Peigan Crow Lodge Underway
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KAINAI NEWS Canada's Leading Indian Newspaper I VOL. VII No. 5 KAINAI NEWS, BOX 58, STANDOFF, ALBERTA, CANADA JUNE 29, 1974 Peigan Crow Lodge Underway Blood Head Red —Largest Major Development for Tribe American BROCKET — Chief Maurice McDougall said they took their project proposal to Organization and Lethbridge MP Ken Hurlbert turned Indian Affairs and other sources but they the sod in a ceremony, June 17 marking received no financial assistance to realize Leroy of Littlebear, son of Mr. and Mrs. the official start construction on a $1.14 the project. Edward Littlebear, Blood Indian Reserve, million office — recreational complex for Chief and Council approached Mr. Peigan has been elected president of the Indians. Hurlburt, Conservative MP in the last University of Utah Red American Student Nearly one hundred Peigan Indians and house for help getting assistance for Organization (RASO). dignitaries were on hand to share in what construction of a modified building from As leader of the 140 Red Americans on was termed "the largest major the department he said. campus, the third year law student development for the Peigan Reserve." He blamed communiatiqn as the tribe's Potts, pledges to push Indian involvement in Henry band manager for the tribe biggest problem. "Liaison with the established student activities. said, "this is the first major project for district and regional Indian Affairs "We want to penetrate the University the Peigans, but it is the beginning of offices, Ottawa and our band was slow and structure and incorporate ourselves into many." Chief McDougall thanked council, somewhere along the way information was the overall University," the Blood Indian the administration and others who helped misconscrued causing a delay in the said. Mr. Littlebear would primarily like win approval for the building and singled approval of the building proposal." Mr. to increase funding for RASO activities out Ken Hurlbert for his part played in Crow Eagle cited many frustrations at the and encourage growth in the Native seeing the project through. band level and said, "When the council American study program. He hopes to use The structure to be located one quarter would release information about what RASO to meet social needsfor the campus mile south of highway No. 3 will be built by they thought to be projects given the green Red Americans, and to correlate with the Watson Construction of Calgary, under light and when they did not materialize outside Indian community and Indians at supervision by George Kermack, project Photo credit — Napi News the band members lost confidence in their other colleges and universities. manager. Completion of construction is leaders." Following graduation from law school, set for next spring. Sod Turning About the building he said, I never Mr. Littlebear hopes to practice law with The complex, to be known as "The thought this day would hfi a reality an Indian tribe in Montana or Alberta. Peigan Crow Lodge," will contain a 500- Left to right, Ken Hurlburt, MP, and because I felt with so many let downs the -seat sports arena featuring a regulation Chief Maurice McDougall. project would be an impossibility. From size hockeyrink, and dressing rooms. Also the number of people here today it is a housed in the building will be commercial the band's economic development officer good indication that people are I.A.A. Voting space for grocery store, bank, snack bar following the ceremonies he said, "It has enthusiastic about the building." and day care centre. Office space will taken us over two years to see this project Following the ceremony the Sitting On contain all departments of the Peigan become a reality." When thebuilding was Eagle Tail Society sang and performed a Procedure Band Administration. first proposed, and after winning support series of Indian dances for the guests at In an interview with Hugh Crow Eagle, from the tribal members Mr. Crow Eagle the Feigan Day School. Changed The IndianAssociation of Alberta met in Winterburn, June 20 and 21, to pass new election procedures adopting the provincial electoral system. In the past the association method of Indian Native Communication electing officials has caused dissatisfaction. The association holds annual meetingson different reserves as a Society Have Good year result people from the southern reserves are unable to attend in sufficient numbers Alberta Native Communications the annual assembly. Ernie Primeau and because of distance. Society's President William Bull, told an Gabe Gladue were elected to serve a two- The new system patterned after local audience of over 250 people, that because year term and they represent the Metis reserve electoral procedures, calls for of the new communications policy and Treaty populations respectively. Re- polls to be set up on each reserve and released in March that ANCS is to be the elected to the Board for another two years election to be by secret ballot. model for any new communications