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By Albert Crier bership codes, and the Chiefs and Elders here to Rupertsland Claim and make a strong (Treaty BEAVER LAKE RESERVE heard a presentation by the Indian) stand on issues and - An excellently organized Miskito Indian organization to send a message to meeting, highlighted by a of Nicaraugua. government," said lively and cooperative "These meetings are Lameman. sharing of information, was getting stronger, we have The Treaty Six Forums held at the Treaty Six people coming from far are a series of meetings Forum at the Beaver Lake away, because we are held to deliberate on issues Indian Reserve. doing them in the traditional of direct importance to Delegates examined the manner," said hosting Treaty Indians belonging to issues of Indian government, Chief Al Lameman. Treaty rights, Band mem- "I have sat together with Continued Page 4 New reserve sought for reinstated Indians By Rocky Woodward

For over a year now, Nancy Tingey, formerly of th; Cold Lake First Nations NEW CITIZENS WELCOMED Reserve, along with a group of professionals, has been NEW CANADIANS at Citizenship Court held at the Canadian Native Friend- developing a proposal for ship Centre in Edmonton -a historic first - were invited to join the White the forming of a new Braid Society dancers who performed for the event. See Pages 17 and 27. reserve that would become -Photo by Terry Lusty a home for Indian people unable to return to their former reserves. Tingey is planning a visit to Ottawa, to approach Indian Affairs Minister Lubicon gets David Crombie with her support proposal that suggests the "Twin Rivers Reserve" be Unanimous, powerful reotypes that the popula- Support Groups come located 100 miles north of support was given to the tion have conceming the from all walks of life with Edmonton, near Flatbush, Lubicon Lake Cree Nation Indian peoples of the Uni- strong representation from and bordered by the in defence of their land ted States and Canada. the following occupational Athabasca and Pembina rights at the Second Euro- Another is to give political groups: journalists; pub- rivers. pean Meeting of American support to North American lishers; book shop opera- According to Tingey, it is Indian Support Groups, Indian Nations who are in a tors; foresters; artists; pro- beautiful country filled with held at Luitzhausen, Lux- state of crisis as they fessors of universities; and, streams, lakes and rivers, embourg, April 9 to 13. defend their Treaty and teachers. Among the surrounded by miles of NANCY TINGEY In addition, the unpre- Aboriginal Rights. young attenders are stu- Crown land that would be ...professional cendented resolution gave The European Suport dents of high schools and an ideal location for the assistance unconditional support to Groups number twenty colleges. Indian people. The Twin Rivers Reserve and, according to Tingey, Chief Bernard Ominayak organizations in nine coun- There were five repre- The land Tingey refers would consist of four she doesn not expect the and his people's efforts to tries, including: Austria; sentatives from Canada, to, is private land said to be townships of land. Tingey federal government to bring about a boycott of the Republic of West Ger- including: Chief Ted Moses owned by doctors and has produced blueprints of "dish out" all the expenses, 1988 Winter Olympics, many; Switzerland; Sweden; of the James Bay Cree; lawyers and farmers. The the township and designs of but would like to see which are slated to be held France; The Netherlands; Thomas Coon, Indigenous land is for up sale and "we buildings important for the funding come from many in Alberta. Belgium; Italy; and, Lux- Survival Internationale; have talked with these reserve and its people. departments within both A second resolution embourg. Other nations James O'Reilly, Montreal people and they think it is a The four -year project levels of govemment. approved of the principles have developing nuclear lawyer who has done work great idea. We are not out would see the building of an Tingey has engaged the being put forward by the groups that wish to become for the Lubicon Lake to fight with Indian people. administration building, services of Ced -dar -log Canadian -based organiza- involved. At a four -day con- Crees; Roy L. Piepenburg, We only want to develop a school, senior citizens' homes, an Alberta based tion, "Indigenous Survival ference there were eighty consultant with the Indian life for ourselves. There are home, children's home and log building construction Internationale." The Euro- delegates with the largest Association of Alberta; a lot of Indian women who homes for residents. firm which would provide pean Support Groups have numbers representing Aus- and, a staff person or the feel the same way I do," said The projected cost is a number of objectives, one tria and Germany. Tingey. estimated at $18 million Continued Page 3 of which is to eliminate ste- The members of the Continued Page 2 INSIDE THIS WEEK Citizenship Court at CNFC Page 17 Y WAGAMESE is still concerned about kids, and this week wonders what the future holds for his. See Page 7. BANAC promotes crafts at Expo Page 16 ROCKY WOODWARD interviews Clifford Freeman, about the affect of the media and government policies on Native people. See Page 8.

ROCKY also reports on a program for "street -wise" kids that offers them choices they might not otherwise have had. See Page 13. Health workers seek aid Page 11 I PAGE 2, APRIL 25, 1986, WINDSPEAKER European groups back Olympic protest

From Page 1 Party in Canada. Van Til- Ominayak and his repre- of Alberta in helping to set- borg has made a commit- sentatives to the members tle them. World Council of Indigen- ment to the Support of the Human Rights In regard to "Indigenous ous Peoples. Groups and the Lubicons Commission of the Euro- Survival Internationale," Among the top- ranking Lake Cree Nation that he is pean Parliament. Van Til- the Support Groups issued Europeans who gathered considering introducing a borg stated very clearly a statement that reads: to support Indian rights was similar resolution to one that the Lubicon Lake land "The Support Groups John van Tilborg, The that was adopted by the matters and the oppression endorse and support the Netherlands, a member of meeting -one that would of the people raise funda- principles that the protec- the Grael in Rainbow lead the twelve member mental human rights issues tion of subsistence econo- Group of the European nations of the European which have international mies is essential to the cul- Parliament. The Rainbow Parliament to boycott the implications. tural survival of indigenous fraction, as it is called, has a 1988 Winter Games. More Delegates to the Euro- peoples as well as being strong conservationist than that, his is willing to pean Support Group meet- compatible with respect for orientation like the Green introduce Chief Bernard ing became interested in and conservation of the North American Indians environment." through a wide range of Included in the confer- RESOLUTION ON THE personal experiences. ence was a media work- LUBICON LAKE BAND Some learned about the shop. Various materials unique problems of the which could be used for WHEREAS the participants at this second European people through reading and BERNARD OMINAYAK public relations on behalf of meeting of North American Indian Support Groups studying in schools and ...gaining international support Indian people were exam- being held at Lultzhausen include delegations from universities. Others have ical, technical and moral bring the Lubicon Lake ined and assessed. Fea- Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, travelled widely in the Uni- support is being provided. land claim issue before the tured was a sixty- minute Luxembourg, Sweden and Switzerland ted States and Canada, In Nevada, where nuclear public with the aim of avoid- video -tape that tells the even living for a year or two tests are taking place on ing the 1988 participation in tragic story of the forced WHEREAS the participants continue to support with the people on their traditional western Sho- the Olympics. Lobbying will relocation of Navajos who strongly the aboriginal rights and claims of the Lubicon reservations. When the shoni lands, co-operative also be directed by the live in close proximity to the Lake Indian Nation Canadian Indians sent lob- resistance is being mounted. committees to intemational Hopi Indian reservation in byists to Europe following The Innu - the Naskapi - organizations such as the northern Arizona. Visual WHEREAS the participants are also aware of the con- the Constitution Express Montagnais of Labrador, . Socialist International and, educational materials such clusions of the Fulton Report of February 1986, which in episode in 1981, they estab- who have been protesting of course, the European as books, newspapers, effect criticizes the Federal Government's omissions, lished contact with Euro- damaging, low -level super- Parliament. They will also reports, posters and pho- confirms a substantial reduction in subsistence hunting peans who are now staunch sonic flights over their lands facilitate European lobby- tographs were on display so and trapping of the Lubicons caused by oil develop- advocates of Indians' and villages, are also receiv- ing tours for leaders from as to facilitate informational ment promoted by Alberta and confirms the legitimacy rights. Some of the dele- ing support. In the case of Lubicon Lake so as to exchanges. and justness of many of the claims and grievances of the gates had liaised with Indi- the Lubicon Lake Crees, secure widespread support On April 1I, in an art Lubicon Lake Indian Nation ans at the Geneva, Switzer- the Support Groups have for the boycott. At the gallery in the city of Lux- land forums such as the concluded that genocide of appropriate time, it is embourg, there was a clas- WHEREAS it is appropriate to take even stronger meal Human Rights Committee the people is taking place: planned to stage demon- sical display of twenty -four sures in support of the Lubicons to ensure that they and the Working Group on in the short -term it is cultu- strations in front of Cana- outstanding pieces of paint- receive the just treatment denied to them for so long Indigenous Peoples. Some ral, and in the long -run it will dian embassies throughout ing, photographs and made first contact at the lead to physical destruction Europe. Consideration is sculpture about Indians. RESOLVED: hearings of the Russell of a terminal nature. also being given to an The theme was "The Sur - Tribunal. Considering these cir- European -wide action day vir'al Struggle of the Indi- ;) That the participants at this meeting: At present the European cumstances regarding to generate awareness of genous Nations." It reflected Support Groups are en- Lubicon Lake's people, the the Lubicon Lake Cree's the people's defences 1) absolutely condemn the genocidal treatment inflicted gaged _in a total of five Indian Association of genocide. against termination of their upon the Lubicons by the governments of Alberta and Indian rights cases, and at Alberta is committed to At the Support Groups rights and almost certain Canada the meeting they gave strong support for the boy- meeting attention was genocide. There were artis- 2) demand that the governments of Alberta and Can- detailed explanations of the cotting of the 1988 Winter given to the matter of how tic contributions from Indi- ada respect the aboriginal rights and fundamental nature of their involvement Olympics. As a result of the the 1988 Winter Games will ans of North America and human rights of the Lubicons and progress that is being meeting, the Support. impact the Stoney Indian European artists from 3) hereby confirm their support for an international made. They are in support Groups are contemplating Nation. The Olympic site Poland, Federal Republic of boycott of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games to be held of the Lakotas in South specific political actions in that has already been Germany and Luxem- in Alberta Dakota, who are attempt- support of Chief Bernard chosen includes lands used bourg. School children 4) take all the measures within their power to convince ing to retake the Black Ominayak. Working com- traditionally by the Stoney from Luxembourg had the countries and people of Europe to abstain from Hills. In Arizona, where mittees comprised of people. The European their works on display. The participating in the 1988 Winter Olympic Ganies 10,000 Navajos are being government officials, offic- people are now aware of renowned Austrian artist, 5) demand that Canada immediately take the measures pressured by the U.S. ers of European sports fed- the unresolved land claims Krzysztof Glass, com- required in order to provide a just and fair settlement of Government to vacate erations and athletes in of the Stoneys, and the res- pleted a special commis- the aboriginal rights and claims of the Lubicon Lake their traditional lands, polit- training will be formed to istance of the government sion for the show. Indian Nation

Proposed by: Peter Schwarzbauer /Austria Seconded by: Stephan Dompke, Treaty 6 backs fishing protest Federal Republic of Germany Carried unanimously By Terry Lusty Since last week when the when the pending court of making a formal request band was confronted by date of May 14 rolls along. for the return of these nets. The issue of fishing rights gaming officials at English On that day, Marcel Piche Up until April 22 there as guaranteed by Treaty is Bay and threatened with goes to trial for contraven- has not been any other far from over. It is not dead confiscation of their nets, tion of Section 59(k) which known seizures (since April and will not be so in the the dispute has been rather is "fishing in waters set II). near future if the Cold Lake quiet. "There hasn't been aside for propagation Wind- The issue of Treaty fish- First Nations can help it. too much happening," (reproduction)." ing rights is one of the con- is Charland told "Wind - Piche 's net was seized by The Band emphatic cerns which chief and k and resolute in "sticking to speaker." Fish and Wildlife on April 4 council intend to pursue on our guns" regarding the A very recent develop- and he was issued a sum- May 5 when they meet with ment, however, has just mons on April 10. Two preservation of what they Indian Affairs Minister Allen Jacob consider to be their legal come to light. The Chief's other nets, one belonging President Bert Crowfoot David Crombie. The meet- General Manager right. brother, Noel, had his net to Alphonse Janvier and ing between Crombie and In a recent interview with removed by officials on the one to Alphonse Amable, Clint Buehler Rocky Woodward the Treaty 6 Tribal Chiefs edita News Editor Chief Alec Charland of morning of April 22. As yet, were also taken on April 10. Association was initially Cold Lake, "Windspeaker" no charge has been laid and On April II a summons Han Mode Kim McLain arranged to deal with other Reports was informed that "we told the band doesn't know if was also issued to the Cold Production Editor matters but the chief the people to go ahead and one will be. Lake First Nations chief John Copley informs "Windspeaker" George Polkas set their nets. When questioned as to and council charging them Advertising Manager Copy Editor that fishing rights will also "We can't give in, the law how many nets are in the with having a net in the Production Assistant be an agenda item. Dave Caohasen is there, in the Treaty," said water, the chief could not waters of Cold Lake in Gail Stewart Joe Redcrow comment because he has opposition to Section 59(k). the Ad Sales Cree Syllabics. Charland. As conflict continues, In not kept on top of the par- They, too, had a net lifted the people Mndspoaker i5 a weekly Pabircaren Cr the Aborpinol Muth-Media 'Society or continuing their oppo- refuse to aban- Albert. Nñndspeoker o published every,1hurseay tar 15031 - 112 Avenue. sition to an imposed fishing ticulars. It is known that by wildlife officers. don their cause. The Treaty EAnt,on, Menlo, 15M 2V6, Two (403> 456-27Co: in the f sernentsaesianea. set ana duceopoWndspsteeras well as pictures. ban on Cold Lake by Fish some nets are water. These four net seizures, is still perceived as being newews. caeca*, cancannai content ari a othei printing material are properties of and Wildlife, band members Charland thinks that it coupled with the confisca- inviolate and any attempt Vdod oeaker ana may not be esse by anyone without the expressed written permission of Windspeaker (sbapinol Matti -Memo Society of Alberto) have continued to set fish- may be possible that gam- tion of Noel Charland's net, by any person or group to ing nets. To date, there has ing officials are not pressing brings the total to five nets undermine Indian tradi- Second Class Mall Registration No. 2177 still been no response from the matter too diligently confiscated. The chief is Premier Getty's office. until they see what results considering the possibility Continued Next Page

