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(Metis activist August Collins dies).


The flags of the Metis Metis (mē`tĭs), in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter.

Metis

goddess of caution and discretion. [Rom. Myth.: Wheeler, 242]

See : Prudence
 Nation of Alberta flew at half-mast May 5 to mark the death of Metis activist and politician August Collins. Collins succumbed after waging a long battle with cancer. "As a former staff member and now as the provincial president, I can say with pride that August always put the interests of the Metis people first. With him, there was no such thing as a little guy, or too little a job," said MNA MNA Monitored Natural Attenuation
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 President Audrey Poitras Audrey Mae Poitras has served as President of the Métis Nation of Alberta since 1996, the first female in that position. She also serves as Vice-President on the Canadian Métis National Council. .
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Publication:Wind Speaker
Article Type:Obituary
Date:Jun 1, 1998
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