Dear Editor:

My name is Robin MacLean. I was adopted in 1973. I have been looking for my birth family since 1994.

My birth name is Darlene Louise Monias; date of birth is Dec. 26, 1972; birth place is Medicine Hat, Alberta.

I was apprehended on Feb. 23, 1973 by Child Welfare in Medicine Hat.

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On April 18, four First Nations, along with Alberta Energy Company Ltd. (AEC) and Precision Drilling Corporation, launched a joint venture to bring jobs, training and expanded business expertise to the Aboriginal communities involved.

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On April 18, four First Nations, along with Alberta Energy Company Ltd. (AEC) and Precision Drilling Corporation, launched a joint venture to bring jobs, training and expanded business expertise to the Aboriginal communities involved.

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Before science was test tubes and labs, it was Native.

For as long as they have existed, Native people have followed the patterns of nature, all the while using principles of science that weren't formally recognized until researchers began documenting phenomena like gravity and the Earth's seasonal cycles.

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Before science was test tubes and labs, it was Native.

For as long as they have existed, Native people have followed the patterns of nature, all the while using principles of science that weren't formally recognized until researchers began documenting phenomena like gravity and the Earth's seasonal cycles.

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Edmonton's police officers and members of the Native community danced the night away.

The Boyle Street Community Services Co-op Inner City Resource Centre, along with the Edmonton Police Service's Aboriginal Resource Officer program (ARO), co-hosted a round dance on April 28 with the theme "Gathering in Friendship-Around the drum 2001."

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Edmonton's police officers and members of the Native community danced the night away.

The Boyle Street Community Services Co-op Inner City Resource Centre, along with the Edmonton Police Service's Aboriginal Resource Officer program (ARO), co-hosted a round dance on April 28 with the theme "Gathering in Friendship-Around the drum 2001."

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For the first time in 27 years the National Indian Athletic Association held the National Men's and Women's Basketball tournament in Canada.

The tournament was held at the Siksika First Nation outside of Calgary from April 17 to 23. With more than 1000 people present including 12 women's and 16 men's teams, it was an event to remember.

"It went pretty good," said JoAnn Buffalo, a member of the Hobbema Lady Hoop team, which was competing in this tournament for the first time. "Every team played their hearts out."

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For the first time in 27 years the National Indian Athletic Association held the National Men's and Women's Basketball tournament in Canada.

The tournament was held at the Siksika First Nation outside of Calgary from April 17 to 23. With more than 1000 people present including 12 women's and 16 men's teams, it was an event to remember.

"It went pretty good," said JoAnn Buffalo, a member of the Hobbema Lady Hoop team, which was competing in this tournament for the first time. "Every team played their hearts out."

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To hear about his daily activities, it would be hard to believe that Beaver Lake Cree Elder Leo Mountain is 90 years old.

Celebrating the big birthday with friends, family and community members on April 28 at Beaver Lake's Maria Munro Hall, Mountain joked that he'd need to swipe his cap over the birthday cake if he was going to generate enough wind to blow out all the candles.

"I'll have to take my cap and swing it to blow them out," he said with a laugh.