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March 16,1990 North America's No.1 Native Newspaper Volume 7 No. 52
Hands of comfort .. . MAA uses govt money for pay hikes -MLA By Windspeaker Staff Writers EDMONTON Money rovided by the province to the MAA to help pay for programs for the average Meus person in Alberta is being drawn off to help cover substantial pay raises for its leading officials, charges the New Democrats Native affairs critic. Bob Hawkesworth has also lashed out at the provincial govern- ment for letting the Metis Association of Alberta divert provincial money to the operation of the association's monthly newspaper, Native Network News. The MAA action was "a serious violation" of government policy, he said. Hawkesworth, the Calgary Mountainview MLA, based his charges on a memo leaked to him. He refused to say how he obtained the undated and unsigned memo, which was written by Dennis Surrendi, an assistant deputy minister in municipal affairs, to deputy minister Archie Grover sometime after Dec. 1, 1989. Hawkesworth attacked Ken Rostad, the minister responsible for Native affairs, for pleading ignorance on the matter when pressed in the house this week. "The MAA has important work to do on behalf of Metis in this province and if the government memo Mr. Rostad doesn't know about is accurate, the ability to do that work for thousands of Metis is being compromised by a few of the organization's leaders," said Hawkesworth in a news release. "The minister tried for two days in the legislature to say all is well but his words there were clearly contradicted by the memo I have released and it's time he found out what was going on and come dean about it with the rest of us," he said. In the assembly's question period on Tuesday, Hawkesworth asked Rostad if the MAA financial recovery plan proposed by munici- pal affairs was "designed to recover public moneys, which are being misspent within that organization or is it some other arrangement designed to perhaps protect the MAA from political fallout ?' The Surrendi memo clearly indicates the MAA disregarded a provincial decision that no provincial money be used to publish Native Network News. "Despite the department's specific rejection of support to Native Network News, the MAA has directed approximately $200,000 of its core support to Native Network News,' says the memo. In the house Rostad was telling a different story to Hawkesworth. "It was not government funds. I challenge the member to put up or butt out. The Metis Association has not spent any government funds on their newspaper," said Rostad. The Surrendi memo notes leading MAA officials were given "substantial" pay raises at the same time as the association faced a Uana Wagg. Vmdspeaker $280,000 deficit. Sheila Pelletier with her brother Rodney at Foothills Hospital "Despite entering the 1989 -90 fiscal year with an operating deficit and with reduced funds from secretary of state and no increase from municipal affairs, the MAA has approved and implemented substan- tial pay raises for vice- presidents and the president. Salaries now Paralysed for life represent a disproportionate percentage of the MAA's administrative budget" He suggested the government set up a financial recovery commit- tee to develop a financial recóvery plan for the MAA, saying he was 'It's getting harder and harder skeptical the organization could do so itself since 1990 is an election year. "It is likely that political pressures within this organization will discourage officials from complying with a self- imposed recovery as time goes on', says Rodney plan." By Dana Wagg months. Clint Buehler, MAA executive director and editor of Native Network Windspeaker Staff Writer He's hooked up to a respirator News, said the memo details are misleading. - most likely for life - para- Buehler said the MAA deficit was the result of "a shortfall in cash CALGARY lysed from the neck down, won- flow," which he blamed on delays in receiving provincial government dering what he has to live for. funding. Chances are Rodney Pelletier "Just look at me," he says in a "I can assure you our cash flow situation has been resolved and our will never hug his two young barely audible voice through audit will show a balanced budget - or close to it," he said. daughters again. dried and cracked lips. "It's set - Surrendi's memo said "the MAA has often pointed to delays in But at the moment three -year- ting harder and harder as time framework funding as a cause of financial problems. In fact it (the old Amber and two -year -old goes on." MAA) plans to use the surplus to reduce its operating deficit." Jheri are just about the only His life hasn't been the same Maverick MAA official Dan Martel said the provincial government bright spots in an otherwise since the night of Jan. 16 when he "has lost control of the MAA and doesn't know how to get it back." dreary landscape. was arrested at his home by John Middleton, the lawyer for the Metis Self-Determination Sod - "Sometimes I feel that's the Special Const. Willy Big Smoke ety of Alberta, termed the way the MAA ran its association "a joke." only thing I'm living for," says and Const. Brian Wallace of the Rostad told the legislature the government has a "good working 21-year-old Rodney, an Eden Turner Valley RCMP detach - relationship" with the MAA, which he defended as "a fine, upstand- Valley resident, who is trapped ment following a domestic dis- ing organization that works with the government to enhance delivery in a hospital bed on the 1 t pute. of programs from our government to the Metis of Alberta." floor of Calgary's Foothills Hos- MAA president Larry Desmeules could not be reached for corn - pital. He expects to be there for Con't page 2 ment on Hawkesworth 's allegations or the memo. PAGE 2, WINDSPEAKER, MARCH 16, 1990
