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Four prairie Natives were given a all-expense paid trip to South Africa to investigate conditions in that country and to publicize their own grievances.

Gerald Wuttunee of the Red Pheasant band, Bryan Tootoosis of the Poundmaker band, Lindsay Cyr, chief of the Pasquas, and Eldon Bellegarde, representing 16 Saskatchewan bands, had their trip paid by the South African government's tourism board.

The four are in South Africa at the same time as Canadian External Affairs minister Joe Clark visits that country.

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Donna Weaselchild, a Blackfoot Indian from Calgary, has been elected president of the Native Women's Association in Calgary.

Weaselchild said the organization must begin dealing with more local issues rather than focusing on international issues.

The Canadian government has also announced a $457,000 grant to the group to assist in operating expenses for 1987-88.

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National aboriginal leaders are demanding a renewal of the constitutional process dealing with their right to self-government.

"Our agenda is unfinished," said National Chief Georges Erasmus of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) as he appeared before the special joint committee on the 1987 constitutional accord, August 19. "The process should continue until the agenda is complete," he added.

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Lubicon chief Bernard Ominiyak, is pleased with the progress of his appeal to the United nations over the alleged 'genocide' of the Lubicon Cree band, but is still awaiting reaction from both the provincial and federal governments over the ruling.

The United Nations ruled that they will hear the Lubicon case sometime next year and meanwhile rule 86 will be enforced, which states that the government must not continue its destructive practices.

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Dissenting residents of the Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement, and government officials are tight-lipped over the recent election of two illiterate Settlement Council members.

Council called in the High Level RCP detachment after a sit-in at the Settlement administration offices by about 30 people took place Friday, August 14.

Gregg Calliou, council chairman charged that the demonstration was not a sit-in, but a deliberate break-and-enter by a few dissident members. Settlement records were stolen and a complaint has been filed said Calliou.

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The Alexander education symposium which began with a rally in Edmonton's William Hawrelack park Sunday, ended with a slate of 21 recommendations which many hope will halt the 'crisis' in Indian education.

An implementation team was selected from each of the provinces. Adele Arcand will serve as coordinator; with Wally Janvier from Alberta; John Kim Bell from Toronto; Daryl Nicholas from New Brunswick; Carol Sanderson, Gilbert White Duck, John Kelly from Saskatchewan; Louis Debassige and Jo-Ann Archibald from Ontario and Amy Gauthier from British Columbia.

EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK

If it were humanly possible, Windspeaker staff would cover every newsworthy event in all northern communities, including cultural celebrations, baseball games and important regional Indian and Metis council meetings. Information is power and it's Windspeaker's purpose to keep its audience informed of all newsworthy happenings in and around Alberta, and outside the province.

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EDITORIAL

Is the Pope's visit secret? Are we being kept in the dark? It appears the answer is yes. Since the announcement of the Papal tour of Fort Simpson, the papal committee based in Ottawa has apparently "blanketed the area (NWT)" with information. Funny . . . neither we at Windspeaker nor the McKenzie Times, another Native newspaper based in Fort Simpson, have received any of the information.

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The federal government will announce the new negotiator for the Lubicon Lake land claim within the next few weeks said Indian Affairs Minister Bill McKnight in Vancouver, Aug. 31.

However, the replacement of Roger Tasse, who stepped down from his position last month is not preventing the negotiations.

"We will come to the table any time. We can even use the Fulton report, but we cannot have any pre-conditions," said McKnight.

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A quick end to the Lubicon dispute could be possible if OCO, and the Glenbow Museum board of directors used their economic and political clout to bring about negotiations, said Joan Ryan, a University of Calgary anthropologist.

"They could lean on the government and get this resolved in a week, but they're not interested, said Ryan at the monthly meeting of the Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee, Sept. 2.