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With the beginning of a new school year just a week away, Chief Old Sun school on the Blackfoot reserve near Gleichen opened its doors to an admiring crowd of more than 300 people Aug. 28.

"Today is a very memorable occasion for the Blackfoot people," said Blackfoot education portfolio holder Ann McMaster in her welcoming remarks.

"Today we have seen many years of work become a reality."

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All systems are go for an art auction and sale in Edmonton with proceeds going to victims of the Aug. 31 tornado that claimed 27 lives and injured hundreds.

Native sculptor and organizer, Brian Clark, says the Artists for Tornado Relief committee auction sale will go ahead Sept. 15 at Edmonton's Northland AgriCom.

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Approximately 800,000 Canadians are eligible to receive a $325 per child pre-payment of the Child Tax Credit.

You may be one of them!

The Child Tax Credit is available to Canadian mothers or in some cases fathers, to supplement their family income. A pre-payment of $325 per child will be paid in November to low-income families who qualify. To receive the balance of the Child Tax Credit you must complete Schedule 10 when you file you 1987 tax return (on or before April 30, 1988).

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Dr. Anne Anderson's urgent plea for financial funding has been finally met with a cheque of nearly $6,000 from Municipal Affairs for the Native Heritage and Cultural Centre received in August.

For several tense months, Anderson was plagued with financial problems that came close to shutting the centre.

"But, now it seems more hopeful," said Anderson, adding that she is preparing to teach Cree classes in September.

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Instructor Maurice White demonstrates to Danny Stuffco, 11, how to throw the atlatl (a spear used in historic times).

The weather was excellent on August 30 as adults and children gathered at Strathcona Science Park in northeast Edmonton to observe and/or participate in the 5th Annual Indian Summer Festival.

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Chiefs get a 'free lunch' but who's using who

Somewhere in southern Saskatchewan a phone is ringing. It's ringing in an Indian band office. The chief picks it up. It's a fast-talking character named Bernie.

"Hey, Chief, I caught your act in South Africa. What a performance! Lemme tell ya! Ya made Page One on newspapers all over the world. In fact, I'm sending you a package of press clippings. Ya'll love'em! Tell ya what, though, we got to act quick and cash in while you're hot."

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Native trapper's have a new organization formed to block threats to their traplines and livelihood in the form of the Native Trapper's Association.

The new group was launched during a meeting at the Bonnyville Canadian Native Friendship Centre organized by the Indian Association of Alberta last month. The IAA has been travelling the province encouraging Native people to join the new group.

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The federal government announced Aug. 6 that the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) will receive $457,000 for the coming fiscal year an increase of approximately $100,000 over last year.

The increase is partially due to Bill C-31, an amendment to the Indian Act designed to remove discrimination against Indian women who lost band membership by marrying non-Indian men.

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An international school which will provide a place for Natives to exchange education, trade, and cultural information with other aboriginal peoples of the world is to be development near Edmonton.

The cultural centre and school, to be call MISPA (Multi-Indigenous Studies Program of the Americas) will give Natives a chance to establish important links with the rest of the world. The school is to be situated in the old residential building beside Poundmaker's Lodge, located in St. Albert.

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A weakness in the Indian Act that has allowed provincial governments to levy taxes on Indian lands will be eliminated, pledged Indian Affairs Minister Bill McKnight during the first day of a Vancouver conference on tax and economic development.