1 sP éáker Lubicon talks Objibway to Elder honored end in ski jump at Pastoral January 22, 1988 standoff at Olympics Centre See Page 2 See Page 12 See Page 6 Volume 5 No. 46 Mohawks win injunction Mask removed from view c By Dan Dibbelt The false face is limited west coast people, said to its use in specific sacred articles caused her COWBOi ,: CALGARY A court ceremonies that are some concern. here has ordered the appointed throughout the "This (the display of Glenbow Museum to year," said Norton. "Only sacred artifacts) has remove from its Spirit Sings then are they used by the happened many times in display a false face mask people who have respon- British Columbia," said considered sacred by sibility for it. Other than Reid. Because her husband Mohawk Indians. that, no one else is supposed is al- laida, Reid says she The ruling follows an to see it, no one else is can understand the injunction filed by the supposed to use it for their Mohawk's concern. The Mohawks on Thursday, own pleasure." painted wooden mask has - Jan. 14, stating that the Even the catalogue brass metal inserts around lw.ïLt.,7 , OSt exhibition of the mask description of exhibits, the eyes, animal teeth, a violates the intended produced by the museum crooked nose and a large +cHE JERE` purposes of the mask and for the Spirit Sings grin. It has now been Tf its sacred functions. exhibition, attests to the ordered removed until the Uale9sr3SSroOS "It (the mask) does not sacredness of the mask: hearing scheduled for Jan. ,ZEDS belong here. It is not meant "Within the medicine 28. to be desecrated," said society, the mask represent- "We're pretty well P Chief Billy Two Rivers of ed spirits commanded by satisfied with the outcome," the Mohawk Council of the Creator to lend healing said Norton. "It's obvious Kahnawake. "What we are power to human beings. that the strength in the demanding is the return of Because of its sacred spirit of the false face is on the false face and other connotation, only members our side in this particular spiritual artifacts that are in within the society are case." this display." allowed to look at the Should the Mohawks win The Mohawks contend mask." their case for the return of the mask, one of 38 items While Glenbow spokes- the mask and several other loaned to the Glenbow people would not comment items, now on display at the from the Royal Ontario on the sacredness of Spirit Sings, the Glenbow Museum, has spiritual specific artifacts, they did Muesum may be making value and belongs to their say great effort was made future trips to the court- spiritual leaders. to ensure none of the house. "Even our people have displayed artifacts would The Micmac tribe, from CROSS -CANADA SUPPORT limited access to them," offend Natives. Conne River, Newfoundland Grand Chief Matthew Coon Come, of the Grand Council of the Quebec Crees said Chief Joseph Norton, But, one of the Spirit has said they may seek joined over 150 protesters who picketed the Spirit Sings opening at the Glenbow also of the Mohawks of Sings guest curators, court action against the Museum in Calgary Jan. 14. Kahnawake, a reserve just Martine Reid, an anthropol- museum to retrieve a DANDIBBELT, Windspeaker outside Montreal. ogist specializing in north- canoe in its display. City cop charged Party's over at Elizabeth By Lesley Crossingham Chairman gets first private line An Edmonton police officer and former marketing By Donna Rea Murphy Following a manager of Cree Airways has been charged with promise made by Don fraud and theft in connection with the now defunct Premier ELIZABETH SETTLE- last to Native -owned airline company. Getty spring provide MENT - For Archie private line service to rural Randolph Kim Klokeid, a 10 -year veteran of the Collins, the party's over. Alberta, AGT began the force, was arrested Jan. 18 and suspended without After 17 years of un- changeover. pay after a police investigation. The first expected wake up calls, he private line is scheduled for Klodeid is currently suing Cree Airways for more will finally get some peace a farmhouse between than $185,000 which led to the freezing of bank and quiet. On Jan. 15 he Stettler and Joffre, east of accounts and the seizure of the small company's six became the first resident in Red Cessna planes late last year. Deer. the Grand Centre area to In an interview from his Edmonton home, Cree have his party line phone According to Lakeland vice -president Dave Calahasen said a complaint had changed to a private line. MLA Ernie Isley, at the been made to city police after financial records "It's fantastic," said the Collins' home for the official indicated