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Court proceedings against a local RCMP officer accused of breaking the neck of Rodney Pelletier of Eden Valley Reserve will likely move into Foothills Hospital so Pelletier can testify. Crown prosecutor Steven Koval made the unusual request to have Pelletier, paralyzed since his Jan. 16 arrest, testify at the preliminary inquiry of Native Special Const. Willy Big Smoke. The RCMP officer, who has been suspended from the force pending the outcome of his trial, faces a maximum 10 years in prison if convicted. The inquiry resumes here Oct. 11.

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About 60 people attended a memorial service July 15 for Mamie First Rider, 8, of the Blood Indian Reserve, who was killed in the Calgary Stampede Parade. The service included prayers and comments from six Native spiritual leaders. The young girl died July 9 in Alberta Children's Hospital from injuries suffered when she fell off a hay wagon she was riding on and was crushed beneath its wheels. "According to the people who witnessed it, it looked like she got tired, fell asleep, fell forward and went under the wheels on the wagon," said Stampede spokesman Paul Rosenberg.

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Out of the chaotic atmosphere that surrounds Native politics in Alberta has emerged some old and new faces ready to breathe life back into the system.

With complaints mounting against both of Alberta's leading Native political offices, there's a need to rejuvenate a fading vision for aboriginal rights.

The Indian Association of Alberta (IAA) and the Metis Association of Alberta (MAA) are both in need of restructuring.

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There was no stopping Team Saskatchewan at the North American Indigenous Games. They dominated almost every competition, finishing with a combined total of 199 medals.

Head coach Eugene Arcand credited a strong coaching staff and the dedication instilled in his athletes to their enormous success.

"All our athletes were trained by qualified carded coaches. And our athletes were taught the principal of not giving up when losing."

"We are very proud of all the athletes," said Arcand.

Team Sask. captured 75 gold, 70 silver, and 54 bronze medals.

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The IAA and Indian bands across Alberta have thrown their support behind the blockade of a rural road near the town of Oka, Quebec by Mohawk Warriors.

The Lubicon Indians of northern Alberta were one of the first bands from the province to publicly offer their support to the Montreal area Indian band on Kanesatake Reserve.

"The Mohawks have been given no choice but to exercise the internationally recognized right of self-defense," said Lubicon Chief Bernard Ominayak, who hopes the dispute can be settled without more violence.