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Indian hunter George Alexson never used to need help when he went into the bush to bag some elk in order to feed his family.

Now, he's facing a court battle with local ranchers who claim he's not authorized to be on their land.

Alexson says his status as an Indian permits him to hunt where he wants, and he's got the public to back him up.

When Alexson, 39, went tracking an 800 lb elk bull into the woods near Valleyview, Alberta last year, he caught the ire of provincial officials who charged him with hunting without a

license on Crown land.

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A way of entertainment for fishermen, is by way of yarn.

Most fishermen, after a day of fishing would sit around a campfire sharing stories on their best catches.

The rational behind the yarns was to see who could tell the biggest and best fish stories.

There's two northern fishermen that occasionally get a chance to meet and still share a few fish stories. These encounters usually draw a crowd.

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There are few changes in hunting regulation for Natives in 1989. The following regulations apply only to Treaty Indians:

Treaty Indians who hunt on a subsistence level (killing only enough to feed their families), can hunt on unoccupied Crown land and on privately owned land where they have gained

special permission from the owner.

In these areas, Treaty Indians are not always required to follow Alberta's hunting legislation.

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Tansi, ahnee and hello.

Changes.

Outside my window this morning there is bright sun in the sky. The sky that holds it is a hard blue. The air is clean, crisp and rich with the sounds of birds.

A new season.

At first glance it would almost seem like another lazy summer morning not unlike the ninety or so summer mornings which have just passed.

Mornings all have that quality, I suppose. Minus the presence of snow they are all, at first glance, as fresh and full of promise as any other.

The edges.

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Fort Macleod's former sewage plant supervisor said Christopher Twigg could not have entered the disaster tank by himself in 1977.

"Well, that's just my opinion, but he didn't go in by himself," said George Bota Thursday at the Rolf inquiry.

The inquiry was ordered by Premier Don Getty to look into strained relations between the Blood Band and RCMP and Lethbridge city police after a request from Blood band chief Roy

Fox who felt a number of sudden deaths were not properly investigated.

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Canada's national Native organization made its plea for the preservation of the world's timber resources during the opening day session of the United Nations General Assembly in

New York City Sept. 19.

Assembly of First Nations (AFN) environment spokesman Joe Norton told a corps of international media outside the UN building that Indians in Canada are opposed to the

industrialization of Third Work countries at the risk of destroying Aboriginal culture.

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Sporadic fighting on the besieged Mohawk Indian reserve located on the Canada U.S. border near Montreal, is on the verge of escalating into a full scale war, says the reserve's

newspaper publisher.

An arsenal of weapons, including Uzi assault rifles and hand grenades purchased in New York State, are being stockpiled in preparation for what could result in a bloody battle which

has been brewing for three months, Doug George said.

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Once again the Dene Tha referendum on the leadership of 81 year old Chief Harry Chonkolay has been cancelled.

Without an electoral officer appointed, the referendum scheduled for Sept. 15, was cancelled.

Rather than reschedule the referendum, Warren Daniels, coordinator of the referendum, plans to organize a general meeting involving the three communities, so band members can

decide what direction they would like to take.

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Ousted Kehewin chief Gordon Gadwa says he's prepared to resign to make way for an all-council re-election to resolve the five week old leadership dispute that has split the Kehewin

band in this northern Alberta community.

The 44 year old chief, who had ruled the reserve for 10 years until Aug. 17 when he was ousted by six of eight band council members, made his remarks during a break in a day long

meeting held Sept. 21 between two opposing factions on the reserve.

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The chief and council from the Alexander reserve are questioning the validity of a petition signed by 129 band members.

The petitioned was delivered by disgruntled band member Leslie Bruno recently favoring a change in the term of the chief and council from three years to two years.

Band members are fed up with the lack of representation of band members shown by the band council, Bruno had stated earlier.

In an attempt to pressure band council members to resign he had threatened to march on the band office Sept. 18, a threat which was not carried out.