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ByLesleyCrossingham Development Don Allen, very small with 87 per cent to other organizations such until consultants was finalize a However, Indian people submitted to DIA employing one to four. as Indian financial institu- report on this particular living on A task force report Minister David reserves will Crombie people and only six per cent tions created or expanded problem. continue to aimed at the "overhaul" of late last year and recom- enjoy tax employing more than ten under the Native Economic exemption for the Department of Indian mends that "tax policy be earnings people. Development Program In the meantime, the received. But the report Affairs (DIA) is recommend- taken out of the courts and The report points out (NEDP)." report recommends the recommends the ing sweeping changes to put back into Parliament to govern- that many Indian people The report further department of the Treasury ment extend the act tax and financial policies analyse the options, consult allowing have difficulty starting a recommends that a "major Board should "review the Indians living off -reserve affecting Indian people. interested parties and to business on reserves effort Me made to break potential of interim thresh- but working on reserve A government task force prepare an Indian Tax Act to because the special status down chartered banks' olds below which depart- also claim tax exemption. report on Indian economic to clarify the law" in order of reserve lands makes it aloofness to Indian ments can`waive bonding development released to stimulate economic particularly difficult to businesses and participate on government contracts in Although Allen was exclusively to development on reserves. obtain bank loans. Only in an education campaign the interests of aiding unavailable for comment this week The "Windspeaker" report outlines some four per cent of non -Native to bring bankers, bands Native contractor participa- this week, in a previous recommends that govern- of the problems facing businesses require financial and Indian entrepreneurs tion." interview he expressed ment financial assistance Indian people when they assistance from the govern- working together." optimism for the new be phased over to Indian a new start business and ment compared to 75 per Many Indian businesses Only 10 per cent of report which is estimated to institutions and banks and points out that only 12.3 per cent for Indian small are at times unable to privately owned Indian take about five years to fully that an "action oriented" cent of Indian businesses businesses. obtain surety bonding and businesses are incorporated impliment. task force be set up to look survive for more than "Therefore," says the cannot compete on major and the report recommends into the "confusing and eleven years. report, "it is not surprising construction and other legislation be amended to Allen is scheduled to inconsistent tax treatment" There is also a relatively job growth for Indian service contracts. The treat on- reserve Indian - meet with resource -rich of Indian workers and high proportion of Indian people has rested on report recommends the owned corporations as Alberta bands to discuss employers. businesses in the resource government employment, government collaborate Indians, thereby granting more changes in the The report, compiled by sector and the size of most not small business." with the NEDP and other parity of treatment to organization of Indian DIA Assistant Deputy Indian businesses by number "But time has come to at agencies to overcome incorporated and unincor- Minerals West this week at Minister for Economic of full -time employees is last devolve lending activity some of the impediments porated businesses. the Convention Centre. New Alberta reserve sought Hunting rights From Page 1 "because of women like us. and therefore I will be their services for free, right We should help each other. asking the department of now, because they believe the reserve with the We are human just like our manpower for funding. in me. I have considered all extended to buildings and materials for brothers and sisters on the Also the provincial depart- the people wandering homes. It is Tingey's desire reservations." ment of welfare will be around homeless and it's to have members of the "What we don't need is approached for funding sad, it hurts and someone `new Indians' Band do the building, thus all the criticism that we are because we are planning to has to do something, so providing employment for out to destroy everything take in children. There is why not now ?" members. Indian people stand for. funding available for sports, Tingey says that any By Albert Burger this right is responsible to "We want the cheapest There are enough people in recreation and all kinds of Indian person who received provide proof of status to yet sturdy homes, and Ced - the country already doing other things, so I will be their rights back would be New Indians - those an officer when exercising dar -log homes can provide this," commented Tingey. approaching each and welcome on the Twin reinstated under recent it. This may be done by those. They are beautiful Other plans are for the every one of them," said Rivers Reserve and says amendments to the Indian producing a letter from homes and buildings. The construction of a manufac- Tingey. the new Band would offer Act -- have been extended either the Department of people on the reserve will turing plant for furniture. Tingey says that she is them their dignity and pride full hunting rights by the Indian and Northern Affairs build them and that will also Imperial Oil at Cold Lake not out to "get" treaty back, along with a new provincial government. Canada or the band to make them proud of their has a stockpile of well dried Indians, but moreso the beginning. Phillip Campiou, northern which the person belongs reserve." logs that they would opposite. Start up of the Twin vice -president of the Native certifying that the person is Ced -dar -log Homes have contribute to aid Twin "After the four -year Rivers Reservation could Council of Canada (Alberta), an Indian, or a "Certification offered to provide instruc- Rivers and its band. project is a success, we begin as early as May 5, says "general list Indian of Indian Status" card tors to train on the job, Tingey believes that it is would be willing to help with completion tentatively people contacted the office issued by Indian and which would create employ- important to realize that others establish projects set for May 1990. to ask: Can we hunt on Northern Affairs Canada. ment immediately. this would be a community such as Twin Rivers. What Tingey has already met unoccupied crown land ?" "In view of the foregoing, The land is deeded, of hope and progression, I am doing is trying to show with the Indian Affairs Campiou says NCC any person who has regained therefore roads are already with a determination to that I am not out to get Department, but says she (AB) checked with Ottawa Indian status, through Bill in place, power is available teach, record, display and Indian people. I don't envy was bounced from depart- who advised that this was a C -31, and has obtained one and the land is worked and live the Indian way. Indian them, we only want equal ment to department, along provincial matter, so NCC of the documents described ready to be self -supporting. artists and crafts people rights. with her idea. staff met with Alberta fish above to provide proof of . This land that Tingey would be invited to attend "I don't want to go back "I was pushed around and wildlife officials to that, is entitled to exercise hopes to be a home for Twin Rivers, to enrich the where there is nothing and I don't go for that. We discuss the issue. their rights to hunt and fish many, is almost 5,000 acres fabric of the reservation offered. There are people want action now, not in one In March, assistant as a status Indian. in area and has about eight and also for the purpose of on reserves waiting for year. I want this started by deputy minister Dennis "No license is required residents on it at present. retail and display. homes now for a long, long July of this year." Surrendi informed NCC by a status Indian to hunt as Tingey believes with all Regarding other reserves time. Where would they Asked when she would (AB) that to the provincial wildlife management is a earnestness that the Twin in Alberta, Tingey says in a put us ?" be visiting Crombie in department, "the question provincial responsibility. A Rivers Reserve would letter to Crombie that Tingey referred to so- Ottawa, Tingey answered, is relatively straightforward." license to fish, however, is provide housing, employ- "upon examination, we find called leaders getting "as soon as he (Crombie) Said Surrendi: "The fish required by federal legisla- ment and education, and that the reservations (their money from government sends me a round trip and wildlife division rec- tion. Indian domestic become a model as a self - former reservations) are and saying that they are ticket, I will go. I have ognizes the right of status fishing licenses are issued supporting Indian com- either too small, too poor, helping Native people enough Indian people who Indians to hunt and fish for at no charge." munity for approximately too rich, too resigned or too "when they have done want this reserve. They food, at any time of the Native Council of Canada 250 families and 150 home- outright hostile for families nothing." know this project would year, over unoccupied (Alberta) board member less children, with a special regaining their rights, to "I have been doing this give their children a better crown lands or any other Madge McRee said the reverence for the Elders of think that their lives have in for a year, along with life, one where they would lands to which they have organization, since its the Indian nation. any way improved. Should lawyers, Ced -dar -log learn to do things them - right of access. incorporation in 1984, has "There would be no they go home again: to representatives and con- selves...a better life for all of "A person who claims "done a lot of good things." welfare on this reserve and remember the days of their sultants, who have offered us," Tingey concluded. also it could become home childhood, to regain the for children who have been confidence of the old days; abandoned and others who but at what cost: increased have no real home to go to. welfare, increased addic- Treaty 6 backs Cold Lake protest Some of the Treaty (Indians) tions, very limited career do not want us because of opportunities, limited our Metis children. I think it recreational and social From Page 2 laws of the Treaty. Some first people. It is, in their transfer federal responsibil- is felt by some of the outlets, confused heritage people call it a return of the estimation, a recurrence of ity for Indians to the Treaty, because of Bill C- patterns and almost no tional rights stands to be government's attempt to the federal government's provinces. 31, we will invade the artistic contributions." refuted. do away with their respon- 1969 White Paper. That reservations and help The letter further stated The Cold Lake band is sibilities towards Canada's document was designed to Were that to ever occur, government demolish that Tingey would change not alone. They have the it would be a dark day in treaties." this model to one of "full support" of the Treaty Indian history and, as some Tingey believes that traditional living, the Indian 6 chiefs, who are very con of the chiefs have said in Indian people all over are way, combined with cerned with what appears their recent Treaty Six scared and may think that economic feasability. to be another way of whit- Provincial forums, would spell the everything could be lost "We will be creating jobs, tling away and eroding the doom of the Indian race.

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PAGE 4, APRIL 25, 1986, WINDSPEAKER Treaty 6 backs Cold Lake fish ban protest

From Page 1 The Alberta Fish and which Piche reported his with local Indian commu- Wildlife department recently TREATY 6 FORUM people rejected as not nities. the 50 bands in the Treaty imposed a ban on fishing on addressing the real issue of During his talk, Surrendi Six area, which extends certain lakes, including "This matter affects all Beaver Lake represent- recognizing fishing, hunting said that recreation fishing over central Alberta and Gregoire Lake, Beaver Treaty Indians, this is one atives reported that their and trapping as Treaty had the greatest impact on parts of Saskatchewan. Lake, Kehewin Lake and way the government people were blamed for rights. fish stocks. He added that The Cold Lake First Buck Lake. The enforce- attempts to erode and over -fishing in Beaver Cold Lake saw the offer he now knows of examples Nations dispute with Alberta ment of this ban resulted in whittle away what rights we Lake. "It is not us who fish of supplied fish as another of abuse, such as fish and Fish and Wildlife over a charges being laid against have left to exercise," said out our lake; the government form of welfare and the carcasses of game animals fishing ban imposed on 22 seven Cold Lake Indians, Piche. is saving the lakes for sport suggestion of fishing other being left wasting in garbage Alberta lakes was of including former chief The fishing -rights issue and commercial fishermen," lakes as impractical to dumps. immediate concern to Marcel Piche, for fishing in also prompted quest ions declared Chief Lameman. many of their residents, "There area lot of things Alberta Treaty Indians waters set aside for on hunting and trapping He pointed out the annual explained Piche. we should be doing together present at the meeting. propagation of certain rights of Treaty Indians. It fish derby held in nearby At the centre of this issue in the area of fish and Cold Lake delegates species of fish. was reported that hunting Lac La Biche, as an is that provincial laws and wildlife," said Surrendi, as reported that they stand on This issue opened debate ducks and other types of example. actions are seen by Treaty he tried to impress upon the principal that fishing is a on the whole question of hunting have been illegal for Wildlife officials had Indians as encroachment the delegates that the Fish Treaty right which has to be the province of Alberta the past two years. suggested Indians go fish in on rights that are recognized and Wildlife department recognized by both the imposing regulations that Confiscation of moose other lakes and had also by Treaties made with are on the same side with provincial and federal restrict Treaty rights of the meat, hides, guns and fish offered to supply fish and Britain. Indians regarding conserva- governments. Indian people of Alberta. nets was also reported. game to Indian people, The government of tion of fish stocks. Canada transferred federal Surrendi reminded his jurisdiction over natural audience that there are resources to the provinces Alberta laws that do apply with the Natural Resources to Indians. He also sug- Transfer Act of 1930. gested that Indians get With that transfer of involved in the political An important reminder power, Treaty Indians process, mindful that a charge, Alberta has been provincial election campaign trying to slowly do away was currently in progress. with Treaty rights and that This was not accepted as from Alberta Health Care: the federal government has a viable option, since been attempting to transfer Treaty Indians have a -Treaty obligations it bilateral relationship with Inherited from Britain, over the federal government. to the provinces. "Hunting, fishing and Dennis C. Surrendi, other Treaty rights cannot assistant deputy minister of be negotiated, but we can Alberta Fish and Wildlife talk about the management division, came to the of what resources we have meeting to explain the left," said Chief Sam Bull of government side of the Goodfish Lake. dispute and to defend the Chief Bull proposed that actions of Wildlife officers. game wardens recognize "The fishing ban was the Treaty numbers of purely to protect walleye Indian hunters and fisher- and trout fish stocks," said men. Chief Eugene Houle Surrendi. He admitted that of Saddle Lake supported there was "a lack of his fellow Chief by adding understanding of the that "licenses should not Implications to Treaty apply to Indians; Treaty Indian people. numbers should be accept- "We did not do a good able." lob of consulting with The present fees for Indian people," said licenses are $10 for fishing 301,44 Surrendi. It seems that and $25 for hunting. f you qualify for Wildlife officials thought The proposed Lakeland your Alberta they were consulting with Resource Plan is aimed at subsidy on Health Care insurance all Treaty interests through conserving fish and game premiums, apply now. You'll want your subsidy to ,+ representative of the resources in the area Indian Association of between Lac La Biche and begin promptly with your July billing. Alberta. The Treaty Six Athabasca, from the impact fill Alliance does not recognize of development and agricul- Just out the application which you received in any other Native organiza- tural expansion. Delegates the mail or at your workplace and send it to us tions speaking on behalf of questioned why there has their members. Surrendi been so little information or before June 13. recognized that this will communication to Indian require a change in the way communities in the area Questions? Problems? Call us. In Edmonton, ttovemment communicates regarding the Plan. phone: 427 -1432. In Calgary, call: 297 -6411. Surrendi took note of this concern and again Elsewhere, check the Government of AGT'' urged Indians to make their Alberta listings in your Telecommunications views known to the govern- AGT ment agencies involved in directory for GOOD NEWS the Lakeland Resource PARTY LINE Plan. toll -free Allan Jacob of the Cold access. We Salute Lake First Nation em- The phasized that this meeting Alberta was for information only Communities and must not be mistaken Of as negotiation. The verbal exchange over the fishing dispute Saddle Lake ended with Surrendi saying and that only the Attorney - General department had Goodfish Lake the authority to drop charges against the Cold HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE Lake fishermen, and asked Health Cate Inw.ance Plan Congratulations for "no further confronta- on your tion" from Indians. Aláerta. -Care Insurance Plan Centennial Year! The reply from the Indians present was that PUT IT HERE they will continue to exercise their Treaty rights to fish and hunt.

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1 W1NDSPF.AKER, APRII. 25. 1988. PAGE 5 Forum discussions taxing of Indian lands

By Albert Crier still Indian lands under the vent the isolated Band study of the Rupertsland Indian Ad," said Jewels. policies TREATY 6 FORUM and tactics. Clam he is involved in. Hi BEAVER LAKE RESERVE He said section 87b of the "Hugh Faulkner had said challenged unfulfilled feder.i' - Several presentations at Indian Act distinguishes that the 19tí9 White paper is obligations resulting from the Treaty Six Erman here between reserve and dead Bill C -31 is proof it is the Rupertsland transfer in focused on Indian govern surrendered lands. not. The government is 1871. nient powers and on land Sèctron 83 of the same trying to extinguish our title Potts feels that it is clairs. Act allows Indians to cullcc t "The 1%9 White Paper to the land," said Potts. necessary to know what Chief Clarence Jewels of taxes, but does not alk,w the Rupertsland is not dead; Bill C -31 "All those items we transfer the Kamloops Indian Band the Band to spend the tax means to identified here are included Indians living reported on his hand's money on services, accord is today. proof of that." in the White Paper," said recent action to tax non irng to Jewels. We should try Potts. He asked for Band to find kidian use of conditionally This n no way ieopardiaes out more about "promises" surrendered support to help IAA study Indian land. the Treaty bilateral relation- Melvin Potts and how we can benefit The Kamloops Band had ship with the federal -Chief the White Paper and other government documents from them," said Potts. surrendered some of their government, since B.C. that that directly involve Potts feels Treaty Land in 1939. About 400 lands are not covered by Indian governments. Six is a good place to start acres is occupied by the Treaty. explained Jewels. challenging unfulfilled city of Kamloops. The Kamloops band is Fus had can begncollecting vice president of the Indian Chief Melvin Potts of the obligations, "but we also "The courts recognize trying to get the goverment taxes this year. Association of Alberta, Montana Indian Band need the support of other that surrendered lands are to amend the Indian Act so Percy Potts, Treaty Six called for unity to ciraan delivered a talk on the Treaty nations."

