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/ i )335% 6"1 Êx THE UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG STUDENTS’ WEEKLY 02 THE DEAL WITH CONAWAPA 14 Three days with the UWSA 20 AMERICAN TABLEAUX EXHIBIT WADE ANDREW WADE 26 U of W Student takes Gold in Athens Photo by: » » 02 News » » [email protected] 07 Comments 13 Features 17 18 Arts & Culture 22 Listings 24 Sports Ɯ UIF » CONTACT News News Editors » Derek Leschasin & Vivian Belik E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497 UNITER STAFF 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 14 15 VOL.59 ISS.08 MANAGING EDITOR » James D. 01 Patterson [email protected] 786-9790 NEWS PRODUCTION EDITOR » Amnesty International Blasts Canada’s 02 Derek Leschasin [email protected] 786-9497 NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR » Vivian 03 Belik [email protected] 786-9497 Treatment of Aboriginal Women SENIOR BEAT REPORTER » Scott de 04 Groot [email protected] 786-9497 CLASSIFIEDS failing to protect Aboriginal women from violent crime; increased Aboriginal BEAT REPORTER » Jacob Serebrin 05 [email protected] 786-9497 FEMALE ROOMMATE WANTED -DEC 1 representation in Canadian law enforcement Move-In To Share 4-Story House in Osborne agencies; and better education on Native FEATURES EDITOR » David Pensato 06 Village: Newly Renovated; Dishwasher- issues and cultural sensitivity training for [email protected] 786-9497 Clothes Washer&Dryer; 5-bedrooms; 2 Scott de Groot law enforcement officers – which would be washrooms; kichten; large living room (& “a step in the right direction,” according to ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR » Jo Snyder Senior Beat Reporter 07 [email protected] 786-9497 fi replace); dinning room; free parking. U of W student Wanda Levasmeur. Rent: $400 +Heat for Bedroom “The vast majority of those working SPORTS EDITOR » Leighton Klassen $500 +Heat for Bedroom and Studio olice and other law within the justice system are non-Aboriginal, 08 [email protected] 786-9497 FOR INTERVIEW AND VIEWING, PLEASE enforcement agencies are and they need to be made more aware of the COMMENTS EDITOR » Daniel Blaikie CONTACT CATHERINE OR BRIAN AT 772-2139 failing to protect Aboriginal effects their actions are causing,” said 09 [email protected] 786-9497 women from violent crime Levasmeur, who is currently working on a Teach English Overseas and often ignore such self -designed major in Native Studies. “[The HUMOUR EDITOR » Janet Mowat 10 [email protected] 786-9497 E.S.L. Teacher Training Courses. incidents when they occur, police] are not doing as much as they say Intensive 60 hour program. Pcharges a report released this month by they are… I don’t think that they understand 11 PHOTO EDITOR » Wade Andrew Classroom management techniques. Amnesty International. Aboriginal concepts and culture. They need [email protected] 786-9497 Detailed lesson planning. The report, entitled Stolen Sisters, calls to be better educated; the mentality of the Comprehensive teaching materials. Canada’s treatment of Aboriginal women a ‘Indian squaw’ is still out there, and racism LISTINGS COORDINATOR » Jan Nelson 12 [email protected] 786-9497 Internationally recognized teaching certificate. “human rights tragedy,” and reveals some is still really widespread.” Job guarantee included. shocking statistics. For example, Aboriginal While Amnesty International usually COPY & STYLE EDITOR » Melody Thousands of satisfied students. women between the ages of 25 and 44 are focuses on political and civil rights violations 13 Rogan [email protected] 786-9497 For more information call Oxford Seminars five times more likely than other Canadian outside North America – such as torture and DISTRIBUTION MANAGER » 1.800.269.6719. women to die of violence, and more than 500 state-sponsored violence – the organization 14 Scott McArthur [email protected] www.oxfordseminars.com Aboriginal women have gone missing or chose to expose the plight of Canada’s 786-9497 been murdered over the past 20 years. Aboriginal women because “of the severity PRODUCTION MANAGER & LSAT, MCAT, GMAT, GRE Preparation Seminars. The report also features case studies – of the issue,” according to Crystal Gertside, 15 GRAPHICS EDITOR » David C. Tan Complete 30 hour seminars. both current and historical – of nine the program coordinator for Amnesty’s [email protected] 786-9497 Proven test taking strategies. murdered Aboriginal women from British national ‘Stop Violence Against Women’ Personalized professional instruction. Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. campaign. ADVERTISING MANAGER » Ted Turner 16 [email protected] 786-9779 Comprehensive study materials. One of these is the story of Helen Betty “It’s very rare that we as Amnesty Simulated practice exams. Osbourne, a 19-year-old Cree student from members get to work on human rights Free repeat policy. the Pas who was abducted by four white violations in Canada, because there are THIS WEEKS CONTRIBUTORS Personal tutoring available. men, sexually assaulted and brutally killed other issues in the world that are much more Chris Webb, Christoper Hazou, Anna Thousands of satisfied students. in 1971. Although police had long been visibly violent,” she said. “So when Amnesty Sarkissian, Chloe Fedio, Nathan Sawatzky, For more information call Oxford Seminars aware of white men sexually preying on turns to work on Canada, I think that really Eric D. Warwaruk, Margaret Carlyle, Albert 1.800.269.6719. indigenous women in The Pas they “did not says something about the issue.” Novikov, Ed Cheung, Ashley Kalagian, Bartek R., William O’Donnell, Micheal www.oxfordseminars.com feel that the practice necessitated any Amnesty’s report drew a strong reaction Banias, Andriy Michalchyshyn, Josh particular vigilance.” from Winnipeg’s Aboriginal community, Grummet, Paul Wedel, Sarah A. Allentuck, Dan huyghebaert, Asa Nodelman, Nora WANT A HIGHER MARK FOR YOUR ESSAY? Another highlighted case originates from which has been trying – unsuccessfully – to Dector, Mike Lewis, Jeremy Siemens, Sarah Do you know you can get an increase the same family. In March of 2003, Felicia draw attention to the problem for years. Hauch, Rhys Kelso, Jonathan Davis of up to a *letter grade* for your essay Solomon, a 16-year-old cousin of Helen “On an emotional level, you feel a lot of by having excellent grammar Betty Osborne, did not return to her anger,” said Cynthia Albany, a U of W The Uniter is the offi cial student newspaper of the and structure? Winnipeg home from school. When student majoring in the new Aboriginal University of Winnipeg and is published by the E-mail [email protected] Solomon’s mother reported the disappearance self-government program and member of the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association. The Uniter is editorially autonomous and the opinions FREE CONSULTATION to the Winnipeg police, they were “rude and Aboriginal Students’ Association. “It’s very expressed within do not necessarily refl ect those of personal because these are our sisters, these the UWSA. The Uniter is a member of the Canadian inattentive,” reluctant to file a missing University Press and Campus Plus Media Services. Need Christmas Cash? person’s report, and made little effort to are our friends, and they all had people who SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES, LETTERS, PHOTOS 4-8 Week Work Program (Regular size locate the youth. Two months later Solomon’s loved them.” AND GRAPHICS ARE WELCOME Articles should While she is glad that the plight of be submitted in text or Microsoft Word format to type, all capital letters, bold, centered, body parts were found in the Red River, and [email protected]. Deadline for submissions is one line) Good pay, fl ex schedule, the case remains unsolved. Aboriginal women is finally receiving noon Friday (contact the section’s editor for more information). Deadline for advertisements is noon sales/ service, will train, Amnesty identifies systemic racism as attention, Albany characterized the report as Friday, six days prior to publication. The Uniter “bittersweet,” because “Aboriginal reserves the right to refuse to print submitted conditions apply 949-1828 the causal factor for the poor treatment of material. The Uniter will not print submissions that www.workforstudents.com Aboriginal women within the Canadian organizations have been pointing this out for are homophobic, misogynistic, racist or libelous. We also reserve the right to edit for length or style. justice system. It calls for a public, years and years, and there have been all independent inquiry into why police are kinds of reports and commissions. But now that it’s a non-Aboriginal organization that’s CONTACT US » General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 bringing it up, it’s seen as more important… Advertising: 204.786.9779 but I hope people finally take notice, and Editors: 204.786.9497 Fax: 204.783.7080 that we can begin to educate people.” Email: [email protected] THE UNITER » So... You Want to Make News This Year Room ORM14 University of Winnipeg Write for the Uniter CONTACT 515 Portage Avenue US - at [email protected] Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 Come in Wednesdays at 12:30 for our contributors meetings. Room 0RM14 University of COVER IMAGE Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue Photo by Wade Andrew There are better ways! 02 OCTOBER 28, 2004 UIF » CONTACT News News Editors » Derek Leschasin & Vivian Belik E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497 Conawapa Deal Too Good to be True Critics Say Dam May Cost Us More in the Long Run to Manitoba for an answer to its Batra, of the Canadian Taxpayers in the long run. that are situated atop of prospected