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· 0 tawa (CP) - David Crbijab I e says he hopes he f

wl 11 be the 1 a·s t minister ~

of Indian affairs - at 1 ea~ t · the f i na 1 m i n i st er to hold such sweeping pow,rs over the lives of

· lnd1ans and northerners. R•turnlng a far greater

:measure of control to lhdlan governments and to the two territories is a majQr priority, a relaxed, ent~uslastlc Crombie said during an interview Monday

· 1n his fifth-floor offices In ·the t entre Block of Parl lame.nt Hi 11. T~e 48-y.ear-old former

maygr of Joronto & health minister In the 1979 Con­servative government, said It's clear that his 6,ooo­person DeP,artment of Indian Affairs & Northern Devel-. ..

shown in the past, regard­ing their concerns & their input in ~eveloping their natural resources. The conference proviqed oppor­tunity for the government agencies & members of the private sector to get a first glance at the type of programs which native people are developing

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"Certainly if I do the job r I g ht, I ' 11 be the 1 as t minister with this sort of mandate, 11 he said.

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The $345 milllon Native Economic Deve pment Pro­gram (NEDP) was launched in March, 1984 and has already announced contrl­but ions tota 11 Ing $2 ml 1-1 ion.

The four-year Program Is open to a l 1 Nat i ve ·per sons­s tat us and: .,On-status ln­d ia~s, Hetis and lnult.

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·. ~6.r -ttie ·,. past twc;> months na l ve or11arri zat i or:ts ~ 1 ong wit~ ot~er groups accross t-tie countr.y have been wait-. i 1"9 patient: f y for the new-1 y elected progressive Con

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· · . ,st rag It i es .for tf:l~ up~om i ng year. The native ·groups

~ : have been . taking advantage :of· that• waiting period to do some·' st r a t i g i c p 1 an n i ng . . of: tneir.: own. It ·has pro-.vJded an opportunity to review past negotiations & ~~fleet on stron9 points. However until the govern-ment· er i ter i a is announced. native groups will not be aQle toful:ly devise a· game plan in the flght to pro­t~ct their future.

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est created will ~rovide more support and unders­tanding regarding the de­velopmentneeds of native, communities. . If the expe~d i tu re reduc­

t ions previously announced regarding the department of employment and inrnigra­t ion is an indication of how the Federal government is Planning to stabilize the economy, I think that we better tighten up our belts· & p·repare for a long tough storm. Again we see a cut back in public serv- · • • • 'ces, a r 1 se 1 s pub 1 i c costs, .& 1 i tt le or . no change

COMMUNICATIONS WORKER

The vacancy for a person Interested in training to become a reporter/photo­grapher with the Caribou has been filled. The suc­cessful candidate, Daphne bennet t w i 11 join the staff of the Caribou for a six­teen week training period starting November 13/1984.

Daphne, a Mi cMac resident of St. Georges, NFLD was born Ju n e 2 2 , 1 96 3 . s he graduated from St. Joseph's High Schoo 1 , in St. Georges in June.of 1980. Ms. Bennett cootin~ed he~ educatio~ at the Bay St. George Community

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Daphne is interested in working with people, past working experience include

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On November 4/19g4 th Corner Brook Indian Band Council held a meeting at #2 Alder Terrace to discuss becoming actively involved w i t h t he F . N • I . news 1 et t er , The Caribou. Since July of 1984 the Band has not been represented in the newsletter due to the res­ignat ionof Shirley Prosper;

d who had been .supp 1 y i ng news 1for the previous three years. The Band was very concerned .with f i 11 ; ng the vacancy and appointed Ms. Lillian Caravan to the position. Ms. Caravan has some know1 edge & experience as a reporter, and wil I no doubt add to the quality of the communications sys­tem which i ~ presently being established •

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.r:.·:. co·11tlnued from page 1 resources trai'ning, are .. . .. The criteria for the Pro- · crucial to the development gram were developed by a of some success.ful entre- ..