Twinn reports on lawsuit on membership codes By Albert Crier VOTER BEAVER LAKE RESERVE - A report delivered by Chief Walter Twirl of the Sawridge Band to the Treaty Six Forum here was INFORMATION received with intense interest, as delegates heard that the Sawn* and five other Bands are Involved in CENTRE a lawsuit against the federal govervnent, as a result of the passage of Bill C-31. This federal law repeals sectiorts of the Indian Act 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mon.- taker h discrinnates against WAITER IWINN women. ...lawsuit pi....iniHlf 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturdays Indian bands have 11 the Sawridge Band is months left to have their the first to have its member membership codes rec sing code submitted and DO YOU ognized by the federal approved. HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION government, according to a Twinn beheves that there federal deadline. Those is nothing wrong with YOU NEED TO CAST YOUR VOTE? bands which do not have following legislation. He membership codes in place urged other bands to by the deadline will have to develop and submit their If you have any questions abide by codes developed own membership codes. concerning the election, such as: by the government. He also offered to help "Our position is pretty other bands to develop Am I eligible to vote? If I'm to well province-wide, but their own codes. physically unable only six bands are involved If we are successful in get to the poll, may I vote? in the law suit," said Twinn. our Lawsuit, then the codes Am I on the List of The six plaintiffs are the do not matter; il we are not Electors? I at Sarcee, Blackfoot, successful, then we still May vote an Ermineskin, Enoch, have our own codes advance poll? Sawridge and Sturgeon The Kehewin Band also How do I get my name Lake bands. presented a report on the on List I Bruce Tom, lawyer and development of their the of Electors? Am entitled to time off executive director of membership laws. from work to vote? Sawridge Band, fielded "We don't want the If I'm going to be absent questions regarding the government imposing laws Lawsuit. He explained that on us. We made our own from my polling place on Where do I vote? to shorten the court time it membership law based on polling day, may I vote? was decided to have six Treaty Six," said Chief bands named in the suit. It Gordon Gadwa. would have prolonged the The Kehewn membership PLEASE CALL- court process if all 42 Indian law has an appeal system to bands in Alberta were in go with it, including provi- 422 -VOTE court. sions for persons to appeal Control over membership their challenged member- (422 -8683) may be considered as a ship application in a general Treaty right, since Indians band meeting. It also allows has control over their own the reinstatement of people membership, previous to who married non-Treaty For toll -free access during white arrival Tom said. persons. normal business hours, consult Also, the Indian Act remains PATRICK D. silent on gaining member- "We are not saying no your local telephone directory LEDGERWOOD ship. "The Indian Act was one can join our member- under "Government Alberta" largely concerned with how ship. We are asserting our of a person could lose or give right to determine our own or call collect. up their Treaty status," membership," said Gadwa. Aberra according to Tom. CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER At present, the matter LS Gadwa also offered a waiting a statement of copies of the Kehewin defense horn the federal membership law to those government. bands which request it.

A NEW DAWN IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS PAGE 6, APRIL 25, 1986, WINDSPEAKER Graduation time for celebration graduates; only a that small percentage of Native They are especially vital for Native people if people attended high school; that most Native they want to regain control of their lives and people had no formal job training. future in this complex world. Editorial Things are different now, but there is still a The most important thing we can do is to long way to go. encourage our children to obtain the education In today's world, education and training are they need to make the most of their lives. By Clint Buehler vital for every individual who hopes to be That's my opinion, anyway. successful. What do you think? That sound you hear across the land is a sigh of relief. Once again, it's time for celebration as junior high schools hold their proms, high schools their graduation ceremonies and various training, col- lege and university courses end. For students, it's time to celebrate arrival at a new level of achievement, and to look forward to the next challenge. For parents, it's a time to be proud of their children's success, and to dust off new hopes and new goals. For teachers, it's time to see rewards in evidence for an often thankless job. For Native people, there is even greater cause for celebration. This year there will be more Native students successfully completing higher levels of education than ever before. And with their success comes reinforced hope for Native self- determination and independence. It may not be an overused cliche to say that our young people are our leaders of tomorrow, our hope for the future. But in this case it is certainly a true cliche.

One of the major drawbacks to Native self - determination and self -sufficiency has been the shortage of Native people with the training and qualifications required to deal with the increas- ingly complex mainstream society.

The result has been a dependence on non - Native advisors and professionals who are sometimes not in tune with the realities of the Native world. Not only has their contribution sometimes been inadequate, the fees paid to them have reduced the funds available for employment of Native people. More and more, Native people are gaining the training and experience to take over those, important jobs, making Native control of all areas of their lives a more and more realistic goal. That's a major step forward -a step made only in the past 15 or 20 years. In the light of today's situation, it's hard to believe that 20 years ago that there were only a few Native university

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A NEW 15AWN IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS WINDSPEAKER, APRIL 25, 1988, PAGE 7 Native youngsters need role models Opinion Dear Editor: To a child, a white per- son is a white person, and I would like to comment to them white people are on the article by the always in a ruling position - Edmonton Journal about a teacher, a storekeeper, a Bureaucrats Cold Lake and Mrs. under Janvier. policeman. It's no wonder attack I have talked to numer- our children are inferior; ous Native people about they've been conditioned Dear Editor: gets only 2 people out for its the incident, and all have from childhood to look up annual meeting, there's agreed that Mrs. Janvier to white people as authority The miracle of demo- something wrong. had no right to accept the figures. cracy is that ordinary peo- When over 60 local Metis position in the first place. The issue here is not ple, when given the facts, went to a whiteman and What I have noticed lack- racial discrimination, rather produce good judgement. asked him to send their ing in Native communities it's a matter of providing In recent weeks, I have annual membership fee is the lack of Native role our Native children with been sorting the papers and direct to the provincial models for our children. incentive to excel to letters collected from 20 association to avoid the How are we to expect our become chiefs and people years of association with local officials, it's getting children to excel in posi- with authoritative positions. bureaucratic or civil ser- serious. tions of power if these posi- vant activities in Wabasca/ And when the provincial tions are always held by Garry Laboucan Desmarais. association and Native white people. F_dnonton The`fïumber of examples Secretariat responds to let- where the bureaucrats ters by sending the Local's have supplied twisted and mail to Desmarais for a often false information to rejected official who never Support government ministdrs is joined the group and lived appreciated appalling. It's much beyond at Wabasca, there's really stenographic errors. It's something wrong. what makes countries end received letters Dear and threats bureaucracy admitted my But how do we correct Editor: up like the Phillipines with from civil servants in two facts had been correct and such situations when senior Marcos, or United States Alberta government de- they moved to correct the bureaucrats come to clob- The Edmonton Eagles Junior Forest Wardens would with Richard Nixon. It's like partments telling me to situations. ber anyone who speaks up? like to thank all of the people who supported them on cancer. It's painful and stop writing letters about And letters from our MLA their Walk- But why did it take so A -Thon, Saturday, April 19th. soon gets out of control. bad situations which hap- are full of proven false So, special long and the shadow of an thanks to all of you from all of the Eagles: With the provincial elec- pened in Wabasca. information supplied by his election to make them Billy, James, Mark, Rebecca, Kate, Gary, Allan, Gar- tion coming in Alberta, we One situation was to get advisors? wake up? Why should nett, Farron, Geraldine, Benny, Guy, Marcie, Wally, might well seek a better Advisory Council minutes anyone be put through hell Brent, Kyle, Brian, Ernie, Candida and Joanne. way to collect the facts. We out complete and on time. Floyd Griesbach just for government to pro- need to elect someone The other was to pay a tect a few incompetents Dwayne Desjarlais strong enough and expe- store for housing materials P.S. Why did I get a phone who managed to weasel Supervisor rienced enough to recog- a government project call this morning telling me into the bureaucracy? nize what's happening and picked up two years ago. they had organized a new move to improve the The storekeeper had sent Surely Mr. Shaben and Metis Local at Desmarais EDITOR'S NOTE: Recently we have been receiving letters to the situation. the bill three times. Editor which we would like to print but can't because they are Each Mr. Dube can give us some and wanted to know how to unsigned. What's more important time, the bureaucracy lost assurance that our next get the membership fees to Please note that it is our policy to print only those letters which are is whoever is elected must it, then tried to degrade the MLA will wake up. How- Edmonton without going signed. We will consider using letters signed with a pen name only if feel a fair number of the storekeeper by claiming he ever, I get nervous when I through the regional office. we know the identity of the writer, and if a acceptable justification for voters are prepared to face was not a good manager.. find both of them relying on The silent majority must using a pen name is offered. "Windspeaker "reserves the right to edit letters for length, spelling, the facts and want demo- After many months of the Regional Metis Director soon speak up. Clean out grammar and potentially libellous content. cracy to survive. ridicule and abuse in both for their guidance. the rejects others keep In recent weeks, I have cases, this week the When the Metis Local returning to office.

One hot and seemingly endless summer day, a are going to find out pretty fast anyway, but they are young raven sat high up in a pine looking as bored as also real good at forgiving. could be. He watched rabbit, deer and fox do those Maybe the real raising part starts when we try to things they do, day in, day out, their whole lives make them aware of what it would take to make the through. world and all the people in it as strong and right on as "There has got to be more to living than this," he they can be. And that by trying for that as hard as we said to himself. "That's it. I'm going to leave this wagamese.... can maybe we will all get there one day. place and go out into the world to see for myself what Another very encouraging thing we have going for more life has to offer." us besides that natural love for us by them is the fact So for years after he travelled. His search took that there really isn't that much of what's called a him across wide oceans that nearly drowned him, generation gap amongst us. over mountaintops that nearly froze him, by deserts All of us, my wife Lori, Nathan and I, look forward that almost fried him and through jungles where just to our visits back home with my mom and Joe. We about everything tried to eat him. In each country he talk, joke around, eat big meals, and generally have spoke to the wisest animals who all took an interest surrounded by. This is not an easy thing at all. lots of good times together. in his journey. Finally he returned to where he had For example, why did my kid - his name is My parents are in many ways a connection to the started from to settle down and raise a family of his Nathan, by the way - get into more fights over his past that helps us to better understand and dealwith own. long hair and braids at the Indian school he went to the present. Having that vital thing in common One day he found his own son yawning in the than at the public school he goes to now? keeps our relationship an important and growing afternoon of a listless summer day. "Father," said Now in coming up with possible answers, one. the son, "there has got to be more to life than this." remember it's a kid you'll be telling this to. Long Many non -Native people my age aren't that crazy The old raven then told of his wanderings in search winded, and, but, if, then sentences can cost you his about their parents anymore. Their new way of of life's meanings. attention pretty quick. living cased them to lose touch with whatever value "And what did you discover ?" the younger raven What I just said isn't meant to say kids can't there was in their parents' life experiences. asked. understand. They often know much more than I just hope that when Nathan sets out on his own "Only this," replied the father. "Life is neither here about what is really going on than what they are he'll feel the same way about visiting home and his nor there. Life is life everywhere. By living each day given credit for. One thing they can see for sure is parents as I do in my time. with open eyes, an open heart and an open mind, a the distance between how you are and what you say A few weekends ago, I suggested to the kid we go person will find all its hidden pleasures and mysteries you are and how you say they should try to be. to a movie downtown. He said, nah, he'd rather go exactly where and as they live them." I remember many times being told to never drink bike riding with his friends. It occurred to me right Of course the young raven wasn't satisfied by his or smoke, and to get the best education !could. This there that a natural separation was occurring father's words and undertook a journey of his own, advice was given me by a person holding a cigarette between us. but then that is another of life's lesson as well. in one hand and a beer bottle in the other. When I In three years he will be a teenager. Three to five So how does this story fit in with what we set out got into Grade 12 he would bug me about being years after that he will more than likely leave our talking about last week, you ask? And how come over- educated and brag about all he had done with house for good. Six years. Is that all that's left? Eight back then I called kids aliens and this time around just Grade 8 schooling. years isn't long enough either. birdies? Maybe that's a bad example because at that point I guess how it goes is that kids not only grow up Well in a way, youngsters between age 10 and 16 there was no love lost between that paid- by -the- but they at the same time grow away, too. That part are in various stages of leaving the nest. As parents, month parent and myself. If you have that natural of the deal is hard on the old parenting heart. it starts to get very important what our flapping love and the respect that goes with it happening for Shucks, I miss him already. All I can do, I guess, is around is teaching those very nervous but very you on your side then you are way ahead already. get busy and enjoy having him with me today. anxious to learn to fly offspring of ours. The fact remains, though, kids know whether you Well, that's it for this week. Until next time, then, I guess what we are trying to do is help them to are living up to your words or not. Now unless we're get out there and soak up some wind and sun. You understand themselves and the world we are all perfect we might as well admit that to them. They have an aboriginal right to get as brown as you can.

