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At the age of 15, Ojibway Elder Alex Skead received a blessing from an elderly Aboriginal woman that was to mark the course of his life.

"I hope that one day you will have white hair like mine," she told him, " and that you will spend your life helping others."

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Guest Column

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Guest Column

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In both British Columbia and Ontario, there has been far too much third-arty interference during this time of tension. Premier Mike Harcourt, in particular, used the standoff situation to score political points. There have been knee-jerk reactions from many people across the country -- many of the "good-old-boy" ilk ? who said the police should have just gone and shot them Indians, and be done with it. Their penny's worth wasn't required.

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In both British Columbia and Ontario, there has been far too much third-arty interference during this time of tension. Premier Mike Harcourt, in particular, used the standoff situation to score political points. There have been knee-jerk reactions from many people across the country -- many of the "good-old-boy" ilk ? who said the police should have just gone and shot them Indians, and be done with it. Their penny's worth wasn't required.

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What person in their right mind in the North would believe that anyone would bring four bands and 500 people to party in their town?

Well, someone believed in Tuk. Molson U.S.A. spent $10 million promoting and organizing the Polar Beach Party in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. Performing were Metallica, Hole, Veruca Salt and Moist, and in the audience 500 contest winners and guests, plus everyone who wanted to come from the small arctic community.

Not everyone was happy with the polar party. The local Inuit newspaper's editor, Charles Tizya, said he had mixed feelings.

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What person in their right mind in the North would believe that anyone would bring four bands and 500 people to party in their town?

Well, someone believed in Tuk. Molson U.S.A. spent $10 million promoting and organizing the Polar Beach Party in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. Performing were Metallica, Hole, Veruca Salt and Moist, and in the audience 500 contest winners and guests, plus everyone who wanted to come from the small arctic community.

Not everyone was happy with the polar party. The local Inuit newspaper's editor, Charles Tizya, said he had mixed feelings.

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Former athlete worked for Native youth sport

R John Hayes , Windspeaker Staff Writer

John Thomas Fletcher, who worked for two decades to develop the Aboriginal sports movement and the North American Indigenous Games after a long and successful sports career himself, died of a heart attack at his home in Edmonton on Sept. 1. He was 58.

He died after suffering a mild stroke earlier in the day, for which he refused a trip to any hospital for treatment. He had suffered from a heart ailment and was scheduled to undergo major surgery later in September.

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Former athlete worked for Native youth sport

R John Hayes , Windspeaker Staff Writer

John Thomas Fletcher, who worked for two decades to develop the Aboriginal sports movement and the North American Indigenous Games after a long and successful sports career himself, died of a heart attack at his home in Edmonton on Sept. 1. He was 58.

He died after suffering a mild stroke earlier in the day, for which he refused a trip to any hospital for treatment. He had suffered from a heart ailment and was scheduled to undergo major surgery later in September.

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Long-time activist fathered Native media

R John Hayes , Windspeaker Staff Writer

Eugene Steinhauer, who was a pioneer Native broadcaster and an early catalyst for Native advocacy, died of a heart attack in hospital in St. Paul, Alta., on Sept. 12. He was 67.

He died after suffering from bad health for more than two years, which had recently curtailed his active schedule. He had been working as a consultant for the Alberta Indian Association.