__ twenty - member Advisory _ ... P.r_e~~ s:J~--- ·- .~,ct !.vi ty and Board which was appointed consequent economic growth. to ov,rsee the policy de- For long - term and self- , veloPIJtent & implementation sustaining economic devel-stage~ of the Program. The opment, these services must board · is composed of ex- be available to Native perienced business persons people and, at the same & dev~lopment .experts from ~. ime, be sensitive to their across Canada and sixteen ·socio-economic conditions. of ~he twenty members are · El~en.t I of the Program

· Nat ivt;. The chairman is a ~i}J be ava i I ab 1 e· to as-Br it i~h Columbia rancher si·st A~_rlginal economic & and business .. consu 1 tant, f i nanc.i a.1 ~ institutions in Don Hoses, and the vice- the developmentof improved chairperson is Makivik financial &.economic ser-Corpo~atlonpresident>, Mary .vices for their clientele. Simon; frem . Quebec. Contribution agreements

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"Native economic circum- plan, the demonstration of stances are, of course, Native support for the not ~niform across the investment and evidence of country,'' points out Cam current or projected pro-Hackie, the Program's Fed- fitabil ity or the ability

- -era 1 Coordinator. "It was to ... b.e_ self ~sustaining. In recog~ized very early in addition, these institu-thepo] icy development pro- tions must be recognized cess that a multi-faceted legal entities with a approach would have to be strong and clear economic developed in order to ad- or financial focus and be dress t~e vari~ty of Aboriginal-owned, managed, econont i c cha 11 enges f ac.i ng or directed. Nativ~ people." ~he investment strategy

is compose~ of four parts: Element I - Aboriginal /

Economic .and Financial Inst i tut Ions

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The ~ervices they pro-

Numerous Examples There are numerous ex­

amp 1 es of existing Abori­ginal financial & economic institutions which could be candidates for assistance under this Program element such as trust companies, development corporations, & equity foundations. New and proposed Aboriginal financial or economic in­stitutions are also el i­gible.

"There has been a very positive and strong trend by Native people to form and manage these types of i n st i tu t i on s , " says ~a c k i e . "tt is a modern organiza­tional response by Native people to deal creatively with the challenges they are facing. Element I is · _._..---

' designed _to support this tr.end and build_ on it. Through t .hese inst i tut Ions, Native people can generate the economic clout neces­s~ry to tackle: their own ~roblems in their own w•Y· The institutions are nc:tr­mal ly accountable to the Native convnunitythey serve and must perform in a way conductive to t e economic

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The Program has recently ·concluded - three contribu-tions under Element I. The Saskatchewan Native Economic Development Cor­porat ionof Regina received $412,000, ~ettlement Soon­iyaw Corporation of Ed­monton $95,000 and The Yellowhead Tribal Develop­ment Corporation $71,000. All contributions were for the planning ·& development of financial and economic services for their r~spec­t ive Native conmunities.

Of course, financial or economic institutions are not the only instruments of economic development. Some Native cortl1lunities in many parts of Canada re­quire significant e~~omic animation in order_~L un­dertake successfu 1 ecq,nomi c development. Element II · is designed to respond to that challenge in a se­lected number of Native communities across Canada.

They wi11 be a cross­section of Native comnuni­ties from urban, rural, & remote areas. · Se I ect ion will be done on the basis of analysis, consultation with Native groups, and proposals from COfTlllunities themselves. · Under the Program, "Community" is considered both in the geographical sense and in the sense of a group of Native people with common interests.

Support Available E 1 ement 11 w-t 11 be ava i 1-

ab 1 e to provide support in a number of ways - develop­ment planning assistance; the analysis of human and

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Unemployment has become a devastating · reali.ty for a large segment of can­ad ians. The experience. of our native peoples for ex­ceeds the Cariadian average not only in unemployment, but ln the problems which result 'from unemployment: a 1cho1 ism, . drug abuse, su i­c i de etc.

The Canadian Council ·for . Native Business is corrrn i't­ted to encouraging & help­ing native people develop their own ·business op·por­t u n i t i es • The est ab 1 i s hme n t of successful native· busi­nesses & a class of native entrepreneurs and managers promises to make a major con tr i but ion to the ach i ev­ement of a greater degree of self-rel ience for canadian native people.

The Canadian Council for Native Businesses is a unique & essential vehicle through which the non-native business community can ex­tend their experience, knowledge and skills in cooperation wi ththe i r coun-. terparts in native commu-nities, in support of their efforts to top the emerg i es &creativity of the private, · sector inproducing a bet­ter f u tu re • Canad a 's na t i v e

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people need & want to im-prove their socio economic conditions, while preserv-ing their cultural values and identity. Ina country as large and rich as canada there is room for all cana­d i ans tp improve her com­petitive edge and share i~ the worldmarket,the native sector is too important to be ignored • .

