IAA president Gregg Smith will seek re-election

Edmonton, Alberta

Gregg Smith says he will seek re-election as president of the Indian Association of Alberta (IAA).

Smith, who is ending his first two-year term as president, says he was considering stepping down.

"I was getting a little frustrated about the way things were moving but now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel."

He feels the association has been successful in the last year "in getting some things off the ground" such as the Indian Law Foundation, the Alberta Indian Investment Corporation and the Wildlife Resource Council.

The IAA annual assembly is scheduled for July 5, 6 and 7 and will be held in High Level, 738 km northwest of Edmonton.

Smith is a member of the Peigan band.