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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.

  • October 21, 2001
  • Cooper Langford, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Edmonton

Page 1

Self-government will have to be achieved by co-operation with the government and people of Canada rather than through declarations of sovereignty, Ovide Mercredi said.

"When I say I believe in Indian sovereignty...I don't say I believe in absolute sovereignty," the grand chief of the Assembly of First Nations said.

"There is no nation state that is absolutely…

  • October 20, 2001
  • Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker Contributor, Edmonton

Page 31

On the eve of the first North American Indigenous Games, co-organizer Charles Woods sat in his downtown Edmonton office. He was shuffling through the pages of a speech he was to deliver during the next day's opening ceremonies at the University of Alberta Butterdome. It was hard for him to concentrate.

After a few minutes of reviewing the script, his attention waned and…

  • October 20, 2001
  • Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker Contributor, Edmonton

Page 31

On the eve of the first North American Indigenous Games, co-organizer Charles Woods sat in his downtown Edmonton office. He was shuffling through the pages of a speech he was to deliver during the next day's opening ceremonies at the University of Alberta Butterdome. It was hard for him to concentrate.

After a few minutes of reviewing the script, his attention waned and…

  • October 20, 2001
  • Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker Contributor, Edmonton

Page 31

On the eve of the first North American Indigenous Games, co-organizer Charles Woods sat in his downtown Edmonton office. He was shuffling through the pages of a speech he was to deliver during the next day's opening ceremonies at the University of Alberta Butterdome. It was hard for him to concentrate.

After a few minutes of reviewing the script, his attention waned and…

  • October 20, 2001
  • Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker Contributor, Edmonton

Page 31

On the eve of the first North American Indigenous Games, co-organizer Charles Woods sat in his downtown Edmonton office. He was shuffling through the pages of a speech he was to deliver during the next day's opening ceremonies at the University of Alberta Butterdome. It was hard for him to concentrate.

After a few minutes of reviewing the script, his attention waned and…

  • October 20, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 29

Throughout history, aboriginal peoples around the world have felt the sting of contact with white people. Consequences have ranged from changes in their traditional ways of life to disease, death and even annihilation.

The National Film Board's Coppermine chronicles the devastating effects of contact with the outside world upon the lives of the Copper Inuit. Up until the…

  • October 20, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 29

Throughout history, aboriginal peoples around the world have felt the sting of contact with white people. Consequences have ranged from changes in their traditional ways of life to disease, death and even annihilation.

The National Film Board's Coppermine chronicles the devastating effects of contact with the outside world upon the lives of the Copper Inuit. Up until the…

  • October 20, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 29

Throughout history, aboriginal peoples around the world have felt the sting of contact with white people. Consequences have ranged from changes in their traditional ways of life to disease, death and even annihilation.

The National Film Board's Coppermine chronicles the devastating effects of contact with the outside world upon the lives of the Copper Inuit. Up until the…

  • October 20, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 29

Throughout history, aboriginal peoples around the world have felt the sting of contact with white people. Consequences have ranged from changes in their traditional ways of life to disease, death and even annihilation.

The National Film Board's Coppermine chronicles the devastating effects of contact with the outside world upon the lives of the Copper Inuit. Up until the…

  • October 20, 2001
  • Judy Shuttleworth, Windspeaker Contributor

Page 26

An experimental program in Ontario is taking solvent abusers out to the bush and using traditional methods to heal them.

The four-week program relies on Anishinaabeg traditions to heal solvent abusers. It includes sweat lodges, drumming, crafts and singing and is conducted in Ojibwe with English translation.

Language, culture, values and heritage are crucial to a…

  • October 20, 2001
  • Judy Shuttleworth, Windspeaker Contributor

Page 26

An experimental program in Ontario is taking solvent abusers out to the bush and using traditional methods to heal them.

The four-week program relies on Anishinaabeg traditions to heal solvent abusers. It includes sweat lodges, drumming, crafts and singing and is conducted in Ojibwe with English translation.

Language, culture, values and heritage are crucial to a…

  • October 20, 2001
  • Judy Shuttleworth, Windspeaker Contributor

Page 26

An experimental program in Ontario is taking solvent abusers out to the bush and using traditional methods to heal them.

The four-week program relies on Anishinaabeg traditions to heal solvent abusers. It includes sweat lodges, drumming, crafts and singing and is conducted in Ojibwe with English translation.

Language, culture, values and heritage are crucial to a…

  • October 20, 2001
  • Judy Shuttleworth, Windspeaker Contributor

Page 26

An experimental program in Ontario is taking solvent abusers out to the bush and using traditional methods to heal them.

The four-week program relies on Anishinaabeg traditions to heal solvent abusers. It includes sweat lodges, drumming, crafts and singing and is conducted in Ojibwe with English translation.

Language, culture, values and heritage are crucial to a…

  • October 20, 2001
  • Diane Parenteau, Windspeaker Contributor, COLD LAKE FIRST NATIONS ALBERTA

Page 24

Along with their new, expanded facility, Dene Counselling Services has found a way to round out the services they deliver. Steps to Excellence For Personal Success comes from the Pacific Institute in Seattle, Washington and was offered through Queenscom Learning Centre in Edmonton.

"It really seems to be the piece that is missing in prevention," said Dene Counselling…

  • October 20, 2001
  • Diane Parenteau, Windspeaker Contributor, COLD LAKE FIRST NATIONS ALBERTA

Page 24

Along with their new, expanded facility, Dene Counselling Services has found a way to round out the services they deliver. Steps to Excellence For Personal Success comes from the Pacific Institute in Seattle, Washington and was offered through Queenscom Learning Centre in Edmonton.

"It really seems to be the piece that is missing in prevention," said Dene Counselling…