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An Idaho Nez Perce, Hattie Kauffman, 32, has a new job. She's a feature reporter on ABC-TV's Good Morning America.

Kauffman was born in Grangeville, Idaho, but she was raised in Seattle, Washington where she became a top TV news achor woman. She also worked on an Indian radio news program in Minnesota, a television program called Native Vision in Tacoma before going to New York's Good Morning America.

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American Indian leader Robert Satiacum has been held in a B.C. prison for the past three and a half years, fighting deportation to the United States.

The hereditary chief of the Puyallup Tribe in Tacoma, Washington was convicted of 42 racketeering charges in 1982 by U.S. authorities, who claim that Satiacum failed to pay sales tax on businesses making him a multi-millionaire.

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A four-part series about Metis history over the past 200 years entitled "Daughters of the Country," has recently aired on Superchannel.

The film, produced by Norma Bailey, won the op award at the International Festival of Films by Women this year.

"Daughters of the Country" features a huge cast of professional and amateur Metis actors. Two familiar names are Tantoo Cardinal (Loyalties) and Dianne Debassige (of CBC's Spirit Bay). Another familiar name, but not for acting, is Harry Daniels, a veteran Metis politician.

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Funding for the Aboriginal groups who attempted to negotiate the entrenchment of self-government at the recent First Ministers Conference is being curtailed. Representatives of the Inuit, Metis, and non-status Indians say they are at various stages of shutting down shop.

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Control of Native child welfare should be shifted to Native reserves and settlements, recommends a report to the provincial government.

The report comes three years after Richard Cardinal, a 16-year old Metis foster child, hanged himself. The suicide sparked a review of Native child welfare services in Alberta.

On Tuesday, Social Services Minister Connie Osterman announced her department is agreeable to the transferral, considering past government efforts had failed.

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The Indian Association of Alberta (IAA) has been given strong mandates on several key issues for the upcoming year and President Gregg Smith sees the largest battle being waged against government policies formed to undermine true Indian self-government.

The 44th annual general assembly of the IAA took place at the Eden Valley reserve, one of the two Stoney Tribe reserves, southwest of Calgary June 15, 16 and 17.

In an interview after the final assembly ceremonies a tired but confident Smith says he is optimistic about the upcoming battle.

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A hundred years ago on May 28, 1987, a legend was born. His traditional name was Wo-Tha-Huck, which means "Bright Path".

And it was prophetic.

To the world he became known as Jim Thorpe, the Sac-Fox Indian who went on to carve a name in the annals of sports that has probably never been matched.

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Junior and senior princesses were chosen to represent Piikani School at their Native Awareness Week activities, here May 11-15.

Angie Red Young Man, an 11-year-old Grade 4 student, was crowned junior princess over three other young girls. Red Young Man spoke to her audience in both Blackfoot and English, relating her family's Blackfoot names in the community. The new princess is the daughter of Doreen Red Young Man and is best known for her fancy dancing skills.

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Native foster children are constantly in need of foster parents.

Now there is a desperate need for a home that could take in a family of three children ? twins James and Robert, 11, and their sister Linda, 12.

All three identify strongly with their Native culture and have kept involved in Native circles, such as the Native Pastoral Centre and the Canadian Native Friendship Centre. It is hoped that they would be able to continue these associations.

Because the children are closely related, it is highly desirable that they be kept together.

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Drug and alcohol abuse has been a longstanding problem here.

"We've had problems over the years with drug and alcohol abuse," says Robert Cree, chief of northern Alberta's Ft. McMurray Band.

"To help curb the problem we initiated (about 4 years ago) a plan that would see construction of a new regional rehabilitation centre."

The new centre will be open to anyone, but the primary clientele is the five northern bands, McMurray, Janvier, McKay, and the Cree and Chip at Fort Chipewyan.