'It's getting harder and harder as time goes on .. . From front page Big Smoke was charged with assault causing bodily harm fol- lowing an RCMP investigation. He'll make his first appearance in provincial court at Turner Valley March 22. He was sus- pended from work with pay March 5, the same day he and Wallace returned to duty after taking stress leave on a doctor's advice. Wallace won't be charged. Family members accused po- lice of having beaten Rodney and leaving him helpless and near death on the jail floor at Turner Valley for 12 hours before taking him to Oilfields Hospital in Blac Diamond, where he was X -rayed before being rushed to Foothills. Willy Big Smoke Pelletier won't talk publicly about the night, because he Meanwhile, Supt. Davison doesn't want to jeopardize a says there's no reason for the lawsuit filed by his lawyer incident involving Pelletier, al- against the RCMP seeking dam- though "tragic," to jeopardize ages for pain and suffering, fu- the special constable program or ture care and loss of earnings. Amber to tarnish its image. "He feels the whole night was Nor does he see any reason a big mistake," says Sheila, his Ochapowace reserve, where for the incident to set back rela- sister and best friend. She's been Rodney was born. tions between police and Eden front and centre since the inci- "He's shown me a lot of Valley residents. 'These things dent occurred, dealing with the things about life I never under- do happen. Should we all be media, to ensure Rodney isn't Gheri stood before and vice- versa. I just tarred, because of one isolated forgotten. encourage him and I'm there for incident ?" he asks. The Bible says you have to Davison said earlier that Pelletier emotions I never thought I had to him. That's all I can do." "The business we're in, these learn to forgive, but it's hard," he was "pretty aggressive when he feel," she says. "I never, ever Amber, Jheri and the rest of things are going to happen," he says. "Look at the shape I'm in. I was arrested. He had been drink- wish this on my worst enemy. his family are also there for him. says. "It's not the first time it's can't do anything." ing quite a bit." Nobody should have to be put But for the first three weeks he happened. I hope it's the last. But But his sister gently corrects But Pelletier denied provok- through this kind of experience. was in the hospital when he was it's not the first time, that's for him. "He's come a long ways. He ing police. '7 did nothing wrong. It's pretty devastating in especially rough shape, he sure," he says. doesn't realize it, but he has. His I didn't put on a struggle or any- She and Rodney have been refused to see his daughters. He But he says there have been mind wants him to get better just thing." close since their family broke up didn't want them to see his head no prior serious complaints like that but his body doesn't Sheila, who has been at the when they were preschoolers. As clamped or the feeding tube in against Big Smoke, despite "all want to. It'll take him awhile to hospital every day, says the inci- permanent wards of the govern- his arm. kinds of rumors and innuen- learn that." dent brought Rodney's six sisters ment, they grew up in the same Although he had improved does" to the contrary. His 19- year -old common -law and two brothers closer together. homes together. quite a bit by the time they saw Davison revealed Wallace is wife of four years, Karen Dixon, "We learned to overcome diffi- And when they turned 18, him, they were still apprehen- being transferred from Turner dropped plans after the incident culties. We learned to put things they "stayed close, watching out sive. Jheri thought she had two Valley to High River RCMP de- to charge him with assault. They behind us." for each other." daddies, says Sheila, "the one tachment -40 kilometres to the had been separated for a year but But, she says, "it's starting to When Rodne was hospital- from before and the one now." southeast - but he denied it was had just gotten back together take its toll on me. I pray to my ized, she moved back from Sas- Now the girls know their fa- related to the Pelletier incident. when the arrest occurred. higher power to keep me strong katchewan, where she'd been ther can no longer walk or move But Big Smoke's future, like Calgary RCMP Supt. Brian and to guide me. There's a lot of working as a receptionist on his legs. 