2,000 Acres of New Reserve Land

S c>t=-, t 4741 LFort Chip, s 2,000 acres of new reserve land By Dorothy Schreiber Th . e lla lfi transfet *we're proceeding with Tuccaro, project co- purchasing the granite range plans include building red' f ft p province to developing the granite ordinator. - which will be used to side fishing lodges and promoting The Fort Chipewyan the federj.gevernment is that's on dig reserve," says The Devils Gate site, as it the exteriors of government tourism. Cree band has received its one of sevth)eifid parcels general manager Simon is known locally, will be the buildings. The remainder of the first parcel of reserve land; which make.% ,up d. jand Waquori of the Cree band. only granite quarry in Land which lies within reserve land has been close to 2,000 acres which claim package'agrrgd tò by The community -owned Alberta and Waquan says Wood buffalo National surveyed and will be is rich in red granite. the band and both léraels ¿il Fort Chipewyan Devel- the red granité "is practically Park at Peace Point has transferred to the band The 1,300 member band government in December opment Corporation plans non -existent on the market gypsum and good agricul- within the next year. located about 627 km north 1986. to start mining the granite today." tural potential, too, says The corporation is made of Edmonton has already "The reason that this in the spring as soon as the Under a pilot project the Waquan. Three other land up of the Cree band, Fort received a cash settlement parcel of land is transferred snow is melted away from Alberta goverrrmeñt lias sites are located on three Chipewyan band and the of $26.6 million. in advance of the others is the rock, says -Dave committed to three years of different lakes and long Metis local. INSIDE THIS WEEK Lubicon rejects feds offer of $1.5 million By Dorothy Schreiber The band has rejected the governments offer Talent shows, princesses and The federal government calling it worse than one powwows, all at has offered the Lubicon made two years ago, which friendship Indians cash compensation would have given the band Calgary's for loss of treaty benefits full mineral rights. centre. See pages 16- but says Alberta may want Lubicon Chief Bernard 19 for a special section called Native to claim half of the oil and Ominayak says Malone is gas revenues on the land missing the most important A PLEA FOR MOTHER EARTH copte in Calgary. under claim by the band. issue in all of Ibis,. the Winston Wuttunee gestures as he addresses a packed room gathered at the In a letter to the band, membership question." Calgary Indian Friendship Centre last Friday to open People of the Land, an art federal negotiator Brian The number of band exhibition by Dale Auger. Malone says Alberta may members has been the Flanked by Harold Cardinal (left) and Rose and Dale Auger, Wuttunee told of be constitutionally entitled central issue of contention the woeful sins of man against nature, moving people to tears with his to "50 per cent of all monies in the land claim which has declaration that Mother Earth is crying out through people like Bernard gained from the sale, lease, gone unresolved for 48 Ominayak. The display is meant to show the peoples' close relationship to the or other disposition of years. The number of band land. - Photo by Terry Lusty minerals on Indian reserves members will determine the transferred after 1930." amount of land the band The federal government will receive. The Lubicons has offered the sum of claim 457 members but $8.3 million to help Indian businesses $500,000 in compensation both governments say for loss of treaty benefits, there are fewer and By Mark McCallum be strict guidelines governing $300,000 toward planning a therefore the land claim the loans procedure and Goodfish Lake reserve and another should be smaller. The federal government clients will be expected to breaks up the winter $350,000 for a health centre. The federal negotiator, is pumping $8.3 million into do their homework before season with their "Those are the kinds of sent a separate letter to the Native economic devel- making application. "We Winter Fun Carnival, things that we feel we can province on the amount of opment through a lending expect the client to do a lot see pages 10 and I1. get ahead and negotiate... land required for the institution called the Alberta of the leg work and research so that if a transfer of land is reserve. The Lubicon chief Indian Investment Corpora- about the prospective made possible then we can says he asked for a copy of tion. business they want to get on with the the job of letter but his request The funding is expected start," he says, adding the building a reserve," says was denied. to create more than 500 corporation will steer Don McGregor, director of 'file u letter to the band new jobs and 250 Indian - clients in the proper communications with Indian also says the government is owned businesses, generat- direction and show them Affairs. willing to negotiate a capital ing up to $27 million into the what they expect. construction program with province's economy over FRED GLADSTONE ...president of ABC The corporation is also the band for infrastructure the next decade. planning to give annual needs such as water, The corporation is owned will assist existing managerial incentive -building scholar- sewage and roads. by the Indian Equity and entrepreneurial training ships and awards. The you look closely, The letter goes on to say Foundation of Alberta, programs are being that scholarships, which will be you can also see a that Canada is willing to which is owned by the to Native offered people given to two students at the joint image of a halo work with the band and the province's 42 Indian bands, today. post- secondary level in above Virginia province to set up a wildlife and serves the Treaty - the Gray says corporation business development, are Yankowski's head. management area outside Indian business community. will give loans to Native called the Senator James Find out why, on page the reserve as well as a Individual loans of up to entrepreneurs that might Gladstone Memorial program to compensate $400,000 are available to not otherwise be obtainable Scholarships. The awards trappers for losses. those who are Treaty and through mainstream banks. for the Indian business of Ominayak says the are majority (51 per cent) He explains most of the the year and businessperson government is trying to owners of their businesses. mainstream banks consider of the year are called the "deceive the public to The corporation, which Native businesses a "high Honourable Ralph Stein- believe that they are trying held its opening ceremonies risk," making it difficult for hauer Awards. to settle with us and that at Edmonton on Feb. 11, Natives to get loans. The Department of we're (the ones) being will provide business Gray adds the corpora- Indian Affairs will be unreasonable." advisory and refera) services tion will provide loans to channelling $2.5 million into The band is willing to as well as competitive Native people with a lower the corporation over the negotiate with the federal interest rates on loans to equity base than other next five years to help the government as long as E. Native entrepreneurs, banks which will mean that fledgling operation get Everett Lambert's Davie Fulton is involved re- according to Harold Gray, Native applicants can get a established. The corpora- first community report in the talks, a request that business development loan from the organization tion is currently operating from Paddle Prairie both governments have manager of the corporation. with less collateral. How- with a capital base of about refused. He explains the corporation ever, he says there will still $10 million. PAGE 2, February 19, 1988, WINDSPEAKER Provincial Band controlled education at a `crossroads' Native educators share concerns, seek answers By Jackie Red Crow 7 education steering In the past, bands had education concerns, stressed that is why more disappointed they couldn't committee and the Blood operated in isolation and encouraging "a united front bands want more involve- attend all of them. BLOOD RESERVE -- The tribe education committee, did their own independent on education in Treaty 7." ment in their children's Social events included a first Treaty 7 Education delegates came together to studies on the new education Blood Chief Roy Fox told education. disco dance demonstrated Conference held Feb. 4 -5 discuss a wide variety of move, he said. delegates at the opening Morris Manyfingers, by Stand Off students at the St. Mary's high issues in band control of An attempt was made in ceremonies school that the theme, coordinator of the confer- under the school exceeded everyone's Native education. the early 80s to establish an Native direction of Education at the ence, said in an earlier Blood teachers Olivia expectations. Bands are in various education steering commit- Crossroads was appro- interview that the confer- Tailfeathers and Evelyn Over 650 Native educat- stages of band control of tee to deal with Native priate. "We must find a ence topics had something Goodstriker. The Blackfeet ors, politicians, students Native education said education issues but interest cluster of ideas so that we for everybody. About 22 Youth Alliance of and interested community Bobby Breaker ,coordinator was low. encourage our students Browning, topics were covered each Montana also provided members attended the two- of education on the Then two years ago, ability to cope and master day.

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