A NEW DAWN IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS PAGE 8, APRIL 25, 1986, PEAKER INTERVIEW: Clifford Freeman By Rocky Woodward WINDSPEAKER: SUCH AS? FREEMAN: I have suggested that funding should go After a press conference held at the Chi- to cultural groups that are being affected by the racist nese Multi- Cultural Centre in Edmonton attitude so they can plan their own media campaign. April 9, "Windspeaker" had the opportunity Attitudes towards Indian people in terms of self - to talk with the vice -president for Treaty 8 of determination; the fact that we now have protection in the Indian Association of Alberta, Clifford the Canadian Constitution and are still being taking to Freeman. court. The press conference was called in regard We feel that even in the government itself there are to the recent results of Project Can 85, also racism problems in how they look at a group of people, published in the Edmonton Journal. Project people who are the first people and who have rights in Can was based on a survey by University of terms of governing themselves. Yet those rights are not Lethbridge sociologist Dr. Reginald Biddy, being recognized and we are now being constantly taken across Canada, which pinpointed cer- harassed in court, moreso by the provincial tain minority groups on a percentage basis government. regarding racist attitudes towards them. Such things as hunting, fishing and trapping rights. They are constantly pushing Indian people into the WINDSPEAKER: WHY WAS THIS PRESS CON- welfare system, which seems to be the only area that FERENCE CALLED? they allow us to go to. FREEMAN: This particular press conference was If we try to exercise our rights that are in the Consti- called because of the study that was completed called tution and guaranteed, then they still take us to court, it Can 85 Survey. becomes a bigger problem. Our own governments The survey basically points out that the prairie pro- have to recognize their own constitution regarding vinces have the highest percentage of racist problems. Indian people so they can move ahead and towards But I viewed it as the prairie provinces admitting more their own self- determination. openly that there is a racist problem as opposed to the WINDSPEAKER: IN WHAT WAY IS THE PRO- project saying that the biggest problem is a racist VINCIAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE? problem. FREEMAN: Most of the policies that the federal Out of this particular press conference I have chal- government put in piece such as fisheries, are deve- lenged the provincial government to start taking some loped in Alberta, by the Alberta government. In turn, CLIFFORD FREEMAN action in terms of trying to alleviate these kinds of these policies are taken to the federal government and ..,challenges provincial government problems. passed by them. In essence the policies we face now are created by the Alberta government and the transfer agreement which gives jurisdiction to the provincial government, strengthens their agreement against us. Although we have a Treaty agreement with the fed- eral government, they tend to ignore those policies that the federal government has put in place, in terms of fishery. They have now restricted us to a domestic license and I strongly feel Indian people understood the treaty to mean that they would be allowed to barter and carry on bartering as a treaty right. Now they have put together policies in place that try to take away that particular right. So now we are con- stantly fighting court cases because a lot of our elderly people who are raising 10 and 15 children have to go out and fish, and then barter the fish and then end up in court because of that. It is a big problem that we have to HOURS: continue fighting in court. II am - II pm Monday - Thursday I do not like taking these particular cases to court but There's a new larm hand engine let. ndig rots heel s.penson. the 250SX has we are in a situation now where we are at a disadvan- II am - 3 pm Friday & Saturday for hire this year the Honda delivering um power everything you need to do ATC250SX It's a brand and torque at low and Me ph right. h may be new tage. We are the ones being taken to court. We would new machine, the muscular medium engine speeds. And to the game, but the 250SX

8pmSunday - Ilam- younger brother to our fully of course. like all Honda works like an old hand just as soon it be a political solution because then it equipped Big Red. A.shorter ATCs. also has wheelbase and more corn. the know-howknow -how to get loot - HONDA RTC. would be a lot less expensive for the public as well as for ichassis make the 250SX loo andst have fun B1deHrBocielC mkt its feet. But a specially Featuring shah drive. reverse the Indian people who have to fight these cases. To top designed 246 cc four -stroke gear. and lull front and rear it all off, many of our people are now on welfare. ATC 25 V SA $ 2499.00 WINDSPEAKER: YOU MADE MENTION THAT THE MEDIA MUST TAKE A MORE RESPONSIBLE POSITION WHEN ADDRESSING ISSUES BOTH Lac La Biche NATIVE AND IN GENERAL, REGARDING ETHNIC SPORTING GOODS MINORITIES. CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THIS? FREEMAN: We are looking for fair play in terms Phone 623 -4145 of the coverage that Indian people are receiving from the media. Many stories that come out are usually not very well researched. They just paint a picture up on what- ever disaster it may be at the time. What is left out is the TICE NEW actual reasons why an accident happens. There is no real solution from the stories that come out such as trying to avoid these types of disasters. We would like the media to pay more attention as to why a particular situation happened or came about, and why the Indians are struggling in these situations as opposed to simply saying, well there are the Indians, getting in trouble again. A striking selection It seems to be an easy way of putting a story of day and night shoes for the together, new season. but we would like to see the media do a lot more follow Pumps, open toes, sandals and flats research, up on issues that come up, such as textured from beautiful leathers in smokey Peerless Lake. earth colors: white, black patent. grey, There is a prime example. The media painted a pic- bone, taupe, camel, naw, red and pink. PHOENIX FENCE ture that said, there is the Indian again, drinking sol- vents and having alcohol problems. I think it is very We DYE can SHOES to match gowns for important for the media to do good follow -up articles on your Special Day. why the problem is there and show some of the "NORTHERN ALBERTA'S ONLY solutions. MANUFACTURER OF BARBED WIRE They should pressure government more to provide gessVen Stioes AND CHAINLINK FENCING" preventive programs instead of waiting for disasters to t. Phone 783 -3911 happen. fI,, WINDSPEAKER: IN THIS DO YOU MEAN THE ,,- .. . Ponoka 447 x -1919 NATIVE MEDIA ALSO? 12816 -156 rj'fi,I I í{ ,., ..- Street, Edmonton, Alberta FREEMAN: Yes.

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EDMONTON: On May 6, at 7 p.m., a meeting will for the opening of the nursing station. be held at the "OUR PLACE," building at 10502 - 98 Also from Meander, the Adult Education Group Street. from the community went on a field trip to Fort Dropping Ron Keewatin says the reason for the meeting is to Smith, April 13 to 15. They toured the Thebacha and a try start Prison Support Group. Anyone inter- College and various interesting places and, "had a Rocky ested is asked to attend. great time." Woodward Keewatin further mentioned that the meeting will For all you bush protectors, the Alberta Forestry be videotaped and it is his hope that the video will be Services held a spring firefighting meeting on April allowed into the prisons, in order for inmates to get a 23, at the Meander School Gymnasium. first hand look at what is being accomplished on the Can you believe it! Meander always watching out outside. for their beautiful country. Nature lovers all of them, "At least they will know what we are talking about and why not? Hi! I was talking with Harry Rusk the other day, and that way," commented Keewatin. We will have more from Meander, next week. after awhile Harry said he would like to show me two ELIZABETH:TH: HI! You beautiful Lady! Lydia Car- CALGARY: A Native Talent Show and Dance will pictures that he brought back from a recent visit to dinal just called to say the Junior Travellers have be held in Calgary at the ODDFELLOWS HALL at 9 Manitoba. cancelled an engagement to be videotaped for the Avenue and 14 Street S.E. on May 31. On photo one is written: "this man went in the public...but only until May 31. The videotaping will Presented by Metis Local 18, people wishing to water first, to be baptised by 69-year-old Native Min- most likely take place right at Elizabeth. enter categories, are asked to register by May 24 by ister of the Gospel, Pastor John Sinclair, at Fairford, Stay in touch and let us know here at "Wind - phoning Chuck Anderson at 233 -7303 or writing to Manitoba is Indian Reserve." speaker" if it a go. him at 517 - 9A Street N.E. Calgary. The Postal Code The second photo has inscribed on it: "This lady MEANDER RIVER: Welcome to Edmonton, is T2E 4L3. went in the water, very next." Now look at the way Wilfred Hooka Nooka and Florence Chambaud. CADOT7E LAKE: Darlene Courtorielle, can and who Pastor Sinclair looks like? Wilfred is in the city for training in social develop- you please phone me regarding the track meet Harry said a lady standing on the shoreline with ment and Florence for a seminar. scheduled for sometime at the end of May. him said, "that's Jesus!" The contractors have just completed the new I really have been busy and can't remember our A lady standing on the shore snapped those pic- nursing station at Meander River and only clean -up conversation that I didn't take down, lost and just tures below. is left, which is being handled by Northern Services. plumb forgot! When I was at Meander over a year ago I don't HINTON: WINSTON WUTTUNEE was there even recall if there was a nursing location...if this is this weekend, which is two days from the time I am true, it is sure nice to know that people of the com- writing this, so I will let you know all about it next munity will now have a new building to go to. week! Alex Courtorielle said he will let us know the date Have a nice weekend everyone.

ON MAY 3, OVER 9000 YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE CLEANING UP ALBERTA'S HIGHWAYS.

Every year on a Saturday in May, a Please do your part. Watch out for our group of young Albertans make a special young volunteers! Look for the road signs! effort to clean up Alberta's highways. Drive safely while these young people are on our highways. Over 9,000 members of our 4 -H Clubs and Junior Wardens will take part in removing the litter left along Alberta's roadsides by careless motorists. Almost a/Le 8,000 km of provincial primary highway Minister of Transportation right -of-way will be cleaned and about 57,000 refuse bags will be filled. Saturday, May 3rd, is the big day.* Although these young people will be wearing safety vests and bright clothing TRANSPORTATION and supervised by their parents and * In the event of inclement weather, the leaders, you, as the operator of a vehicle that day, must be extra cautious. clean -up will take place the following Saturday, May 10th. DO YOUR PART - B& G Dairy Service DRIVE WITH EXTRA CARE AND CAUTION. Yes! We deliver to your home. Every Wednesday & Saturday. High Level, Alberta

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DR. MORLEY JOHNSON OD. Groups tries to help at Max OPTOMETRIST By Ivan Morin funds to buy. prisoners at Edmonton an outlet at which the arts Serving Edmonton & Slave Lake The volunteer support Institution, respected and crafts that the A small group, which group hopes to look at the Ontario Elder, Art Brotherhood members Call For An Appointment Today included mothers, girl- needs of the Native Solomon, stated, "one of make can be sold. friends, Native Elders and Brotherhood members, as the most important things a The Native Brotherhood LOCATIONS friends gathered to discuss expressed by them, and prisoner needs is that of is planning to host a ways to help the Native find ways to meet their companionship of the powwow in the future, and SLD BUILDING Brotherhood People's needs. One of the major opposite sex, and someone hopes to garner outside P.O. Box #834 Society, of Edmonton concerns at the meeting to share the burden of pain support for the events, (ie. Slave Lake, Alberta Institution. was the lack of volunteers that a prisoner experiences dancers, material for dance Phone: 849 -4410 Since a disturbance at attending Native inside." costumes, etc.). the institution in January, Brotherhood meetings, and Some of the activities Another meeting for the #620, 6655 -178 Sheet, Edmonton the participation of vol- the need for the members volunteers are needed for Brotherhood volunteer of Market Mali Callingwood unteers has dropped some- to have some outside include: volleyball, softball, support group is set for Phone: 481 -4597 what, and the Brotherhood contacts. It was stated that slow pitch, floor hockey, May 6, at 7:00 p.m. at Our executive is looking for the majority of the Native and other sporting activities. House, 10502 -98 Street, ways to attract volunteers population at Edmonton It was also expressed that Edmonton. If you need to come to their Thursday Institution were from other the Native Brotherhood more information on the [Am mm night meetings. Various provinces and therefore, needs a hide to make crafts. Support group, or Native committees were set up to had no visitors and very The hide would have to be Brotherhood activities you 1 /Y1 nn nn nn IY1 /Y1 / co- ordinate such fund little contact with the donated as they don't have may call me, at 455 -2700, or raising activities as tee shirt outside world. During a much money in the Native Ron at 421 -4726 during the sales, of which the Native recent trip through Brotherhood account. day, or you may call Alicia MAI m m nn Al Brotherhood will supply the Edmonton to visit the There is also a need to find in the evening at 433 -3561. %ncDonald's Restaurant naCive alcoholism Black Cat Guest Ranch OPEN Monday - Sunday services 6:30 am. to 11 p.m. Horseback Riding & Site Seeing Edith Thompson 5517 - 37a Avenue Executive Director 865 -3084

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WINDSPEAKER, APRIL 25, 1986, PAGE 11 Financial aid sought for health conference We By Rocky Woodward

A national Community Health Representative (CHR) conference sched- can shape uled for June 22 to 26 in Calgary will be the first national meeting of approx- imately 500 Band- employed our own and Medical Services Branch community health representatives. The main object of the future conference is to produce an event designed to strengthen and reinforce continuing importance of the CHR in Alberta program and the role of the CHR in improving health care delivery to Indian and Inuit communities. On April 16, Community Health Representatives from across Alberta met at the Alberta Indian Health Care Commission office in Edmonton to discuss fundraising projects to help finance the four -day event, among other topics. The funding allocated to the national CHR confer- communications and under- informational workshops, ence by the Medical Services standing between commu- panel discussions, and Branch "is not enough. nity members and health workshop sessions with the "All the CHRs are going care professionals. keynote speaker, Jack fundraising in their commu- The program was imple- Sinclair. nities and we are also mented under the mandate "It will be the first of its looking at setting up more of the Medical Services kind in Alberta and will give projects in the communities Branch of the Department CHRs from across Canada to raise the necessary of National Health and a chance to meet at a funding to hold the confer- Welfare. national conference. We ence," said co- ordinator Today, some 565 CHRs are depending on the $haron Johnstone. are employed in 660 women to go out in their The conference is being communities serving about communities and dig for co- ordinated by Alberta 200,000 persons. funds and hopefully, the because it is centralized. It was mentioned at the Bands will also contribute Another added touch April 16 meeting that the towards travel and accom- There's a proud history that shapes It's regarding the conference, CHR Association has a modations. It would help Albertans. one is that the CHR will be charitable number they can out budget a lot," said of determination, of sheer hard work. It's the ability to celebrating 25 years of use for tax purposes and Audrey Parke, Alberta take the present and work it into a future that we can health services. that it was very necessary representative for National share together. The CHR role was to obtain all the support CHR Co- ordinator Com- conceived in the early 60s they could from the public mittee. We've got a lot going for us in this province. as a means of Indian and to "make this important Inuit communities becoming conference work." Anyone interested in a very strong, provincial financial position, thanks more involved in providing The National CHR offering donations and or to the foresight of previous Progressive primary health care. The Coordinating Committee contributions towards the Conservative governments program operated to train has already worked out an CHRs national conference and support the employment agenda that focuses on can call the National exceptionally talented and determined people of individuals from Indian Development Community Coordinating Committee the greatest and northern communities and the role of the CHR, at (403) 426 -1213, or write range and richness of resources in to improve health care and Advanced Training Needs, to: 1390 First Edmonton. Canada instruction within their the National CHR Place, 10665 Jasper Avenue, farmers who can compete on a straight product - communities and to improve Communication Network, Edmonton, Alberta. quality basis with the best the world can offer tourist attractions beyond compare the eyes of the world focused on us for the 1988 Winter Olympics.

None of these achievements was won without a sense of purpose. We've been through tough times before. We expect to be faced with them again. By combining the strength of the people with the strength of their government, Albertans can come out on top. We've done it before and, together, we will do it again.

TOGETHER! A New Alberta Team Authorized by the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta.