were Mcl Benson. William Erasmus, Harold Cardinal. lAA president said the organizations in Canada. Agnes Bull, and Eddie Bellerose. Other decision to base the lAA system on the Mr. Bull was speaking to the sixth members of the Board that have one year local band level was "the best move the assembly held at Grande left to serve are Bull, President, lAA has made in a long time as the annual ANCS William to campaign at Centre, 150 miles northeast of Edmonton, Leonard Crate, Treasurer; Thelma politicians will be forced which saw distinguished quests such as Bellerose, Secretary; Vie L'Hirondelle; the reserve level." He said also, the lAA Harold Cardinal, Indian Association of Al Laymen, and Robert Rochie, board will become stronger through this system Alberta President; Stan Daniels, Alberta members. as the people will participate in the Metis Association President; Hon. Al During Friday night's banquet, Harold elections. Adair, Minister of Northern Development Cardinal, lAA President and Stan Daniels, An immediateconcern of the lAA is to without Portfolio; Tom Richards, MAA President, urged the people to take action to the Federal Government American Indian Press Association support the Alberta Native Development because they are refusing to pay social (ANDCO) assistance to Treaty Indians living off the representative, and Ralph Steinhauer, Corporation as this is the first the Edmonton Chapter of the American new lieutenant-governor time two political organizations reserve. Sykes Powderface, lAA Southern Alberta's these Indian movement. designate present at the three-day have joined forces. Vice-President said at an All Chief's Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan Conference at Sarcee in May, Treaty 7 meeting on June 5-7. (Cont'd Pg. 3) demonstrators began their seven hour Mr. Bull said the policy, which ANCS Good Year passed a resolution in support of the protest beginning at 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 CalgaryUrban Treaty Alliance tocontinue guaranteesfunding for the nextfive years, p.m. with hour to half intervals to allow to receive funding through the federal will enable ANCS keep improving and traffic to growing so that it can serve the Native flow continue. government. At present, CUTA is people of Alberta better. ANCS is Demonstrators A position paper prepared by the operating without funds and Calgary has comprised of five departments; editorial, Western Canada movement was read to about 3,000 Treaty Indians living in that outlining radio, sports, video and film, and Block Federal officials native city. CUTA is aimed at assisting Treaty education and each gave their annual Border demands. In an interview with Burnstick, Indians living in the city. reports during the business session of the CARWAY — A massive Indian he said the paper asks that the Canadian (Cont'd Pg. 2) meeting. They produce the weekly demonstration along the entire western governmenteither honor the JayTreatyor Election Procedure newspaper, "The Native People," which Canada — U.S. borders took place that the governmentsit down with Indian recently became a member of the Alberta Saturday June 22 in protest aimed at people and discuss the issue on aboriginal Weekly Newspapers Association,and they drawing public attention to Canada's rights to cross the border. In This Issue produce six radio programs a week failure to honor the Jay Treaty. Mr. Burnstick said, "the peaceful throughout Alberta. The 180-year-oldtreatysignedby Britain demonstration was called to gain public Page 2—News Hera and There An extraordinary resolution was passed and the U.S. in 1794 gives natives the recognition that traditional Indian rights by the ANCS members which will enable rightof duty-free border access. guaranteed in the 1794 Jay Treaty are Page 4—Editorials the Society "toborrow any sum of money The non-violent protest at Carway being ignored by the Canadian from time to time as the Directors shall Customs in Southern Alberta was led by government." Page s—Letters Mr. said, seem expedientand to secure repayment Ed Burnstick and 15 other Indians, who Burnstick "the international Page Story of same to issue debentures from time to are sympathizing with AIM in their fight borders between the U.S. and Canada 6—Feature time." It was passed unanimouslyby the for equality of Northern American divides Indian nations which continue to Poundmaker Lodge members. Indians. maintain relations. Indians within these Two new members were elected to the Burnstick who co-ordinated the divided nations should be able to travel Page B—Native Sports 12-member ANCS Board of Directors at demonstration serves as the president for and trade freely without any restrictions. 29, 2 KAINAI NEWS JUNE 1974 News Here and There Nova Scotia Indians Seeking Election Boycott TRURO, N.S. All Native people in the A spokesman for the union said Indian province have been— called upon by the people are unhappy over the areas of Union of Nova Scotia Indians to boycott aboriginal and treaty rights, housing, the July 8 Federal election.