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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
  • Kerry McCluskey, Windspeaker Contributor, Yellowknife

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Trappers don't want to be left out in the cold - at least not without their new quick-kill traps.

As of January 1, 1995, an act by the European Economic Community will come into effect that bans the import of wild fur into Europe from any country that continues to use leghold traps or does not trap according to international humane standards. Currently 80 per cent of the…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Kerry McCluskey, Windspeaker Contributor, Yellowknife

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Trappers don't want to be left out in the cold - at least not without their new quick-kill traps.

As of January 1, 1995, an act by the European Economic Community will come into effect that bans the import of wild fur into Europe from any country that continues to use leghold traps or does not trap according to international humane standards. Currently 80 per cent of the…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Judy Langford, Windspeaker Contributor, Yellowknife

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A Northwest Territories cabinet minister has been fired after telling the legislation he attended a national conference and later admitted he did not go.

Municipal Affairs and Renewable Resources Minister Titus Allooloo handed in his resignation Nov. 22 at the request of Premier Nellie Cournoyea. The resignation caps a turbulent week for Allooloo, who had come under harsh…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Dawn Adams, Windspeaker Contributor, Edmonton

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Harden Pruden never felt he fit in to his society. As a gay Aboriginal, he didn't fulfill any roles. In trying to find out more about himself though, Pruden discovered a Native history to which he would not only have fit into, but been welcomed.

He spoke to a full audience during the two-day Dreamcatchers Conference Nov. 12 and 13, held by Grant MacEwan Community College…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Dawn Adams, Windspeaker Contributor, Edmonton

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Harden Pruden never felt he fit in to his society. As a gay Aboriginal, he didn't fulfill any roles. In trying to find out more about himself though, Pruden discovered a Native history to which he would not only have fit into, but been welcomed.

He spoke to a full audience during the two-day Dreamcatchers Conference Nov. 12 and 13, held by Grant MacEwan Community College…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Dawn Adams, Windspeaker Contributor, Edmonton

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Harden Pruden never felt he fit in to his society. As a gay Aboriginal, he didn't fulfill any roles. In trying to find out more about himself though, Pruden discovered a Native history to which he would not only have fit into, but been welcomed.

He spoke to a full audience during the two-day Dreamcatchers Conference Nov. 12 and 13, held by Grant MacEwan Community College…

  • December 2, 2001
  • Dawn Adams, Windspeaker Contributor, Edmonton

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Harden Pruden never felt he fit in to his society. As a gay Aboriginal, he didn't fulfill any roles. In trying to find out more about himself though, Pruden discovered a Native history to which he would not only have fit into, but been welcomed.

He spoke to a full audience during the two-day Dreamcatchers Conference Nov. 12 and 13, held by Grant MacEwan Community College…

  • November 28, 2001
  • Paul Barnsley, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Batchewana First Nation Ont.

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Chief Vernon Syrette of Batchewana First Nation wants nothing to do with Revenue Canada's latest policy change.

Syrette wrote Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) Minister Martin Cauchon on Nov. 15, telling the minister the new policy was contrary to current GST regulations and Section 87 of the Indian Act. The chief urged the minister to recall flyers sent to First Nations…

  • November 28, 2001
  • Paul Barnsley, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Batchewana First Nation Ont.

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Chief Vernon Syrette of Batchewana First Nation wants nothing to do with Revenue Canada's latest policy change.

Syrette wrote Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) Minister Martin Cauchon on Nov. 15, telling the minister the new policy was contrary to current GST regulations and Section 87 of the Indian Act. The chief urged the minister to recall flyers sent to First Nations…

  • November 28, 2001
  • Paul Barnsley, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Batchewana First Nation Ont.

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Chief Vernon Syrette of Batchewana First Nation wants nothing to do with Revenue Canada's latest policy change.

Syrette wrote Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) Minister Martin Cauchon on Nov. 15, telling the minister the new policy was contrary to current GST regulations and Section 87 of the Indian Act. The chief urged the minister to recall flyers sent to First Nations…

  • November 28, 2001
  • Paul Barnsley, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Batchewana First Nation Ont.

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Chief Vernon Syrette of Batchewana First Nation wants nothing to do with Revenue Canada's latest policy change.

Syrette wrote Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) Minister Martin Cauchon on Nov. 15, telling the minister the new policy was contrary to current GST regulations and Section 87 of the Indian Act. The chief urged the minister to recall flyers sent to First Nations…

  • November 28, 2001
  • Marjorie Roden, Windspeaker Contributor, Prince Albert Sask.

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Being a student is difficult enough when one is out on her own, but what happens when a student is not alone? What happens when a student, before going to classes, has to take care of someone very precious to them. Then at the end of their own school day, has to go and pick up this precious person or persons to take them home with them, so they could feed and care for them…

  • November 28, 2001
  • Marjorie Roden, Windspeaker Contributor, Prince Albert Sask.

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Being a student is difficult enough when one is out on her own, but what happens when a student is not alone? What happens when a student, before going to classes, has to take care of someone very precious to them. Then at the end of their own school day, has to go and pick up this precious person or persons to take them home with them, so they could feed and care for them…

  • November 28, 2001
  • Marjorie Roden, Windspeaker Contributor, Prince Albert Sask.

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Being a student is difficult enough when one is out on her own, but what happens when a student is not alone? What happens when a student, before going to classes, has to take care of someone very precious to them. Then at the end of their own school day, has to go and pick up this precious person or persons to take them home with them, so they could feed and care for them…

  • November 28, 2001
  • Marjorie Roden, Windspeaker Contributor, Prince Albert Sask.

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Being a student is difficult enough when one is out on her own, but what happens when a student is not alone? What happens when a student, before going to classes, has to take care of someone very precious to them. Then at the end of their own school day, has to go and pick up this precious person or persons to take them home with them, so they could feed and care for them…