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Much of this issue is about alcohol and drug abuse.
The occasion is National Drug Awareness Week. But the problems talked about here are of concern every week of the year.
They talk in broad terms of the tragedy and suffering and loss that this disease brings. But there are also very personal stories that share the real experiences of individuals,…
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It may take 10 or 20 years to implement the self-government plan proposed by the Metis Association of Alberta (MAA) says MAA President Sam Sinclair.
And there are a number of hurdles to clear before there is even an opportunity to do that.
First, the MAA must convince the Alberta government to support the plan.
Then, the right to negotiate the plan must be…
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The following points are viewed by the Metis Association of Alberta as the "reference text and guide for upcoming discussions with the province and the federal government":
1. Principles of Metis Self-Government in Alberta
- there should be legal recognition of democratic political institutions established by the Metis people of Alberta;
- this legal…
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Elder John Tootoosis from the Poundmaker Nation in Saskatchewan recently visited the new School of Native Studies at the University of Alberta.
Tootoosis is a member of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) Senate and will very soon receive the governor e general's Order of Canada arward. At the age of 86, he is also the subject of a biography written in…
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MORLEY - For the second election in a row, two of the three Stoney chiefs were ousted from office after a general election which saw the highest voter turnout in years.
Chiniki chief Frank Kaquitts was soundly defeated after receiving only 22 votes. Kaquitts ran against five opponents, including the man he defeated in the1984 election, Frank Powderface. The new chief is…
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CALGARY - The Stoney election which saw the defeat of two out of three chiefs is just the first of four band elections slated for the Treaty 7 area this fall. However, the most controversial appears to be the Blood band election scheduled for November 27.
The band is embroiled in a bitter feud between the band chief and council and a faction of band members who have asked…
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On behalf of the Alberta Aboriginal Veterans Society, Vic L'Hirondelle and Delia Grey laid a wreath at the city Cenotaph in Edmonton calling to mind those who fought and died in past wars.
The pair were among approximately 1,500 others including the veterans, servicemen and citizens who partook in the Remembrance Day ceremonies in frigid minus 19 C weather.
The…
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Recent efforts to remove the Saddle Lake Band council from office have, to this point in time, met with absolute failure. The attempt stems from a dissident group which purports to have gathered over 500 band member signatures to a petition that demands the resignation of the band's chief and eight councillors.
According to reports the Edmonton Journal newspaper, "the…
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Everyone has to die sometime. But if you're a status Indian and if you care about the well being of the loved ones you leave behind, the auditor-general has some advice for you.
Don't die of old age. Don't get a heart attack. And don't get knifed in a bar. Kenneth Dye says the best way to die, from an accounting standpoint, is in a traffic accident.
Of course, the…
Presentation get artist national exposure
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An expression of goodwill was extended on October 16 when Inuit artist Qiliqti Jaw presented Premier Don Getty with an original painting she has done. The presentation was performed at the Premier's office.
The picture is entitled "The Hunter," and was done in acrylics on canvas, which is a recent paint medium to this young…
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OTTAWA - The Honourable Bill McKnight, Minister of Northern Affairs and Northern Development, has confirmed that he has requested the Honuorable Robert de Cotret, President of the Treasury Board, to undertake a major review of the management of the lands, revenues and trust functions of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (INAC). Mr. McKnight's request was…
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The Alaska National Board marched in carrying the Soviet flag. A song welcomed the USSR neighbors but there were no Soviet Inuit in attendance when the Inuit Circumpolar Conference opened recently, near the Bering Strait.
Soviet officials had lead organizers to believe that two Inuit would be allowed to make the short trip cross the Strait.
They were to join other…
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BLOOD RESERVE - Located near where an old Indian burial site and a whiskey trading post existed a hundred years ago, the Old Man River Bridge was officially opened here, October 14.
After 13 years of negotiations between the Blood Band, the County of Lethbridge and the provincial government, the opening ceremonies culminated the highway and bridge construction started two…
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Hello, ahnen and tansi. A few weeks ago we left off our treaty talk on how land could be lost by one and acquired by some other. Remember that? It's sorta like us as owners or landlords of a building. These tenants show up asking to move in. A deal is made. They move in. All of a sudden, though, those renters start complaining about the rent. Back in the days before some of us…
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Armistice Day, a day designated in our calendar year, an anniversary of a day in 1918 in which the hostilities of World War I ended, a day to remember, November 11.
Imagine that - to live in a far away country, fighting for the freedom of your country with the possibility of never seeing your family or friends again. I can only imagine what it was like. To actually feel…