'They kiss him. They Pelletier's, is up in the air. "He's hug him. They're there for him. suspended with pay until such When he sees them, it brightens time the force makes a decision up his day, but it hurts him, too. about what they're going to do." He misses holding them." "What Rod needs now is EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY After spending seven weeks family support," says friend in the trauma unit of intensive Judy Royal of Gleichen. Her 19- OFFICE MANAGER /SECRETARY care, he was moved up to the year-old son Dylan is confined to neuorocritical care ward March a wheelchair, because of a rare 7. It's going to be tough getting disease. First Nations Resource Council (FNRC) used 'to a new floor and new Eden Valley is 65 kilometres staff, he says. southwest of Calgary. is committed to providing research, resources and public edu- cation for the First Nations in the areas of law, economic devel- opment and management, and self -government. Native women at DUTIES: bottom of totem pole You will be responsible for the proper management of the office of FNRC in addition to acting as By Laura Langstaff secretary and receptionist. Duties will include typing reports and correspondence (including gathering society. Windspeaker Correspondent Although Native women dictation), greeting clients in person and on the phone, maintaining office supplies, arranging were the first small business meetings and workshops, recording minutes, recording mail, maintaining filing system, and pay- EDMONTON people in Canada due to the bar- roll and bookkeeping functions. You will utilize a wide range of skills in an exciting & complex en- ter system they established, new vironment. Native women are still at the technology demands new skills bottom of the totem pole, a Na- for them to successfully compete QUALIFICATIONS: five leader told an International in the 1990s, she said. Women's Day (IWD) workshop. Meanwhile, Muriel Secretarial Stanley - diploma preferred or substantial work experience or equivalent; excellent typing skills "Native women are pressured Venne of Women of the Metis with good spelling and grammar; knowledge of wordprocessing (especially Macintosh Microsoft from all sides - from Green - Nation said Native women face a Word); legal dictation and shorthand an asset; strong organizational and interpersonal skills; pro- peace lobbying against a way of double whammy since they not fessional in attitude and willing to work hard; self- starter able to work with minimal supervision; life, by governments withhold- only must deal with sexism, but knowledge of Native culture and issues. ing dollars and tightening wel- also with the negative stere- fare policies and in terms of otypes non -Native society has jobs; said Doris Ronnenburg. about them. SALARY: She called on governments in During IWD celebrations at Dependent on experience and qualifications. Canada to settle longstanding Canada Place in Edmonton issues with their own aboriginal March 11, she expressed concern Submit resume with cover letter by March 30, 1990 to: people before concentrating on with the low level of participa- international issues and for-Na- tion of Native women in the Robert Reiter, Executive Director tive women to be more politi- event. cally active to break the pattern She sees the need for a grass- First Nations Resource Council of apathy. roots movement to encourage Ronnenburg said it's very dif- Native women to restore them- #502, 10036 Jasper Avenue ficult for women to give up their selves. "We've tried attacking the Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2W2 roles of nurturer and being the problem from the top down and "heart of the home" even in the it didn't work, so now we need face of abuse in a hunting and to work from the bottom up." MARCH 16, 1990, WINDSPEAKER, PAGE 3
Woodland Cree 'rejected all around' says new chief
By Jeff Morrow bands. because "they're Indians just like said most of the Woodland parts of northern Alberta, who Windspeaker Staff Writer "What do these people do? everyone else." members are Bill C -31 recipients are not being represented by They're rejected all around. Isn't Since the members of the whom Lubicon Lake Chief Ber- their bands. CADO FI b LAKE, ALTA. there something for these Woodland Cree weren't being nard Ominayak refuses to accept The Woodland Cree Band people? There should be some - represented by their home re- as members. was officially recognized by then Woodland Cree Chief John thing," he said. serves, they decided to negotiate He noted most of the 420 Indian affairs minister Pierre Cardinal says his band largely Cardinal,43, told Windspeaker for their own reserve, he said. members are from the Cadotte Cadieux last August, prompting consists of Bill C -31 Natives re- the Woodland Cree are not going Cardinal, who recently re- Lake area near Peace River, but howls of protest from Indian jected by other northern Alberta to hide who they are any longer ceived his Treaty Indian status, admits there are some from other leaders that it was an attempt to divide the Lubicons. The new band included a sizeable number of Lubicon members unhappy with the way their 50- year -old land daim dispute was progress- ing under Ominayak's leader - ship. Cardinal, who became chief Feb. 24, said his band was peti- tioned by Indians from other bands in Slave Lake and White- fish, who wanted to become part of the Woodland Cree. "If we take this guy from Slave Lake (for example), he's been rejected all around don't you think we would be doing the right thing? At least he belongs somewhere," he said. But the Woodland Cree membership is more far-reach- ing than Cardinal is admitting, said the chief of Little Red River Cree Band, who has had to fight to keep one of his band members from being transferred by the federal government. Johnsen Sewepagaham said he was "astonished" to discover one of his members from the Fox Lake Reserve was on the