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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.

  • September 28, 2001
  • Stephen LaRose, Windspeaker Contributor, Regina

Page 2

Saskatchewan's status Indians will have to pay the nine-per-cent

provincial sales tax on all off-reserve purchases under a Progressive

Conservative government, said leader Bill Boyd.

The proposal is "a coded campaign to appeal to the rednecks and the

promoters of racial intolerance," said Federation of Saskatchewan Indian

Nations Chief Blaine…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Linda Caldwell, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Vancouver

Page 1

The British Columbia government is willing to yield less than five percent of the province -- 47,000 square kilometres -- to Indian bands to resolve land claims.

The government is not willing to negotiate on any privately owned land and will keep as much land currently leased to non-Natives as possible from becoming part of settlements.

All lands transferred to…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Linda Caldwell, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Vancouver

Page 1

The British Columbia government is willing to yield less than five percent of the province -- 47,000 square kilometres -- to Indian bands to resolve land claims.

The government is not willing to negotiate on any privately owned land and will keep as much land currently leased to non-Natives as possible from becoming part of settlements.

All lands transferred to…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Linda Caldwell, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Vancouver

Page 1

The British Columbia government is willing to yield less than five percent of the province -- 47,000 square kilometres -- to Indian bands to resolve land claims.

The government is not willing to negotiate on any privately owned land and will keep as much land currently leased to non-Natives as possible from becoming part of settlements.

All lands transferred to…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page S16

To Indian people, the Eagle is the messenger of the Creator, said Alvin Manitopyes.

"The eagle symbolizes the love the Creator has for the Indian people of North America.....the eagle is the most spiritually evolved of all animals and birds. It is the messenger between the Indian people and the Creator. It is a very sacred bird," said Manitopyes.

"(Eagles) have a…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page S16

To Indian people, the Eagle is the messenger of the Creator, said Alvin Manitopyes.

"The eagle symbolizes the love the Creator has for the Indian people of North America.....the eagle is the most spiritually evolved of all animals and birds. It is the messenger between the Indian people and the Creator. It is a very sacred bird," said Manitopyes.

"(Eagles) have a…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page S16

To Indian people, the Eagle is the messenger of the Creator, said Alvin Manitopyes.

"The eagle symbolizes the love the Creator has for the Indian people of North America.....the eagle is the most spiritually evolved of all animals and birds. It is the messenger between the Indian people and the Creator. It is a very sacred bird," said Manitopyes.

"(Eagles) have a…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Debbie Faulkner, Mt. Lorette Alberta

Page S16

Sometimes the same truth can be seen through different eyes. Two men in Calgary, for instance -- one a Native counselor and the other one a non-Native scientist -- realize that eagles are crying out a warning to mankind. And now both men are sharing that warning. For Peter Sherrington, eagles at first were only a dot in his consciousness.

On March 20, 1992, as the…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Debbie Faulkner, Mt. Lorette Alberta

Page S16

Sometimes the same truth can be seen through different eyes. Two men in Calgary, for instance -- one a Native counselor and the other one a non-Native scientist -- realize that eagles are crying out a warning to mankind. And now both men are sharing that warning. For Peter Sherrington, eagles at first were only a dot in his consciousness.

On March 20, 1992, as the…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Debbie Faulkner, Mt. Lorette Alberta

Page S16

Sometimes the same truth can be seen through different eyes. Two men in Calgary, for instance -- one a Native counselor and the other one a non-Native scientist -- realize that eagles are crying out a warning to mankind. And now both men are sharing that warning. For Peter Sherrington, eagles at first were only a dot in his consciousness.

On March 20, 1992, as the…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Maureen McNamee, Windspeaker Contributor, Calgary

Page S15

Natives and non-Natives will gather in a celebration of Indian culture during the seventh annual Native Awareness Week in Calgary held May 15 to 21.

The theme of this year's event -- Honoring the Staff of Life: Unity, Strength, Wisdom, Respect -- was chosen in recognition of the birth of a white buffalo in Wisconsin last August. The white buffalo has been received by…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Maureen McNamee, Windspeaker Contributor, Calgary

Page S15

Natives and non-Natives will gather in a celebration of Indian culture during the seventh annual Native Awareness Week in Calgary held May 15 to 21.

The theme of this year's event -- Honoring the Staff of Life: Unity, Strength, Wisdom, Respect -- was chosen in recognition of the birth of a white buffalo in Wisconsin last August. The white buffalo has been received by…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Maureen McNamee, Windspeaker Contributor, Calgary

Page S15

Natives and non-Natives will gather in a celebration of Indian culture during the seventh annual Native Awareness Week in Calgary held May 15 to 21.

The theme of this year's event -- Honoring the Staff of Life: Unity, Strength, Wisdom, Respect -- was chosen in recognition of the birth of a white buffalo in Wisconsin last August. The white buffalo has been received by…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Barb Grinder, Windspeaker Correspondent, Lethbridge Alberta

Page S14

An invitation to "explore the ancient universe of the Blackfoot Empire" is the theme of a new Aboriginal Tourism Action Plan prepared by the Sikooh-kotoki Friendship Society in Lethbridge, Alta. The 75-page document is the result of almost two years of study and effort, but creators of the plan say the real work is just beginning.

"Right now, there's a tremendous amount…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Barb Grinder, Windspeaker Correspondent, Lethbridge Alberta

Page S14

An invitation to "explore the ancient universe of the Blackfoot Empire" is the theme of a new Aboriginal Tourism Action Plan prepared by the Sikooh-kotoki Friendship Society in Lethbridge, Alta. The 75-page document is the result of almost two years of study and effort, but creators of the plan say the real work is just beginning.

"Right now, there's a tremendous amount…