there were alleged Elizabeth settlement changeover, "This is discrepancies. chairman. "We won't have probably the best program "The police did their homework and now lam sure for rural Albertans." With to put up with the phone c2 justice will be done," he the said. ringing at all hours of the move toward computer Calahasen won't disclose the names of the share- night and sometimes all technology more people holders, other than to confirm that Klodeid's weekend long." are doing private business mother, is Marion, among them. She is also suing Although there were by phone and private lines the airline. are a must. many headaches with a I Contacted in his Edmonton office, he Klodeid said party line, Collins says the ó The $500 installation fee and his lawyer are currently working on his defense, real problems arose when to rural residents will be but refused to give details other than to say he felt others would call long spread out over a 20 -year "confident" over the impending trial. distance and bill the period to minimize the Meanwhile, ARCHIE COLLINS and MLA ERNIE ISLEY Calahasen is still trying to raise charges to his number. impact. Changeover $20,000 needed to fight the Klodeid ...commemorate first private line lawsuit. But, he "Sometimes our phone bill residents will also receive a admits if he is unable to raise the cash by Jan. 22, it would have $40 worth of As chairman of the was at a premium. He said $100 rebate. will be the end of the small airline which only began calls that we didn't make settlement he receives he and his family always operation in August last year. AGT anticipates com- and they couldn't be phone calls at home after had to be careful of what pleting the change province- traced." business hours, but privacy they said. wide by 1991. As- PAGE 2, January 1988, WIIdDBPEAKER National Nations gather to protest Ic© n SHELL evi )P ty!e nee /'{[ . LpaOD,;4;orj. Glenbow's Spirit Sings display iwU Bicau L.urD kupp ,t... UBIGoN Lift By Dan Dibbelt Canadian people to allow relics are more than magnif- said efforts were made to the governments of Alberta icent pieces of art. avoid offending the Indian CALGARY - More than a and Canada to continue "These artifacts which population. dozen representatives from this bureaucratic warfare." museum curators call arti- "The curators worked Aboriginal nations across Coon -Come's sentiment facts are to us living spirits," very hard to not bring out Canada gathered to voice was expressed by other said Grand Chief Joseph anything that had religious opposition to the opening Native leaders as well as Norton of the Mohawk or sacred connotation," of The Spirit Sings exhibi- Native and non -Native Council of Kahnawake in said Gilchrist. tion, in Calgary, Thursday supporters of the Lubicons, Quebec. Glenbow Museum offi- Jan. 14. when the protest took to "We are fed up. We will cials are calling the opening The exhibition, heralded the street. no longer stand for it, no a success and are denying as the flagship of the 1988 A crowd of around 150 longer be insulted by having that the protest had any Olympic Arts Festival, is protesters gathered at the our national treasures dis- affect. But the removal of the target of a boycott by entrance to the Glenbow played," added Norton. the false face mask may the Lubicon band which is Museum to march peace- "These things were either only be the first of several in a battle with the federal fully under the careful stolen (from us) or bought injunctions to affect the government over their land watch of city police. illegally in some fashion." display. claim. Meanwhile, inside the Later that day the Other leaders say they, s They oppose the exhibit Glenbow Museum 2,500 Mohawks filed an injunc- too, will seek injunctions because they contend the people gathered to hear tion in Court of Queen's against the Glenbow, pend- exhibition's exclusive cor- Foreign Affairs Minister Bench against the Glenbow ing on the result of the poration sponsor, Shell Oil, Joe Clark, Calgary Mayor to have several artifacts Mohawk hearing, sche- is responsible for the des- Ralph Klein, Glenbow removed from display. That duled for next week. truction of their lifestyle. Chairman David Tavender injunction was granted Jan. And support for the "We look at the people and other dignitaries offi- 15. Lubicons is growing. Also involved with Glenbow, the cially open the exhibit. Of greatest concern to present for the protest people sponsoring The Opening prayers by Jim the Mohawks was a false were: Gregg Smith, Indian Spirit Sings, as our ene- Many Bears of the Black- face mask considered Association of Alberta pres- mies.