Native and non -Native businesses in Canada pres­ently operate somewhat in mutual isolation. stereo­typesthat have developed, can be di spe 11 ed by prov id-ing each group with more info~mationaboutthe other

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As a resu 1 t, the canad i an Counc i 1 for Native Busi nes~ was founded. The primary purpose of this organizat­i<?n is t'o providea vehicle which is effective in as­s i st i ng both commu n i t i es to become aware. of & respond to business opportunities for native people.

'OBJECTIVES:

1) Inform and update the Canadian corporate commu­nity on the problems facing economic development for Native people.

2) Encourage Native peo­.p 1 es a~d their communities

· · · to participate in the broader business community in order to take advantage· of the many services that are available to Canadian businesses.

3) Encourage non-Native business people to involv€ themselves directly witr Native peop 1 e through joint ventures, investment, con­tracts, employmenfand 1con­sultation for mutual en-1 ightenment and benefit.

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4) Advance the economic development of Native peo­ples through guidance and expertise in marketing, • d i st r i bu t i on & other a r ea s •

5) Assist economic de­velopment· of Native peo­ples throug training and education by way of schol­arships, apprenticeships & sponsorships.

6) Co-operate with other · · • organizations working to

enhance the economic wel-fare of Native peoples. #

I DIRECtORS EMERITUS: The

1 HON. HUGH FAULKNER, The Hon RARNETT DANSON, THE HON. RALPH STEINHAUER, SENATOR CHARLIE WATT.

Should you wish any fur­ther information, please call or write Sidney Schip~~r, Executive Oirec­toi·, or Mir:- i am John~ ~on,

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BOARD OF DIRE TORS: The Members of the Board of Directors are located in various areas across Canada. They are: PETER BAIRD JACK BEAVER EDMUND C. BOVEY JAMES BOYD EDWARD BRONFMAN SHELDON CLARK DOUGLAS CUTHAND WILLIAM DIHHA OR. VICTOR GOLDBLOOH IRWIN GOODLEAF J.A. LYONE HEPPNER JOHN 1-i ICKES CHARLES HOFFMAN

• MURRAY B. KOFFLER NEIL LUCAS WILLIAM NcNAUGHTON PAUL MARTIN DON MOSES PETER NEWMAN DONALD RIC KERO

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Department employees "have been serving · in sort of the last vestiges of the colonial period." he s~id.

11 1· think the good people in that department have as strong an interest as I do in making sure that . the responsibility for govern­ment rests with the people who are going to ·be af­fected by it, both"" nor th­erners and na t .i ve p~op J e. 11

· Just tiow far his depart­ment · wil 1 be dismantled is still uncertain.

His agenda, at this stage, reads not unlike that of his Liberal pre­decessors, John Munro and Doug Fr I th.

He~i' 11 reintroduce, with modifications, controver-

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sial legislation to remove sections of the lnd.ian Act that ca~se women to lose their Indian tatus for marriage to non-Indians.

First though, there must . be further consultation with native groups on the · effects the legislation will bave on reserves, he said.

He agreed Indians must . have a greater degree .of a to,.ny, as recommended tn the report tab 1 ed almost a year ago by an a 11-party / Commons commit tee on I nd i an self-qovernment.

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whether he. agreed. with the and Metis will have !n the :conrnittee's recornniendation Constitution, Crombie said. that the Const;: tut io.n t;>e The Conserva t Ives are amended to include f ridian not the anti-natl e gr oup nations as a third level some aboriginal eaders of government or that they fear, Crombie added. ' be accorded prov inc; a 1- , "The Libera 1 s put those style powers. rumors out for .16 years

There must be differing styles of self-goverrvnent to match the differing needs across the country, he said.

''What we need to do is let a hundred f 1owers bloom, .as . they say, and ·not insist that ~y~rybody have the same cQ1or and size of rose. 11

There wi 11 be more 1.oca 1 contra 1 in the .. t~rr i tori es too, he said, without SP,ec­ifying w~a.t . changes would

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He won't rule out the possibility of eventually granting the territories prov inc i a 1 s ta tu s, he said.

