Alberta Native Basketball Finals Attract 34 Teams
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KAINAI NEWS Canada s Leading Indian Newspaper B VOL. VII. No. 3 KAINAI NEWS, BOX 58, STANDOFF, ALBERTA, CANADA May 3, 1974 Can-INative Housing To Assist Senior Citizens The Can-Native Housing Corporation in Calgary is involved in many interesting projects. Under a Local Initiatives Project, which employees 13 men, Can-Native will soon have a landscaping program in effect. This program will cover seeding and general landscaping to premises, Can-Native officials said. Earlier this year, a Senior Citizen's survey was taken. The results showed a strong reaction for Senior Citizen's shelters and its dire need in Calgary and surrounding area. As a result of this, a senior citizen's house committee has been established and have approached Can- Native to assist them in building other shelters. The Native Senior Citizen's Groupcalled WINNING PEIGAN TEAM — Front row, left to right: Randy Yellow Horn, Allen Pard, "Snake" Bastien, Wetaskawin meaning "Where Friends "Buck" Yellow Horn, Murray Yellow Horn. Back row: John Fletcher, Doug Yellow Horn, ARnold Smith, Settle" have set up a Board of Directors John Smith, Allen Smith. and a Steering' Committee. The Board of Directors consists of Vice-President, Kay Spencer; Vice-President. Walter Henry: Diarrhea Cause of Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. Ida Fiddler Alberta Native Basketball The Steering Committe includes Mrs. Carloyn Roberton, Mrs. Rosell. Mrs. Baby's Death Henry. Joe Tourend. Mrs. Ireland, and Mr Controversy on the cause of death of a Fiddler. Finals Attract 34 Teams two month old Kehewin Indian reserve The Committee. Robbie Roberton and Recreation Junior ladies provided a lot of show for baby, on February 24, was "probably due Mr. Hornby. General Manager of Can- Peigan the hoop tournament enthusiasts, as to an imbalance of fluid loss through Native met with Central Mortgage and Named Champs Sturgeon Lake and Blood Reserve girls diarrhea" said a six member inquest Housing Corporation officials on the fifth battled it out for top spot. Sturgeon Lake, jury recently. of February in regards to obtaining funds The culmination of a successful with the help of strong aggressive player Armanda Holly John's death brought to get the Native Senior Citizen's project basketball season ended over the weekend Mavis Badger, managed to capture the demands from Chief Teresa Gadwa from under way. Mr. Roberton said they are April 20-21 at the St. Mary's School on the title for northern Alberta. In the junior the Dehewin reserve in northern Alberta, asking for $5,000 and have received $500 Blood Reserve, where 34 teams from all of men's section, St. Mary's chalked up the for better medical services for Indians in from the Corporation. He stressed also Alberta bid for the championship title in win against the Blood Juniors, thus that area. we are still negotiating but houses we the Native Provincial Basketball Finals. another championship title remained for Chief Gadwa stated that Armanda was hope to purchase are 50 self-contained What had to be a stirring victory, came the tribe. refused admission to Bonnyville's St. homes." when the Peigan Recreation men's team St. Mary's the noted Indian school Louis Hospital the day before she died and Henry White, who has been involved managed to hold their own against the producing top athletes did it again in the that native people had to wait for long with the Edmonton Senior Citizen's group favored Golden Eagles squad in an 82 to 75 intermediate boy's division as their periods to be treated at the hospital called "Otawigatak, "where we live," win. The game certainly proved to be a Warriors team captured the native because of discrimination by some of the came to Calgary as a guest speaker to crowd pleaser but one of the biggest provincial title from the defending town's doctors. inform people of his 'experience with the surprises came in the women's division Blackfoot squad near Gleichen. "We're human beings, not dogs, she group. between Blood Tribe Seniors and the In the girl's section, Sarcee battled hard added. Blackfoot Centrals. Their game, which for their win over the St. Mary's Scorpions Dr. J. P. Bugeuard, on call at his home" predicted by many of the fans would be a defeating them 29-25. at the time Armanda was taken to the Tailfeathers' Work At wipe-out for Blackfoot, was proven wrong This year marks the fourth provincial hospital, told the inquest that based on as BTS turned the tables in a threeminute native finals sponsored by Inspol, the telephone information provided by a May overtime to defeat the Centrals 41-40. Edmonton based sports body. nurse, he concluded that the infant was not U of L 6 Basketball fever will be around for a Some shortcomings came of this sick enough to be admitted to hospital. long time especially with such little tyke provincial tournament of A Pathologist at Edmonton's University About 20 paintings and several because rules sculptures teams as the St. Mary's Trotters and the and regulations not being enforced, but Hospital, Dr. R. J. Swallow, who by internationally noted Blood Blood Reserve Farm Four squad. They Jerry Dawson, coach of the St. Mary's performed an autopsy, said death was Reserve artistGerald Tailfeathers will be added much to the tournament Warriors the tournament probably due to on view at the University of Lethbridge in the felt was a chemical imbalance May Mighty Mite division when Sunday successful in the sense of "people produced by loss of body fluids. 