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The Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) was formed by the former staff of the Alberta Native Communications Society which closed its doors in December of 1982

following sixteen years of operation.

This dedicated group became the first board of AMMSA, incorporated January 21, 1983, consisting of Bert Crowfoot, President; Laurent Roy, Vice President; Vivian Roller,

Secretay-Treasurer; Harold Woodward, Board Member; and Gabriel Deshamps, Board Member.

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Long awaited, post-secondary education policy changes announced by the federal government offer nothing but false hope, says a spokesperson for the Assembly of First Nations

(AFN).

The changes turned out to be a public relations ploy instead of a progressive step for Native people in Canada, Liz Thunder said during a phone interview from her Ottawa office

Tuesday.

"The government is really giving us nothing new," she said.

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The builders of $500 million pulp mill near Peace River, Alberta have singed a forest management agreement (FMA) with the province that includes the traditional hunting grounds of

the Lubicon Indian band.

Daishowa Canada Ltd. was given access to 25,000 square kilometres of timer land in northern Alberta for use in its bleach kraft pulp mill process. Construction of the mill is scheduled

to be completed in March 1991.

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Windspeaker took four of the eight National Aboriginal Communications Society awards at the NACS annual conference held in Whitehorse last week.

It received awards for best overall newspaper for its special section on drug abuse and alcoholism, titled 'People On The Edge'; best news photography -- 'Needle in neck' by Everett

Lambert; best design and layout; and best local column for Richard Wagamese's 'Vision and the Quest' in his weekly Touching the Circle column.

Fourteen newspapers entered the competition from all over North America.

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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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When Dawn Anaquod researched Canada's universities for the best place to earn her bachelor degree in business administration, she was initially somewhat dismayed to discover tiny Acadia University appeared to have the best qualifications. Located 45 minutes from Halifax in Wolfville, N.S., Acadia was a huge distance away from her Regina home.

But now that she's well into her second semester of studies, she knows she made the right decision.

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For three days in April, the Circles of Strength conference in Yorkton will be a place to reach out for support, understanding, confidence and strength.

Starting out as a two-day workshop six years ago, the annual event has grown into a residential school wellness conference that looks at many of the issues that stem from the residential schools, said conference organizer Leonard Keshane.

"We have about five workshops going on all at the same time and we usually keep up four (sessions) a day."

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If you think sports is just a fun thing for students to do instead of studying, check out the senior girls' basketball team from Black Lake.

Ten girls coached by Ryan Land have formed the first ever girls' basketball team from Father Porte Memorial School. On Feb. 7 and 8, they were in La Ronge, where they attended their first tournament ever, and they lost their first game ever. And they couldn't be more pleased.

"My old teacher came to see us here, and he was so impressed with us," said Jessica Robillard, who co-captains the team with Carrie Toutsaint.

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Energetic, optimistic and active are just some of the words you can use to describe Matthew Dunn. Another word is successful.

The 21-year old Metis youth from Saskatoon has excelled academically, in sports, and as an actor, and has received numerous awards in recognition of his accomplishments.

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When a person dedicates their life to a given field, and excels in that field more than any other, an interesting thing sometimes happens-the person's name can become synonymous with their devotion, to the point where one really cannot be mentioned without the other. It is a sign of true mastery, and also of broad recognition and respect. Such is certainly the case for John Arcand, and his lifelong passion, traditional Metis fiddle music.