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Fred Sasakamoose blazed a trail to the NHL

Page 16

As a number of teenage Aboriginal hockey prospects looked forward to their time in the professional spotlight while they waited to hear their names called during the various selection drafts last month, they were no doubt reminded by parents and grandparents that they should remember to take a look back to a time when the path they're following was being cleared by the men who made it all possible.

It is, after all, an important part of their culture to honor the Elders.

Fred Sasakamoose blazed a trail to the NHL

Page 16

As a number of teenage Aboriginal hockey prospects looked forward to their time in the professional spotlight while they waited to hear their names called during the various selection drafts last month, they were no doubt reminded by parents and grandparents that they should remember to take a look back to a time when the path they're following was being cleared by the men who made it all possible.

It is, after all, an important part of their culture to honor the Elders.

Fred Sasakamoose blazed a trail to the NHL

Page 16

As a number of teenage Aboriginal hockey prospects looked forward to their time in the professional spotlight while they waited to hear their names called during the various selection drafts last month, they were no doubt reminded by parents and grandparents that they should remember to take a look back to a time when the path they're following was being cleared by the men who made it all possible.

It is, after all, an important part of their culture to honor the Elders.

Teams shed members as games approach

page 15

The countdown to the opening ceremonies of the 1997 North American Indigenous Games in Victoria, British Columbia is into the final weeks as Aug. 3 approaches and many of the teams from territories on the Canadian side of the 49th parallel have discovered they just couldn't come up with enough money to send every athlete who was originally scheduled to compete.

Teams shed members as games approach

page 15

The countdown to the opening ceremonies of the 1997 North American Indigenous Games in Victoria, British Columbia is into the final weeks as Aug. 3 approaches and many of the teams from territories on the Canadian side of the 49th parallel have discovered they just couldn't come up with enough money to send every athlete who was originally scheduled to compete.

Teams shed members as games approach

page 15

The countdown to the opening ceremonies of the 1997 North American Indigenous Games in Victoria, British Columbia is into the final weeks as Aug. 3 approaches and many of the teams from territories on the Canadian side of the 49th parallel have discovered they just couldn't come up with enough money to send every athlete who was originally scheduled to compete.