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  • Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Edmonton

Page 7

Native people should play a greater role in deciding the future of Native foster children, according to recommendations by the provincial ombudsman.

That will help cut down on confusion within Alberta family and social services, said Harley Johnson.

The welfare of Native foster children has not always been a priority of the government, said the government watchdog…

  • Emil Allard, Special to Windspeaker

Page 4

The glass of whisky and the vial of sleeping pills sat side by side on the coffee table in front of me for what seemed an eternity.

The silence around me screamed as the howl of grief and depression roared inside my head. It was unrelenting. The biggest decision of my life sat in the contents of two containers. One by itself would get drunk. The other would probably…

  • Emil Allard, Special to Windspeaker

Page 4

The glass of whisky and the vial of sleeping pills sat side by side on the coffee table in front of me for what seemed an eternity.

The silence around me screamed as the howl of grief and depression roared inside my head. It was unrelenting. The biggest decision of my life sat in the contents of two containers. One by itself would get drunk. The other would probably…

  • Emil Allard, Special to Windspeaker

Page 4

The glass of whisky and the vial of sleeping pills sat side by side on the coffee table in front of me for what seemed an eternity.

The silence around me screamed as the howl of grief and depression roared inside my head. It was unrelenting. The biggest decision of my life sat in the contents of two containers. One by itself would get drunk. The other would probably…

  • Emil Allard, Special to Windspeaker

Page 4

The glass of whisky and the vial of sleeping pills sat side by side on the coffee table in front of me for what seemed an eternity.

The silence around me screamed as the howl of grief and depression roared inside my head. It was unrelenting. The biggest decision of my life sat in the contents of two containers. One by itself would get drunk. The other would probably…

  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

From the poorly-built homes of the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta to Edmonton's inner-city squalor to the dilapidated shacks of Indian Cabins near the Alberta/N.W.T border, living conditions for Native people are as appalling as they cold possibly be.

Poor housing for Alberta's Native population has been a problem ever since Indians stepped foot from the security and…

  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

From the poorly-built homes of the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta to Edmonton's inner-city squalor to the dilapidated shacks of Indian Cabins near the Alberta/N.W.T border, living conditions for Native people are as appalling as they cold possibly be.

Poor housing for Alberta's Native population has been a problem ever since Indians stepped foot from the security and…

  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

From the poorly-built homes of the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta to Edmonton's inner-city squalor to the dilapidated shacks of Indian Cabins near the Alberta/N.W.T border, living conditions for Native people are as appalling as they cold possibly be.

Poor housing for Alberta's Native population has been a problem ever since Indians stepped foot from the security and…

  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

From the poorly-built homes of the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta to Edmonton's inner-city squalor to the dilapidated shacks of Indian Cabins near the Alberta/N.W.T border, living conditions for Native people are as appalling as they cold possibly be.

Poor housing for Alberta's Native population has been a problem ever since Indians stepped foot from the security and…

  • Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Anchorage Alaska

Page 3

Federal government cutbacks to Canada's aboriginal communications program, which was being viewed as a model for a Native publications group in the United States, are under fire by journalists across North America.

The vice-president of the Native American Journalists' Association (NAJA), said members of his organization are stumped at Canada's decision to "pull the rug…

  • Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Anchorage Alaska

Page 3

Federal government cutbacks to Canada's aboriginal communications program, which was being viewed as a model for a Native publications group in the United States, are under fire by journalists across North America.

The vice-president of the Native American Journalists' Association (NAJA), said members of his organization are stumped at Canada's decision to "pull the rug…

  • Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Anchorage Alaska

Page 3

Federal government cutbacks to Canada's aboriginal communications program, which was being viewed as a model for a Native publications group in the United States, are under fire by journalists across North America.

The vice-president of the Native American Journalists' Association (NAJA), said members of his organization are stumped at Canada's decision to "pull the rug…

  • Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Anchorage Alaska

Page 3

Federal government cutbacks to Canada's aboriginal communications program, which was being viewed as a model for a Native publications group in the United States, are under fire by journalists across North America.

The vice-president of the Native American Journalists' Association (NAJA), said members of his organization are stumped at Canada's decision to "pull the rug…

  • Rocky Woodward, Windspeaker Correspondent, Edmonton

Page 3

Health and welfare Canada's recent grant of $50,000 has brought the North American Indigenous Games closer to a reality.

But games' committee chairman Charles Wood said organizers have fallen short of their goal of raising $750,000 to help make the games a success.

That led to a crucial second look at the whole "indigenous games package" and the cancellation of…

  • Rocky Woodward, Windspeaker Correspondent, Edmonton

Page 3

Health and welfare Canada's recent grant of $50,000 has brought the North American Indigenous Games closer to a reality.

But games' committee chairman Charles Wood said organizers have fallen short of their goal of raising $750,000 to help make the games a success.

That led to a crucial second look at the whole "indigenous games package" and the cancellation of…