The differences from the . Libera 1 s may be in how

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pl ished. There will be co-opera­

tion instead of c~nfronta­tion between the federal government and the large number qf Conservdt ive . provincial governments, whJch should speed negoti­ations to define the spe-

and a whole gen.eration (of na t i v es) grew ... up be 1 i ev i ng • t II I •

Re: SUMMER EMPLOYMENT FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PARK INTERPRETERS ( GUIDES ) -

·coMPETITION # 84-0C-0331 ENV I RONHENt CANADA (VAR I OUS LOCATIONS -NATIONAL PARKS)

Environment Canada -Parks is again recruiting for their annual Summer Employment for the National Parks in the Atlantic Region. We would appre­ciate the distriout~on of the enclosed information to Native university stu­dents that would be inter­ested in an exciting position with Parks Canada and who would meet the following Basic Require­ments:

Acceptable post-s~cond-­a r y t r a i n i ng or s i g n i ~1i can t experience in a f ie1d­related science, such as botany, zoology, geology, ecology or forestry; dem­ons t r a t ed s k i 1 1 i n w r i t i ng •

A Park Interpreter Ques-tionnaire must also be completed and submitted · with the application on or before the deadline of December 3, 1984 to:

Environment Canada THE° sAv ST. GEORGE RE- -M. lr!\M ~"' Atlantic Regional Per-

GIONAL INDl'AN BAND WILL BE ~ I\,~ sonnell Of.fice CONDUCTING A MICMAC LANG- 3rd . Floor, Queen Square UAGE COURSE IN THE FALL. 45 Alderney ·Orive ANY PERSON INTERESTED IN . Dartmouth, Nova Scotia TAKING THI~ COURSE ARE . . · • .. I B2Y 2N6 ASKED TO PLEASE ADVISE YOUR fa • ~·~u ~ ~ e _____ --:-COUNC IL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE B "'I~ '3 A -\:1 l'i so THAT AN ~ ENROLMENT LI ST :.: I • • •

HAY 'E' PREPARED. FULL. ~ DETAI ~S OF THE COURSE WI LL . BE FQRWARDED AT A LATER DATE, WHEN A~L THE AVAIL­ABLE .DATA HAS BEEN COM­P I LED·.

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On November 9/1984 the Dep~ty Minister & Chairman of E'f'P loym~nt & Immigration Canada announced the expenditure reductions which will be exercised by the department in the up-

. coming year. Although the . i government is . making ef­fort~ to minimize the lay­off of staff present.ly em­

.. · ··ploy~d with the department · ther~ wi(l 1 be a large de­ficit of · jobs because of the ·cut-back in program funding and serv.i ces.

The expenditure reduc­tions are proposed · to be implemented in the fol-

" lowing service areas: 1. : The government pro­

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temporary or permanent ad-mission to Canada. It a.1 so · provides rep 1 acement Socia 1 lnsur.ance Number documen­tation on request.

In the future the cost of Immigration processing & the replacement of S. I .N. ~•nds will be recovered ·

u~h fees payable by ~fl!" receiving the speci-.

documentation. No .. rease to the tax payer? ·'

2. The Industrial train-1 ng program provides f i- · >' nanc i a 1 assistance . to "· emp layers to provide needed skills training.

This program will be restricted to special needs groups in 1985/86

3. The Mobility Program which provides assistance respecting .relocation wi 11 be tightened . .

4. The government will impletnent an intensified Employmen~ Assistance and Ent it 1 ement interview which will ensure that only those entitled to receive unemployment benefits will do so ..

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outlined in this document. . 5. Separation payments

are not presently con­sidered to be earned income when e·1 i g i bi 1 i ty for U. I • benefits is deter­mined.

The proposed measure would consider separation· payments as earnings, thus · posponing · the claimant's 'right to Unemployment In­surance, and forcing him to become a welfare re­cipient during the long waiting period. · ·6. The de 1 i very of pro­grams will be examined and streamlined without the

.disruption of service to the public.

I n o t her word s t here w i 1 1 be a need to create a new department which will be again paid for by an in­crease in tax dollars.

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tirement, an . unemployed worker need not declare

• • • pension 1ncomeas ~arn1ngs. Some retired people con­tinue to seek employment

. and w i 1 1 t h u s be e l i g i b 1 e for unemployment insurance up u n t i 1 age 6 5. ·

The proposed meas~re would consider employment

• • • pens ton 1 ncome as earn 1 ng s.

