Alberta Metis and their leaders are celebrating confirmation of their Aboriginalhunting rights by the Ontario Court of Appeal. The Metis say they plan to exercise those rights by organizing a traditional Metis hunt as soon as possible. At a meeting of the Zone 1 Regional Council of the Metis Nation of Alberta this past weekend in Fort McMurray, a decision was made to take immediate action on practicing the Metis constitutional right to harvest. (Zone 1 covers the area of Alberta from Athabasca and Lac La Biche east to the Saskatchewan border, and north to the Northwest Territories, including Fort McMurray and Fort Chipewyan.). The Zone 1 Regional Council has designated Blyan-Calliou to assist and speak for them, in immediately establishing a dialogue with appropriate government officials to ensure that the recognition of Metis hunting rights is established as smoothly as possible, and that the Metis practice of those rights occurs in an orderly fashion.