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Alberta Metis are one step closer to self government after signing an agreement with the federal and provincial governments.

The deal means the federal government will be working with Alberta Metis for the first time in planning, said Jake Epp, minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, with responsibilities for the Metis.

A key goal is "to establish practical methods of self-government," said Epp.

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Alberta Metis are one step closer to self government after signing an agreement with the federal and provincial governments.

The deal means the federal government will be working with Alberta Metis for the first time in planning, said Jake Epp, minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, with responsibilities for the Metis.

A key goal is "to establish practical methods of self-government," said Epp.

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Alberta Metis are one step closer to self government after signing an agreement with the federal and provincial governments.

The deal means the federal government will be working with Alberta Metis for the first time in planning, said Jake Epp, minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, with responsibilities for the Metis.

A key goal is "to establish practical methods of self-government," said Epp.

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Native leaders and the communities that disowned last month's constitutional accord will not be left out in the cold in self-government talks, senior federal officials said.

Advisers to Constitutional Affairs Minister Joe Clark said self-government agreements can still be negotiated outside the constitutional framework under existing Indian Affairs programs.

"The answer is 'no.' They don't have to enter agreements, said one official speaking on condition of anonymity. "(The constitutional agreement) leaves a lot of room for flexibility."

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Negotiations to settle the 50-year-old Lubicon land claim remained deadlocked following yet another attempt to kick-start stalled talks.

In their first meeting since the Lubicon rejected Ottawa's last offer, Indian Affairs Minister Tom Siddon and chief Bernard Ominayak could only agree to further meetings.

Band membership remains one of the key sticking points in negotiations, which have revealed few bright spots since 1988 when federal and community negotiators agreed to the size of a future reserve.

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Negotiations to settle the 50-year-old Lubicon land claim remained deadlocked following yet another attempt to kick-start stalled talks.

In their first meeting since the Lubicon rejected Ottawa's last offer, Indian Affairs Minister Tom Siddon and chief Bernard Ominayak could only agree to further meetings.

Band membership remains one of the key sticking points in negotiations, which have revealed few bright spots since 1988 when federal and community negotiators agreed to the size of a future reserve.

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Negotiations to settle the 50-year-old Lubicon land claim remained deadlocked following yet another attempt to kick-start stalled talks.

In their first meeting since the Lubicon rejected Ottawa's last offer, Indian Affairs Minister Tom Siddon and chief Bernard Ominayak could only agree to further meetings.

Band membership remains one of the key sticking points in negotiations, which have revealed few bright spots since 1988 when federal and community negotiators agreed to the size of a future reserve.

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Negotiations to settle the 50-year-old Lubicon land claim remained deadlocked following yet another attempt to kick-start stalled talks.

In their first meeting since the Lubicon rejected Ottawa's last offer, Indian Affairs Minister Tom Siddon and chief Bernard Ominayak could only agree to further meetings.

Band membership remains one of the key sticking points in negotiations, which have revealed few bright spots since 1988 when federal and community negotiators agreed to the size of a future reserve.

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Daishowa will sells its financially troubled pulp mill in Peace River under an agreement to be signed between two Japanese companies later this month, a Japanese newspaper reported.

According to un-named sources in a story published by the English-language Daily Yomiuri, the debt-ridden Daishowa Paper Company will sell the mill to a company set up by Marubeni Corporation of Japan and Daishowa in 1969.

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Daishowa will sells its financially troubled pulp mill in Peace River under an agreement to be signed between two Japanese companies later this month, a Japanese newspaper reported.

According to un-named sources in a story published by the English-language Daily Yomiuri, the debt-ridden Daishowa Paper Company will sell the mill to a company set up by Marubeni Corporation of Japan and Daishowa in 1969.