8. The present syst~ allows U.1. benefits to be

. - .. . - . . paid to eligible claimants for 6 weeks eyond the normal termination date to a graduate of a job train-ing program or the bene­ficiary of a job creation project •

The proposed measure would shorten the period by 3 weeks. Providing enough re-claimed capital to run the government.for at least four months. The claimant bears the burden •.

9. The Summer Canada program provides emp 1 oyment for students during the summer months through vari­ous government programs.

This program. will not be repeated except for funding of student-operated

. employment centers, where students themselves will be responsible of taking the student work load off of the department ~ and expected to find s~mmer jobs which the gover41ment has just taken away, re­sulting in ignoring the student client totally.

The success of this pro­pose.d 11expenditure reduc­tions" document weighs heavily upon how the gov­ernment decides to spend the 11 re-claimed 11 and gen- .. erated revenue from the implementation of the pro-gram.

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· • . . . . . Th~ ~9nt r 1but1 on rep re- reso I ved." .cof1tfnued . from page 3 selited t;29% of a $1.·2. mil- Don Moses is emphatic on

~ lion deal which saw the the importance of greater physical. resource poten- company acquire the assets coordination 'of federal tial; the improved appli- of a heavy equipment op- programs to support Native

• cation ~nd coordination of erator in Fort McMurray. economic development. private, provincial and Neegan, which is owned by ' "Naiive people should federal technical and f i- several Northern Alberta participate in as many nancial resources; . the Indian Bands, intends to federal goverMlent programs enhanC.ement of opportuni- become a viable and com- as possible if they are to ties for community members · petitiv·e contractor in the obtain their fair share of to participat1·e in .the wider· heavy equipment industry. federal support. These economy of ·the · area; and . No Dup l i cation services are, open to a 11 speciflc' commu·nity -based Mackie points out that Canadians and I be1 ieve projects t'hat have the po- the Program is not intended that it is high time for tent i al :· to be conmerc i a 11 y to dup I i cate any other Native Canadians to e 1 bow successful. As in Element programs of the federal their way in to take ad-·1, funding targets for government. "The NEDP is vantage of as many of the Element II must be legal incremental to all other mainstream gover~ent pro-entities with objectives funding by the government grams as possible. For consistent with those of onNativeeconomic develop- too long, they have been

-t?he NEDP. ment. A key part of the there, but under-utl ized Element 111, Special Program's mandate is to by Natives."

Projects, has been designed encourage existing govern- Activity under Element to respond to opportunities ment programs to assist IV w i 11 be triggered by have a positive impact on Native economic development staff analysis, Advisory Native economic develop- initiatives. Element IV of Board recommendations, and ment. Fu~nding under this the Program, Coordination, the minster's dire~tion. Program will be for high is designed to maximize Locations priority projects ·not el i- the impact of other govern-

,g i ble under other NEDP ment programs in support The Program has its head­quarters in Winnipeg, a regional off ice has been established in Vancouver

-elements, or. other govern- of Native enterprise." ment programs, or are un- Traditionally, Native

·able to take advantage of people have not used the such programs. broad array of government

"There are a great number programs, agencies, and of business ideas which, . assistance measures avail-if implemented, could have able for economic develop-very beneficial economic ment. In addition, ' some results for Native com- · .have not been accessible

• • munities. But, often these or have not been designed ideas 'don't fit the cri- with Native people in mind.

.terla Qf existing gov't Element IV will be able to ·programs or policies. make positive changes in Element Ill will be our these areas. vehicle to develop the "While Element IV does best of these opportuni- not involve funding, it is ties," says Mackie. a key part of the Program,"

Element I 11 will be a- explains Mackie. Under vai labl~ to assist projects thi 5 provision, the Advi-in five areas- scholarship sory Board has the power and special training pro- of direct access to all grams; product innovation; ministers to advise them research and marketing; on how their programs can studies on special Native be improved to assist in business issues; and com- the process of Native munity-based economic de- economic development. velopment projects and "This is a tremendous Aboriginal-owned and con- tool in the hands of the

c trolled enterprises of a Advisory Board. There is high prforitywhich con.form no red tape involved ; If to NEDP's objectives. the Advisory Board sees a

The Program recently an- problem in a department's nounced a $400,000 contri- program regarding Native but ion ~nder Element 111 people, it can contact that

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to handle proposals rom · British Columbia and he Yukon. A second regio ,al office will be established in Montreal so that Native people in Eastern Canada can access the Program·.

