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  • Linda Caldwell, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Edmonton

Page 7

It was early in 1977 when Bert Crowfoot began his newspaper career as a freelance writer for the Native People newspaper, which was published by the Alberta Native Communications Society.

He rose through the ranks to become the editor in the early 1980s. He involuntarily left the Native people because of philosophical differences with the board of directors of ANCS.

  • Linda Caldwell, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Edmonton

Page 7

It was early in 1977 when Bert Crowfoot began his newspaper career as a freelance writer for the Native People newspaper, which was published by the Alberta Native Communications Society.

He rose through the ranks to become the editor in the early 1980s. He involuntarily left the Native people because of philosophical differences with the board of directors of ANCS.

  • Linda Caldwell, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Edmonton

Page 7

It was early in 1977 when Bert Crowfoot began his newspaper career as a freelance writer for the Native People newspaper, which was published by the Alberta Native Communications Society.

He rose through the ranks to become the editor in the early 1980s. He involuntarily left the Native people because of philosophical differences with the board of directors of ANCS.

  • Richard Wagamese, Windspeaker Columnist

Page 5

Tansi, ahnee and hello. Memory is a funny thing. It can become selective either by choice or circumstance. These days I choose to remember the things from my history that bring vitality to the dreams I carry into each day. However, there are times when circumstances elects to bring back the other side.

We had a rally recently to protect federal cutbacks to the Aboriginal…

  • Richard Wagamese, Windspeaker Columnist

Page 5

Tansi, ahnee and hello. Memory is a funny thing. It can become selective either by choice or circumstance. These days I choose to remember the things from my history that bring vitality to the dreams I carry into each day. However, there are times when circumstances elects to bring back the other side.

We had a rally recently to protect federal cutbacks to the Aboriginal…

  • Richard Wagamese, Windspeaker Columnist

Page 5

Tansi, ahnee and hello. Memory is a funny thing. It can become selective either by choice or circumstance. These days I choose to remember the things from my history that bring vitality to the dreams I carry into each day. However, there are times when circumstances elects to bring back the other side.

We had a rally recently to protect federal cutbacks to the Aboriginal…

  • Richard Wagamese, Windspeaker Columnist

Page 5

Tansi, ahnee and hello. Memory is a funny thing. It can become selective either by choice or circumstance. These days I choose to remember the things from my history that bring vitality to the dreams I carry into each day. However, there are times when circumstances elects to bring back the other side.

We had a rally recently to protect federal cutbacks to the Aboriginal…

  • Marlena Dolan, Windspeaker Columnist

Page 4

Recently, I sat in on a lecture given to a group of educators by a Native speaker. The speaker was presenting his views on education, not necessarily from a Native perspective, but rather from the perspective of a successful man who wished to share his concepts.

An educator in the front row, who was obviously impressed with his presentation, asked the speaker about his…

  • Marlena Dolan, Windspeaker Columnist

Page 4

Recently, I sat in on a lecture given to a group of educators by a Native speaker. The speaker was presenting his views on education, not necessarily from a Native perspective, but rather from the perspective of a successful man who wished to share his concepts.

An educator in the front row, who was obviously impressed with his presentation, asked the speaker about his…

  • Marlena Dolan, Windspeaker Columnist

Page 4

Recently, I sat in on a lecture given to a group of educators by a Native speaker. The speaker was presenting his views on education, not necessarily from a Native perspective, but rather from the perspective of a successful man who wished to share his concepts.

An educator in the front row, who was obviously impressed with his presentation, asked the speaker about his…

  • Marlena Dolan, Windspeaker Columnist

Page 4

Recently, I sat in on a lecture given to a group of educators by a Native speaker. The speaker was presenting his views on education, not necessarily from a Native perspective, but rather from the perspective of a successful man who wished to share his concepts.

An educator in the front row, who was obviously impressed with his presentation, asked the speaker about his…

  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

March marked the end of the first quarter in the United Nations International Year of the World's Indigenous People.

And it was quite a month for Natives in Canada.

Federal and provincial officials celebrated the international year in their own special ways. There were funding cuts to Native programs across the country and in Manitoba, armed police raids on a…

  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

March marked the end of the first quarter in the United Nations International Year of the World's Indigenous People.

And it was quite a month for Natives in Canada.

Federal and provincial officials celebrated the international year in their own special ways. There were funding cuts to Native programs across the country and in Manitoba, armed police raids on a…

  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

March marked the end of the first quarter in the United Nations International Year of the World's Indigenous People.

And it was quite a month for Natives in Canada.

Federal and provincial officials celebrated the international year in their own special ways. There were funding cuts to Native programs across the country and in Manitoba, armed police raids on a…

  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

March marked the end of the first quarter in the United Nations International Year of the World's Indigenous People.

And it was quite a month for Natives in Canada.

Federal and provincial officials celebrated the international year in their own special ways. There were funding cuts to Native programs across the country and in Manitoba, armed police raids on a…