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The Canadian Pulp and Paper Association held a meeting in Edmonton Oct. 19 to explain the benefits of having forestry projects in northern Alberta.

Pulp mill Native liaison Elmer Ghostkeeper expressed his concern for companies to include Native people in the process.

"Your industry has taken centre stage in Alberta in this past year. The pulp and paper industry has largely been misunderstood and misjudged by the Aboriginal people of Canada for a number of reasons," he said.

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The Dene and Metis of the Northwest Territories are threatening legal action against the Alberta government if environment concerns with regards to the proposed pulp mills are not properly addressed.

"If necessary we will take the Alberta government to court on grounds that it's polluting the waters quality and lifestyle," said Metis president Gary Bohnet.

According to a resolution that was voted on unanimously by there Dene and Metis leaders in Yellowknife, the hearings should take place at least two months after distribution of intervener funding.

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Tansi, ahnee and hello.

In the beginning there was song. According to our legends and teachings, the Creator gave the gift of song to the Indians. With this gift of song came the responsibility to sing into being all those things of the earth, which the people saw

around them.

Song united all parts of the universe. Until each creation had been sung into being it had no purpose. The Indian's sons named each creation and gave it responsibility in the scheme of things. Thus there are bear songs, deer songs, earth songs and

medicine songs.

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The owners of the Mission Creek Store and Laundry are discovering that opening a business in a rural area can get rocky as they feel the pressures that accompany all small businesses.

Owner Edna Allen, a Metis, is aware that it takes time for a new business to establish its clientele. But after three weeks of business she is beginning to have her doubts about her success.

"I know we are in an ideal location for our unique services. I guess it is just a matter of time," she said.

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The Ben Calf Robe School program assures that students acquire a knowledge of Native culture while gaining the skills necessary to become fully participating members in Canadian society.

Operating out of the St. Pius Catholic School for the past seven years, the program now functions as a junior high school within the Catholic school system at 11833-64 Street (St. Clare Catholic School).

"We intend to give a different face on what's school is all about," said Robert Steele, who is concentrating on creating a different school.

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Angry at not being able to move back to his reserve because his band didn't provide him with the new house promised, Elder George Isadore wants his concerns addressed.

Because of his health, Isadore, 82, had to leave his home on the Driftpile Reserve last June until a new house is built for him.

"I'm tired of the $520 monthly rent. This two bedroom house is not home," said Isadore.

The bleak, 27 year old house is infested with spiders and insects. Daylight could be seen through a seam above the window and around the door.

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There is a growing discontentment amongst the members of Driftpile Reserve regarding the performance of their band and council and they say they are fed up.

Many of the members, victims of the 1988 flood, feel that the band has not used the funds received from the provincial disaster services adequately.

"The funds were to repair our homes to its original status prior to the flood. This is not the case," stated 47 year old, James Isadore.

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The Alberta Life Saving Award will be presented to two Edmonton-area Metis youth for pulling three semi-conscious men from their burning truck seconds before it exploded in flames early last week.

Joey Morin, 20 and Eugene McLean, 19, have also been nominated for a national award.

They will be honored for their heroism during the annual St. John Ambulance Service awards banquet held at the Mayfield Golf and Country Club Oct. 20.

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It is no secret that alcohol and drugs caused problems for Hobbema's four Indian nations.

Resolving them called for residential treatment centre.

Hobbema leaders gave that message to Minister of Health and Welfare Perrin Beatty at the opening of the Nayo-Skan Treatment Centre (NSTC) Oct. 19.

Beatty met medical and dental staff on a short tour of the centre and was treated to a dance demonstration.

Before the demonstration he heard concerns from the four chiefs of the area.

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In the business world hard work and intelligence pays off.

But it's mostly hard work that bets your business off the ground, according to John Louw, the general manager of Business Assistance for Native Albertans corporation (BANAC).

It's what helps Treaty Indians and Metis people start businesses and stay in them, he says.