Native people who are interested in obtaining assistance under the Native Economic Development Pro­gram can get further in­formation by writing:

Department of Regional Industrial Expansion Suite 1103 330 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba. R3C OC4

The Program is available French and 1 anguag~s.

The Caribou P.O. Box 375

information in Eng 1 i sh,

lnuktitut

St. George's, Nfld. AON 1ZO

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Referrals to St. John's boarding houses, rooming hou~es, and modest 1 y priced hotels suitable for native visitors, as well as fam-i 1 i es .and ind iv i dua 1 s w i 1-1 i ng to accomodate short~ term native visitors.

Volunteers wil 1 meet, native visitors at the air­port when this is requir~d Prior arrangements are re qq.i_red.

I • • L1a1sons with social agencies in St. John's are being established so that the F.riendship Centre may refer native people to these agencies when needed.

Volunteers w i 11 accompany native visitors/residents to agencies and institut­ions (such as the Depart-ment of Social Services) & assist them in explaining their concerns whenever possible.

Na t i v e v i s i tors Ires i den t s can be matched with compat­i b I e 1 oca 1 fan i 1 i es & i nd i -viduals who are willing to include the native person in some of their family activities (eg. outings, shopping trips, Sunday & =holiday dinners), give them he~p in their studies, ad­vice on 1 iv i ng in st. John' s etc.

Referral to churches in St •. John's.

lnuktitut and lrinu (Mon­tagnais-Naskapi) language interpreters.

Maintenance of a weekly list of the names, addres­ses and telephone numbers, of native residents ,student patieots, inmates & others

• who consent to be listed. This . list is available to all users of the Centre.

Recreational activities for all native visitors & resld,nts;

With consent, the friend­sh 1 p Cf!ntre wi 11 convey news of nativevisitors'resident to conrnunity newsletters &

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radio stations in the na­tive communities.

Social activities which, bring together native and non-native people.

L i a i son w i t h a 1 1 hosp i ta 1 in St. John's to ensure that the transportation, accornodation, information, and corrmunication needs of native patients and their families are satisfied.

. The Friendshi.pcenyre would 1 ike to establish such 1i a i son w i th hosp i ta 1 s & nu r -sing stat ion serving native corrimunities also but can only do so if hospitals & nursing stations pay for phone calls.

Notification from commu­nity nursjng stations and hospitals to the Centreof any native patient being transferred to St. John's.

In cases where a medical escort has not been provid­ed by the hospitals refer­ring the patient to St. John's, the Centre will, provide an escort to take the patient from, the air­port to the hospital, to assist thepatient in going from on medical facility, to another, and to pick up the patient at the time of discharge. •

Vis i ts to a 1 1 hosp i ta 1 i z­ed native visitors/reside­nts and from Friendship Centre Volunteers.

Li a i son w i th high school s the University, the Fisher­ies College and the trades College to ensure that st- . udents from native communi­ties receive adequate inf­ormation and counselling with respect to their stud­i es & 1 ife in St. John's.

liaison with schools and other organizations ( eg. the Torngat Fishery Co-op) in native communities to ensure the transmission of information on educational programmes to these commu­nities and to make prior

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arrangements forthe orient­ation and accomodation of new students.

Liaison with adult and j uven i 1 e correct iona 1 inst­i tut ions on the Avalon Pen­insula, the John Howard Society, and Labradorlegal services, to monitor the welfare of nati¥e inmates and parolees in th~ St. John's area •

Visits to native t i a r y i nma t es •

Friendship centre staff wi 11 work to ensure that any native persons arrested in St. John's receive legal counsel and adequate inter­pretation services.

When an inmate of a cor­rectional institution is released, the Centre staff may coordinatewith correc­t i o na 1 off i c i a 1 s , the 1 ab r­ado r Friendshipcentre, la-

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brador Legal Services, and or other appropriate person to smooth the re locat ·on of the former inmate to er or his community, if needed.

