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CALGARY - The Department of Indian Affairs (DIA) is once again being criticized by one of its own after a recent "Windspeaker " story disclosed that Kainai Industries, a Blood band construction company, could be forced out of business by a DIA plan to sell Olympic housing to reserves.

Bob Dickson, district manager for southern Alberta, joined former Economic Development Co-ordinator Robert Laboucane's criticism of the DIA plan, saying that Kainai Industries "could find the months following the 1988 Olympic Games very difficult indeed."

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Hey gang, it's quiz time again! Grab your writing tools and test your knowledge of the curious current events in the world of Native affairs.

Question #1: Iqaluit is a term in Inukitut that means: (a) white man; (b) dog sled (c) fish (d) caribou grounds, or (e) place where the river enters the sea.

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A new booklet entitled "Guide to the Labour Relations Act," has been prepared by the Alberta Labour Relations Board to help Albertans provide input into the review of the province's labour laws.

The 29-page booklet answers 51 of the most frequently asked questions about the Labour Relations Act and the role of the board.

Written primarily for employees, employers and unions, the booklet is available on request, free of charge to all interested Albertans.

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Combining service in business with a commitment to economic development for northern Natives has given Northern Resources Trucking Ltd. a start that would make a sprinter envious.

The fledgling Saskatchewan hauler jumped out of the block with a three-year contract to do all the fuel hauling for the Key Lake uranium mine. And now it has added a three-year contract to provide all trucking services to Amok Ltd., for the uranium mine it operates at Cluff Lake in northwestern Saskatchewan.

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Incumbent Walter Janvier has been re-elected to a second term as chief of the Janvier Band in north-eastern Alberta. First elected in 1985, Janvier succeeded Archie Janvier and will, therefore, hold office over the next two year period.

His victory was highlighted by the fact that an unprecedented number of voters turned out to cast their ballots this year. Of 92 eligible voters, 86 voted.

With 44 votes in his favor, Janvier bested his nearest rival Fred Black (25 votes), who is a former councillor, as well as Jean Cardinal, who received 16 votes.

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CALGARY - A Glenbow Museum exhibition scheduled for the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic games is again in the spotlight as many local Native people are questioning the true ownership of the artifacts and whether the artifacts are sacred.

The artifacts in question will be loaned to the museum for the "Spirit Sings" exhibition of Native artifacts. Many of the objects are very old and are being loaned by museums in Europe and North America.

Currently, the Glenbow is being boycotted by the Lubicon Lake band in support of their land claim.

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Alberta Native artists are already being invited to submit their work for the fourth annual Asum Mena competition and exhibition sponsored by the Alberta Indian Arts and Crafts Society (AIACS).

And this year there is an added bonus for those artists who enter early. Artists who have entered their work will be eligible to win a $200 art supplies gift certificate in draws to be made at 4:01 p. February 2, March 2, April 1, May 1 and June 1. The final date for entries is June 1.

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FISHING LAKE - How many people can remember back to the days when a pound of baking powder cost 10 cents and the same amount of tea could be bought for a nickle, when cars were virtually unheard of and roads were only a wagon trail through a grassy field.

The soon to be 86-year old Louise Gladue remembers them, and others, when days were hard and times were tough.

Born in Edmonton, February 11, 1901, Mrs. Gladue now makes her home near the townsite of Sputinow on the Fishing Lake Settlement.

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Ahneen, tansi and yo. Say do you happen to know what tribe of Indians the Shoshoni called the "hair in backwards motion" people? Give up? Well, it was the Bannock Indians that's who.

You never heard of them either eh? Where do they live? What do they eat? Are they typically sort of round? One thing we probably know is what color they are, anyway.

EDITORIAL

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It is little more than two months until the First Ministers' Conference on Aboriginal Rights in Ottawa - the last guaranteed opportunity for Native leaders to present their case for self government, land settlement and other rights settlements for entrenchment in the Canadian Constitution.

Considering the critical importance of that conference, it seems strange that there is so little news available about the preparations for the conference being made by Native leaders and organizations.

On the other hand, maybe that's a good sign.,