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Plans to participate in the 1988 Olympics have been dropped by the Alberta Indian Arts and Crafts Society.

"This difficult decision was made after reviewing all options for a successful project, considering the short time frame remaining before the Olympics," the society said in a recent press release.

The decision comes after more than 19 months of "hard work and negotiations" to secure funding.

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"I want the Bill C-31 people to come home," said Eugene Monias, in an emotional interview, after he was elected to once again become chief of the Heart Lake Indian Reserve on December 4.

Monias had served as chief of the Heart Lake Band, located 80 km north of Lac La Biche, for 22 years prior to the recent election and says he ran because the people wanted him to.

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So, you want to know what Ottawa has in mind when it comes to Native self-government, eh? Well, you've come to the right place because I've just finished reading three secret government documents that outline Ottawa's thinking on the matter and I'm ready to answer any questions you have.

What secret document are you talking about?

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.

Dates have been confirmed for the 1987 Gathering of Nations Powwow and Miss Indian World contest to be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the University of New Mexico arena (The "Pit") April 17 and 18, 1987.

Again it is expected to be the largest Indian gathering of its type in North America. Over 1,200 dancers from the United States and Canada will be competing for more than $28,000 in prize money.

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The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC), which advocates the recognition of the human rights of Indian and other original peoples throughout the world, made a visit to Canada recently in an effort to strengthen ties with Treaty Indians.

Bill Wahpapah of the Kickapoo and Sauk and Fox Nation was the IITC board member representative who came to support Treaty Indian nations, who met at Saddle Lake in November.

There, he explained "who we (IITC) are and why we are."

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The opening of Highway 40 between Grande Prairie and Grand Cache has been announced by Albert Transportation and Utilities Minister Al "Boomer" Adair.

The project, which cost $69.2 million, included the construction of 170 kilometres of completely new roadway in its total of 386 kilometres. It is the first time the city of Grande Prairie and the town of Grand Cache have been directly connected.

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Hello, ahneen, and tansi. Before you read another sentenced, run off and hunt down a pen, pencil, a cigarette butt...anything that will make a mark on paper. Okay,

all set? As you know we have been going over this and that in this particular corner of Windspeaker - still the AMMSA paper for over a year now. Therefore this week is the week for that test I sorta mentioned a column or so back.

EDITORIAL

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When you can't get your way with an organization, why not form another one? That seems to be the only way. Sometimes I wonder just how many societies are registered in Alberta, because members and leaders of these groups can't come to terms regarding their in-house problems.

Recently the Native Council of Canada (Alberta) found itself faced with a number of its members, which included board members, forming a new organization right after a special meeting, who now call themselves the New Status Indian Council of Alberta (NSICA).

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A representative for the Aboriginal Trappers Federation of Alberta is requesting that Native trappers from across Alberta send their furs to the Ontario Trapper's Association (OTA) for sale, here in Edmonton, where a deal has been struck between the two organizations.

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BLOOD RESERVE

In what was termed the lowest voter turnout ever, only five incumbents were re-elected including Blood Chief Roy Fox in the November 27 tribal elections.

Incumbent councillors who were re-elected to two year terms are: Stephen Fox, Randy Bottle, Andy Black Water, Rosie Many Grey Horses and Bernard Fall Man.