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The federal government and the Metis of Manitoba slugged it out in a Winnipeg courtroom again recently. They rehashed a 100-year old argument that may open the way to the settlement of Metis land claims throughout the West. The Metis are trying to prove that they are entitled to more than a million acres of land in southern Manitoba. The federal government said, in its defence, that too much time has passed and too many things have happened to do anything about the Metis claim.

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Metis to discuss child welfare

The first national Metis child welfare conference will be held in Calgary, Oct. 5, 6 and 7.

The conference is being organized by members of Edmonton's Metis Children's Services Society and highlights facilitators from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

The conference will look at recent legislation that affects Metis child welfare as well as share common issues and concerns of Metis child welfare groups.

Legends help find lost fort

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In a joint effort to promote a better understanding of Native students needs the Lakeland Catholic and Separate School Boards are working together and have already hired four liaison workers.

The hiring of Angelina Boyd, Ernestine Cardinal, Diane Ludwig and Marty Fernie comes as part of the recently announced Native Education Project from Alberta Education.

The workers began their one year tenure Sept. 13 and will be finished in July 1988 and there are possibilities the project could last three years.

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People leave the reserve for many reasons such as employment, education or problems with alcoholism. Some leave and never return whereas others do. Windspeaker interviewed two women who left Cold Lake First Nations and have differing ideas on the subject of reserve versus city living.

For Elsie Winnipeg, alcoholism was the main reason.

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An intense, three month investigation is being conducted into alleged discrimination against Native people by the staff of the High Prairie hospital and clinic.

The investigation is being conducted by the Alberta Indian Health Care Commission (AIHCC) after the Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council (LSLIRC) said they have received numerous complaints that Treaty Indian s in the area have not received proper treatment.

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It will be ten days of sharing. The sharing of two distinct cultures and the sharing of two distinct eras. And there to take part in it will be Joe and Reggie Crowshoe of the Peigan reserve.

On Sept. 16 the Crowshoes left for northwestern China where they will participate in a cultural exchange with the Kazakh people, the natives of that country. The Crowshoes took with them four tipis which they will give to the Kazahks in the first part of a cultural exchange which will see two traditional dwellings of China, called yurts, brought to Alberta next summer.

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The dispute between the Sucker Creek band and a band member over the eviction of her non-Native husband will be resolved today (Sept. 18), says chief James Badger.

The dispute began with band member Cindy Sawka, formerly Calliou, received an eviction notice addressed to her white husband from the band council saying "this (Sucker Creek) is an Indian reserve, not a Metis colony."

Sawka says the letter is also implied that she should follow her husband because it is "customary for a woman to follow her husband."

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"When I was a child of five years, a bracelet and necklace from a Medicine Pipe Bundle were transferred to me. Since then, I have followed traditional Blackfoot customs, such as praying and fasting, Sun dances and other sacred ceremonies. This way of living has been a source of strength throughout my life and it will continue to be so in the future. I have not lost my Blackfoot culture, traditions and beliefs."

So writes Caroline Yellow Horn in her first collection of short stories about traditional Blackfoot ways and what they mean in her life.

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Sixteen-hour days are not unusual for Margie Chingee, a Tsek'ehne Native born and raised at McLeod Lake in northcentral British Columbia.

As the safety co-ordinator and First Aid person for Duz Cho Logging Ltd., a major contractor in the McKenzie forest district, Chingee spends her work week in the bush and weekends at home in Prince George, 185 kilometres south of McKenzie.

A typical day for Chingee begins before six a.m.

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Children in Saskatchewan schools in Grade 7 up to Grade 12 are learning about an important part of their history. The Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC) and their partners have developed curriculum, material and resources to study treaties and the treaty relationship.

These units feature the treaty-making process and the events leading up to it, as well as the impact of treaties on the people of Canada.