[ talk it up ] Traditional healing an importing other groups' ceremonies

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Just a quick correction of your April 2003 edition. In your story 'Fighting the FNGA' by contributor Ann Hanson, she identifies Ontario Chief George Fox. Actually, Charles Fox is the Ontario vice-regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations.

-Adrienne

Why did you guys change the look of the newspaper? It's harder to look at and read. It's better to stick to the news and leave a lot of the entertainment stuff to others. And why do you guys report and write editorials about the negative impacts of the FNGA and other INAC-supported programs and then we turn the page and there's a full-page advertisement telling me how good it is for us. You are saying one thing and doing another. . . .I know it's because INAC pays well for those ads, but don't you guys have enough ads. That's just being greedy and it shows. . . .

-Robert

The lessons I have learned from the life of Chief Adam Dyck are many, just from the short article about him. Spending time with your children is how to learn to communicate with them. We speak a different langauge than the previous generation. Therefore, to properly communicate, we must be involved in each other's daily lives.

Chief Adam Dyck spent a great deal of time with his Elders from a young age, and this has resulted in a deep understanding of his father's generation and language. The chief must spend time with his offspring to learn their language and teach them his.

A man who knows everything cannot learn. You are always learning. Learn and teach. Teach and learn. The two are the same, equal way to say it.

May the Spirit be with you while you learn. . . .

-Jacob