Maps of St. John's in English I lnuktitut I lnnu (Montagnais-Naskapi) show­ing locations:the friend -ship Centre, hospitals, Social Services off ices, Emp 1 oyment cent res, uni ver­s i ty and colleges, correc­tional centres, legal Aid. John Howard Society, the Women's Centre, planned, Parenthood, Transition ho­use, Laundromats, shopping centres, goodwill centre: in preparation. · ·

Bil ingua1 brochures de-·scribing the range of serv-ices provided by the insti­tutions named above; in

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The Caribou - P.O. Box 375

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It was confirmed today . by the Honou rab 1 e Tom

Rideout, .Minister respon-sible for Wildlife that recent studies have shown

:' that · Newfoundland caribou herds are infected by a

. brain parasite known as ELAPHOSTRONGYLUS CERVI.

· He ~phasized that there is apsolute1y no ·cause for alarm over this finding becaµse the parasite is

. not known to have any ef­fect on human health, how­ever, he is concerned

• about its potential impact on caribou.

This parasite, a nematode occa ~ i ona 11 y ca 11 ed a bra i n worm, was first discovered in Newfoundland in 1976 when a sick caribou was captured in the Mi 11 ertown­Buchans area. An autopsy

· by ve'ter i nar~i ans and a specfalist at Lakehead Univ~rsity in Ontario re­vealed that the animal was infected with the nematode. . It is a tiny thread-like

, creature about a centimetre · long that attacks the n~r­

vous system of certain deer.

Obvious signs of the in­' fectfon in caribou include tameness and paralysis of thehlnd quarters resulting in a lowering of the

,haun¢hes and difficulty with walking. Also animals may act as though they are b 1 i·nd and wander: a round in

;circles. It appears to af­fect mainly young animals rather than adults. Biolo-.. .

;91st$ can determine the · ~ccur.ance of the parasite .in c;ar i bou herds by ex-amining ~ thet r droppings

~ for ' nwnature stages of the 1 nematode~

Si,,ce 1976 the pr·esence ,Qf the parasite has been conf 1 rmed l n seventeen more icart~u (sixteen calves and one yearling) which were e .t th~r fuu11\J dcod or di~-

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playing symptons ·of the disease. Most of these were in the Gaff Topsails

· area. A~ so, droppings have been collected from most of the herds on the Island for examination. All herds showed some level of infec~ tion but the degree of infection varied consider-ably.

Infection rates varied from a 1ow of 30% in the LaPoile herd in 198l to a high of 80% in Gaff Top­sai 1 s in l984. In the latter area the infection rate appears to be in­creasing since in 1982 it was 50%. In addition to the 'Gaff ·Topsa i 1 s an ima 1 s, the Grey River herd & the Northern Peninsula herd showed levels of infection 50% or above but all other herds were Jess than that .

Dave Fong, the biologist with the Division that is studying the parasite in caribou, says that it is difficult to determine the ~ i gn if i cance of ,the prob 1 em yet. Parasites are common toal 1 wildlife populations but rarely do they have a serious impact. However certain parasites can oc­casionally cause serious mortality. This does not appear to be) the case here yet but we cannot rule out the possibility.

"So far we don't fully understand the nature of the problem here in Nfld 11

.d ' sa 1 F-ong. "In recent studies we .have discovered that the common land slug is an intermediate carrier · of the nematode and we are continuing to record the levels of the infection in our herds. The , problem needs to be studied much · more before we can deter-. mine a11 of the implica-tions. 11

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parasite that Newfoundland

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caribou has occured before in semi-domesticated rein­deer of Sea dinavia. In one case it caused the loss of up to 90% of one year's calf crop. The disease was later control­led by treating animals with a special drug.

So far the parasite has not been found In Nfld Tioose but 1n Norway it has been found in them. In Ontario scientists experi-11enta 11 y injected the nema­tode in moose in order to determine its effect on this species & found that it brought on s imi Jar symp­toms to those found in caribou.

The Minister assured hunters that they need not be concerned about eating their caribou because the nematode is not known to have any inf 1uence on peo­ple.

However if anyon happens to see caribou b hat are showing any of th~ signs of this disease he or she should report it as soon as possible to Hr. Fong

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Because of the unknowns that still exist, the Minister concluded that investigations will con­tinue unti1 we can develop a clearer under$tanding of the impact of the ·parasite on our caribou.

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