6-27. under, morning, the twelve year olds and participation." The jury then recommended that all The show. organized in displayed a talent all their own in thefinal Thus far for the finals, it's another first patients who go to hospitals be examined acknowledgement of Mr. Tailfeathers' round of their series. St. Mary's with most for Inspol, with 372 participants registered by doctors, but said patients should make achievement as a Southern Alberta artist, wins accumulated in theround robin draw this year in comparison to all previous more medical appointments rather than will feature several new works never were named Alberta Provincial Champs. finals. visit hospitals. shown before. He is best known as a western artist, and has become famous in North America as a Commission Told Police Are Insentitive painter of Indians. His most recent The Calgary Urban Treaty Alliance "Adequate translation in Indian Justice W. J. C. Kirby suggested bail accomplishment came in 1973 when he was (CUTA) presented a brief to the Kirby tongues," would help, the CUTA brief might be granted to Indians on a special commissioned by the Calgary Exhibition Commission Hearings during April 9 and says, since "one-quarter of the Indian basis, whereby they would be released on and Stampede Board to sculpture three 10 in Calgary, in which they charged people in the city are semi-illiterate and their own recognizance, thereby Bronze trophies. have only a basic understanding of spoken the problem Calgary police have flippant and alleviating of large numbers Mr. Tailfeathers will receive an insensitive attitudes which are seriously English. of Indians who must spend time in jail honorary An court doctor of laws degree from the affecting the Indians' already difficult extension of the Indian worker because they can't pay fines. Calling Last university May 11. task of trying to live in the white man's program might help, but social programs suggestedcommunity make-work projects world. for young Indian offenders lack any instead of fines with money paid directly The U of L art gallery is open from 9 Urban CallingLast, CUTA Program Co- understanding of the Indian situation. The to the family. a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and from 1 to 5 rdinator told Commission chairman Mr. brief stated stable Indian parents should Calling Last p.m. Sundays. be if put was enthusiastic about Ted Justice W. J. C. Kirby and commission found an Indian youth is on Bower's suggestion that the appointment member J. E. Bower, "policemenon the wardship. CUTA President Roy Little Chief said of an Indian judge might be the answer to beat or in thepatrol cars," give Indians a thecultural problems. Hesaid the concept In This Issue: hard time. more Indian court-workers should be an Indian judge travelling stated, found legal and of the The brief "some sensitivity to to sit on aid committees "circuif'of the various reserves was —Cultural Conference Indian problems, must be instilled into for legal aid programs to go out onto the excellent. the force. reserves for one or two days a week. (Pg. 2) Cultural sensitivity" or orientation is also Little Chief said "legal aid is of little The idea of an Indian Affairs —Editorials (Pg. 4) because to department for the Calgary police force required for judges, prosecutors and other help to Indian reserves 80 90 (Pg. 5) police authorities because appearance in per cent of them are on welfare and can't was greeted less enthusiastically by —District News court is a "traumatic and debilitating afford to even pay for the long distance Calling Last but suggested it would be a —Sports (Pg. 6-7) experience, ' the brief states. phone calls to get the help. good idea to have Indians on the force. May 3, 1974 2 KAINAI NEWS Blood Tribe Hosts of Treaty 7 Youth Conference Tallow, Calgary Urban Indian Youth; Cindy Starlight, Sarcee Bullhead Youth Club; Mary Weaselfat, Lethbridge Native Youth Club; and Nelson Small Legs, Jr., and William Big Bull representing the Peigan youth. All of the clubs mentioned being involved in cultural activities to revive their culture and each are awaiting funds for proposed OFY projects.