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Indian reserves across Saskatchewan face a housing crisis, says a Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nation (FSIN) official who holds the federal government responsible.

If Indian Affairs can't do its job, then Indian people must find someone else to do it for them, said George Peeace, speaking at an all-chiefs conference in Saskatoon.

"In 1867 (when the treaty was signed ) the responsibility of Indian reserves fell on the federal government, so housing is in fact a treaty right," he told the conference.

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A Seattle consultant on national AIDS prevention says it's time Indian women took control of their bodies until Indian men educate themselves on the wonders of family life.

Randy Lewis, a Native American, said women must "start fighting for control of their bodies" until men stop running around and begin to be honest with them.

"Honestly is what Indian people pride themselves on," he told a large delegation of women attending a national women and wellness conference in Saskatoon.

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Statistics prove Saskatchewan's Crime Stoppers program, which began in 1987, is working extremely well, says an RCMP official.

It only works because of the direct link between the RCMP, the public and the media, said Sgt. Ben Walsh at an all-chiefs conference in Saskatoon.

He said many crimes, which are solved because of Crime Stoppers, "would probably not be solved or would take an indefinite time to solve if not for the program because of recent police cutbacks and the cost of policing these crimes."

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Hi and welcome to the Saskatchewan run.

Windspeaker welcomes all our Saskatchewan readers and we are proud to announce we will be serving Saskatchewan with news, sports and community stories about you - the pride of Saskatchewan - our Native people.

And now you have your very own Border crossing column.

Just recently, Oct. 23-27, I traveled across the border to Lloydminister, the Battlefords, Cut Knife, Prince Albert, Duck Lake and Saskatoon.

It was a pleasant trip because I met interesting and friendly people all along my rout.

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Moving to a new neighborhood in Edmonton's west-end didn't stop Dalona Potts from attending events at the Adrian Hope Youth Center in the northern section of the city. "When my family moved, I knew I'd miss my friends and everything we do here. Nov I just hop on a bus and come over here."

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Native people have "come a long ways, but there's still a long way to go," says Manitoba MLA Elijah Harper.

In a speech to delegates to the National Aboriginal Communications Society's fourth annual general meeting and seminar in Edmonton, Harper cautioned them to avoid concentrating on the harshness of the summer of 1990.

"Learn from the history that brought it out."

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Fifteen students graduated from the Life Skills Management Program at Edmonton's Grierson Center Oct. 12.

Throughout the seven weeks each individual was encouraged to take that first step, to take a chance and to speak out about what was on their minds. The majority of students weren't sure what to expect or what was expected of them.

For the most part they were leery of each other, terrified of opening up for fear of exposing their most intimate selves. Yet they were yearning to speak up in the hope of gaining some understanding from others.

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Gov.Gen. Ray Hnatyshyn recognized Siksika's coat of arms in a recent ceremony at the Siksika Nation commercial complex.

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Alberta New Democrats are reaching out to Native people to get them more involved in the party.

"We're a Native development party. We want to consult with Natives and listen to the advice they can give us," said party leader Ray Martin.

He said two outreach conferences are being organized between the party and treaty Indians. The first meeting will be held in southern Alberta at the end of November and the second will take place in the northern part of the province in the spring.

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A 10-fold increase in Native students by the year 2000 is the goal of the University of Alberta's new aboriginal student policy.

It's part of a recently adopted policy developed by the university's Aboriginal Student Council (ASC).

And it's a president Dexter Young, the ASC's immediate past president, hopes other universities across the country will also adopt. The policy commits the Uof A to increasing the number of aboriginal students to match the Native percentage of Alberta's population