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Alberta Sweetgrass

  • KENNETH WILLIAMS, Sweetgrass Writer

Page 13

REVIEW

fareWel

By Ian Ross

96 pages

$12.95 (pb)

Scirocco Drama

Welcome to the Partridge Crop First Nation, a fictional Saulteaux reserve in Manitoba's Interlake region. Here we have six characters, Melvin, Nigger, Robert, Rachel, Phyllis and Teddy getting on each others' nerves as they wait for the welfare cheques to arrive.

But…

  • KENNETH WILLIAMS, Sweetgrass Writer

Page 13

REVIEW

fareWel

By Ian Ross

96 pages

$12.95 (pb)

Scirocco Drama

Welcome to the Partridge Crop First Nation, a fictional Saulteaux reserve in Manitoba's Interlake region. Here we have six characters, Melvin, Nigger, Robert, Rachel, Phyllis and Teddy getting on each others' nerves as they wait for the welfare cheques to arrive.

But…

  • KENNETH WILLIAMS, Sweetgrass Writer

Page 13

REVIEW

fareWel

By Ian Ross

96 pages

$12.95 (pb)

Scirocco Drama

Welcome to the Partridge Crop First Nation, a fictional Saulteaux reserve in Manitoba's Interlake region. Here we have six characters, Melvin, Nigger, Robert, Rachel, Phyllis and Teddy getting on each others' nerves as they wait for the welfare cheques to arrive.

But…

  • KENNETH WILLIAMS, Sweetgrass Writer

Page 13

REVIEW

fareWel

By Ian Ross

96 pages

$12.95 (pb)

Scirocco Drama

Welcome to the Partridge Crop First Nation, a fictional Saulteaux reserve in Manitoba's Interlake region. Here we have six characters, Melvin, Nigger, Robert, Rachel, Phyllis and Teddy getting on each others' nerves as they wait for the welfare cheques to arrive.

But…

  • TERRY LUSTY, Sweetgrass Writer, Edmonton

Page 12

For the first time in some years, the Awasis Day Powwow at Prince Charles Elementary School in Edmonton was forced to conduct its annual powwow indoors due to wet grounds outside. While that put a damper on things happening outdoors, it did not dampen the spirits of the hundreds who again made the mini powwow a success.

The June 20 event was graced with the presence of…

  • TERRY LUSTY, Sweetgrass Writer, Edmonton

Page 12

For the first time in some years, the Awasis Day Powwow at Prince Charles Elementary School in Edmonton was forced to conduct its annual powwow indoors due to wet grounds outside. While that put a damper on things happening outdoors, it did not dampen the spirits of the hundreds who again made the mini powwow a success.

The June 20 event was graced with the presence of…

  • TERRY LUSTY, Sweetgrass Writer, Edmonton

Page 12

For the first time in some years, the Awasis Day Powwow at Prince Charles Elementary School in Edmonton was forced to conduct its annual powwow indoors due to wet grounds outside. While that put a damper on things happening outdoors, it did not dampen the spirits of the hundreds who again made the mini powwow a success.

The June 20 event was graced with the presence of…

  • TERRY LUSTY, Sweetgrass Writer, Edmonton

Page 12

For the first time in some years, the Awasis Day Powwow at Prince Charles Elementary School in Edmonton was forced to conduct its annual powwow indoors due to wet grounds outside. While that put a damper on things happening outdoors, it did not dampen the spirits of the hundreds who again made the mini powwow a success.

The June 20 event was graced with the presence of…

  • TERRY LUSTY, Sweetgrass Writer, Edmonton

Page 12

For the first time in some years, the Awasis Day Powwow at Prince Charles Elementary School in Edmonton was forced to conduct its annual powwow indoors due to wet grounds outside. While that put a damper on things happening outdoors, it did not dampen the spirits of the hundreds who again made the mini powwow a success.

The June 20 event was graced with the presence of…

  • TERRY LUSTY, Sweetgrass Writer, Edmonton

Page 12

For the first time in some years, the Awasis Day Powwow at Prince Charles Elementary School in Edmonton was forced to conduct its annual powwow indoors due to wet grounds outside. While that put a damper on things happening outdoors, it did not dampen the spirits of the hundreds who again made the mini powwow a success.

The June 20 event was graced with the presence of…

  • ROB MCKINLEY, Sweetgrass Writer, Hobbema

Page 10

Hobbema has a new facility. Although this one isn't somewhere that people should want to spend any time, it is a place that's worth taking a look at.

The Pe Sakastew Centre is a federal minimum security correction facility, specially made to house Aboriginal inmates. It opened its doors to the first guest on April 2.

When full, it will hold up to 60 inmates.…

  • ROB MCKINLEY, Sweetgrass Writer, Hobbema

Page 10

Hobbema has a new facility. Although this one isn't somewhere that people should want to spend any time, it is a place that's worth taking a look at.

The Pe Sakastew Centre is a federal minimum security correction facility, specially made to house Aboriginal inmates. It opened its doors to the first guest on April 2.

When full, it will hold up to 60 inmates.…

  • ROB MCKINLEY, Sweetgrass Writer, Hobbema

Page 10

Hobbema has a new facility. Although this one isn't somewhere that people should want to spend any time, it is a place that's worth taking a look at.

The Pe Sakastew Centre is a federal minimum security correction facility, specially made to house Aboriginal inmates. It opened its doors to the first guest on April 2.

When full, it will hold up to 60 inmates.…

  • ROB MCKINLEY, Sweetgrass Writer, Hobbema

Page 10

Hobbema has a new facility. Although this one isn't somewhere that people should want to spend any time, it is a place that's worth taking a look at.

The Pe Sakastew Centre is a federal minimum security correction facility, specially made to house Aboriginal inmates. It opened its doors to the first guest on April 2.

When full, it will hold up to 60 inmates.…

  • ROB MCKINLEY, Sweetgrass Writer, Hobbema

Page 10

Hobbema has a new facility. Although this one isn't somewhere that people should want to spend any time, it is a place that's worth taking a look at.

The Pe Sakastew Centre is a federal minimum security correction facility, specially made to house Aboriginal inmates. It opened its doors to the first guest on April 2.

When full, it will hold up to 60 inmates.…