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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
  • Greg Coleman, Windspeaker Contributor, Nuuk Greenland

Page S1

This June, Rosine Augustussen will live what is only a dream to many Indigenous people around the world. She will graduate from college and return to her home town to teach her neighbors' children in their Native language.

Incredibly, it's a dream that's been coming true in Greenland for 150 years.

When Augustussen leaves the city of Nuuk and returns to the town of…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Greg Coleman, Windspeaker Contributor, Nuuk Greenland

Page S1

This June, Rosine Augustussen will live what is only a dream to many Indigenous people around the world. She will graduate from college and return to her home town to teach her neighbors' children in their Native language.

Incredibly, it's a dream that's been coming true in Greenland for 150 years.

When Augustussen leaves the city of Nuuk and returns to the town of…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Greg Coleman, Windspeaker Contributor, Nuuk Greenland

Page S1

This June, Rosine Augustussen will live what is only a dream to many Indigenous people around the world. She will graduate from college and return to her home town to teach her neighbors' children in their Native language.

Incredibly, it's a dream that's been coming true in Greenland for 150 years.

When Augustussen leaves the city of Nuuk and returns to the town of…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Koralie Mooney, Windspeaker Contributor, Winnipeg

Page 26

There is little in Mike Nadwidny's background to suggest he would be the founder of his self-described "Indio-techno society".

He was raised by his grandparents on a farm near Selkirk, Manitoba where four family members lived in a tiny two-bedroom house with no running water. The 26-year-old treaty Ojibway at Peguis First Nation

established the Winnipeg-based Abnet…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Koralie Mooney, Windspeaker Contributor, Winnipeg

Page 26

There is little in Mike Nadwidny's background to suggest he would be the founder of his self-described "Indio-techno society".

He was raised by his grandparents on a farm near Selkirk, Manitoba where four family members lived in a tiny two-bedroom house with no running water. The 26-year-old treaty Ojibway at Peguis First Nation

established the Winnipeg-based Abnet…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Koralie Mooney, Windspeaker Contributor, Winnipeg

Page 26

There is little in Mike Nadwidny's background to suggest he would be the founder of his self-described "Indio-techno society".

He was raised by his grandparents on a farm near Selkirk, Manitoba where four family members lived in a tiny two-bedroom house with no running water. The 26-year-old treaty Ojibway at Peguis First Nation

established the Winnipeg-based Abnet…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Doug Bewick, Windspeaker Contributor

Page 26

Review

When I consider value for money in software aimed at younger users, I much prefer a product that has both educational and entertainment value. Native Trails by Eagle Software definitely meets that standard. Native Trails also caught my interest because it is targeted towards a specific audience -- those who want to know more about Aboriginal history and lore. To…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Doug Bewick, Windspeaker Contributor

Page 26

Review

When I consider value for money in software aimed at younger users, I much prefer a product that has both educational and entertainment value. Native Trails by Eagle Software definitely meets that standard. Native Trails also caught my interest because it is targeted towards a specific audience -- those who want to know more about Aboriginal history and lore. To…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Doug Bewick, Windspeaker Contributor

Page 26

Review

When I consider value for money in software aimed at younger users, I much prefer a product that has both educational and entertainment value. Native Trails by Eagle Software definitely meets that standard. Native Trails also caught my interest because it is targeted towards a specific audience -- those who want to know more about Aboriginal history and lore. To…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Linda Caldwell, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Meadow Lake Saskatchewan

Page 25

The Meadow Lake Tribal Council saw potential in the failing sawmill,

which was losing $1 million a year as a provincially operated Crown

corporation. With a $250,000 grant, a down payment and the assumption

of the mill's debt, they formed Norsask and bought a 50-per-cent share.

The union employees formed a company, TechFor, and bought the other 50…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Linda Caldwell, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Meadow Lake Saskatchewan

Page 25

The Meadow Lake Tribal Council saw potential in the failing sawmill,

which was losing $1 million a year as a provincially operated Crown

corporation. With a $250,000 grant, a down payment and the assumption

of the mill's debt, they formed Norsask and bought a 50-per-cent share.

The union employees formed a company, TechFor, and bought the other 50…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Linda Caldwell, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Meadow Lake Saskatchewan

Page 25

The Meadow Lake Tribal Council saw potential in the failing sawmill,

which was losing $1 million a year as a provincially operated Crown

corporation. With a $250,000 grant, a down payment and the assumption

of the mill's debt, they formed Norsask and bought a 50-per-cent share.

The union employees formed a company, TechFor, and bought the other 50…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Owen Einsiedler, Windspeaker Contributor, North Battleford, Saskatchewan

Page 22

You won't see names like Gilmour, Messier, Gretzky or Roy competing but

for Native hockey players and their fans, winning the Battlefords

All-Native Hockey Tournament is the pinnacle of the season. Some have

even compared it to the Stanley Cup.

The Cumberland Cree squad defeated 15 other teams from throughout

Saskatchewan and Alberta to…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Owen Einsiedler, Windspeaker Contributor, North Battleford, Saskatchewan

Page 22

You won't see names like Gilmour, Messier, Gretzky or Roy competing but

for Native hockey players and their fans, winning the Battlefords

All-Native Hockey Tournament is the pinnacle of the season. Some have

even compared it to the Stanley Cup.

The Cumberland Cree squad defeated 15 other teams from throughout

Saskatchewan and Alberta to…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Owen Einsiedler, Windspeaker Contributor, North Battleford, Saskatchewan

Page 22

You won't see names like Gilmour, Messier, Gretzky or Roy competing but

for Native hockey players and their fans, winning the Battlefords

All-Native Hockey Tournament is the pinnacle of the season. Some have

even compared it to the Stanley Cup.

The Cumberland Cree squad defeated 15 other teams from throughout

Saskatchewan and Alberta to…