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Windspeaker Publication

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
  • Brian Wright-McLeod, Windspeaker Contributer

The Fire This Time: Basslines & Ballistics

(Extreme, 1995, CD-EP)

This Australian-based record label is known more for its presentations

of experimental music and sound recordings from the likes of MuslimGauze

and Mexican artist Jorge Reyes. Longtime independent spoken work

cassette producer, Patrick Andrade, whose more than 10 releases in as

many…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Brian Wright-McLeod, Windspeaker Contributer

The Fire This Time: Basslines & Ballistics

(Extreme, 1995, CD-EP)

This Australian-based record label is known more for its presentations

of experimental music and sound recordings from the likes of MuslimGauze

and Mexican artist Jorge Reyes. Longtime independent spoken work

cassette producer, Patrick Andrade, whose more than 10 releases in as

many…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Brian Wright-McLeod, Windspeaker Contributer

The Fire This Time: Basslines & Ballistics

(Extreme, 1995, CD-EP)

This Australian-based record label is known more for its presentations

of experimental music and sound recordings from the likes of MuslimGauze

and Mexican artist Jorge Reyes. Longtime independent spoken work

cassette producer, Patrick Andrade, whose more than 10 releases in as

many…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Brian Wright-McLeod, Windspeaker Contributor

Page 15

Review

Dance Me Outside

Movie Soundtrack

Out of nowhere comes a movie about Indians, made by a white guy and based on a book about Indians written by another white guy. The movie Dance Me Outside received rave reviews from many from film festivals in Canada and the U.S. Prior to its theatrical release comes the soundtrack with the film score composed by…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Brian Wright-McLeod, Windspeaker Contributor

Page 15

Review

Dance Me Outside

Movie Soundtrack

Out of nowhere comes a movie about Indians, made by a white guy and based on a book about Indians written by another white guy. The movie Dance Me Outside received rave reviews from many from film festivals in Canada and the U.S. Prior to its theatrical release comes the soundtrack with the film score composed by…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Brian Wright-McLeod, Windspeaker Contributor

Page 15

Review

Dance Me Outside

Movie Soundtrack

Out of nowhere comes a movie about Indians, made by a white guy and based on a book about Indians written by another white guy. The movie Dance Me Outside received rave reviews from many from film festivals in Canada and the U.S. Prior to its theatrical release comes the soundtrack with the film score composed by…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Ken Rush, Windspeaker contributor, Rapid City South Dakota

Page 14

When the space shuttle Endeavour took flight on March 2, it carried a

painting by Lakota artist Donald F. Montileaux (Yellowbird). The flight

of the painting, entitled Looking Beyond Oneself, has made the artist

something of a media darling.

The acrylic work, commissioned by the Scientific Knowledge for Indian

Learning and Leadership program at…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Ken Rush, Windspeaker contributor, Rapid City South Dakota

Page 14

When the space shuttle Endeavour took flight on March 2, it carried a

painting by Lakota artist Donald F. Montileaux (Yellowbird). The flight

of the painting, entitled Looking Beyond Oneself, has made the artist

something of a media darling.

The acrylic work, commissioned by the Scientific Knowledge for Indian

Learning and Leadership program at…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Ken Rush, Windspeaker contributor, Rapid City South Dakota

Page 14

When the space shuttle Endeavour took flight on March 2, it carried a

painting by Lakota artist Donald F. Montileaux (Yellowbird). The flight

of the painting, entitled Looking Beyond Oneself, has made the artist

something of a media darling.

The acrylic work, commissioned by the Scientific Knowledge for Indian

Learning and Leadership program at…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Gene Kosowan, Windspeaker Contributor, Toronto

Page 13

Susan Aglukark's Toronto home is a far cry from her home town of

Arviat, a village neatly tucked away on the west coast of Hudson's Bay,

shielded by the harsh Arctic elements and the distance that cuts the

settlement off from the rest of Canada.

But these days, the 28-year-old Inuit singer is taking advantage of a

golden opportunity to traverse…

  • September 28, 2001
  • D. Maria Cheechoo, Windspeaker Contributor

Page 1

REVIEW

From New Zealand comes Once Were Warriors, winner of more than 13

international awards, including Best Film, Best Actress, Most Popular

Film and the Ecumenical Award at the Montreal World Film Festival.

In New Zealand, this film has outgrossed every other, including

Jurassic Park and The Piano. It's also been used as an educational tool…

  • September 28, 2001
  • D. Maria Cheechoo, Windspeaker Contributor

Page 1

REVIEW

From New Zealand comes Once Were Warriors, winner of more than 13

international awards, including Best Film, Best Actress, Most Popular

Film and the Ecumenical Award at the Montreal World Film Festival.

In New Zealand, this film has outgrossed every other, including

Jurassic Park and The Piano. It's also been used as an educational tool…

  • September 28, 2001
  • D. Maria Cheechoo, Windspeaker Contributor

Page 1

REVIEW

From New Zealand comes Once Were Warriors, winner of more than 13

international awards, including Best Film, Best Actress, Most Popular

Film and the Ecumenical Award at the Montreal World Film Festival.

In New Zealand, this film has outgrossed every other, including

Jurassic Park and The Piano. It's also been used as an educational tool…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Drew Hayden Taylor, Windspeaker Columnist

Page 9

The latest in the "I'm so fascinated by Indians I just have to make a

film about them" movie opened on March 10. Dance Me Outside, directed

by Bruce MacDonald, pieces together several W.P. Kinsella short stories

(how Altmanesque) into quite a wonderfully shot and acted film detailing

the life of a couple of down home rez boys and girls. Politics and…

  • September 28, 2001
  • Drew Hayden Taylor, Windspeaker Columnist

Page 9

The latest in the "I'm so fascinated by Indians I just have to make a

film about them" movie opened on March 10. Dance Me Outside, directed

by Bruce MacDonald, pieces together several W.P. Kinsella short stories

(how Altmanesque) into quite a wonderfully shot and acted film detailing

the life of a couple of down home rez boys and girls. Politics and…