May-June 1975

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Edmonton Second Class Mail Superior Typesetting Ltd., Registration Number 3517 Edmonton May/June 1975 1 letters man's "trivia" is another man's though I feel that there are con "treasure"; most reviewers of the tributions being made all over the book have found Marilyn Monroe's province, the Alberta woman north comment on Canada (to name but of Edmonton appears at present to one Hollywood contributor) worth receive the least recognition for her its space. efforts. "Colombo quotes from In the field of education, which none of these" (i.e., the dozen or is the area I personally am most so names previously given). The familiar with, there exist teachers, easiest thing to review is the book teacher-aides, and counsellors the author or editor did not write or helping in the struggle to make edit. There are, after all, 2,500 con education meaningful and under tributors to the book, not 25,000. standable to native children. In I would like to point out, too, cluded among those I have met that Ms. Hopwood has not found a teaching in Metis areas are: Cora single error in the book (although Weber, teacher at Caslan (Lac La there are some). Nor, for all her re- Biche School Division). Cora is pre monstrations to the contrary, has sently involved in a local native she quoted a single remark that studies project and vitally con should be in the book but is not to cerned with education for and be found there. "We expect some about native peoples. Violet Carl- thing different and better," she son is a counsellor-aide at Calling concludes, giving not a shred of Lake, Alberta, able to assist the Perhaps you will permit me a evidence that a "different and bet young people with their personal few paragraphs of comment on the ter" book could be compiled along problems because of her own per wrong-headed review of the lines she suggests. sonal familiarity with them. There Colombo's Canadian Quotations Finally, she has not adequately are a number of women in these written by Alison L. Hopwood and discussed the book at hand. I find it capacities with school divisions in published in the March/April issue? most revealing of her eagerness to the northern areas. I have men "Colombo seems to be con list the shortcomings of my quote tioned these two because I know cerned with writing a history of who book that in a review of almost one them best. said what, rather than with letting thousand words she did not even There are native women in the the words speak for themselves." mention the existence of an index. field of journalism: Dorothy Expressed positively rather than pe Now, an index can make or break a Daniels, Metis Association, Eleanor joratively, this translates: "The quote book. Mine is a topical and Brass, a fascinating older women editor has supplied the context for keyword index of 20,000 entries. who writes from Peace River for the those remarks of an historical na But then again I can understand Alberta Native Communications ture that would not otherwise be why Ms. Hopwood did not mention Society. understood by the contemporary this she is only interested in al Many of the older women in the reader." leged shortcomings, not actual native communities can tell of a "He seems to have made efforts achievements. lively history of struggle in their personal lives. We hear much of to include every American enter John Robert Colombo, Toronto tainer who happened to have been Harold Cardinal, and yet his mother born in Canada." In other words: too is an admirable woman who "He took great pains to omit no en remembers what the first mission tertainers with a Canadian connec There are a number of native schools were like, and knows what tion." women contributing to the native it is to raise a large family with little "His practice of using others' peoples' struggle who deserve assistance and much hard work. prose as his verse may indicate an recognition. They have not made And within the communities inability to appreciate poetry." the impact of, for example, Maria themselves, native women are (Then again his practice may indi Campbell, with her book working against difficult obstacles cate no such thing.) This is a red Halfbreed, but each of these (often men) to make their com herring. women, in her own time and place, munities healthier and happier for "The platitudes of governors- contributes to the overall pattern of their children. An example is general, the trivia of movie stars," progress. I think it fitting that a Theresa Patinaude of Kikano Col etc. Certainly "governor- Canadian women's magazine dedi ony. Theresa presently teaches the generalities" have a place in a book cate at least one issue to these pre-school program and is and has of Canadian quotations; what women, or include them in each been actively involved in a number could be more Canadian? One issue, as a matter of course. Al of community issues. Branching Out I believe that it is time that these without the risk of a power play for Since we really need a good women were recognized outside of dominance on behalf of our male women's magazine, I had great their own communities. The battles contributors. hopes for Branching Out when it they fight are difficult and recogni first began. tion in my opinion helps to give Elaine Mailhot, Edmonton. For a long time, I have felt there moral support where progress weren't enough articles about sometimes appears slow to those working women, day care, or even right 'in the middle' of the muddle. Marylu Antonelli's editorial for women's liberation in general. Native women are truly Canadian me was dead on and the article Who Most of my feelings were covered women and share with non-native is the New Eve was stimulating. An by other people in the issue where women the concerns for a better informative, thought provoking and you printed reader's comments and future of cooperation and justice well-produced issue. criticisms. I expected improvement happen. for the coming generations. after that; it didn't Please let's see something, Ann Davis, Winnipeg. In your editorial in the latest somewhere, recognizing them, issue (March/April), you explain with those who particularly in this International why; you identify level of Women's Year. I am a young woman from have been "educated to the Montreal, living in New York tem their choice; they have jobs which Gaye Abrey, Edmonton porarily. Aclose friend in Edmonton are not sex-oriented; they have sent me your magazine. I've read it freedom either within or without thoroughly and enjoyed it. marriage or family. Yet they are dis Upon reading the editorial in the I was really interested in your content, restless, unfulfilled." Well March/April issue, I feel that I can poll of readers it's really good that's very sad, but how many such relate to the concepts in Ms. Jong's that you reach rural people and that women are there in Canada? 12? 50? book and to how Ms. Antonelli ap they are responsive. As a basically 312? Men have exactly the same plies them in a message to all the city person, I tend to think of rela problems, and while I'm sure it's readers of Branching Out. This last tively new movements in terms of tough, it's not the kind of thing I can editorial certainly lends some in the cities where they are most evi get very torn up about. Most sight to where we are going via dent.

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