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Self-determination for the Metis people of Alberta came a step closer to realization Thursday, Nov. 5 in Edmonton when Premier Don Getty, Metis Association of Alberta, (MAA) president Larry Desmeules and the six zone vice-presidents signed the Framework Agreement.

The Agreement, which promotes joint planning and action in six crucial areas of concern to the Metis, is a direct response to the MAA's submission for self-government presented to the Alberta government in May 1987.

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A federal Indian Affairs official turned a deaf ear on a question concerning a DIAND policy called Circular E-12 at a University of Lethbridge lecture on Native self-government, Oct. 15.

R.J. Van Loon, assistant deputy minister for the DIAND on Native self-government said "Circular E-12 has nothing to do with Native self-government."

Narcisse Blood, Indian Association of Alberta vice-president for Treaty 7 in southern Alberta, asked Van Loon "where is the $97 million allocated for Native education going?"

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The Department of Indian Affairs (DIAND) assistant deputy minister admitted there's been "no great progress in Native self-government" at a lecture at the University of Lethbridge, Oct. 15.

R.J. Van Loon, assistant deputy minister for Native self-government, said that only two Native bands in Canada "have any real type of self-government". He was referring tot he Sechelt band in British Columbia and a Cree band in northern Quebec who are governing themselves.

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IAA president wants help from Elders to reduce deficit

In a plea for support and guidance, Indian Association president Gregg Smith has called upon the Elders to help the association overcome its $194,000 deficit.

Saying the methods recently adopted by the association to counteract the deficit were "extreme" Smith said members were continuing to put pressure "on us to keep spending money that isn't there."

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The Alberta Native Women's Association is in a "crisis situation" after efforts by both the government and association executives to locate the president, Donna Weaselchild have failed.

Association vice-president, Doris Calliou however stressed that "everything possible will be done to bring the organization back together."

Calliou says she and her organization have made "repeated" attempts to contact Weaselchild in her Calgary home but have been unsuccessful.

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The recent move of Metis Urban Housing (MUH) into the office of the Zone 3 Metis Association office has caused a rift within the Zone's council chambers, as well as the threat of resignation by MUH's Calgary chairman, Edith Thompson.

The move by MUH became necessary when Peter Pelletier assumed position of Zone 3 vice-president in early September. MUH, which he then managed, was located at that time in his home.

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Ominayak evicts nurses, 'not cooperating,' he says

Provincial health nurses, involved in treating the recent tuberculosis epidemic at Little Buffalo Lake, are being evicted by the band.

"The way things are right now, we can't get any substantial approach going to deal with the problem," said Lubicon Lake Band Chief Bernard Ominayak, explaining he feels the government health nurses are not cooperating with the band.

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Settlement Metis form watchdog committee

A meeting called to discuss the concerns and alleged financial difficulties at the Buffalo Lake (Caslan) Metis Settlement ended with the formation of a new Alberta organization with a mandate to "protect settlement members".

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The Indian Association along with Alberta Fish and Wildlife officials are investigating an alleged violation of Treaty hunting rights after an Evansburg couple claimed wildmeat was wrongfully seized from them on two separate occasions.

Daniel Desjarlais and his common-law wife Ester Big John were pulled over Oct. 31 at an RCMP check stop near Hobbema, where they were held until Fish and Wildlife officers arrived at the scene and seized moose meat from the Desjarlais trunk.

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A standing-ovation performance is expected from a world famous professional Native dance troupe in Calgary on Oct. 10.

The American Indian Dance Theatre recently performed in New York City on Broadway and received a strong review from the New York Times.

The dance troupe has performed in such American cities as Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Hollywood, San Francisco, Arizona, Colorado, Florida and New England.

They have also travelled overseas on tour of the Persian Gulf, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Algeria, Morocco, Italy, Belgium and France.