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A meeting between Lubicon Chief Bernard Ominayak and members of the federal government in an effort to resolve the band's 47-year-old land claim has ended in a standoff.
"They are just not serious," said Ominayak in an interview from his Ottawa hotel Jan. 21 after the two-hour meeting.
Ominayak says talks with Indian Affairs Minister Bill McKnight, federal…
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More than a dozen representatives from Aboriginal nations across Canada gathered to voice opposition to the opening of The Spirit Sings exhibition, in Calgary, Thursday, Jan. 14.
The exhibition, heralded as the flagship of the 1988 Olympic Arts Festival, is the target of a boycott by the Lubicon band which is in a battle with the federal government over their land claim.…
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Chairman gets first private line
For Archie Collins, the party's over.
After 17 years of unexpected wake up calls, he will finally get some peace and quiet. On Jan. 15 he became the first resident in the Grand Centre area to have his party line phone changed to a private line.
"It's fantastic," said the Elizabeth settlement chairman. "We won't have to put…
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An Edmonton police officer and former marketing manager of Cree Airways has been charged with fraud and theft in connection with the now defunct Native-owned airline company.
Randolph Kim Klokeid, a 10-year veteran of the force, was arrested Jan. 18 and suspended without pay after a police investigation.
Klodeid is currently suing Cree Airways for more than $185,000…
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Mask removed from view
A court here has ordered the Glenbow Museum to remove from its Spirit Sings display a false face mask considered sacred by Mohawk Indians.
The ruling follows an injunction filed by the Mohawks on Thursday, Jan. 14, stating that the exhibition of the mask violates the intended purposes of the mask and its sacred functions.
"It (the mask…
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Editorial
All over the world people are marking 1988 as a year of change. According to the ancient Aztecs and some Hopi legends, this year is the dawn of a new world. After Feb. 16 ? Chinese new year ? it will be the year of the dragon ? the greatest celestial power, as well as the luckiest.
It appears we are also turning a corner in the Native world. Last year was…
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Remote northern communities, isolated from friends and media, now have the opportunity to set up their own radio station and keep up with the lastest local news.
Joan Hinz is a community animator for the Native Perspective radio broadcasting network and works with communities interested in establishing their own radio stations.
Hinz says radio can benefit almost…
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Residents of three remote northern communities had the opportunity to witness a live radio broadcast almost in their own backyards recently.
Disc jockeys from the Native Perspective radio broadcasting network travelled to Assumption, For Vermilion and Wabasca in early January, to "demystify" radio and give residents a chance to be DJ's.
By broadcasting live from…
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The province is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the hunter who killed three elk along Kananaskis Highway 40 Jan. 4.
The slaughter has enraged environmentalists and Wildlife Minister LeRoy Fjordbotten who announced the reward and called for public assistance.
He denounced the killing as a barbaric act and a flagrant abuse of wildlife…
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A Fort Chipewyan woman has won her battle with Alberta social services to use her $2,715 land claim settlement to advance her Grade 8 education.
Rachel Tourangeau was prevented from drawing social assistance about a year ago, but now a Court of Queen's Bench has ruled that social services made a mistake.
In his ruling, Justice William Girgulis called social services…
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The Spirit Sings exhibition of Native artefacts were opened by External Affairs minister Joe Clark against a backdrop of protest over the outstanding land claim of the Lubicon Lake Indian band.
The exhibition is the largest display of ancient Indian artefacts ever and is being sponsored by Shell Canada who donated $1.6 million.
Protestors from the Committee Against…
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Calgary
The Friends of the Oldman River are again seeking a court ruling on a decision of the Energy Resources Conservation Board and are calling for a public hearing on the controversial dam.
Last month, the board decided the dam is not a hydroelectric project (to export power to the United States) but groups opposing the project say the decision was made without…
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The majority of band membership codes submitted by Alberta Indians have been approved by Ottawa says Edmonton's Indian Affairs regional office.
Perry Bennett, membership director, says out of 36 Alberta bands who submitted membership codes, 29 have been approved, four are under review and three have been rejected. There are 42 reserves in the province.
Michel D'…
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A new study undertaken by the Rondor Academy has uncovered interesting new data about Native students that blows old misconceptions and stereotypes out of the water.
Because of the diversity of students at the college located in Edmonton's downtown area, the school has an ideal opportunity to closely study many "disadvantaged" students such as women, disabled people,…
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A new heavy oil plant under construction on the Elizabeth settlement is not only boosting employment, but has drawn an influx of settlement applications from people hoping to take advantage of new opportunities.
Chairman Archie Collins says the AMOCO plant, scheduled to open in early spring, has already employed between 20 and 30 laborers and another 20 settlement members…