Wood- land Cree list. "And she told me Chief Charles Beaver File Photo she never knew it either." Sewepagaham has sent a let- ter to the registrar of Indian and northern affairs demanding that f Mary Rose Laboucan be taken s list. re- Treaty 8 chiefshi from the off the He has gotten no sponse. Gerry Throndson, director of lands, revenues and trusts with forces Indian affairs for the Alberta west region, repon- combine department ByJffMe orrow the Windspeaker Staff Writer ing bands from British Colum- 1899 by the British Crown and fight their battles. sible for band membership, bia, Saskatchewan and the the sovereign nations of Treaty The Lubicon Band, while not could not be reached for corn- EDMONTON Northwest Territories, are unit- 8," the resolution read. part of Treaty 8, was accepted as ment. ing to fight for recognition and to The organization was estab- a member of the new group by a Cardinal said he was not Northern Alberta Indian demand better treatment from lished to give Indian people, who formal vote of the other chiefs. aware a Little Red River Band chiefs have combined forces with the Crown as called for in the face a wide range of issues, a Ominayak said in an interview member was on the Woodland their brothers from Western Treaty of 1899. stronger footing in dealing with he hopes to play a crucial role in list. Canada to protect the rights of In its very first résolution the the government. the new Treaty 8 organization. Chiefs of the newly -formed Treaty 8 bands. council attacked the federal gov- Lubicon Lake Chief Bernard "We all understand we've got Grand Council of Treaty 8 Na- One of their first moves was to ernment for attempting to un- Ominayak, whose band has been to work a lot closer together," he tions - to which Sewepagaham throw support behind the Lubi- dermine the Lubicon struggle by fighting for land and treaty rights said. belongs - voted recently to con Lake Indian Band. recognizing the Woodland Cree for more than 50 years, said the Bigstone Cree Chief Charles condemn Ottawa for recognizing The Grand Council of Treaty 8 Band. chiefs of northern Alberta are Beaver will be heading up a com- the band. They also voted to Nations was struck during a 'This oppressive action on the now going to place a special mittee to analyze Treaty 8 as it deny the Woodland Cree mem- Treaty 8 conference held in part of the Government of Can- emphasis on strengthening their applies to current Native rights. bership in the newly-established Edmonton March 8. ada contravenes the spirit and own treaty, instead of depending He could not be reached for organization. More than 40 bands, includ- intent of Treaty 8 entered into in on larger Native organizations to comment. Cardinal charges that the Woodland Cree have been black- balled by Ominayak, who has suggested the band was created by the federal government to Delaying Al -Pac mill will hurt Native people - Cardinal undermine the ongoing negotia- tions. "But that's just not so," Cardi- By Jeff Morrow nal said. Windspeaker Staff Writer ment review board. lot of our young people have to futures of his 4,000- member The new Treaty 8 group was The eight-member panel said move out of the area to work band, he said. established by 40 bands across ATHABASCA, ALTA. the mill should not be approved elsewhere," he said. Beaver insisted the environ- northern Alberta, British Colum- until more studies are done on The review board members ment can't be sacrificed for the bia, Saskatchewan and the Athabasca -Lac la Biche MLA the Athabasca -Peace River sys- recognized the Al -Pac mill - sake of jobs. Northwest Territories to fight for Mike Cardinal says the decision tems where high levels of toxic proposed to be built 47 km from An economic report com- Indian treaty rights. to delay construction of a hotly - dioxins have been found. Athabasca - as the "least pollut- missioned by the review panel Cardinal said his band will disputed bleach kraft pulp mill But Cardinal said many of the ing bleach kraft mill in the in January, said Al -Pac based its continue land claim negotiations will be costly to northern Al- Natives can't wait another year world." But they said uncertainty job projections on "weak" as- with the federal government berta Natives hoping to take for the tests to conclude. remained about the effects of the sumptions, which "exaggerate without the support of the Treaty advantage of the mill's economic "That's just another year additional pollutants òn the the regional employmentbene- 8 group. spinoffs. they'll be on welfare," he said. Athabasca River system. fits of the proposed mill." Lubicon spokes rson Terri The provincial government Cardinal told Windspeaker that Chief Chucky Beaver of the The initial Al -Pac proposal Kelly said the band is aware the has delayed development of a Natives and non -Natives in the Bigstone band in Desmarais said said the mill would directly cre- Woodland Cree band list is made $1.3 billion pulp mill proposed area of the mill are living in de- as long as there's apprehension ate 1,100 jobs and another 825 up of Bill C -31 Indians and for the Athabasca area by Al- pressed conditions and need about the environmental impact indirectly in the service and members of other bands. berta -Pacific until more environ- large industry to spark economic of the mill, it shouldn't be built. supply sectors. Of the 110 -name list the Lubi- ment