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CHR ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE AND COMMITTEE ...meet to discuss fundraising projects A NEW DAWN IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS PAGE 12, APRIL 25, 1986, WINDSPEAKER 25% unemployment faced Driftpile by Natives in cities

the Native coming into the city lacks a total education. Band Cantelon says that statis- tics show that Natives are Community generally employed in the service area of the work force, securing jobs as By Ivan Morin Cantelon says that while councillors, clerical work, the unemployment rate of teachers, and all the other The Chief and Council wish The unemployment rate Edmonton is at 12%, the social and community help for Natives in the city is Native unemployment rate areas. He says that most of happy motoring to all our friends never under 25% even at is probably around the 30- the Native kids in university the best times, says Hart 35% level. He adds that he are taking courses which and neighbours travelling this Cantelon, a Public Relations has no concrete statistics are directly related to these Consultant with Native for this figure, but that fields. spring and summer rodeo and Outreach. statistics from Calgary Responding to recently show that Native unemploy- Cantelon feels that this powwow season and to the many released statistics on the ment in that city are at that problem cannot be resolved unemployment rates in level, and he can't guess in the immediate future, but travellers going to Expo `86. Edmonton, Cantelon said that the Edmonton Native adds that we will probably that the 12% rate in unemployment rate would need to attack the problem Edmonton is a much larger be too far ahead or behind a with a 10 - 25 year program problem for Natives in the Calgary figure. in which Natives will find city. He added that the Cantelon says that the their place in society, and unemployment rates on unemployment among yet maintain their culture. reserves at times reach a 90 Natives can be attributed to #450 He adds that in the long Dñflpile Band per cent level. Cantelon the social and economic term it means we have to also added that when the conditions of the times. He have better upgrading for unemployment rate in the contends that if university Natives, and we have to community or province students are having a tough institute some form of increases it only excentuates time finding themselves a career planning, and that the problem for Natives job after school, then the we have to start looking at and it tends to push the problem is much General Delivery greater for giving the Native people an Native employment into the Native people coming in economic base to work Driftpile, Alberta the casual labor level, from the isolated commu- from, in the general society. TOG OVO which lacks pertinence and nities to join the work force continuity. in the city. Particularly so, if Cantelon says that some Native people might have a base to work from, but it is often away from their 355 -3868 homes and reserves, because there aren't a lot of 24 HOUR SERVICE ¡gameREFRIGERATION reserves that have an s economic base for employ- We Sel, Install AIR CONDITIONING LTD. & Service ment. REFRIGERATORS 352 -5855 & FREEZERS WETASKIWIN Cantelon says that if we aAD ''? , are going to upgrade the , REEROEMTOH EOUIRMEHT I. CoHBTTaHr. 50 M BUEK T1HN9 COMMERG.I B OE:T educational level, we have w."L "s ERB uTO TRUCK TRACTOR : to do in areas that would Sucker Creek Band 150A give the person some il,,, 44, marketable skills, and those skills are in tune with #{ what society needs. He BIG LAKE SOD FARM adds that if we are to better i - the Native unemployment 'MII s- picture, the non -Native society has to be willing to ÌÑSTANT An N Nhkwnbamborta ` -- ^- - ' Turf Grams employ the qualified Natives REGISTERED, and let them fit in. Happy motoring to all our TOUCHDOWN - CHERI - BANFF AMERICA KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS 429 -137 2 In a final statement friends and neighbours travelling Office & Sod Farm Located EDMONTON Approx. 5 Mies N.E. of Cantelon says, "Peerless around for the spring and summer Wetaskirrin By Coal Lake 352 -6637 Lake is really a reflection of PHONE FOR DIRECTIONS WETASKIWIN, R.R. 2 what the non -Native society powwow and rodeo season has not done for the Native people." from the Chief & Council of the Strehlau Locksmithing & Carpentry Ltd. TEEPEES Serviciiig Alberta for your INDUSTRIAL, LINERS AVAILABLE COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, SECURITY NEEDS. BONDED INSURED LICENSED SIZES: Member of ALOA -CSIS -ALA 10 Sucker Creek Band BOX 561, SWAIN HILLS, TOG 2C0 25 (403) 333 -4593 bot Owner & General Manager - Olto Strehlau Box #65 RadarTowifig Enilda. Alberta "24 Hour Service" Courteous Assistance Reliable Service Jim Local And Long Distance Reasonable Rates LAMBERT ("1\ Box 3209 523 -3111 $Cash$paid for scrap cars &trucks 82,10035 - 184 Street Edmonton, Alberta Edson, Alberta 489-4737 (403) 723 -2447

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leamed to cry. These kids know it's a difficult change, but the rewards are great," said Hiron. Hiron and his staff teach the youth how to cope with supervisors, and basically By Rocky Woodward none of them steal...now!" how to hold down a good Hiron comments, while giv- job. For approximately two ing an example for his belief The youth also partici- years, an automotive train- in them. pate in other functions ing program operating "Recently, one of the related to the program. under the name K and D guys came in and said `look Kung Fu classes, guitar and Associates, and located at at these sun glasses." I singing lessons, everything the Vega Hotel in Edmon- asked him why they were from driver education ton has been offering so special and he said they classes to vocational street -wise youth, young were the very first pair he upgrading. offenders and youth involved ever paid for. It just goes to Edmonton psychologist with alcohol and drug prove you don't have to Dr. James Battle, asked by abuse the hope of facing life steal when you believe in Hiron to measure partici- in a more positive manner yourself." pants' self worth earlier in than what they are accus- Many Edmonton busi- the program and then three tomed to. nesses view the program as months later, describe the The training program is positive and have gone so K and D program as having unique in that it not only far as to hire individuals, a very positive influence on offers individuals expe- while offering them the the trainees. rience in how to fix cars, opportunity for on- the -job LANE WEEKS, MIKE VI r EBRUN, JOHN COCHRANE & DON HIRON He went on to say that but offers them a choice to training upon completion of ...unique program gives hope to destitute youth the program is needed help themselves, along with the automotive program. badly and that many young is support to help them do it. "It unique. One of the a part as does the Pound - finally met his mother who Hiron was the one who put people do not get a chance The 32 -week program is guys has just been hired by maker /Nechi Centre and told him the reason she him in touch with it. to develop their potential, funded by the Canada the Don Wheaton dealer- the Canadian Native gave him up was because of Secondly, he wants to but at K and D they are ship. Employment and Immigra- It's after work that Friendship Centre. an alcohol program she become a helicopter pilot. given a second, third and tion Commission and is they get into trouble," The youth have expe- was facing. All of it is now in reach. even fourth chance to designed to assist youth Hiron laughingly admits. rienced sweats with Native succeed. Since then, Mike has for- having difficulty entering To work with trouble- architect Doug Cardinal Just recently, Villebrun "They are worthwhile. given his mother, who has the labour force. some youth, one would that "blows their minds," was asked to leave Pound - You know, you see these been sober for 15 years According to Don Hiron, think you would need a said Hiron. makers, along with another guys pick up a baby and ...how sad he could not co- ordinator for the pro- sense of humor and it is The program is working. individual for creating a dis- you can see the love in their comprehend to forgive gram, they look for alcohol- very probable that you do. Offering positive skills turbance. He had com- eyes. himself. ics and "druggies" and guys In a big sense this unique without, according to pleted 29 days. "I was told by a Cheyenne from jail. "They have a lot of program saves lives. Hiron, destroying their Villebrun lived on the He made the best of his person from North Dakota character and ability and Hiron would probably rebellious spirits "because streets from Yellowknife to stay at Poundmakers and that if you showed no com- they are not deadbeats" not admit this, and because that is what is going to hold Edmonton to Vancouver. remembers an incident passion,' you were not Hiron says that of the 40' of over 20 years of expe- the world together. If these He drank, took drugs and where a fellow client helped allowed to become a war- youth involved with the rience working in situations kids didn't turn around I eventually wound up in the him to where he eventually nor. He said if I had learned program, all of them lacked such as this, would come wouldn't have good statis- "slammer" for impaired got up to talk in front of anything from him he self esteem at one time. up with a less dramatic tics. I need them." driving and narcotics others. hoped it was that you don't Thus the philosophy of K answer. Still the presence Hiron adds that he is a charges. "Mike is a tough, hostile give up on anybody. It's a and D Associates is "your of saving lives, or rather firm believer that the Abo- He was a street fighter Indian and when I asked difficult charge, but the responsibility is to help you supporting youth to ulti- riginal approach will save like all street -wise kids are. him what he had learned at rewards are great," fin- to accomplish that." mately stand on their own the world. There was no room for feel- Poundmakers, he said he ished Hiron. "These people are by offering them responsi- "rd been going down and ings, especially when worthwhile people and just bility, is in the rooms of the down and decided to get it taught rejection was the need to have their spirits Vega Hotel that also offers together, " said trainee best policy. lifted up," Hiron says. hope and security for these Mike Villebrun, originally Since Villebrun came t Out of the 40 youth youth. from Fort Smith on the into contact with Hiron, he involved, 15 are Native. All The day this reporter Northwest Territories /Al- has nothing but good toCit°O of them -including non - visited Hiron and his berta border. words for his mentor and Natives participate in the "street- wise" staff, a young Villebrun recalls his ear- the program. WIVr t k(OVeo. Medicine Wheel. Hiron Native boy was sleeping on lier days being sent from "This program has given 6 believes it is much better a couch in a hotel room foster home to foster home me a new outlook on life. O° than the, "I'm Okay, You're used for an office. and eventually to a deten- There was always a lot of Okay," philosophy. The night before my tion centre where at 16 doors open but I was too "All of them look at the interview with Hiron, this years of age he was told to busy drinking. I wanted to world the Native way, and same Native youth had leave, "you're on your quit (give up) many times after three weeks, they see phoned and awoken him. but Don (Hiron) has helped R.E.W. that all they've got is each "He was drunk and Small wonder Villebrun me through that." other. We work on trust. scared. When I picked him feels his aggressive nature Today Villebrun has a ELECTRIC Through the medicine up, there was nothing in stems from rejection. dream. The first is to learn wheel, they learn to work this house but a small tele- He does not know who more about his Native together and talk to each vision set, a couch and a or where his father is. He roots, and he states that LTD. other," Hiron says. million beer cans." I told The youth Hiron works him that there was no way with could be called "trou- he would ever be coming blemakers," with too much back there." free time on their hands, Hiron will be taking him much of it created by the home with him for a month. lack of jobs in the work "We have to show these COMPLETE SERVICE FOR force. youth that somebody TANNING LEATHER Many of them have come cares. Some of the Native AND DRESSING FUR from foster homes, broken boys believe they are use- homes and detention cen- less," comments Hiron. BEADS tres...all of them teamed to "It's just not true. They NEW SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED survive on the streets have been tossed around GLASS SEE) BEADS through their wits and from foster home to foster AND BUGLE BEADS because of bitterness, home, put into schools and MANY NM COLOURS mainly due to rejection, classed as having leaming 426.7349 422 -2751 426-7358 have gone through suicide disabilities, which they (FUR BUYERS) never had. They have attempts, drugs and alco- self 10529.105 Avenue esteem Phone: 926-2245 hol problems and encoun- problems." Edmonton T5H 3X7 ters with the law. This is one reason why It is all a part of being Hiron has incorporated High Level street -wise, and Hiron Native organization sup- knows this. port into his program. "I can guarantee that Native Counselling plays A NEW DAWN IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS 110141111111111P,P_

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By Terry Lusty them into production," she conviction that limited edi- explains. "Under- financing tion prints and cards will With the commence- and poor accounting" have help them achieve wider ment of Expo '86 in Van- always been the major hur- exposure, not just in couver just around the dles of Native businesses, Alberta, but abroad. The comer, BANAC (Business she says. The accounting prints will hopefully retail at Assistance to Native Alber- aspect is being taken care about $100 or $120 each, and of tans Corporation) is getting by BANAC, but the area the exposure will put a bet- into high gear to fulfill a vital of funding remains proble- ter price tag on their origi- component there in the matic. "Any way that the nals which could eventually field of Native arts and government could help sell for 10, 20, and even 100 crafts. would be good," Liddell times the amount they now Mavis Liddell, the arts says, but they're Metis and receive for the same work. and crafts business advisor financial support for them is The emphasis is on quality for BANAC, expresses more difficult to come by as rather than quantity. This is enthusiasm regarding its compared to Status Indians. where knowledge of mar- up- coming role at Expo. keting is so important, says For Liddell and for some RAY BAPTISTE Liddell. She is endeavoring select Native artisans, it is to get them going "in the an opportunity to promote, To her way of thinkiing, right direction" and to then market, and advance the the quality of the artists is be able to take on some works of Alberta Natives. beyond question. They are new prospects. Because Expo exhibitors good, and as for Baptiste, must share 50 per cent of "there is a person who's got RELATED ISSUES their profits with Expo, all the potential in the Liddell negotiated and world," beams Liddell. There are a few other managed to obtain retail Liddell compares Bap - strengths the artists require space through their free tiste's style to that of Eddy in order to manage them- enterprise show "at a really Cobiness, but she prefers selves and become self - good (flat) rate" rather than Baptiste's because of its sufficient, Liddell points having to pay a large per- simplicity -"It doesn't have out. "Every two weeks we centage of the profits. One too many dots or colors; it's do payables and receiva- reason for this, says Liddell, soft, it's free, it's not clut- bles. I'm going to teach is because "I said I would tered," she explains. them an accounting sys- bring out a group of Alberta tem," she says. She also artists and that is what they MORRIS CARDINAL recommends the use of a want; they don't have one." lawyer for business tran- Expo's interest in Alberta It was through Janet Sin- sactions, especially ones artists was sparked as a clair, who used to work for that are very involved. direct result of the quality Eagle Down Gallery and When questioned about products of Cree- Ations, a BANAC, that Liddell first a possible artists colony or rug factory from the came into contact with a similar structure, Liddell Kehewin Reserve which Morris Cardinal, who has admitted "I would like to enters a juried crafts show already established some- see them do that. I've seen twice a year in Vancouver. thing of a name and reputa- tremendous sharing of Cree- Ations was invited on tion for himself. Sinclair ideas between the three the basis of its quality work ARTISTS LETENDRE AND BAPTISTE AND ADVISOR LIDDELL once told her, "if there's (artists) I'm working with." and was asked if they could ...have much to offer to themselves and each other anyone who can succeed, Their work, she says, is find other craftsmen to par- it's Morris." Liddell took "totally different; they don't ticipate at Expo. This was the Blood Indian Reserve, They are paid for piece lector's item." her word for it and hasn't threaten each other and when BANAC entered the which is making such items work and some of the ladies The committement of regretted it since. In fact, they contribute to each picture. as book marks, earrings, are "making good money. the three artists who she has found Morris to be other." Expo, says Liddell, necklaces, silver spoons, The committment of these BANAC works with has the most stable of four At times like this, when "would like people to be and stick pins. The third women is just amazing; been very gratifying to Lid- artists whose work she has they sit down together and there, not just sitting line of crafts is the illus- they work hard and they dell. Words like "potential, been promoting. talk art, it simply amazes behind their tables; they trated works of Native don't do it on grants," she committment, quality, tal- her to no end. They have so want them working because artists Ray Baptiste, Morris says. ent" are recurring ones as HENRY LETENDRE much to offer, not just to it one makes the show more Cardinal, and Henry Let - Liddell is proud of the she talks about artists Ray another and to them- original." And that's where endre. A full compliment of products produced. "It is Baptiste, Morris Cardinal, Letendre, another artist, selves, but of themselves the artists come in. traditional Native crafts are not a piece of something and Henry Letendre. Lid- caught Liddell's attention and to the world. Accordingly, Liddell to also be included. that has been pressed out dell is impressed with their by accident. "I saw Henry's plans to market three dif- of a mold; it is a handmade work and maintains "their work in your book (Back STRIKING OUT ferent forms of Native art at KAINAI CRAFTS piece of art...not something potential will carry them." To Batoche) and wanted it" Expo from May 28 until made in Japan," she If there is any one stum- she says. "Henry's work is In a few years, they may June 2. The products of Kainai Crafts is operated boasts. Some articles like bling block in the mind of exceptional in that it's decide to establish them- Cree- Ations is one of them. by a group of Blood Indian the spoons have very good Liddell, it is the age -old abstract and people who selves in a business venture Another is that of caribou women who work at their potential, she feels, because question of funding. "There aren't abstract appreciative of their own. Hopefully if tufting by Kainai Crafts of own pace, Liddell says. they are a "tremendous col- is no seed capital to get like it." In addition, the spir- and when the time comes, itual and religious equality BANAC will be there to of much of Letendre's work help them if need be. By attracts customers. then they would have a fair idea of what they would KEY-WAY -TIN PROPER MARKETING need, how to do it, and what it would cost. BANAC In a bid for success, Lid- will sit down and help them BIBLE INSTITUTE Before Trading or Selling dell is out to aid these draft a proposal to finance Your Vehicle See Us. artists in any manner pos- their business through the sible. One thing she is steer- traditional institutions, Lid- Ministry of the ing Baptiste and Letendre dell says. Northern Canada away from is mass produc- The upshot of all this is Evangelical Mission tion. She doesn't want for BANAC to do them- them burning themselves selves out of business -at out, nor does she want least with these artists -so ALL- GLEAN them over -marketing at low that BANAC's efforts could A place for NATIVE CHRISTIANS prices. Marketing, Liddell then be directed to helping AUTO GARE claims, can be crucial. "You new clients, new artists. 5708 - 12 - 39 A Avenue can't saturate the Edmon- "Our committment, of ton course, is to get the - to study the WORD Wetaskiwin, Alberta market and expect to abso- OF GOD make a living. (Now) they lute best for the entrepre- - to prepare (1 block west of Mohawk) to TELL OTHERS OF CHRIST realize that the way to make neur and help them on their - to learn to LIVE THE CHRISTIAN LIFE money in art is by limited way to being totally inde- editions or unlimited edi- pendent," Liddell sums up. tions in stationery or things Expo '86 just may prove Three Year Diploma Offered like that," she says. the turning point for the 352 -9444 Liddell spent 15 years in three artists, for Cree- marketing. She is of the Ations and for Kainai Crafts.

