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Wind-J-speaker January 29, 1988 Volume 5 No. 47 `Roughed up' actor demands apology In Calgary. from southern artist police and city Joane Cardinal- Shubert wonders By Dan Dibbelt should have exercised who is attacking her discretion." sculpture. A Cree actor appearing Cook, who had asked for See Page 3 in Theatre Calgary's the apologies before his Olympic arts festival departure for Toronto, production of Walsh is Feb. 8, will likely not get demanding an apology them before that as Calgary from Calgary police and the police are doing an internal city, claiming he was investigation, which Kowch WALSH - A PLAY ABOUT THE SIOUX by police. says will take about four roughed up Walsh, a Calgary theatre production is a historical play about Sioux Indians Ron originally weeks. Cook, who fled to Canada to escape the onslaught of American soldiers in the 1800s. The from Manitoba and now Kowch is optimistic that play is a part of the Olympics Art Festival. Sitting Bull (left) meets with RCMP living in had Cook will get his apologies, Toronto, Major James A. Walsh. See page 14 for a review by Dan Dibbelt. demanded an apology after preventing further legal being taken to jail by the action. police for being drunk in a in Edmonton, with public place. Cook was not AMHC requests mortgage payments 50 guests looking on, arrested. Tantoo Cardinal, While Cook does not weds L.A. actor in a deny being drunk, he and friend's backyard. Evicted family leaves tent See Page 18 four witnesses say police use excessive force in By Dorothy Schreiber basement to flood and the detaining him. The police sewage system to back up. held Cook under a liquor GROUARD - After six "If I wasn't standing ankle control act that allows him days of living in a tent, a deep in water then I was to detain a suspect for up to Metis family of seven, who standing ankle deep in 74 hours to sober up. were evicted from their sh...," says Gardiner. Cook had been detained house, have moved into a Social Services spent following an evening out government trailer. $10,000 trying to fix with four friends at a local Louise Gardiner, her problems with the sewage bar. husband and five children, system but the Gardiners "I was drunk," said ranging in age from two to say they still had to use an Cook. "I went up to a police 16, had been living in the outside toilet. van and just looked inside. tent near their empty house Gardiner says she refused A policeman came Lib and for the past week after to make mortgage payments asked me if I wanted to go being evicted by the RCMP to get the attention of What do you get to jail too. The next thing I and a sheriff. AMHC, explaining, "As when you mix over knew I was being beaten "It was a helluva way to long as my money was 500 dogs and 161 with a stick and then his wake up," says Louise coming in they weren't mushers? One (the policeman's) fists." Gardiner in a telephone doing nothing." heckuua dog race! "There were people interview from her Grouard The family is now paying See Pages 10 & I1 (Cook's friends) who were location, 350 km northwest $300 a month for the three not drunk and could have of Edmonton. bedroom government trailer taken him home," says LOUISE GARDINER and LEE The family moved from ...family lived in tent for six days. and will have to set up a Janice Kowch, Cook's the tent to the trailer after repayment schedule with lawyer. "The officers they agreed to release The Gardiners owe close claiming "it's crazy to fix AMHC in order to get their $3,835 in back mortgage to $6,800 in mortgage this house...how long are house and land back. payments held in trust by payments to Alberta you (AMHC) going to try to The family is one of 26 Social Services. Housing and Mortgage revive this dead horse ?" families who bought stack - Earlier, the family had Corporation (AHMC) For the past 20 months wall houses which were and Windspeaker is refused to release the say they will not negotiate the family has withheld built under a Native housing proud to present our money but had a change of payment of mortgage program ten years ago. outstanding payments on the first community mind when housing officials arrears until the house is home they moved into nine Joan McCracken, AMHC reporter, Mark agreed to have an engineer repaired to their satisfaction. years ago because the manager of communications Calliou. re- examine alleged struc- But Louise Gardiner is not corporation failed to repair says the corporation is See Page 7 tural flaws within three confident that the house long standing structural pleased that an agreement weeks. can be adequately repaired, problems which caused the has been reached. Students to inform others about Lubicon By Dorothy Schreiber claim fight and to hear "the student we want to Association president about on- campus activities reach is the (one) who Gregg Smith and Metis EDMONTON - As the in support of the Lubicon, doesn't really know much Association of Alberta a Olympic torch runners Jan. 28. about the issueinvolved...we president Larry Desmeules I wind their way to Edmonton feel our role as Aboriginal are scheduled to attend. The loosely structured c and the Calgary Winter students on campus is to Representatives from all action committee was CJ Games loom closer on the get the information out," political parties in Alberta made up of students and á horizon, support for the says president of the are also being invited to representatives of student o " - Lubicon Indian band is Aboriginal Student Council, take part in the forum. and was in T m growing on the University groups set John Kortuem. Kortuem says although u o motion last December. - of Alberta campus. A public forum on the plans have not yet been r Close to 50 students met Lubicon band will also be finalized, the students are - The group will set up an w c at the Heritage Lounge on information booth in Hub held Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at planning a rally during the 4 o ' the university campus to Mall Feb. 3 to 5 to generate the Humanities Centre arrival of the Olympic torch - u a z BERNARDOMINAYAK learn more about the awareness about the small Lecture Theatre 1. Chief scheduled to arrive in - a s ° gains support at U of A history of the Cree land Cree band. Bernard Ominayak, Indian Edmonton Feb. 10. :J 3 'n s+ - z z ,' o : PAGE 2, Jar+ary 29, 1988, WINDSPEAICER National Edmontonians open AFN conference Feds to fund Aboriginal language institute By Jamie McDonell Jan. 19 - 21, David Crombie constitution and the & Lesley Crossingham said the committee would broadcast act as well as for be formed by the organizers an increase of government OTTAWA - Native people of the language conference funding for indigenous have moved one step to look into the form and language studies. closer to founding an make -up of such an institute. Other recommendations Aboriginal language institute During the conference, included declaring Aborig- with a promise from the delegates pinpointed the inal languages as the official Secretary of State to fund creation of the Aboriginal language of bands all across an advisory committee. language institute as one of the country, developing During his address to an its priorities. Other medical, technical and Aboriginal language confer- recommendations included scientific termipology in ence organized by the the entrenchment of Aboriginal languages and Assembly of First Nations Aboriginal languages in the the use of Aboriginal place names for locations in Canada. "If Aboriginal peoples National Briefs lose their languages and the traditions tied up in them, all the constitutional Manitoba Metis seek control concessions that indigenous ERNESTINE GIBOT - Leads the delegates in a Chipewyan prayer. of institutions, approach gov't leaders have won, and Georges Erasmus (below) address delegates. hope yet to win, will be for naught," said Assembly WINNIPEG - The Manitoba Metis Federation is as wekimasikun) - a the first Metis group in Canada to enter negotiations leader Georges Erasmus fungus found at the base of for a province -wide agreement to gain control of during the opening cere- the willow tree. housing, education, economic development and monies. Anderson spoke of the family services. On the second day Dr. importance of maintaining Federation President Yvon Dumont announced Anne Anderson and traditional languages and of that both levels of government had agreed to begin Ernestine Gibot performed her mother's preservation negotiations which would eventually lead to a fourth the opening ceremonies of the Cree language in her level of government in Manitoba. "Just about any using shinokta (also known family. other Metis group in Canada would like to be in this situation...this is the cutting edge of the definition of Aboriginal rights throughout Canada," he said. Turner pledges British Columbia missionary support for rights is guilty of sexual abuse By Albert Crier power tö the federal TERRACE, B.C. -- A former missionary was found government and the ten guilty Jan. 22 of sexually abusing seven children from, EDMONTON -- Aboriginal provinces over further the Indian village of Canyon City. self -government can be changes to the constitution. William Douglas, 57, had pleaded not guilty to 12 entrenched despite the Before the accord, signed counts of gross indecency over the assaults which controversial Meech Lake last summer, any amend- took place in the village's one -room schoolhouse in Accord, says Liberal leader ments required the agree- the 1960s.