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The recently fired Hobbema boxing coach says he expects to be killed.

"There's a hierarchy here that rules by strong-arm and scare tactics. I honestly expect to be killed," said Jim Stevenson.

Stevenson, who has been picketing daily in front of the Cree tribal administration building against alcohol and drug addiction on the reserve, said he has received threats and warnings to get out of Hobbema, 80 km south of Edmonton. Stevenson said he was forced to send his wife and son into hiding.

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A $500 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons responsible for a racial letter found at Lethbridge Community College (LCC) declaring "open season on the North American Aboriginal."

he money is being provided by the Alberta Indian Investment Corporation in Edmonton and Windspeaker.

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An innovative new collection of jewelry, produced locally under the name of "Designs by NA-KISKA," promises to be a winner in women's fashion circles this year.

The collection of designs, which is referred to as the Forest Collection, includes an array of earrings, pin sets and necklace sets that are meticulously handcrafted by Native women at a manufacturing plant in Edmonton.

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Oka has been good for Native business opportunities, a survey of Native and non-Native business leaders shows.

But it's hurt job opportunities in some smaller cities where Natives make up a larger-than-normal chunk of the population.

That's the case in cities like Lethbridge and Regina, where Native job specialists say racism was already a major factor in the number of jobs available to Natives - and where the armed Mohawk confrontation at Oka, Que., caused a minor anti-Indian backlash.

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The federal government is committed to improving living conditions on Indian reserves and quickly settling land claims across the country, says an Edmonton Progressive Conservative MP.

At a town hall meeting in his Edmonton Strathcona riding Oct. 20, Scott Thorkelson outlined the government's agenda for Native people.

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Dear Editor:

As soon as the Meech Lake deal died people across Canada began to sing the praises of Elijah Harper. Thanks to his courage, stamina and intelligence and the moral support he received from all Native people, especially the outstanding Indian chiefs of Manitoba, that remarkable feat was accomplished.

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I am really trying hard to find something good to write about Oka. Nothing comes to mind. It seems to me the federal and provincial governments escalated events to justify their jackboot tactics. 'Law and order must be maintained,' say government officials.

The televised images of Mohawks fist fighting with the Canadian Army is a gross miscarriage of justice.

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"We've raised the level of awareness for Native issues in Edmonton. It's important those who don't belong to the Native community show their support," says one of the founders of Friends of First Nations. "We must show the government we're not going to be indifferent to the fate of aboriginal Canadians."

Leo Campos says that through the formation of the group, formerly known as Citizens Against Genocide, the federal government has been whom there are many Edmontonians who are sensitive to aboriginal rights.

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The Lubicon Lake Indian Band is preparing for direct action "on the ground" to protect its traditional land, says Lubicon advisor Fred Lennarson.

He says the band has no other option because it faces destruction as a society.

He says the Lubicons hope to avoid violence "but when you have morons on the other side someone is liable to get hurt.

"We have to do something. The government is waiting to see if we have any capability left," he says.

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The department of Indian Affairs has declared invalid the May 29 election victory of Enoch Cree Nation Chief Jerome Morin.

The victories of Morin and three band councilors are being set aside because of discrepancies in the election, said Skip Everall, head of band governance for Indian affairs.