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Established in 1983 to serve the needs of northern Alberta, Windspeaker became a national newspaper on its 10th anniversary in 1993.
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"Picasso," says Ojibwa artist Eddie Cobiness when asked who was the major influence on his painting.
"The way he used lines and colors and made them beyond what others had done."
Interestingly, Cobiness can't point to any one Native artist who influenced his work, and indeed his style is uniquely his own. While it doesn't resemble Picasso's works, either, the…
Page 11
"Picasso," says Ojibwa artist Eddie Cobiness when asked who was the major influence on his painting.
"The way he used lines and colors and made them beyond what others had done."
Interestingly, Cobiness can't point to any one Native artist who influenced his work, and indeed his style is uniquely his own. While it doesn't resemble Picasso's works, either, the…
Page 10 Anyone who reads a story or column written by Richard Wagamese knows he is a man who speaks from the heart. A long-time columnist for Windspeaker and other papers, he has dropped regular column-writing in papers like the Calgary Herald, concentrating instead on writing a novel. It's one of two books by him that are expected to be in book stores by next spring. "I had to decide what…
Page 8
A grade 9 teacher wants his students to learn their lessons from a Native perspective.
Dale Trudgeon's charges are in the Integrated Occupational Program at Fort Saskatchewan Junior High School, just north-east of Edmonton. He wants to develop
his own curriculum, combining history, geography and economic development, which will examine the effects of those three…
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A grade 9 teacher wants his students to learn their lessons from a Native perspective.
Dale Trudgeon's charges are in the Integrated Occupational Program at Fort Saskatchewan Junior High School, just north-east of Edmonton. He wants to develop
his own curriculum, combining history, geography and economic development, which will examine the effects of those three…
Page 8
A grade 9 teacher wants his students to learn their lessons from a Native perspective.
Dale Trudgeon's charges are in the Integrated Occupational Program at Fort Saskatchewan Junior High School, just north-east of Edmonton. He wants to develop
his own curriculum, combining history, geography and economic development, which will examine the effects of those three…
Page 8
A grade 9 teacher wants his students to learn their lessons from a Native perspective.
Dale Trudgeon's charges are in the Integrated Occupational Program at Fort Saskatchewan Junior High School, just north-east of Edmonton. He wants to develop
his own curriculum, combining history, geography and economic development, which will examine the effects of those three…
Page 7
According to an elder's prophecy, the young people will come to teach the old.
So Travis Dugas, is learning as much as he can about his culture, which he in turn shares with people during his travels.
"When we as a people looked away from our culture, we looked away from ourselves," Dugas says. "When I learn more about the culture, I learned more about myself."…
Page 7
According to an elder's prophecy, the young people will come to teach the old.
So Travis Dugas, is learning as much as he can about his culture, which he in turn shares with people during his travels.
"When we as a people looked away from our culture, we looked away from ourselves," Dugas says. "When I learn more about the culture, I learned more about myself."…
Page 7
According to an elder's prophecy, the young people will come to teach the old.
So Travis Dugas, is learning as much as he can about his culture, which he in turn shares with people during his travels.
"When we as a people looked away from our culture, we looked away from ourselves," Dugas says. "When I learn more about the culture, I learned more about myself."…
Page 7
According to an elder's prophecy, the young people will come to teach the old.
So Travis Dugas, is learning as much as he can about his culture, which he in turn shares with people during his travels.
"When we as a people looked away from our culture, we looked away from ourselves," Dugas says. "When I learn more about the culture, I learned more about myself."…
Page 5
Tansi, ahnee and hello. The season of cheer is upon us. The signs are everywhere. Crowds of people hovering around cash registers, the neon glow of Christmas lights, party notices in the mail and the feeling that comes with this emotional territory; that everything is going to be all right.
I love Christmas for that. Love is far more than the shiny wrappings, the turkeys,…
Page 5
Tansi, ahnee and hello. The season of cheer is upon us. The signs are everywhere. Crowds of people hovering around cash registers, the neon glow of Christmas lights, party notices in the mail and the feeling that comes with this emotional territory; that everything is going to be all right.
I love Christmas for that. Love is far more than the shiny wrappings, the turkeys,…
Page 5
Tansi, ahnee and hello. The season of cheer is upon us. The signs are everywhere. Crowds of people hovering around cash registers, the neon glow of Christmas lights, party notices in the mail and the feeling that comes with this emotional territory; that everything is going to be all right.
I love Christmas for that. Love is far more than the shiny wrappings, the turkeys,…
Page 5
Tansi, ahnee and hello. The season of cheer is upon us. The signs are everywhere. Crowds of people hovering around cash registers, the neon glow of Christmas lights, party notices in the mail and the feeling that comes with this emotional territory; that everything is going to be all right.
I love Christmas for that. Love is far more than the shiny wrappings, the turkeys,…