Page 16

Aboriginals who have successfully improved housing conditions for Native peoples will be recognized at an awards symposium Dec. 4, 5 and 6.

Hosted by Westbank First Nation and sponsored by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Sharing Successes in Native Housing will be held at the Grand Okanagan in Kelowna, British Columbia. Organizers are expecting 200 delegates to attend the event.

Page 15

The idea that life is living with death is one of the most important themes to surface from the made-for-television movie Trial at Fortitude Bay, which aired for the first time nationally on the CBC, Sunday, Dec. 4.

Trial at Fortitude Bay, filmed near Iqaluit on Baffin Island in the Northwest Territories and in Winnipeg, Manitoba, delves into the conflict over Inuit and Canadian justice systems.

REVIEW

Page 14

It is a sign of vitality that every year the number of books on and by First Nations peoples increases.

The Vancouver publishing house of Douglas & McIntyre has vigorously led this renaissance in First Nations books. The West Coast publisher has recognized the fascinating stories waiting to be told by the Aboriginal community.

For instance, in Khot-La Cha: the Autobiography Of Chief Simon Baker, (Douglas & McIntyre, 201 pp; $22.95) the publisher has unearthed the inspirational story of the Native Elder.

Page 12

When George Littlechild first entered Red Deer College to earn a diploma in art design, he remembers the first bit of advice that would shape his early paintings.

"The head of the program said, 'I hope you're not going to draw Natives with bows and arrows because all the other Indians who did that have dropped out'."

Littlechild, dressed in a beaded fringed buckskin tunic and holding an eagle feather, was explaining his art to about 80 people assembled one recent evening at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia.

Page 11

REVIEW

Inuit and culture both survive, despite predictions in 1957 from art historians that both were headed for their demise. The northern people have shown themselves to be as hardy as the environment in which they live.

But that is not to deny the effect of western culture on the Inuit and their art. Some of that impact may be seen in the show Between Worlds at Edmonton's McMullen gallery until Dec. 31. This touring exhibit features some 40 Inuit artworks from the Bank of Montreal's collection.

Page R6

Specialized training for First Nations police officers will soon become available in British Columbia, courtesy of the Aboriginal Policing Doctorate.

The proposed Aboriginal Nations Training Institute will offer a standardized police training program with emphasis on policing First Nations communities. The institute, to be located in Vancouver at the Justice Institute of B.C., will include courses on Aboriginal heritage, cultural awareness and field training in First Nations communities.

Page R6

The Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Tribal Council of south eastern British Columbia are taking steps to ensure children remain in their communities.

A committee of representatives from the five communities (Columbia Lake, Shuswap, Lower Kootenay, St. Mary's and Tobacco Plains) has been struck to establish the Family and Child Services program.

Once implemented, the program will tackle control of child welfare and protection services.

Page R5

Metis sports history was made by Sheldon Souray when he became the first Metis Settlement hockey player ever selected in the National Hockey League Draft.

A big defenceman who plays the physical brand of hockey, Souray was picked by the New Jersey Devils in the third round as the 71st pick over-all held in Hartford, Connecticut. Souray talked with the Devils perhaps more than any other NHL team so he wasn't surprised New Jersey drafted him. In fact, he hoped the Devils would pick him up.

Page R4

Round three of the North American Indigenous Games, which originated in Edmonton in 1990, has changed location and is gearing up for a July 29 - August 6 engagement.

The games switched venue from Bemidji, Minnesota, to Blaine, a suburb of Minneapolis/St. Paul, due to a lack of facilities in the first location.

A November 3-4 planning meeting at the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has added two events - tae Kwan Do and slow pitch - to a sizeable number of events.

Page R3

An Elder in this disputed band says they are being harassed after township members alleged a local contractor was shot at on their land.

The day after contractors hired by the Township of Bosanquet started to block entrances to Camp Ipperwash, former reserve of the Stony Point Band, township Reeve Fred Thomas reported one of his contractors had been shot at. The Nov. 15 complaint was investigated by the provincial police, who later indicated there was no evidence of a shot being fired.