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Peigans share culture with Kazahks

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Crowshoes return from China, surprised by cultural similarities

While his fears of going without pemmican and moose meat were partially dismissed, Joe Crowshoe was faced with a new problem ? how to use chopsticks.

Crowshoe, along with his son Reggie, both of the Peigan reserve at Brocket, recently returned from their two week visit to China, where they were accompanied by some of Canada's finest archeologists.

Meat confiscated by Wildlife officers

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Metis hunter will fight for his rights

A Metis hunter is determined to appear in court next month to demand the rest of his moose after being charged by Fish and Wildlife officers for an untagged animal.

Edward Cardinal from Calling Lake says he was issued a ticket for the alleged offence and three-quarters of the moose was confiscated by the officers, leaving him with the last quarter. This hind-quarter still resides in his deep freeze.

Hunters complain

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Metis leader 'sick and tired' of alleged harassment

The Metis Association will attempt to enter into negotiations with Alberta Fish and Wildlife after allegations of harassment and discrimination have been made by several Metis hunters.

Zone 1 vice-president, Gerald Thom says he is "sick and tired" of the alleged harassment. He feels the association must step in to defend the rights of the Metis hunter.

Student Practices Handgun Skills

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Students of the Faust Community Vocational Centre are enjoying a unique sports program this year as part of their upgrading studies.

Taken as Physical Education 10, this credit course offers a broad range of recreational and sports activities. Eleven students will be participating in activities ranging from canoeing, skiing and curling, to dancing, archery and gun handling.

Long time activist leaves political arena

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Helen Gladue, who's been called a radical, rabble-rouser and politician, is stepping aside to let a younger woman take her place.

The long-time fighter for rights, and present coordinator of the Advisory Council of Treaty Women, believes "it is time for the younger women to get involved and to continue from the older women. The older women have been involved for a long time and they can teach our young women how to fight for their rights."

Black Hawks select Mic Mac

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Tough guy famous for Russian brawl

Before the Chicago Black Hawks selected Everett Sanipass in the first round of the 1986 National Hockey League draft (14th overall), the Mic Mac hockey player was already making headlines world wide for participating in the first bench clearing brawl in international hockey history.

Tantoo tells her story

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As I sat waiting for Tantoo Cardinal, an award-winning Metis actress from Anzac, to begin her lecture on "Breaking into the Business" at the World Aboriginal Film Festival workshop, I anticipated what she'd talk about. Probably on how to find a good agent, the best acting jobs and what kind of money a beginner can make.

Peigan returns to his art

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Self-styled artist William Big Bull of the Peigan reserve has over the last three years worked his way back to that which he loves best ? sketching drawings of Indian art.

After ten years away from the art world, Big Bull, along with other Native artists from Alberta, attended the first annual Indian Summer World Festival of Aboriginal Motion Pictures at Pincher Creek, Alberta, Oct. 8 ? 11 to display his sketches and paintings to visitors from around the world.

Big Bull was born in Brocket in 1954 and discovered how to draw from his father, Roy Big Bull.

Natives urged to make own movies

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"Do your own filming. Don't let the whiteman do it for you."

This strong statement was made to Native people at a workshop held in conjunction with the World Festival of Aboriginal Motion Pictures in Pincher Creek, Oct. 8 ? 11.

The speaker was Eruera Nia, an independent Maori film-maker from New Zealand. He told Native film-makers to make their own films because only their can give films about themselves the proper perspective.

Will the prophecies be fulfilled?

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Hopi Elders spread their message of peace

"You are my brothers and sisters. At one time we were one," said Hopi Elder, Caroline Tawangywama, to a group of children at the first Indian Summer World Festival of Aboriginal Motion Pictures, held at Pincher Creek, Alberta, Oct. 8 ? 11.

Tawangywama, along with other Hopi tribe Elders of northern Arizona, attended the film festival. Before her talk, the film "Hopi Prayer for Peace" was shown; a message of peace to the world leaders of the United Nations and the world. The word "Hopi" means peace in English.