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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.

  • December 2, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff, Temagami Ontario

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Land claim talks between Natives and governments officials in Ontario have stalled over a breach of negotiations etiquette.

The Teme-Augama band in north-central Ontario denounced the provincial government for prematurely releasing information about its land claim offer.

The settlement offer was published in violation of an established protocol by which both…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff, Temagami Ontario

Page 2

Land claim talks between Natives and governments officials in Ontario have stalled over a breach of negotiations etiquette.

The Teme-Augama band in north-central Ontario denounced the provincial government for prematurely releasing information about its land claim offer.

The settlement offer was published in violation of an established protocol by which both…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff, Temagami Ontario

Page 2

Land claim talks between Natives and governments officials in Ontario have stalled over a breach of negotiations etiquette.

The Teme-Augama band in north-central Ontario denounced the provincial government for prematurely releasing information about its land claim offer.

The settlement offer was published in violation of an established protocol by which both…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff, Temagami Ontario

Page 2

Land claim talks between Natives and governments officials in Ontario have stalled over a breach of negotiations etiquette.

The Teme-Augama band in north-central Ontario denounced the provincial government for prematurely releasing information about its land claim offer.

The settlement offer was published in violation of an established protocol by which both…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff, Temagami Ontario

Page 2

Land claim talks between Natives and governments officials in Ontario have stalled over a breach of negotiations etiquette.

The Teme-Augama band in north-central Ontario denounced the provincial government for prematurely releasing information about its land claim offer.

The settlement offer was published in violation of an established protocol by which both…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff, Temagami Ontario

Page 2

Land claim talks between Natives and governments officials in Ontario have stalled over a breach of negotiations etiquette.

The Teme-Augama band in north-central Ontario denounced the provincial government for prematurely releasing information about its land claim offer.

The settlement offer was published in violation of an established protocol by which both…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff, Temagami Ontario

Page 2

Land claim talks between Natives and governments officials in Ontario have stalled over a breach of negotiations etiquette.

The Teme-Augama band in north-central Ontario denounced the provincial government for prematurely releasing information about its land claim offer.

The settlement offer was published in violation of an established protocol by which both…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff, Temagami Ontario

Page 2

Land claim talks between Natives and governments officials in Ontario have stalled over a breach of negotiations etiquette.

The Teme-Augama band in north-central Ontario denounced the provincial government for prematurely releasing information about its land claim offer.

The settlement offer was published in violation of an established protocol by which both…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff, Temagami Ontario

Page 2

Land claim talks between Natives and governments officials in Ontario have stalled over a breach of negotiations etiquette.

The Teme-Augama band in north-central Ontario denounced the provincial government for prematurely releasing information about its land claim offer.

The settlement offer was published in violation of an established protocol by which both…

  • December 2, 2001
  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Geneva SWITZERLAND

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Native rights in Canada are not being recognized or constitutionally protected the United Nations' Working Group on Indigenous Peoples was told last month.

The "No" vote in last year's national referendum resulted in the abandonment of Native rights as a constitutional issue in Canada, said Ted Moses, head of the Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec.

"The failure…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Heather Andrews, Windspeaker Correspondent, Fox Lake Manitoba

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The Fox Lake Cree Indian Band in northern Manitoba emphasized the effects of substance abuse on personal health in its first year of participation in National Addictions Awareness Week.

"Three days of activities were well attended by the majority of our 400 people," says Sophie Beardy, the community's Native drug and alcohol awareness worker. "We saw videos on such topics…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Heather Andrews, Windspeaker Correspondent, Fox Lake Manitoba

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The Fox Lake Cree Indian Band in northern Manitoba emphasized the effects of substance abuse on personal health in its first year of participation in National Addictions Awareness Week.

"Three days of activities were well attended by the majority of our 400 people," says Sophie Beardy, the community's Native drug and alcohol awareness worker. "We saw videos on such topics…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Heather Andrews, Windspeaker Correspondent, Fox Lake Manitoba

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The Fox Lake Cree Indian Band in northern Manitoba emphasized the effects of substance abuse on personal health in its first year of participation in National Addictions Awareness Week.

"Three days of activities were well attended by the majority of our 400 people," says Sophie Beardy, the community's Native drug and alcohol awareness worker. "We saw videos on such topics…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Heather Andrews, Windspeaker Correspondent, Fox Lake Manitoba

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The Fox Lake Cree Indian Band in northern Manitoba emphasized the effects of substance abuse on personal health in its first year of participation in National Addictions Awareness Week.

"Three days of activities were well attended by the majority of our 400 people," says Sophie Beardy, the community's Native drug and alcohol awareness worker. "We saw videos on such topics…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Heather Andrews, Windspeaker Correspondent, Baker Lake, N.W.T.

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Peter Tapatai seems to make a practice of being in the right place at the right time.

"He has rescued people stuck on high rocks and saved kids from disastrous results in a bad sniffing session," says Norm McCallum, alcohol and drug specialist for the Keewatin region of the Northwest Territories. "And he lives a good, clean lifestyle, too."

Tapatai, a family man in…