A NEW DAWN IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS WINDSPEAKER, APRIL 25, 1986, PAGE 17 Citizenship court at CNFC is historic first

By Terry Lusty been doing a lot of touring of late. At one point, the For the first time in the dancers went among the history of any Native new citizens to have them friendship centre, the participate in a welcome Canadian Native Friendship dance. Culture Centre (CNFC) in Of those who took the Edmonton hosted the oath of citizenship, some induction of new Canadian had been Canadian res- citizens -- 21 of them to be idents for as little as the exact. three -year minimum Although citizenship requirement while others, courts are generally con- like Susan Schurek, have ducted in the offices of the COURT JUDGE been in Canada for as Secretary of State (SOS) ...presides ceremony much as 20 years. where they are located, or Originally from England, in a few schools, "we felt it Norbert Jebeaux. Offi- Schurek has lived in was the most sensible and ciating was citizenship Edmonton for seven years appropriate thing" to hold it Court Judge Margaret and claimed she "doesn't at a centre because the Osbaldeston. feel any different" but Native people are "the first Decore and Lorieau admitted "it might when I citizens" of the country, extended greetings and a go to vote." She specifically said Marilyn Wilson, the warm welcome to the new took out citizenship "to be manager for Citizen able to vote." This was the DECORE, JEBEAUX, L'HIRONDELLE AND LORIEAU Canadians, making special in Registration. mention of the freedom and first time that Schurek had ...among special dignitaries participating ceremonies Wilson was most im- democracy so prevalent in the opportunity to view belong somewhere," Sistani relationship between stu- she credits the friendship pressed with the outcome Canada. Indian dancing and she informed "Windspeaker." dents and teachers is closer centre for that. of the ceremony and the Elder Norbert Jebeaux, described it as "fascinating." She also said she felt and very different than in response from the new who has been practising the Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas "privileged." Europe," he confessed. Wilson also praised citizens. "It's the first time pipe now for the past 18 Ragousis moved to Canada In 1980, Jose Isidoro How does Isidoro feel "Windspeaker' for making that a friendship centre has years, conducted a pipe from Greece four years moved to Canada from about being a citizen? "It is an appearance. She been used anywhere in and sweetgrass ceremony. ago. "We're very proud to Portugal via France where just like being born again, a criticized the regular daily said, it Canada," she and In his prayer, he made become Canadians," said he'd lived for 15 years. He new life" he commented. media which, she said, has had -offs spin already. reference to "freedom and -Mr. Ragousis. As for his likes the way "the govern- Citizenship manager "isn't giving the ceremony "As a result," she contin- everything that the Creator home country, he main- ment works with the Wilson was extremely the coverage it deserves; ued, "the centre in Grande has provided for us" as well tained "we can visit it youth." He said "they're delighted with the feedback they just don't take the Prairie is going to do the as "the right to practise our anytime." interested in the youth." from the citizens, of whom time." She fully hopes that thing in May. same cultures." Yet another new citizen Isidoro also expressed she said "it will be a lasting the centre will invite them dignitaries Special attend- Following the swearing - was Iranian Bahereh Sistani, enthusiasm for the educa- experience in their memory; back sometime in the ing and participating in the in ceremony, the new who has lived in Sherwood tional system. "The inter- they felt so welcome," and future, perhaps next year. ceremony included Mayor citizens and guests were Park for seven years. She Laurence Decore, SOS treated to a performance of remarked on how nice it ;{:':;}::::::...... :{f{r::}}:{.; area director Denis Lorieau, traditional Indian dances was to have an Elder speak CNFC President Vié performed by the White to them. L'Hirondelle, and Elder Braid Society, which has "You feel like now you SHAMAN Do You Know An Aspiring Alberta Created by Canadian natives, Native Artist Who... - Shaman is the new North American Indian trivia game. - would like to establish a name In the art community - deserves more recognition for their artistic talents In any It's fun, educational and media challenging! would be interested In selling their work at a reputa In Edmonton during August, -1986 gallery Shaman sells for $32.95 and can be pur - - could benefit from an award of: chased at the Vancouver Indian Centre, $500000 Scholarship for it Place 1607 E. Hastings, Vancouver, (604) 251-4844 or send a cheque or money S100000 Cash Award for 2nd Place order to Coup Enterprises Ltd:, Box 3990 $50000 Cash Award for Std Place Station 8, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2W towards the putblaw of art supplies 5H9. (204) 774 -9694. 100% - would welcome the opportunity to earn of pr ::..k _...... : .:-.. on works sold

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.A NEW DAWN IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS PAGE 18, APRIL 25, 1988, WINDSPEAKER GOODFISH LAKE Junior Wardens receive 2nd Annual Ear ly-bird donation Ball Tournament from war vets By Rocky Woodward wished that the cheque lais' part was when he men- coud May 17 & 18, 1986 have been more, he tioned to his wardens that The Junior Forest hoped the amount would L'Hirondelle was a war Located Park Wardens under be at Pakan Instructor put to good use and was veteran and president of Dwayne Desjarlais, were assured by Desjarlais that it the CNFC. MEN'S BASEBML- 6 TEAMS ONLY. ENTRY FEE $250°° surprised when the presi- would be. One little boy asked dent of the Native Veterans Prize money L'Hirondelle further L'Hirondelle if it was scary Society, Vic L'Hirondelle, mentioned that he was 1st - $70000 2nd - $50000 3rd - $300°0 during the war. presented them with a $100 aware of Desjarlais' sup- "It wasn't pretty, but I got cheque during one of their port to a worthwhile cause, to wear a uniform like you," regular meetings at the that MEN'S FASTBALL -16 TEAMS - ENTRY FEE $25000 of the Junior Forest said L'Hirondelle. Canadian Native Friend- Wardens Prize money and the involve- The donation will be ship Centre, April 21. ment of Native youth. to "A" DMSION used further field trips CONSOLATION SIDE "B" Although L'Hirdondelle A nice gesture on Desjar- and possible camping 1st - $1,50000 $7000° equipment and other mate- 4 2nd - $1,00000 rials that the Junior Forest 3rd - $50000 lrMILE "GUNSMITHS" Wardens may need. 4th - 30000 OF MANY GUNS

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Gift Lake will have two teams that will join a league National All Indian Softball Tournament to be held up there, the Sabres and the Sluggers. Leonard says this year on September 5, 6, and 7. Sports that Gift Lake is a real ball town and that every year Roundup they have about 10 ball teams and lots of players to Edmonton - I had a chance to talk to the choose from. Gift Lake will be hosting the CVC ball manager of Canadian Heavyweight Champion Ken tournament on June 7 and 8 this year. There will Lakusta, Gary Stevenson, and he tells me that he will By Ivan Morin also be a beerfest and dance. Sounds like something have Frankie Pruden, the Edmonton featherweight good. Oh, yeah, if some of you don't know Leonard who is coached and managed by the Friendship Flett was the winner of Rocky Woodward's Centre's Gordon Russell, on the next card. I still Dropping In contribution award at AMMSA's annual haven't got Frankie tracked down for an interview. dinner in December of 1985. We seem to just miss each other all the time, but we promise to get together soon. Right Frankie? Billings, Montana, USA - They held the Hi there! I've had a pretty quick here, week so the National Indian Basketball Championships in Billings Edmonton Max - Warren just phoned again column won't be all that long. last week, and five Alberta teams went down there to to remind me about needing some volunteer ball I think we've finally got on to spring weather, so we defend our basketball honor. Although we didn't win teams or volleyball teams to go out to the Max to can all relax and figure exactly what baseball position anything, we did manage to do something in the play the Brotherhood team. So, if you know of a were going to play, and what team might want us. men's division that had never been done before, team that might be willing to go out there, give me a I've been trying to sell Bert (our boss) on the fact which is place in the top eight. call from wherever you are. that I think I'm a good shortstop. Like I'm short and I No Canadian team has ever been recognized in can stop the ball every now and again. the National Indian They Championships. only Paul Band - If you read the article I wrote on Hey, what about that Oiler - Flames series? What recognize the top eight teams at the tournament. the Paul Band hockey awards, you'll notice where I a match-up that's been. And everybody expected isn't a Eighth bad in 32 -team field, which is how many mention that all of Walter Rain's family act as the Oilers just to run over the Flames. There hasn't men's teams there were competing in the volunteers for the recreation programs out there. been near as much fighting as everyone thought tournament. Well !managed to get a picture of them while I was there'd be, either. For a minute in there the second The final standings in the men's went like this: the there and I though that we'd show it to you, so here it game the Flames had the Oilers on the ropes, as they four -time winning North Dakota team made itself a is. were leading 4 -2 going into the third period, then the five -time winner, as they beat the Rockyboy Well that about does it for another week so we'll Oilers being their smooth came selves back not only Crowhawks with only three seconds on the clock. catch you next week, and until then, remember to to tie the game, but to beat the Flames in overtime. The rest looked like this: Chico, California; KEEP SMILING. It's raining today but it may not I was out at the hockey awards sponsored by the Oklahoma; Oregon Travellers; Rockyboy Rockets; rain tomorrow. Paul Band over the weekend, and I had a pretty good Cluny, Alberta. time, not to mention a good meal. Thanks to Alex On the ladies side of things, 21 teams were vying Be!court and the Paul Band. for the right to become national champions, and two Well I should get on with the community sports. teams from Oklahoma took home the 1 and 2 spots. The Tulsa Royals defeated the Oklahoma Reds for Gift Lake - Leonard Flett phoned me last the championship. The rest of the field looked like week to tell me that he and the CVC hockey team this: Rose Bud, S.D.; Warm Springs, Oregon; Lame were going to Wabasca- Desmarais to play in a CVC Deer, (defending champions), Pine Ridge, S.D., and tournament there. Then he phoned me back on Alaska. Monday with the results. (I need more people like Glenda Cardinal of the Sarcee team made the this.) Gift Lake came in second behind a team from ladies all -star team, which made her the only Calling Lake. The Wabasca- Desmarais Team 2 Canadian to make either the men's or the ladies came in third. all -star teams. Leonard says they also had a banquet for the John Fletcher and Willie Littlechild were in Billings tournament participants. The students of the Gift for a meeting with the Native Indian Activities Lake CVC would like to thank their coach, Dave Association of which Willie is the vice -president, and Cox, for all he's done for them. John is the sergeant -at -arms. At that meeting it was Ball will be starting up in Gift Lake soon. Leonard decided that next year's National Indian Basketball says he's getting up there in age, but he also tells me Championships will be held in Oklahoma City, WALTER RAIN AND FAMILY that you're never too old to play ball. He says that Oklahoma. Oklahoma City will also host the ...volunteers for many programs on reserve Best buckers biggest attraction, The Board of Directors received highest bids at sale By Ivan and the Staff of the Morin It's not billed as a rodeo, The sale is held in the but a bucking horse sale. regular auction sale style, This Canadian Native is about as close as The sale, which will take except that the worth of the we may come to the old place at the Panee Memor- horse is determined by the cowboy rodeo, Friendship Centre where the ial Agriplex on May 10, will bucking action it shows horses come right off the . give rodeo contractors and when ridden. The horses range are pleased to invite you and into the bucking cowboys a first hand look at will come from all over and -arena, and it becomes just a new crop of bucking not just rodeo contractors, to the attend their horse and the rider. horses. as some might think. A number of horse owners will be there hoping HEY, Don't that they have the horse 24th that can buck the best. Alec let your cows Piche of the Panee Memor- Annual General Meeting settle for a ial Agriplex says that the BUM bucking horse sale is a large STEER event and attracted some in your breeding 70 horses last year and he Saturday, May 3, 1986 at 2:00 p.m. program this year. expects the same number of horses, if not more, this year. Why not give your cows a break Piche also says that the and cowboys enjoy Canadian Native a -A the event, put GET -LONG red or black too, as they try to ride as Friendship Centre yearling Angus bull in your pasture. many bucking horses as 10176 -117 Street, Edmonton they can. The cowboys Our customers are our best must qualify in both the recommendation. saddle and bare bronc events. 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A NEW DAWN IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS WINDSPEAHER, APRIL 25, 1986, PAGE 21 Team plays 8 hours to win tourney

