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Downtown Edmonton rang with speeches and clapping at a rally Oct. 21 commemorating the first anniversary of the Lubicon Indian blockade at Little Buffalo.

A crowd of about 150 people gathered at Canada Place to hear speeches condemning the federal government for its treatment of the Lubicon Nation for the past 50 years.

The tiny Lubicon Indian band from northern Alberta has been seeking recognition as a band and a land claim settlement since 1939.

Speakers included representatives from political and religious groups as well as other interest groups.

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Bonnyville RCMP say they'll be looking into new evidence that the children of a Kehewin family were physically and sexually abused.

The case, which involves children belonging to Vernon Soloway and Lila McCarthy, had been closed by the RCMP earlier this month after a lengthy investigation.

The couple denied all allegations and police said they had inadequate evidence to lay charges against anyone.

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The foster parents of an Indian child ho died of a gunshot are demanding the provincial government hold a fatality inquiry.

Suzanne and Barry Gibbons, former foster parents of 12 year old Ernest Thunder, have heard conflicting reports of his recent death.

Thunder died as a result of a bullet would from a 303 Winchester, a world war two rifle. A local High Prairie newspaper report that the twelve year old died while unloading meat from a canoe. He was alone at the time.

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Three years of land claim negotiations behind closed doors have made Whitefish Indian band members on this northern Alberta reserve a few hundred dollars richer.

Each of the 850 band members will receive a one-time per capita payment of $500, after voting on a land claims settlement October 23.

A majority vote of Whitefish band members have voted in favor of the band receiving title to 5,500-plus acres and a $19,168,000 cash payment from the federal and provincial governments.

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Assumption Chief Harry Chonkolay received the country's highest badge of distinction last week when he was awarded the Order of Canada at a solemn and dignified ceremony held at the residence of Jeanne Sauve, Canada's Governor-General.

"I will remember this occasion the rest of my life. The honor, respect and treatment that I received is beyond words," said the soft spoken chief.

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The Cold Lake Indian reserve is being denied government funding because of an illegal election that has pitted band members against their chief and council.

Contribution funding to the northeastern Alberta reserve has been frozen by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs until a new chief and council is named under the Indian Act, says the director of Lands, Revenue and Trust.

Gerry Throndson said Harvey Scanie was named as chief illegally last June and is not being recognized by the Indian Affairs department.

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The Metis Association of Alberta (MAA) is facing major opposition in southern Alberta by a breakaway Metis group who are planning a direct challenge to MAA's claim to represent Metis province-wide.

The group, which calls itself the Metis Self-Determination Society of Alberta, has been founded by five Zone 3 representatives of Metis locals who were suspended indefinitely by the MAA's Elder's Council earlier this summer.

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The decision to go into business has proven to be a wise move for Universal Hair Design and Suntan Studio.

After seven years working as a hairdresser out of someone else's shop, Bernie Vanderstar made the decision to operate her own.

"I received excellent counselling, advice and financial help from the Apeetogosan (Metis) Development Corp.," she said.

"I didn't know anything about setting up books, and they took the time to show me."

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In examining Canadians perceptions of the existence of unequal treatment of Natives in Canadian society, a new poll shows that most Canadians do sense unequal treatment of Aboriginal people.

A telephone poll into Aboriginal justice issues was conducted by Southam News-Angus Reid among a cross-section of 1,506 Canadian adults during the period of Sept. 20-28, 1989.

The poll found:

Half of the Canadians surveyed feel that Native people are not treated fairly by our court system.

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Compiled from the book Crazy Horse and Custer

Part one of four

"Ho-Kahey! It is a good day to fight! It is a good day to die! Strong hearts, brave hearts, to the front! Weak hearts and cowards to the rear."

Crazy Horse, June 25, 1876

On the morning of June 25, 1876, the sun rose into a cloudless sky above the valley of the Little Big Horn. It promised to be a good day.