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Windspeaker Publication

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
  • Barb Grinder, Windspeaker Contributor, Rumsey, Alta

Alberta

Guide to Indian Country Page 8

Almost 15,000 hectares near the small prairie community of Rumsey will

soon receive protected status under the Environmental Protection

Department's Special Places 2000 program. The land, vegetation, also

contains several pre-historic archeological sites, evidence of early

settlement and use by Plains Indians…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Barb Grinder, Windspeaker Contributor, Rumsey, Alta

Alberta

Guide to Indian Country Page 8

Almost 15,000 hectares near the small prairie community of Rumsey will

soon receive protected status under the Environmental Protection

Department's Special Places 2000 program. The land, vegetation, also

contains several pre-historic archeological sites, evidence of early

settlement and use by Plains Indians…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Barb Grinder, Windspeaker Contributor, Rumsey, Alta

Alberta

Guide to Indian Country Page 8

Almost 15,000 hectares near the small prairie community of Rumsey will

soon receive protected status under the Environmental Protection

Department's Special Places 2000 program. The land, vegetation, also

contains several pre-historic archeological sites, evidence of early

settlement and use by Plains Indians…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Debbie Faulkner, Windspeaker Contributor, Calgary

Alberta

Guide to Indian Country Page 7

While some members of the Red Thunder Native Dance Theatre enjoy Paris

this spring, other members will enjoy staying home to launch a new show.

Red Thunder's new project, the Pitaa Native Dinner Theatre, is set to

debut this month at the Howard Johnson Hotel, located on Calgary's busy

Macleod Trail.

The…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Debbie Faulkner, Windspeaker Contributor, Calgary

Alberta

Guide to Indian Country Page 7

While some members of the Red Thunder Native Dance Theatre enjoy Paris

this spring, other members will enjoy staying home to launch a new show.

Red Thunder's new project, the Pitaa Native Dinner Theatre, is set to

debut this month at the Howard Johnson Hotel, located on Calgary's busy

Macleod Trail.

The…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Debbie Faulkner, Windspeaker Contributor, Calgary

Alberta

Guide to Indian Country Page 7

While some members of the Red Thunder Native Dance Theatre enjoy Paris

this spring, other members will enjoy staying home to launch a new show.

Red Thunder's new project, the Pitaa Native Dinner Theatre, is set to

debut this month at the Howard Johnson Hotel, located on Calgary's busy

Macleod Trail.

The…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Debbie Faulkner, Windspeaker Contributor, Tsuu T'ina, Alta.

Alberta

Guide to Indian Country Page 6

One Tsuu T'ina family thinks it's time for people to take their hats

off to some unsung local cowboys.

On June 29 and 30, the Littlelight family will host the first Tsuu

T'ina Indian Cowboy Memorial Rodeo to honor deceased cowboy and cowgirl

rodeo competitors.

"The initial idea was for a memorial for my…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Debbie Faulkner, Windspeaker Contributor, Tsuu T'ina, Alta.

Alberta

Guide to Indian Country Page 6

One Tsuu T'ina family thinks it's time for people to take their hats

off to some unsung local cowboys.

On June 29 and 30, the Littlelight family will host the first Tsuu

T'ina Indian Cowboy Memorial Rodeo to honor deceased cowboy and cowgirl

rodeo competitors.

"The initial idea was for a memorial for my…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Debbie Faulkner, Windspeaker Contributor, Tsuu T'ina, Alta.

Alberta

Guide to Indian Country Page 6

One Tsuu T'ina family thinks it's time for people to take their hats

off to some unsung local cowboys.

On June 29 and 30, the Littlelight family will host the first Tsuu

T'ina Indian Cowboy Memorial Rodeo to honor deceased cowboy and cowgirl

rodeo competitors.

"The initial idea was for a memorial for my…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Mrs. Noah Black, Windspeaker Contributor, Vancouver

British Columbia

Guide to Indian Country Page 5

Horst Jassman, co-ordinator of Aboriginal Summer Camp 1996 at the

Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, wants to break some of the

misconceptions that people have about powwows, and the customs of Native

people.

According to Jassman, a lot of people say, "If you've seen one powwow,

you've seem…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Mrs. Noah Black, Windspeaker Contributor, Vancouver

British Columbia

Guide to Indian Country Page 5

Horst Jassman, co-ordinator of Aboriginal Summer Camp 1996 at the

Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, wants to break some of the

misconceptions that people have about powwows, and the customs of Native

people.

According to Jassman, a lot of people say, "If you've seen one powwow,

you've seem…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Mrs. Noah Black, Windspeaker Contributor, Vancouver

British Columbia

Guide to Indian Country Page 5

Horst Jassman, co-ordinator of Aboriginal Summer Camp 1996 at the

Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, wants to break some of the

misconceptions that people have about powwows, and the customs of Native

people.

According to Jassman, a lot of people say, "If you've seen one powwow,

you've seem…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Mrs. Noah Black, Windspeaker Contributor, Lac Ste. Anne, Alta.

Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage

Guide to Indian Country Page 4

Religious pilgrimages are enjoying a renewed popularity in Canada this

century. It may be due, in part, to an upsurge in devotional fervor

since the Second Vatican Council, or it could be attributed to the

canonizations and beautifications that have occurred in this country

since then. Or it may…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Mrs. Noah Black, Windspeaker Contributor, Lac Ste. Anne, Alta.

Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage

Guide to Indian Country Page 4

Religious pilgrimages are enjoying a renewed popularity in Canada this

century. It may be due, in part, to an upsurge in devotional fervor

since the Second Vatican Council, or it could be attributed to the

canonizations and beautifications that have occurred in this country

since then. Or it may…

  • March 14, 2001
  • Mrs. Noah Black, Windspeaker Contributor, Lac Ste. Anne, Alta.

Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage

Guide to Indian Country Page 4

Religious pilgrimages are enjoying a renewed popularity in Canada this

century. It may be due, in part, to an upsurge in devotional fervor

since the Second Vatican Council, or it could be attributed to the

canonizations and beautifications that have occurred in this country

since then. Or it may…