By Albert Burger winningways by overcoming 4 -3. Lee Hophner tied the Gift Lake Islanders and score on HIGH PRAIRIE The a powerplay in the - Peavine Flyers, in the first eighth minute. Several local Buchanan Lumber two games of what was to minutes of sustained pres- hockey team did the become a four - -game back sure by the birds resulted in improbable by winning the to marathon for -back them. a Peter Stattler goal in the Metis rec hockey touma- In first the game between eleventh minute, but five ment on Easter weekend. the T -birds and Buchanan, minutes Improbable, because the later Lloyd some early penalties by the Cunningham scored thirteen players were not on a birds helped the tired rebound off a .Gerald out of uniform for eight lumbermen keep the Cunningham shot to tie hours straight. the opening period scoreless, game at five. The lumbermen took the in and early the second In the 18th minute, Kelly tourney Sunday at midnight Dave Barodi potted a at High Prairie's Schram put the T -birds in Sports powerplay goal to give front again and it seemed as Palace by defeating High HIGH PRAIRIE'S BUCHANAN LUMBER HOCKEY TEAM Buchanan the lead. Bobby if the lumbermen might Prairie Thunderbirds in a ...stamina pays off Callahoos unassisted score finally succumb. But after a shootout after playing to a for the T -birds tied the ment (no body contact) to return to the ice for their the number of hours on the time -out, and with the 6-6 tie in the final game. score just a few minutes was organized by High second contest, there was ice by the teams, and in the goalie pulled, Lee Hophner Coming out of the B -pool, later, but in the final Prairie Metis local #159. some speculation in the tenth minute of the opening scored with only 36 seconds Buchanan Lumber had to seconds of the middle President Harry Laboucan stands on the chances of beat the period Buchanan tied the remaining. Thunderbirds frame, Ron Lariviere scored was at the rink til 2 a.m. either team. With Buchanan score on Lee Hophner's This set up the shootout twice in a row to take the on the powerplay to restore Friday and back the next Lumber having been on the first of four goals. during which Buchanan title -- taking the first the lumbermen's lead. morning at 7:30. ice for three games already Shortly into the managed to outscore the contest second by a score of 4-2. In the third period, that day, and Harry period, Hophner scored Thunderbirds for the T -birds advanced to the Buchanan took two early But that's part of the job, Laboucan coaching the again on a nice feed from tournament title. finals by winning over Loon penalties but the T-birds said Laboucan: "Everybody birds, a pithy comment Lyle Field Best left -wing was Ron Lake Jets on Friday, with a two-on- were unable to sustain is having fun - well, except overheard was: "It's one break. T-bird Lyne Lariviere of Buchanan; Grouard Capitals on much in the way of pressure the ones that lose out." Harry's tomament, and he Gauthier tied the right wing, Saturday, and Peavine game Terry though best goalie Ron The modified double - usually wins them." briefly, but Vern Cunningham of the Peavine Flyers early Sunday after- Chalifoux had to make knockout toumament had It seemed prophetic Flyers; left defense, Rondy noon. Cunningham gave several good stops. 14 teams. Laboucan said when T -bird Terry Gauthier Buchanan the lead back Gauthier of the Thunder- Buchanan Lumber, Buchanan went ahead 3 -1 he had to Rum six or eight scored first to put his team shortly and the score was birds; right defense, Bobby meanwhile, made it the on Mike Basarab's goal in teams away. ahead for the first time, but 3 -2 at the end of two. Callahoo of the T- birds; hard way. On Friday they the 15th minute, but T -bird With the Thunderbirds the game continued with In the final period, center, Kelly Schram of the beat Tall Cree Toros, then Vem Gauthier scored one and Buchanan Lumber set surprising speed considering Thunderbird Bobby T- birds; high scorer was dropped a close one to minute later to cut the lead Callahoo tied the score at Terry Cunningham of the Slave Lake Turbo Jets. to one. Seconds after, two in the second minute, Flyers; most valuable Knocked to the B -side, they Gerald Cunningham put and two minutes later player Dave Barodi of defeated Grouard on the puck into the T -bird net Calvin Gauthier scored Buchanan, while Buchanan Saturday. On Sunday, the for a final score of 4 -2. Sports from a scramble in front of coach Don Carter carried lumbermen continued their The rec hockey tourna- Buchanan's net to make it off the coaching award.

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By Ivan Morin and other awards. and that the banquet was a the tournament and fulfilled from Hobbema to go to The Junior Eagles made a The Band also recog- special time to honor the their commitment to be Coquitlam, B.C. to play in a trip to Saddle Lake for a The Paul Band honored nized their volunteers by young athletes and their competitive. Charlie Adams tournament there. Recog- tournament and returned their hockey players, giving them silver trays. accomplishments. was the highlight of the nized for this were Jason home with a second place coaches and volunteers Alex Belcourt, recrea- The handing out of tro- tournament, as well as one Saulteaux, Kim Schiede- showing. The Juniors had over the weekend by hold- tion director of the Paul hies began with the little of the forces to keep the man, Tony Cross and Todd four senior players helping ing an awards banquet at Band, says that the ban- guys, as all the Atom team going through the Henkel. them this year, Billy the in Spruce Inn Spruce quet was a success, and hockey players were given year. The senior hockey pro- Adams, Steve Shuchuk, Grove. that all those who received team trophies, for having The defending league gram took a new approach Kurt Rain and Wayne awards Hockey players, their were well deserving such a good season. The champion Paul Band War- this past year by forming Checkosis. The league is families and friends ap- of them. Atoms team battled all sea- rior Bantams, found it two teams via a plauded player revising it's rules so that no as the award He said overall that the son for first place with tough to defend their title, draft. They also had two senior players will be winners walked up one by hockey program on the Wabamun and Evansburg but still managed to come new coaches in Walter Rain allowed to play next year. one to their accept trophies Paul Band was a success, after missing the playoffs up with a second place fin- and Irvin Adams, who did a The award winners this last year. In playoff action ish, losing in the final to good job. Both the Chiefs year included Adrian Bull this year the Atoms beat Evansburg. The Warriors and the Junior Eagles and Billy Adams, winners of Enoch in the quarter finals needed to win four of their played in newly formed the minor and senior Ath- and lost to Wabamun in the last five games to make it to leagues, and both did well in lete of the Year awards. semi- finals. This was the the playoffs, and they over- league play. A new memorial trophy first year the Paul Band came adversity again to the The Chiefs lost to How- was awarded this year in Atoms were into entered credit of their coaches, Reg ard's Hot Shots 2 games to I memory of Francis Rain, a Alberta Amateur Hockey Henkel and Gary Schied- in the semi -final of their former recreation director Association play, and eman, and their manager, league. While the Junior of the Paul Band, known as coaches Tony Giselbrecht Marvin Bearhead. The Eagles were in a much a sports inovator. The first and Jim Bellhouse felt they league was much stronger more competitive league, winner of the Francis Rain did very well. The Atoms this year with new teams they seemed to struggle Memorial Award was Wal- also attended a few tour- entering the league. The early in the year but they ter Rain, a ten -year volun- naments as they did well in Warriors also had a good bounced back and improved teer with the hockey pro- tournament play, twice showing at the Provincials as the year went on. John gram. Walter and his whole winning the "B" side of where they finished second, Paul of the Junior Eagles family have been volunteer toumaments. losing two close games to led the league in assists with workers for the Band this Paul Band's Peewee Lineria. 54, and finished third in the year. didn't fair as well as the Four members of the league scoring race with 72 The banquet ended with Atom's did, though, as they Warriors joined a team points in only 27 games. a cocktail hour and dinner. had what is described as a tough year. A shortage of players, among other rea- BILLY ADAMS sons, was cited for the poor Small size not an obstacle ...Senior Hockey Athlete of the Year recipient showing of the Peewees, although not all was lost for goal scoring during the season as the champion Peewees had a good show- By Ivan Morin wait until is ing in the provincials, losing Bull older. One thinks two close games to Devon. that Bull may be an He's only 11 years old, NHLer some day. Sports Supporters of the Peewees and the third smallest Another young man say they played very well at who player on the Paul Band has been playing hockey Falcons Atom team, but since he's been just a tot is he's scored more goals Billy Adams, who plays left than Wayne Gretzky has wing for the Paul Band Coming to the this year. Chiefs and has been playing city Adrian Bull, a 7 Grade hockey since he was four student at the Stony Plain years old, was awarded the Elementary School, was senior hockey Athlete of new in named the minor hockey or the Year town? Award for the Athlete of the Year for the Paul Band. Paul Band. Adams, who says he had Need help? Bull, a centre for his who has scored as many a good season, didn't team, although he's at goals as Bull has. expect the award because "Our aim is to provide a times required to play Next year, Bull moves up he says that there are a lot defense, has been skating to the Peewees, and he of good hockey players on service to the public." since he was four years old says that he doesn't think the Paul Band. He is happy and playing hockey since he'll have much trouble that he received the award. he was five. because of his size. He Adams was also named the URBAN- NA77VE REFERRAL PROGRAM Bull says he likes playing The Urban thinks that being small is MVP for the Paul Band Native Referral Program was established in centre more than defense 1980, approximately two -years after better, because he can Chiefs. the government of because he likes to chase Alberta initiated this Program, as a response move faster than the other The 25- year -old un- to the needs of the Native People migrating to Urban Centres. puck and he has more players, and you have to employed labourer says he The program is at present funded by the Native Secretariat opportunity to do that at work harder than the other has a few years left in him. and carried out by the Calgary Native Friendship Society. centre than defense. Asked players. He reasons that he isn't any how he got to his hockey Bull is also interested in older than Wayne Gretzky,. GOAL: games, he says he some- all other sports. He golfs, and he's still playing good The goal of the Urban Native Referral Programme is to times walks to them, or his and he's won tournaments hockey and there is no assist Native persons gain access to existing Urban services. coaches will drive him, and at it. He has also played reason that he can't play as if he can't get there one of ball, basketball and soccer, good as he has in the past OBJECTIVES: these ways, he has a Mrs. To provide information to Native persons and he likes swimming in for a few more years. about services Martin drive him and agencies available in Calgary. there. the summer time. Adams thinks that his To determine the kind of help needed by the native person. His coaches, Tony Things will certainly go consistency may have got To refer the native person to the appropriate service or Giselbrecht and Jim easier for young Adrian Bull him the Athlete of the Year agency. Bellhouse, say that Adrian this summer knowing that. award, and that may be To provide transportation to the service for those unable to is a hard worker on the ice. he is the athlete of the year what made him stand out get there by themselves. They also say that he is a in hockey, and he looks above the other players. To if determine the native person got to the appropiate real team player, which is a forward service. to next year's He says he looks forward lot of credit to a youngster hockey. His coaches can't to playing again next year. To establish and maintain an updated list of organizations, business, and agencies in Calgary that provide services to the public. To establish and maintain contact with at least one person at all the agencies on information listing. To maintain a record on each person who uses the pro- Í'l A Between Two Worlds gram. 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PAGE 24, APRIL 25 1986, WINDSPEAKER Local initiative said key to economic power

By Gary Elaschuk years down the road all the said. "Why not put it to lakes are going to be fished use." LAC LA BICHE - The out." Students would still key to social and economic Conklin representatives encounter difficulties with development in Native Community also saw tourism as a key to leaving home at an early communities in Northeast - their future, particularly age, but Fort Chipewyan em Alberta is local initiai when the Conklin road "is a lot more like home tive, says Metis Association advantage of a good idea is in that area "because we've opens up lakes to Fort than Fort McMurray" for of Alberta (MAA) Vice - to take it and do something all been stung by forestry. McMurray tourists. young people from isolated President (Zone I) Richard with it," said management We fight the fires to save The major social con- communities. (Sonny) Bourque. consultant Ron Hikel. "The the timber," he said, "but cern to surface at the Bourque ended the Sat- Speaking at a social and process to putting the idea when it comes to scarifica- seminar was education. urday session by re- economic development into action is the key step," tion or timber permits, the Conklin residents voiced a emphasizing the need for seminar held April 5 and 6 he said, and suggested that buddy buddy system takes need to have Grade 9 local initiative. "Most pro- in Lac La Biche, Bourque if you sit on an idea long over." schooling in their commun- grams (for economic told Native community enough, someone else will Bourque denied that the ity, rather than having to development) have resource leaders from throughout come up with the same so- called "buddy buddy send their children out of people who will come into the zone that their ideas, idea, put it into action, and system" was a barrier to the area at an early age. the community," BOURQUE he said. and their work, is the key to SONNY it look like it was "stolen." Native people taking The Janvier representa- "But you have to show the the economic future of the ...economic ideas "Local efforts, initiative, advantage of economic tives stated that children initiative." people they represent. and action are the key to opportunities in the fores- are `leaving from Janvier to Marshall Howse, a mem- The weekend seminar. represented at the seminar making things happen," try industry. And even if it Fort McMurray as early as ber of the Metis Associa- was a follow -up to a was met with some hesita- said Hikel. was, he said, "there are twelve years old." tion's board of directors, seminar held in Lac La tion. An Elinor Lake resi- Three major areas offer- ways around every The representative from agreed that the lack of local Biche in January, and dent stated that his com- ing economic development problem -and that doesn't Fort Chipewyan noted that initiative is a problem. but Bourque used results from munity "tends to get leery opportunities for Native include brown nosing." children moving from iso- he noted, the idea of "local that seminar to stress thé of letting too much of an communities were identi- Several Native commun- lated communities to initiative is a new one. In the importance of local partici- idea out of the bag." He fied at the seminar: Tour- ities in Zone I see great further their education in past most programs were pation in economic stated that. Elinor Lake has ism, oil, and forestry. potential in development of larger centérs often en- developed from the top and development. "come up with ideas in the Bourque identified fores- tourist facilities. Represen- counter difficulties adjust- dumped into the local "There were only two past, and they've been try as the most immediately tatives from Fort Chipew- ing to a new lifestyle and communities. Howse is concrete proposals brought stolen." promising area. "The yan said that the Native wind up dropping out of confident the new concept forward" at the January The panel of resource money's there," he said. community there is con- school. A possible solution, of communities developing seminar, Bourque said. people at the seminar did "The opportunities are structing a fishing lodge. he suggested, would be their own projects with "Both will come to realiza- not think there was much there. But no one is taking But they were concerned centralizing high school assistance from the top will tion within a short time." danger of ideas for eco- advantage of it." about "having better con- education for Natives from work, but it will take some But Bourque's request 'nomic development being An Elinor Lake resident trol over how much fish is isolated areas in a place like time for people to adjust to for "specific ideas" for stolen if they were dis- responded that Native going out" through sports Fort Chipewyan. "We have the new order and start development at any of the cussed in a public setting. communities are not taking fishing. If action is not a brand new seven million coming up with ideas and dozen Native communities "The best way to take advantage of opportunities taken, they said, "30 or 90 dollar school there," he plans of action.

