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HISTORIC ELK, BRAVER TRIBUTE FOR THE QUEEN Ceremony A Highlight Of July 14 Afternoon Manitoba takes Royalty 300 years back in history, the afternoon of July 14 . as part of a varied program ranging from senior-citizens visits, water activities and ceremonies at Beausejour, the Peguis Indian band church -- Old St. Peter's -- and the University of Manitoba campus. The Royal Family is re-united in historic Lower between 4:15 and 4:20 p.m. at the train after visiting several sites in Winnipeg in pairs. At 5 p.m., the party leaves thetrainwalking south along the outside wall past 19th century style guards to the platform where the Hudson's Bay Company tribute ceremony occurs. Enacted in 1939 for King George V and in 1959 for Queen Elizabeth, the ceremony arises from the original wording of the charter granted by Charles II to the company on May 2, 1670. The charter stipulated that rant be paid to the reigning monarch whenever he or she entered into the territories of Rupert's Land -- a rent of "two Elkes and two Black Beavers." On the last two occasions, the rent was paid with elk heads and black beaver skins. But this time -- in addition to the two mounted elk heads -- two live beaver will be presented to Her Majesty. A special tank has been constructed which will be placed in front of the decorated dais on which the ceremony takes place. Viscount Amory, 32nd governor of the company, will make the presentation. Trumpeters will play a fanfare written for the 1959 rent ceremony by the late Dr. Healey Willans noted Canadian composer. Afterwards, Viscount Amory moves forward to escort the Queen, toward the left- hand stairway of the dais and the east gate, to the garden party. The Royal Party will circulate among the guests -- Her Majesty and Prince Charles moving toward the north wall and the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Anne moving toward the south area. Both parties converge at The Big House where StewaniMartin, Q.C., presents the first issue of the Manitoba Historical Atlas to Her Majesty. Mr. Martin is president of the Manitoba Historical Society. -more- -2- HISTORIC ELK, BEAVER A tour of the Big House follows for the Royal party, exiting at the west rear door. There, the party joins a car cavalcade for departure at 6:10 p.m. Prior to the colorful tribute ceremony, the Royal family in pairs will have visited Beausejour and different sites throughout Greater Winnipeg. At 12:45 p.m., the Queen and Duke will be at Provencher Park, St. Boniface, for a brief welcome from Mayor Ed Turner and a presentation of flowers. From there, the Queen and Duke ride by car to the C.P.R. station via Provencher, Pioneer, Main and Higgins to take the Royal Train to Lower Fort Garry. They arrive at the siding near the fort at 2:30 p.m., and then travel to Beausejour by car. The car cavalcade will take Highways 9, 44, and 12, driving slowly through Gerson and Beausejour. Arrival at Beausejour's Sherwood Forest Park two miles east of the town is scheduled for 3:15 p.m. At the park, the party will be welcomed by Mayor S.P. Ferens, walk to a plat- form to see two groups perform Polish and Ukrainian dances, after which Cecil Semchyshyn, chairman of the Manitoba Palk Arts Council, will present a replica of the Queen's stendardembroidered by the Ukrainian Women's Organization. Her Majesty and the Duke will depart at 3:35 p.m. by the same route, arriving once more at Lower Fort Garry at 4:15 p.m. Meanwhile, the Prince and Princess will have arrived at the University of Manitoba by car and helicopter respectively. The Prince arrives via Highways 59, 100, Pembina and Matheson Drive from St. Pierre at 12:25 p.m., and Princess Anne will be dropped off by helicopter from Carman at 12:30. On arrival, they are welcomed by Youth and Education Minister Saul Miller, University President Dr. H.H. Saunderson and others, and drive to the quadrangle north of Tache Hall where the party will watch a pheyical education demonstration. Than they walk around Tache Hall for a 10-minute break in the faculty club and from there, join students having a picnic lunch between the building and the Red River. The young Royal visitors will move among the students. Visible from the picnic site will be the finish of an inter-university boat race and the passing by of Canoe Brigade '70 which the couple will review later. The university is holding its annual open house that day for grade 12 students of the rovince, and an estimated 5,000 summer school students will be on campus. At 2:10 p.m., the young Royal visitors depart by boat for the Winnipeg Canoe Club where they will witness the arrival of Canoe Brigade '70, review the two brigades, meet the commodore and continue on by car to Lower Fort Garry.

-more- -3- HISTORIC ELK, BEAVER The two canoe brigades -- one of approximately 100 and the other of 50 -- will have travelled the historic routes from Kenora, Ontario and Grand Forks, North Dakota respectively. Along the way to the Fort, the Prince and Princess will stop briefly at the • Holy Family Hone and Middlechurch Home to meet senior citizens. Arrival at the Canoe Club is at 2:40 p.m., departure at 2:50. They reach Holy Family Home at 3:20 p.m. for abouta10-minute stop, and Middlechurch Home at 3:50 _- again for a 10-minute stop. The young people join their parents in the Royal Train at Lower Fort Garry at 4:20 p.m., and emerge with them at 5 p.m. for the tribute ceremony. Departure is by car at 6:15 p.m. for Old St. Peter's Church in East Selkirk. The church is the site for a commemorative ceremony honoring Chief Peguis who is buried there. The route from Lower Fort Garry follows Highways 9, 9A, into Selkirk with a slow drive on Main Street, Eaton, bridge, Highways 204, 212, St. Peter's road and the church lane. Rev. Adam Cuthand and Chief A.E. Thompson of the Peguis Reserve will be intro- duced to the Royal party by Premier Ed Schreyer, and the group will walk 25 yards to the church where Rupert's Land Bishop, Right Rev. Barry Valentine and Rev. Canon George Smith are introduced. The group then walks to Chief Peguis' memorial stone where a hymn will be sung in and a prayer said by Canon Smith. Chief Thompson will present a scroll telling the story of Chief Peguis and his many contributions to Manitoba history. Chief among these was the wisdom and compassion the Saultaux Chief demonstrated as the white settlers at Red River struggled in their new environment. Without Peguis, it is possible that the tiny settlement would not have survived. As well, when the Chief brought his people from Sault Ste. Marie to what is now Netley, Manitoba, they established the first agricultural settlement on the prairies. He and his man assisted the white settlers during the terrible massacre at Seven Oaks, when the colonists were captured by invaders made up of the Nor-West Company and Indians from south and west of Winnipeg. In 1817, Chief Peguis was instrumental in the signing of the treaty between Lord Selkirk and the Saulteaux nation. St. Peter's Church -- the oldest Indian mission church in westeniCanada (1853) -- is annually the site of a Peguis Memorial Day which this year is being joined by the Royal Family. -more- -4- HISTORIC ELK, BEAVER After the presentation of the scroll, two representative descendants of Peguis will be introduced --Amy Clemons and Angus Prince. Other descendants of the Chief will act as sentries at the memorial stone. The group will than walk back to the cars amidst pow-wow drumming and singing by the Indians. The paths will be lined by Indian ear veterans. Departure is at 7:10 p.m. by the same route to the bridge, then taking Eveline, Manitoba Avenue and on to the government dock where the Royal visitors embark the M.S. Lord Selkirk for a cruise on the historic Red River. The cruise will follow down the Red to the mouth of Lake Winnipeg and return by the same route. Suites A, B, C and the Captain's cabin on the promenade deck forward are reserved for the private use of the family. Dinner will be in the lounge and main dining room on board at 8:30 p.m. The boat returns to government dock at 10:35 p.m. and the Royal party returns to the train at the McLean Street crossing by car via Dufferin, Main and McLean. At 10:50, the train departs for the C.N.R. station in Winnipeg.

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