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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
  • Linda Caldwell, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Canoe Lake Saskatchewan

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Protesters blocking a logging access road north of Meadow Lake have settled in for the winter and are renewing their struggle to halt logging. The Protectors of Mother Earth, whose members are manning the blockade, have filed a complaint with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission against the Saskatchewan government.

The group alleges Minister of Natural Resources Eldon…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Linda Caldwell, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Canoe Lake Saskatchewan

Page 2

Protesters blocking a logging access road north of Meadow Lake have settled in for the winter and are renewing their struggle to halt logging. The Protectors of Mother Earth, whose members are manning the blockade, have filed a complaint with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission against the Saskatchewan government.

The group alleges Minister of Natural Resources Eldon…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Linda Caldwell, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Canoe Lake Saskatchewan

Page 2

Protesters blocking a logging access road north of Meadow Lake have settled in for the winter and are renewing their struggle to halt logging. The Protectors of Mother Earth, whose members are manning the blockade, have filed a complaint with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission against the Saskatchewan government.

The group alleges Minister of Natural Resources Eldon…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff, Vancouver

Page 2

Sex charges against a high-ranking Catholic bishop have been stayed by a British Columbia court, touching off a storm of protest and demands that the disgraced priest be excommunicated.

Native and non-Native leaders have joined the chorus of disapproval, calling for ministerial reviews and public inquiries into the province's handling of the case.

"It appears our…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff, Vancouver

Page 2

Sex charges against a high-ranking Catholic bishop have been stayed by a British Columbia court, touching off a storm of protest and demands that the disgraced priest be excommunicated.

Native and non-Native leaders have joined the chorus of disapproval, calling for ministerial reviews and public inquiries into the province's handling of the case.

"It appears our…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff, Vancouver

Page 2

Sex charges against a high-ranking Catholic bishop have been stayed by a British Columbia court, touching off a storm of protest and demands that the disgraced priest be excommunicated.

Native and non-Native leaders have joined the chorus of disapproval, calling for ministerial reviews and public inquiries into the province's handling of the case.

"It appears our…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Windspeaker Staff, Vancouver

Page 2

Sex charges against a high-ranking Catholic bishop have been stayed by a British Columbia court, touching off a storm of protest and demands that the disgraced priest be excommunicated.

Native and non-Native leaders have joined the chorus of disapproval, calling for ministerial reviews and public inquiries into the province's handling of the case.

"It appears our…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Cooper Langford, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Vancouver

Page 1

Overfishing caused the disappearance of nearly one-half million Fraser River salmon during the first year of British Columbia's commercial Native fishery pilot project, a federal inquiry says.

The shortfall's only a "setback" and shouldn't block the development of a first nation commercial fishery, said report author Peter Pearse, a University of British Columbia resource…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Cooper Langford, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Vancouver

Page 1

Overfishing caused the disappearance of nearly one-half million Fraser River salmon during the first year of British Columbia's commercial Native fishery pilot project, a federal inquiry says.

The shortfall's only a "setback" and shouldn't block the development of a first nation commercial fishery, said report author Peter Pearse, a University of British Columbia resource…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Cooper Langford, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Vancouver

Page 1

Overfishing caused the disappearance of nearly one-half million Fraser River salmon during the first year of British Columbia's commercial Native fishery pilot project, a federal inquiry says.

The shortfall's only a "setback" and shouldn't block the development of a first nation commercial fishery, said report author Peter Pearse, a University of British Columbia resource…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Cooper Langford, Windspeaker Staff Writer, Vancouver

Page 1

Overfishing caused the disappearance of nearly one-half million Fraser River salmon during the first year of British Columbia's commercial Native fishery pilot project, a federal inquiry says.

The shortfall's only a "setback" and shouldn't block the development of a first nation commercial fishery, said report author Peter Pearse, a University of British Columbia resource…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Angela Simmons, Windspeaker Contributor, Calgary

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R. Carlos Nakai, Native composer and educator, blends both talents during performances as he introduces cultural traditions and instruments to audiences.

Nakai has developed a unique musical style utilizing traditional flute instruments that combines his study of 'Western Asian' theory and practice with his own cultural research. (Some archaeologists and anthropologists…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Angela Simmons, Windspeaker Contributor, Calgary

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R. Carlos Nakai, Native composer and educator, blends both talents during performances as he introduces cultural traditions and instruments to audiences.

Nakai has developed a unique musical style utilizing traditional flute instruments that combines his study of 'Western Asian' theory and practice with his own cultural research. (Some archaeologists and anthropologists…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Angela Simmons, Windspeaker Contributor, Calgary

Page 25

R. Carlos Nakai, Native composer and educator, blends both talents during performances as he introduces cultural traditions and instruments to audiences.

Nakai has developed a unique musical style utilizing traditional flute instruments that combines his study of 'Western Asian' theory and practice with his own cultural research. (Some archaeologists and anthropologists…

  • October 21, 2001
  • Angela Simmons, Windspeaker Contributor, Calgary

Page 25

R. Carlos Nakai, Native composer and educator, blends both talents during performances as he introduces cultural traditions and instruments to audiences.

Nakai has developed a unique musical style utilizing traditional flute instruments that combines his study of 'Western Asian' theory and practice with his own cultural research. (Some archaeologists and anthropologists…