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A NEW DAWN IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS WINDSPEAKER, APRII, 25,1986, PAGE 25 School encounters difficulty fitting in new program Happy motoring to all our friends and neighbours - in By Diane Parenteau School along with the other hours for core subjects and drop and see junior and senior high the special education us for our Annual Indian FISHING LAKE - "If you grades. classes. There is a new lab bang hard enough, you can The immediate confused for industrial arts and with Celebrations in August I- 4,1986 fit a square peg into a round reaction to this suggestion, the addition to the school hole." from the parents, prompted nextyear, there will be a This is how one teacher a community meeting new lab for home economics described the situation aimed at clearing the air of as well. when the principal and staff any misconception and Heinsburg School houses at J.F. Dion School tried to arriving at an eventual a community library and fit the newly -introduced decision. operates an extensive junior high school program Frank Blonke, superin- sports program. The into their present timetable. tendent of Northland condensed school day The program set up by School Division, and Lavern begins at 8:55 with half an From the Board & Staff of Alberta Education outlines Wilson, principal of hour for lunch. The 3:00 a minimum number of Heinsburg School, attended p.m. dismissal time allows instructional hours for each the meeting held April 15. students from outlying core subject such as Math It was the concern of communities to arrive Old Man River Cultural Centre and English, as well as the some parents that bussing home at a decent hour. complimentary subjects more students out of the One parent was pleased such as industrial arts and community would mean with the idea of his children home ec at the junior high eventually closing down the associating with other level. school altogether. Blonke children from a different In a school the size of reminded parents of the community such as J.F. Dion that has Grades 1 construction of the school Heinsburg. Another felt PEIGAN NATIONS thru 7, it is necessary to put starting later this spring. her child would benefit some grades together. In "If we're going ahead from starting junior high in Box #70 one case, the elementary with this project, there has Heinsburg right from the Grade 6s are combined to be a committment from Grade 7 level instead of with the junior high Grade the community that you making the transition in Brocket, Alberta 7s. Trying to offer both the want this school," said Grade 8. new program and the Blonke. "The decision to When all of the grey TOK OHO existing elementary program close down the school areas had been colored in in one classroom proved would not come from and comments voiced, it difficult. The result was Northland School Board, was decided not to decide, confusing and not very but from the community." that is until more input was beneficial for students How beneficial will it be received from parents of involved. 965 -3939 for the Grade 7s to travel the community. The school also lacks the 45- minute to one -hour A questionnaire was adequate facilities to bus trip and attend school suggested with another provide the junior high in Heinsburg? meeting to be held in the i students with some subject Wilson spoke on the very near future. Although opportunities outlined in program at Heinsburg and the fate of junior high in the program. invited all parents to visit Fishing Lake is till up in the At this time it was the school and see for air, a decision will have to suggested that Grade 7s themselves what is offered. be made before the start of Happy travels for the spring & might be better off if they He noted the more than the new school year in were bussed to Heinsburg minimum instructural September. summer holiday season to our friends & neighbours. Drop in and see us when you're in our area or plan to attend the Grand Opening of our new administration & recreation building & powwow on June 13 and 14, 1986 Tune in to your local CBC -TV station Monday through Friday at 8:00 a.m. for up -to -date, comprehensive Native news coverage on AMMSA /ARTS' new "Radio over T.V. programs- Native from Perspective."

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A NEW DAWN IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS PAGE 28, APRIL 25, 1988, WINDSPEAKER Catholic Church attitude to Natives changing By Gunnar Lindabury dance, Bishop Grouard was dancing around the fire The attitude of the succeeded by the old man, Catholic church towards and the old chief was danc- Natives is changing, says ing too. This news was Community Father Paul Hemou, the something that I never "Bear" of Trout Lake, a vil- heard before because I was lage some 50 km south of told that Bishop Grouard difference between now then he does not want to Peerless Lake. Hemou has didn't go for those things. and 100 years ago, you have answer, or he believes you been in the northern That was at least 70 years to take a walk back in the have the answer in yourself. Alberta community for ago" past," said the Elder. Sometimes Hernou's twenty years now and has a Before the white man approach has confused the Hemou himself arrived lot to say about approach- came, there was no drink- Elders; they ask him if he in Canada in the mid 1960s ing Native people and ask- ing. Then when alcohol was knows what he is doing. from Belgium. He is Flem- ing their own Elders for brought, people drank Yet, he feels his sensitivity ish, a in answers to their problems. minority the rarely, when they got to Native culture has made French -dominated western Yet, he doesn't think he together for Christmas. it easier for Natives to European country. Since is the first Catholic father to After a while, they would accept him. He was asked accept Native ceremony arriving in Alberta, he has drink when they got together to speak at the graduation learned English, and ritual as an important French in the spring to sell their of a local school, but turned and Cree, and performs part of Native religion. He furs. People drank when to one of the Elders for gui- mass fluently in any of recalls being invited to an one the treaty was signed, and dance in this. the three languages. Easter dinner in Calling Yet, then began to drink every Hernou felt then, and when he for Lake and talking to one of does mass time they got together in feels now, that the Native's himself, he uses his native the Elders there. The Elder groups. - problems begin when Flemish. Like his grand- spoke of a dance of the When the trapping be- people -young Natives mother, he is fiercely proud ancesters, a Wihkuhtowin came eliminated, people and whites -stopped listen- of his heritage. FATHER PAUL HERNOU that he had gone to as a 12 ...respect for the elders would gather in groups and ing to the Elders. Because year old. "My grandmother told began to get welfare of this, he thought an Elder, "He told me that Bishop me never to throw my lan- thing he is, the way he "The way I see it, for a cheques. Their children and a grandfather to some Grouard, when he was old, guage away. It's a gift from thinks and feels is because situation up north, for any were put in schools, some- of the graudating children, attended a Whikuhtowin God, " says Hernou. It is the of the Elders; not because problem that the govern- times near their communi- should be the one to talk to like that," says Hernou. "In same way for the Native of the way he was, or what ment wants to help -child ties, and the Native lifestyle them. The Elder did not fact, the Elder that was the Elders. Perhaps this is why he was taught before. protection, welfare, educa- changed from nomadic to agree, but the children leader' of the dance asked Hemou was able so easily "Whatever I am teaching tion, etcetera, they have to low grade grouped housing were astonished; "wow, Bishop Grouard to do the to identify with and learn (the Native youths), it go to the Elders and it will around a store or church. our priest thinks our Elder burnt (food) offering. about Native culture and comes from their teachers," take time for the Elders to With welfare money and is better qualified to talk "During the leading religion. He feels that every- he insists. open up because they have time on their hands, people than he is," they said. been ignored for so. long. drank. Hernou keeps this atti- "One problem with this is Approaching Native tude about the Native peo- that they need an interpre- Elders takes more than ple when it comes to his Alberta ter. This can be bother- time and patience, explains religion. He is accustomed some for the government. Hernou. Before you ask to leading mass in Cree, Indian "Another thing about the any one of them a question, pausing only for a few teaching of the Elders. You you must learn who all the words in English if there are Health don't just go in and ask the Elders in a community are whites in the church. As Elder questions. You go in and be ready to talk to all of well, he is pleased to see the Care and ask the Elder if he has them. Then, before you say Natives keep their own time to think on such and anything about your ques- ceremonies. Commission such a subject. He will think tion, you must let them "The person of Christ for two weeks and then you know you want to ask. and his message is brought will go back." Hemou reaches for his into their way of praying, In Trout Lake, for in- package of cigarettes, into the dance of the Elders, stance, Hemou once asked removes one, takes it into the burning offer," says The Alberta Indian Health Care Commission an Elder why Natives did so between his lips and lights Hernou. His own pipe -a much more drinking now it. Then he takes it out and Native artifact -has been requires an Office Manager for Its than in the past. The Elder offers it. This, he explains, blessed in a number of Edmonton office thought on it a long time is how you begin to ask a ways, including the pope at before he came back with question. If the Elder takes the-Vatican and one of the an answer. the cigarette, he is ready to Native Elders in Canada. "If you want to know the listen to you. If he does not, Slowly, and QUALIFICATIONS Catholicism Native religion are blending together in the new tradi- tions. 1. Completion of secondary school or Me It's your This blending, similar to equivalent the blending of Christian 2. Knowledge of Alberta Indian c onrnunmes and Celtic religion which 3. Experience In wailing with Alberta Indian choice colmiunlges led to the presents, mistle- toe and feasting of Christ- 4. Formal training in bookkeeping and /or The Native Communications aa,ammng mas, is called inculturation. Program offers a selection of The Catholic church is 5. Maturity of judgement, tact assertiveness, credit courses for students ability to listen and adaotabiltty beginning to move towards interested in improving this sort of change in Can- 6. Experience in office management Including communications within the II general and financial admiNstration ada. "Pope John Paul in and asked the for- 7. Good written communication shills Native community. came giveness of the church for HIGHLY DESIRABLE Take your choice of any, or not understanding the Native people. This is very 1. fluency in an Indian language spoken all, of these areas of in Muria important. 2. Professional designation in accounting study: or is starting to degree in commerce. administration, "The Bishop etc. get involved. What the church doesn't realize is DESIRABLE Newsletter Television inculturation was done 1. Knowledge of Indian Ilealli Care that programs Newspaper Native Culture already," says Hernou. Photography SALARY Slide -tape "When the Dogrib people do the burning offer, it's not $25.000 - $30.000 depending upon Radio Ad Campaign the same as 200 years ago. qualifications and eiwol fence For further information contact: The traditional Elders won't Native Communications Program agree with that. The church DEADLINE ter application May 2, 1986 Box 1796 won't agree with that. Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2P2 (403) 428 -1029 SEND resumes to: "In Trout Lake, when I say mass, it's completely in ALBERTA Inman HEALTH GARÉ CommiSSlon MacEwan Cree from beginning to 1390 FIrst Edmonton Place Grant end. We have sweetgrass in 10665 Jasper Auenue Community College mass; changes like that. If EDMONTON, Alberta some people feel comforta- T5J 3S9 ble with that, that's okay," 6 insists Hemou. A NEW DAWN IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS WINDSPEAKER, APRIL 25, 1988, PAGE 27 Indian contributions lauded by judge

By Terry Lusty fundamental attitude towards the preservation and of our Canadian values ?" she asked. "The rich diversity value of our land, our natural resources, and our of our Native people must be respected and Citizenship Court Judge Margaret Osbaldeston wildlife. encouraged. Native people likewise, do appreciate the lauded the special contribution of Canada's Indians in "We have not yet realized that the Indian and his variety of the multi -cultural mosaic of Canada." her speech to new Canadians at the friendship centre in culture were fundamental to the growth of Canada and Edmonton on April 18. She also spoke of the our values," she continued. "We must acknowledge appreciation that new Canadians have for Native that Indian heritage and Indian society have greatness Osbaldeston concluded by saying that "our new values. in them, a unique sense of values." citizens also have wonderful and meaningful traditions "As I talk and listen to our new citizens," said The judge mentioned that "traditional Native that they are very proud of. "What a unique Osbaldeston, "they genuinely appreciate the teaching has always been that every creature, including opportunity for us to acculumate a world of knowledge contribution made by the Native people in the people is important. Is that teaching not the very basis right here within Canada ?" she said.

NATIVE CANADIAN CENTRE Only 35 voters OF TORONTO ADMINISTRATOR BLOOD TRIBE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE for settlement STANDOFF, ALBERTA, CANADA Community, Information and Referral Centre requires The Blood Tribe Community Health Centre board a in election represents significant achievement the area PROGRAM DIRECTOR of Indian Health care in Canada. There are three By Diane Parenteau on the school board, important factors in this acheivement: the Cen- RESPONSIBILITIES: tre has been vacated by the resignation developed entirely by the Native Under the direction of the Executive Direc- FISHING LAKE Al- people it is meant to serve; it was established to - of Alex Cardinal Sr. tor, assumes responsibility for research on though the sun was shining, School board members become economically self sufficient; and it pro- the recent snowfall could are required to attend all vides a comprehensive range of services within community needs; development of programs have deterred residents regular monthly meetings, modern facilities, completely -to -date equipment and activities complimentary to community from venturing out to vote and receive a small bursary and innovative administrative techniques. Major needs and centre priority; monitoring and at the school board election for their time and efforts. services are: evaluating programs; developing and main- held on April Ilth. Only 35 The appointed school taining close links with the community; voters cast ballots at the board chairperson is also * Out -patient Medical ' Dental J.F. Dion School. required to attend North- insure ongoing community involvement in Laboratory " Pharmaceutical land School Division meet- Centre programs and activities; supervision " Radiology ' Optometric Three candidates were ings in Peace River on a of up to IO program staff. " Emergency Medical Physiotherapeutic vying for the one vacant monthly basis. * Community Health * Medical Records board committee member Another resignation on " Administrative QUALIFICATIONS: position. Names on the bal- April 8th, the last school Degree weighted in program planning and lot slip were Rose Desjar- board meeting, means evaluation, or 5 years of related experience in lais, Max Desjarlais and another nomination meet- DUTIES Charlotte a senior position; training and /or experience Gladue. ing will have to be called to Organize and administer all activities and func- When the polls closed fill the five member board. in tions of the Blood Tribe Community Health Cen- research techniques; extensive expe- and votes were counted, Elections must take place tre as per the duties and responsibilities, and rience in program and staff management; Max Desjarlais showed as 30 days later. goals and objectives detailed in the Bylaws of the excellent oral and written communication the favored candidate. This election is not Board of Health; as well as per the skills, of The election of Desjarlais expected until early in the policies and thorough understanding Native fills position number four next year. procedures of said Board. peoples. Must work evening and weekends.

Directs and coordinates the organizations ad- ministrative services, including personnel, finance, procurements and supply, medical LEGAL SERVICES DIRECTOR records and the delivery of emergency medical (1 year contract) JOB ANNOUNCEMENT transportation as well as community health pro- gram services including planning and direction to carry out approved programs and to insure ac- RESPONSIBILITIES: The Kickapoo Nation School is now recruiting countability for performance. Under the direction of the Executive Direc- for the following positions for the 1986 -87 responsibility for school year with the Title VII Bilingual Program tor, assumes development, Promotes, liases and maintains good public and scheduled to begin July 1, 1986: management and evaluation of Court work, working relations with federal and provincial Native Inmate liaison, and Young Offenders agencies, local municipal hospital boards, public Project Director: Research Programs; Liaison with commun- health units and other health agencies and pro- Must possess a M.ED. degree, experience in staff ity, government agencies, organizations; teacher fessional health organizations. development, training, federal pro- Participates in development of a 3 year plan grams and grantsmanship, and must be bilin- gual. Position shall remain open untill filled, Assume such other duties as may from time to to establish a new agency. salary is negotiable, excellent fringe benefits, time be required to appropriately and satisfac- preference will be given to qualified indian torily carry out the duties of this office. QUALIFICATIONS: applicants. Degree in criminology, law or social work QUALIFICATIONS and at least 3 years related experience in a Cuniculum Developer. Master Degree in Hospital or Clinical senior position, or the equivalent in extensive Must possess a M.ED. degree in Curriculum Administration. Supervision, experience in federal programs, experience; training in formal research tech- classroom teaching experience required and Minimum three years successful administrative niques; extensive experience with program must be experienced in all subject matter. Posi- experience. and staff management; excellent oral and tion shall remain open until filled, salary is negot- written communication skills; through iable, excellent fringe benefits, preference will Experience with Native health care is preferred. understanding of Native people. Must work be given to qualified indian applicants. evenings and weekends. SALARY Also: Subject to negotiation. (3) Montessori Teachers, K-6, must be certified and experienced, for the 1986-87 school year. RESUMES MAY BE SENT IN CONFIDENCE Positions shall remain open until filled, salary is BEFORE MAY 24, 1986 TO: Please reply in confidence with full negotiable, excellent fringe benefits. resume including 3 references to: To apply, send resume and credentials to: THE BLOOD TRIBE BOARD OF HEALTH Blood Tribe Community Health Centre Barbra Nahwegahbow Kickapoo Nation School Board ATTENTION: Warren W. Means Executive Director P.O. Box 106 Executive Director Native Canadian Centre of Toronto P.O. Box 229 Powhattan, Kansas 66527 16 Road Standoff, Alberta Spadina For additional info., Call: (913)4743550 TOL 1Y0 Toronto, Ontario M5R 2S7 Telephone: (403) 737 -3888 Deadline for application: May 2,1986

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