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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.

  • October 21, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff

Page 4

The constitutional ups and downs of 1992 stand out easily as the biggest story of the year. It represents the first time first nations have been invited to participate at a fundamental level in determining their future in the country.

And the failed referendum vote, the rejection of the package on the inherent right, showed how much Ottawa, the provinces and even national…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Lisa Ashley, Windspeaker Contributor, Saanichton BC

Page 23

"I always knew I would be an artist, and that I would seriously start doing it when I turned 40."

And that is precisely what silver carver Reg Gladstone of Saanichton, Vancouver Island has done.

That was 18 months ago. He has very recently participated in his successful first show at the Native Heritage Centre in Duncan, B.C.

A West Coast fisherman who works…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Lisa Ashley, Windspeaker Contributor, Saanichton BC

Page 23

"I always knew I would be an artist, and that I would seriously start doing it when I turned 40."

And that is precisely what silver carver Reg Gladstone of Saanichton, Vancouver Island has done.

That was 18 months ago. He has very recently participated in his successful first show at the Native Heritage Centre in Duncan, B.C.

A West Coast fisherman who works…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Lisa Ashley, Windspeaker Contributor, Saanichton BC

Page 23

"I always knew I would be an artist, and that I would seriously start doing it when I turned 40."

And that is precisely what silver carver Reg Gladstone of Saanichton, Vancouver Island has done.

That was 18 months ago. He has very recently participated in his successful first show at the Native Heritage Centre in Duncan, B.C.

A West Coast fisherman who works…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Lisa Ashley, Windspeaker Contributor, Saanichton BC

Page 23

"I always knew I would be an artist, and that I would seriously start doing it when I turned 40."

And that is precisely what silver carver Reg Gladstone of Saanichton, Vancouver Island has done.

That was 18 months ago. He has very recently participated in his successful first show at the Native Heritage Centre in Duncan, B.C.

A West Coast fisherman who works…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Lisa Ashley, Windspeaker Contributor, Saanichton BC

Page 23

"I always knew I would be an artist, and that I would seriously start doing it when I turned 40."

And that is precisely what silver carver Reg Gladstone of Saanichton, Vancouver Island has done.

That was 18 months ago. He has very recently participated in his successful first show at the Native Heritage Centre in Duncan, B.C.

A West Coast fisherman who works…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Lisa Ashley, Windspeaker Contributor, Saanichton BC

Page 23

"I always knew I would be an artist, and that I would seriously start doing it when I turned 40."

And that is precisely what silver carver Reg Gladstone of Saanichton, Vancouver Island has done.

That was 18 months ago. He has very recently participated in his successful first show at the Native Heritage Centre in Duncan, B.C.

A West Coast fisherman who works…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Lisa Ashley, Windspeaker Contributor, Saanichton BC

Page 23

"I always knew I would be an artist, and that I would seriously start doing it when I turned 40."

And that is precisely what silver carver Reg Gladstone of Saanichton, Vancouver Island has done.

That was 18 months ago. He has very recently participated in his successful first show at the Native Heritage Centre in Duncan, B.C.

A West Coast fisherman who works…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Lisa Ashley, Windspeaker Contributor, Saanichton BC

Page 23

"I always knew I would be an artist, and that I would seriously start doing it when I turned 40."

And that is precisely what silver carver Reg Gladstone of Saanichton, Vancouver Island has done.

That was 18 months ago. He has very recently participated in his successful first show at the Native Heritage Centre in Duncan, B.C.

A West Coast fisherman who works…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Barb Grinder, Windspeaker Contributor, Peigan Reserve Alberta

Page 22

Beading has long been a favorite pastime of Native women. But for Karen Many Chiefs, a wife and mother of two young girls, it's also become a way of earning a living while still leaving her the flexibility and time to look after her family.

Many Chiefs, a resident of the Peigan Reserve near Brocket in southern Alberta, has more than average skill at sewing the tiny…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Barb Grinder, Windspeaker Contributor, Peigan Reserve Alberta

Page 22

Beading has long been a favorite pastime of Native women. But for Karen Many Chiefs, a wife and mother of two young girls, it's also become a way of earning a living while still leaving her the flexibility and time to look after her family.

Many Chiefs, a resident of the Peigan Reserve near Brocket in southern Alberta, has more than average skill at sewing the tiny…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Barb Grinder, Windspeaker Contributor, Peigan Reserve Alberta

Page 22

Beading has long been a favorite pastime of Native women. But for Karen Many Chiefs, a wife and mother of two young girls, it's also become a way of earning a living while still leaving her the flexibility and time to look after her family.

Many Chiefs, a resident of the Peigan Reserve near Brocket in southern Alberta, has more than average skill at sewing the tiny…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Barb Grinder, Windspeaker Contributor, Peigan Reserve Alberta

Page 22

Beading has long been a favorite pastime of Native women. But for Karen Many Chiefs, a wife and mother of two young girls, it's also become a way of earning a living while still leaving her the flexibility and time to look after her family.

Many Chiefs, a resident of the Peigan Reserve near Brocket in southern Alberta, has more than average skill at sewing the tiny…

  • October 21, 2001
  • V.C. Shephard, Windspeaker Contributor, Saskatoon

Page 21

Distinctive Native fashion designer D'arcy Moses featured his line of culturally inspired furs and clothing at a recently fashion show in Saskatoon. The show followed

a two-day conference on aboriginal newspapers and commercial development.

Moses, who is known both locally and internationally for his fashion designs, says his is a hectic lifestyle. Any goals he…

  • October 21, 2001
  • V.C. Shephard, Windspeaker Contributor, Saskatoon

Page 21

Distinctive Native fashion designer D'arcy Moses featured his line of culturally inspired furs and clothing at a recently fashion show in Saskatoon. The show followed

a two-day conference on aboriginal newspapers and commercial development.

Moses, who is known both locally and internationally for his fashion designs, says his is a hectic lifestyle. Any goals he…