer, New York

United States

Guide to Indian Country Page 28

Visitors to the Big Apple can take an hour or an afternoon away from

the big city and spend a little tome at the Heye Centre of the National

Museum of the American Indian, without leaving town. Located at the tip

of Battery Park in lower Manhattan, the museum features changing

exhibitions and public…

  • March 14, 2001
  • R John Hayes, Windspeaker Staff Writer, New York

United States

Guide to Indian Country Page 28

Visitors to the Big Apple can take an hour or an afternoon away from

the big city and spend a little tome at the Heye Centre of the National

Museum of the American Indian, without leaving town. Located at the tip

of Battery Park in lower Manhattan, the museum features changing

exhibitions and public…

  • March 14, 2001
  • R John Hayes, Windspeaker Staff Writer, New York

United States

Guide to Indian Country Page 28

Visitors to the Big Apple can take an hour or an afternoon away from

the big city and spend a little tome at the Heye Centre of the National

Museum of the American Indian, without leaving town. Located at the tip

of Battery Park in lower Manhattan, the museum features changing

exhibitions and public…

  • March 14, 2001
  • R John Hayes, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Ledyard, Connecticut

United States

Guide to Indian Country Page 27

It takes only a few seconds for the magnitude of the development on the

Mashantucket Pequot Reservation in rural Connecticut to sink in.

Foxwoods, the casino that has transformed this sleepy, impoverished

First Nation into the richest in America, is huge. And it is the

granddaddy of all the casinos on…

  • March 14, 2001
  • R John Hayes, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Ledyard, Connecticut

United States

Guide to Indian Country Page 27

It takes only a few seconds for the magnitude of the development on the

Mashantucket Pequot Reservation in rural Connecticut to sink in.

Foxwoods, the casino that has transformed this sleepy, impoverished

First Nation into the richest in America, is huge. And it is the

granddaddy of all the casinos on…

  • March 14, 2001
  • R John Hayes, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Ledyard, Connecticut

United States

Guide to Indian Country Page 27

It takes only a few seconds for the magnitude of the development on the

Mashantucket Pequot Reservation in rural Connecticut to sink in.

Foxwoods, the casino that has transformed this sleepy, impoverished

First Nation into the richest in America, is huge. And it is the

granddaddy of all the casinos on…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Barb Grinder , Windspeaker Contributor, Second Mesa, Arizona

United States

Guide to Indian Country Page 26

Incredible scenery and unique cultural experiences await visitors to

the Four Corners region of Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico.

Multi-colored sandstone formations soar above the desert floor. Walled

canyons--some over 300 m deep--hide the ruins of ancient civilizations.

Here a score of Native…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Barb Grinder , Windspeaker Contributor, Second Mesa, Arizona

United States

Guide to Indian Country Page 26

Incredible scenery and unique cultural experiences await visitors to

the Four Corners region of Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico.

Multi-colored sandstone formations soar above the desert floor. Walled

canyons--some over 300 m deep--hide the ruins of ancient civilizations.

Here a score of Native…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Barb Grinder , Windspeaker Contributor, Second Mesa, Arizona

United States

Guide to Indian Country Page 26

Incredible scenery and unique cultural experiences await visitors to

the Four Corners region of Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico.

Multi-colored sandstone formations soar above the desert floor. Walled

canyons--some over 300 m deep--hide the ruins of ancient civilizations.

Here a score of Native…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Barb Grinder, Windspeaker Contributor, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona

United States

Guide to Indian Country Page 25

A growing interest in Native American culture has caused a major

economic boom for Indian people in America's four Corners region where

Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico meet. And if current trends

continue, tourism will provide even more to the local economy in the

near future.

In the early…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Barb Grinder, Windspeaker Contributor, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona

United States

Guide to Indian Country Page 25

A growing interest in Native American culture has caused a major

economic boom for Indian people in America's four Corners region where

Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico meet. And if current trends

continue, tourism will provide even more to the local economy in the

near future.

In the early…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Barb Grinder, Windspeaker Contributor, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona

United States

Guide to Indian Country Page 25

A growing interest in Native American culture has caused a major

economic boom for Indian people in America's four Corners region where

Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico meet. And if current trends

continue, tourism will provide even more to the local economy in the

near future.

In the early…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Michael Smith, Windspeaker Contributor, Buffalo Point, Man.

Manitoba

Guide to Indian Country Page 24

The Buffalo Point International Resort is an ambitious recreation

initiative of the Buffalo Point First Nation. Over 20 years in the

making, the multi-faceted complex has been developed into a wilderness

holiday playground catering to an international clientele.

The ultimate goal, say the owners is to develop…