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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.

  • December 2, 2001
  • Don Langford, Windspeaker Contributor, Winnipeg

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First Nations in Manitoba should take over their child welfare systems, states a major report released last month in Winnipeg.

Prepared by the First Nations Child and Family Task Force, the report outlines a three-stage action plan in which full jurisdiction over child and family services would be transferred to First Nations communities within a period of about five…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Don Langford, Windspeaker Contributor, Winnipeg

Page R1

First Nations in Manitoba should take over their child welfare systems, states a major report released last month in Winnipeg.

Prepared by the First Nations Child and Family Task Force, the report outlines a three-stage action plan in which full jurisdiction over child and family services would be transferred to First Nations communities within a period of about five…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Janice Acoose, Windspeaker Columnist

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A prophecy popularly referred to in our communities maintains that our future cultures will flourish and the artists, musicians, dancers, writers, and other visionaries will lead the way to a cultural renaissance. In my mind, this prophecy reflects the sophisticated wisdom of Native Elders who understood and recognized the importance of art in the preservation of future cultures…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

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Natives in a tiny remote villager on the Labrador coast are marking a wretched anniversary this month, an anniversary that needn't have occurred if the federal and Newfoundland governments had acted responsibly.

It's been a full year since the world first saw video images of Innu children in Davis Inlet, high on gasoline fumes and screaming about suicide.

It's been…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

Natives in a tiny remote villager on the Labrador coast are marking a wretched anniversary this month, an anniversary that needn't have occurred if the federal and Newfoundland governments had acted responsibly.

It's been a full year since the world first saw video images of Innu children in Davis Inlet, high on gasoline fumes and screaming about suicide.

It's been…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

Natives in a tiny remote villager on the Labrador coast are marking a wretched anniversary this month, an anniversary that needn't have occurred if the federal and Newfoundland governments had acted responsibly.

It's been a full year since the world first saw video images of Innu children in Davis Inlet, high on gasoline fumes and screaming about suicide.

It's been…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

Natives in a tiny remote villager on the Labrador coast are marking a wretched anniversary this month, an anniversary that needn't have occurred if the federal and Newfoundland governments had acted responsibly.

It's been a full year since the world first saw video images of Innu children in Davis Inlet, high on gasoline fumes and screaming about suicide.

It's been…

  • December 2, 2001
  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Carlyle Saskatchewan

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The Crown has stayed charges filed against the leader of a band in southwest Saskatchewan over his role in an on-reserve gambling dispute.

Charges against White Bear Chief Bernard Shepherd, which included keeping common gambling house, were stayed after Crown and defense lawyers agreed the trial was over the province's right to control on-reserve gambling and not Shepherd…

  • December 2, 2001
  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Carlyle Saskatchewan

Page 5

The Crown has stayed charges filed against the leader of a band in southwest Saskatchewan over his role in an on-reserve gambling dispute.

Charges against White Bear Chief Bernard Shepherd, which included keeping common gambling house, were stayed after Crown and defense lawyers agreed the trial was over the province's right to control on-reserve gambling and not Shepherd…

  • December 2, 2001
  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Carlyle Saskatchewan

Page 5

The Crown has stayed charges filed against the leader of a band in southwest Saskatchewan over his role in an on-reserve gambling dispute.

Charges against White Bear Chief Bernard Shepherd, which included keeping common gambling house, were stayed after Crown and defense lawyers agreed the trial was over the province's right to control on-reserve gambling and not Shepherd…

  • December 2, 2001
  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Carlyle Saskatchewan

Page 5

The Crown has stayed charges filed against the leader of a band in southwest Saskatchewan over his role in an on-reserve gambling dispute.

Charges against White Bear Chief Bernard Shepherd, which included keeping common gambling house, were stayed after Crown and defense lawyers agreed the trial was over the province's right to control on-reserve gambling and not Shepherd…

  • December 2, 2001
  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Meadow Lake

Page 3

Saskatchewan

An agreement between Saskatchewan and a forestry company establishing a partnership for co-managing timber harvests is giving Natives greater say over logging in the province's north.

Environment and Resources Management Minister Berny Wiens and NorSask Products Inc. chairman Ray Cariou signed a memorandum of understand Dec. 20 to work as partners with…

  • December 2, 2001
  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Meadow Lake

Page 3

Saskatchewan

An agreement between Saskatchewan and a forestry company establishing a partnership for co-managing timber harvests is giving Natives greater say over logging in the province's north.

Environment and Resources Management Minister Berny Wiens and NorSask Products Inc. chairman Ray Cariou signed a memorandum of understand Dec. 20 to work as partners with…

  • December 2, 2001
  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Meadow Lake

Page 3

Saskatchewan

An agreement between Saskatchewan and a forestry company establishing a partnership for co-managing timber harvests is giving Natives greater say over logging in the province's north.

Environment and Resources Management Minister Berny Wiens and NorSask Products Inc. chairman Ray Cariou signed a memorandum of understand Dec. 20 to work as partners with…

  • December 2, 2001
  • D.B. Smith, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Meadow Lake

Page 3

Saskatchewan

An agreement between Saskatchewan and a forestry company establishing a partnership for co-managing timber harvests is giving Natives greater say over logging in the province's north.

Environment and Resources Management Minister Berny Wiens and NorSask Products Inc. chairman Ray Cariou signed a memorandum of understand Dec. 20 to work as partners with…