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  • Rocky Woodward, Windspeaker Correspondent, Siksika Nation, Alta.

Page 18

Blackfoot Chief Strater Crowfoot is demanding Ottawa pay his band compensation for legislative delays, which cost the band $1 million.

Crowfoot said government delays over the passage of Bill C-115, an amendment to the Indian Act, set back construction on a Blackfoot Reserve commercial and industrial project, which was scheduled to begin in April 1988.

He said…

  • Rocky Woodward, Windspeaker Correspondent, Siksika Nation, Alta.

Page 18

Blackfoot Chief Strater Crowfoot is demanding Ottawa pay his band compensation for legislative delays, which cost the band $1 million.

Crowfoot said government delays over the passage of Bill C-115, an amendment to the Indian Act, set back construction on a Blackfoot Reserve commercial and industrial project, which was scheduled to begin in April 1988.

He said…

  • Rocky Woodward, Windspeaker Correspondent, Siksika Nation, Alta.

Page 18

Blackfoot Chief Strater Crowfoot is demanding Ottawa pay his band compensation for legislative delays, which cost the band $1 million.

Crowfoot said government delays over the passage of Bill C-115, an amendment to the Indian Act, set back construction on a Blackfoot Reserve commercial and industrial project, which was scheduled to begin in April 1988.

He said…

  • Cheryl Klassen, Special to Windspeaker, Calgary

Page 16

(The name of the abused woman has been changed to protect her identity. She lives in Calgary and is working with a counselor at Native Alcoholism.)

Feeling terrified, violated, helpless and alone, Karina Foryu once again cried herself to sleep. She had allowed her alcoholic father to have his way with her, so he would not touch her younger sister.

This sexual…

  • Cheryl Klassen, Special to Windspeaker, Calgary

Page 16

(The name of the abused woman has been changed to protect her identity. She lives in Calgary and is working with a counselor at Native Alcoholism.)

Feeling terrified, violated, helpless and alone, Karina Foryu once again cried herself to sleep. She had allowed her alcoholic father to have his way with her, so he would not touch her younger sister.

This sexual…

  • Cheryl Klassen, Special to Windspeaker, Calgary

Page 16

(The name of the abused woman has been changed to protect her identity. She lives in Calgary and is working with a counselor at Native Alcoholism.)

Feeling terrified, violated, helpless and alone, Karina Foryu once again cried herself to sleep. She had allowed her alcoholic father to have his way with her, so he would not touch her younger sister.

This sexual…

  • Cheryl Klassen, Special to Windspeaker, Calgary

Page 16

(The name of the abused woman has been changed to protect her identity. She lives in Calgary and is working with a counselor at Native Alcoholism.)

Feeling terrified, violated, helpless and alone, Karina Foryu once again cried herself to sleep. She had allowed her alcoholic father to have his way with her, so he would not touch her younger sister.

This sexual…

  • Diane Parenteau, Windspeaker Correspondent, Fishing Lake Metis Settlement

Page 15

The Fishing Lake Development Corporation (FLDC) is closer to its goal of financial independence from the province.

As a result of taking over oil and lease building operations on the settlement, corporation directors have been able to expand the settlement-owned business largely through funds generated by these contract agreements.

The million dollar business…

  • Diane Parenteau, Windspeaker Correspondent, Fishing Lake Metis Settlement

Page 15

The Fishing Lake Development Corporation (FLDC) is closer to its goal of financial independence from the province.

As a result of taking over oil and lease building operations on the settlement, corporation directors have been able to expand the settlement-owned business largely through funds generated by these contract agreements.

The million dollar business…

  • Diane Parenteau, Windspeaker Correspondent, Fishing Lake Metis Settlement

Page 15

The Fishing Lake Development Corporation (FLDC) is closer to its goal of financial independence from the province.

As a result of taking over oil and lease building operations on the settlement, corporation directors have been able to expand the settlement-owned business largely through funds generated by these contract agreements.

The million dollar business…

  • Diane Parenteau, Windspeaker Correspondent, Fishing Lake Metis Settlement

Page 15

The Fishing Lake Development Corporation (FLDC) is closer to its goal of financial independence from the province.

As a result of taking over oil and lease building operations on the settlement, corporation directors have been able to expand the settlement-owned business largely through funds generated by these contract agreements.

The million dollar business…

  • Rocky Woodward, Windspeaker Correspondent, Peerless Lake Alta.

Page 13

Peerless Lake resident David Starr has no fond memories of residential schools after living in one at Wabasca some 55 years ago.

In fact his memories of the residential schools to this day are painful and filled with bitterness towards a "white man's system" that he says "failed Indian people of that era miserably."

David was born at long Lake about five km north…

  • Rocky Woodward, Windspeaker Correspondent, Peerless Lake Alta.

Page 13

Peerless Lake resident David Starr has no fond memories of residential schools after living in one at Wabasca some 55 years ago.

In fact his memories of the residential schools to this day are painful and filled with bitterness towards a "white man's system" that he says "failed Indian people of that era miserably."

David was born at long Lake about five km north…

  • Rocky Woodward, Windspeaker Correspondent, Peerless Lake Alta.

Page 13

Peerless Lake resident David Starr has no fond memories of residential schools after living in one at Wabasca some 55 years ago.

In fact his memories of the residential schools to this day are painful and filled with bitterness towards a "white man's system" that he says "failed Indian people of that era miserably."

David was born at long Lake about five km north…

  • Rocky Woodward, Windspeaker Correspondent, Peerless Lake Alta.

Page 13

Peerless Lake resident David Starr has no fond memories of residential schools after living in one at Wabasca some 55 years ago.

In fact his memories of the residential schools to this day are painful and filled with bitterness towards a "white man's system" that he says "failed Indian people of that era miserably."

David was born at long Lake about five km north…