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Milt Pahl must be commended for admitting that the drinking tragedy at Peerless Lake that claimed six lives followed a failure by government to provide services effectively.

But that's still short of admitting that government policies led to creation of the conditions in which such a tragedy could happen.

And it's a far cry from admitting that the government's failure to safeguard the rights of these people, and to meet their special needs, directly contributed to those deaths.

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Attendance from Native groups, governments, industry and private individuals is expected at a three-day symposium dealing with Native people and renewable resources, to be held at the Westin Hotel in Edmonton April 29 to May 1.

The Alberta Society of Professional Biologists will examine the past, present and future relationships between the Native people and renewable resource management as well as the effects on the cultural and economic welfare of the Native people.

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"Good-bye to Guilt," a presentation by Dr. Gerald Jampolsky and Diane Cirincione is being held at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton on April 7 at 7:30 p.m.

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Native students interested in gaining work experience with the department of Employment and Immigration Canada this summer can get involved with the Native Internship Program.

Project officer assistants, immigration examining officers, student placement officers and general support clerks are among the positions offered this summer by Employment and Immigration Canada offices throughout Alberta and the Northwest Territories.

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"We try to do is be role models for the kids that we take in, and all the staff we hire are hired as role models. Each kid takes whatever they want to learn from the different staff. They all have their own assigned staff to discuss things with, to grow with, and to must learn from, but all the other staff are always open."This is the basic philosophy of the Eagle's Nest Group Home on the Saddle lake Reserve, the only juvenile group home on a reserve wholly funded by Indian Affairs.

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SUNCHILD RESERVE - A press conference called by the Sunchild Band Council on March 19 to bring public notice to their need for an ambulance service, also revealed that the community is in a "drastic situation" with other social service problems.

This community, comprised of 510 people, is nestled near the mountains 43 miles northwest of Rocky Mountain House.

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Nominations are being accepted by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, in their search for "Mother of the Year."

This is an annual event started in 1961. Edmonton's Helen Foster, was last year's Mother of the Year. She was commended for the raising of foster children. This contest attracted 40 nominations last year.

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LETHBRIDGE - A new pro-active approach to Indian government is recommended by an Indian who has been studying the field.

Peter Manywounds of the Sarcee Reserve was the keynote speaker at the banquet hosted by the Native American Students Association, as part of Native Awareness Week at the University of Lethbridge.

Manywounds was formerly with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) working on Indian government.

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Applications for grant to communities planning Heritage Day activities are now being accepted by Alberta Culture. To be eligible for funding, the community must conduct their celebrations on the weekend of Alberta Heritage Day, August 2, 3 and/or 4, 1986 and must reflect an ethno-cultural and/or pioneer historical theme.

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Lou Desmarais, former Assembly of First Nations' (AFN) director of media and public relations, resigned his position effective March 31st.

Desmarais did not disclose the reasons for his departure, but did have some criticism of AFN operations.

He had been in the job for two years, and previously had worked with the AFN on Indian Self-Government during the Penner Committee's work on Indian government.

Desmarais believes that the AFN has not succeeded in educating the Canadian public on the issue of Indian government.