tests are conducted. growth. He said economic growth was But two Calgary economists con Band was first given, 63 The announcement by Al- There are about 1,600 people never promised to the people of concluded Al -lac grossly over- people were registered Lubicon berta Environment Minister in the Lac la Biche area alone his band, 100 km downstream of estimated the number ofjobs to members, 11 were from the Ralph Klein to delay construc- receiving social assistance - the planned mill. be created. Tallcree band, one was from tion of the mill came in response more than 80 per cent of them are The industrial expansion The study also said any local Little Red River, six were regis- to recommendations by a gov- Native, said Cardinal. would have "disastrous" im- logging or servicing jobs cre- tered as Dene Tha' members, ernment- sponsored environ- "What's happening now is a pacts on the social and economic ated would be low -paying. seven were from the Bigstone Band and two were from White- fish. 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Guest Editorial Wilson's budget was a punch right in the kisser Mary won't be able to read Skanongohwe! her How many times have you seen a movie where the man of the Tusaayaksat anymore house is a fat -bellied, beer- swilling, half- dressed, unshaven slob? And one day, all of a sudden, he hauls off and slugs his long- suffer- Mary Carpenter woke up the tional account of a ing wife right in the chops and screams, "Shut -Up! I'm sick and tired other day and decided she child being at- of your nagging!" would make her point. tacked by a polar You get the picture, I'm sure. Vincent Massey, the first Ca- bear, of the child's Roy I don't know how Michael Wilson acts or dresses around HIS nadian -born governor general, mother being house but when he was in the House of Commons the other day he would have loved it. taken away to die might have been well- dressed and clean -shaven but he still hauled off Mary woke up and dialed the in a distant sana- and punched Native people right in the mouth. Office of the Secretary of State of torium and of this MacGregor In the budget he released, he cut payments to the provinces for Canada. child being raised things like health care, education and welfare by two -and a half bil- A woman came on the line as an orphan by lion dollars over the next two years. And since 70 percent of Canada's and asked, in both official lan- cruel nuns - but Native people are dependent on some form of social assistance, his guages, if she could help. it is something budget cuts are going to make Native people bleed. Mary asked if she might else to write down this account and then to a room where the And as if that's not enough, he's attacked Native programs di- speak with the Secretary of State, as fact. most beautiful frilled and rib- rectly. He's cutting spending on Native newspapers, radio stations, the Hon. Gerry Weiner. When her paper arrives from boned dress she had ever imag- friendship centres, women's groups and political organizations by Only Mary -born an Inuit in home, it is like the family she lost ined was waiting. more than nine million dollars next year. The biggest cuts are in the the Western Arctic - asked in coming to visit. Mary put it on, twirled excit- area of Native communications. He's cutting fun in to Native radio her own Canadian language, She spreads her paper out and edly and was told she could stations by more than two million dollars- a cut oflb percent -and Inuvialuktun. sinks happily into the news. wear it only for the ceremony. It he's cutting all federal funding to all Native newspapers in the coun- I beg your pardon ?" the Mary can point to every picture wasn't hers to keep. try. That's another $3 million dollar cut. woman asked. and know every face, every his- The sister left the room and The cuts will cripple Native radio stations and kill off most of the "No," Mary Mary took off her biggest, oldest and-best Native newspapers in the country. But the said in English, frilled dress and funny ( ?) thing is Wilson did not cut federal advertising going to her second lan- ripped it to shreds. ethnic newspapers. That means Italian newspapers in Toronto and guage, "I beg your She attended Chinese newspapers in Vancouver will continue to get federal fund- pardon." the ceremony in her ing while Native newspapers in Sioux Lookout and Yellowknife will "What do you orphan's dress, the get the axe. Does that make any sense? mean ?" the hand of the sister Maybe it's because Michael Wilson, Brian Mulroney, Bill woman asked. firmly tightened McKnight, Pierre Cadieux, Gerry Weiner and the rest of that gang I mean," Mary ruben re-el around her pigtail just got tired of being criticized by Native newspapers. Maybe all that said, "that I value so she wouldn't act *urn " as amtad nagging got under their skin. I have to admit I did more than my my language just up. share. as much as you ;add. °° ..«, The governor But then it is about time this government realized Canada's special value the two offi- *NC a.m.e.y general noticed and relationship with Native people one that is recognized M«e. e - in the cial languages of . M asked if he might constitution is something just - more than words on paper. So Canada. And I "« y. meet privately with maybe Mulroney and Wilson did get tired of being reminded they're want you to know ; the troubled girl. not living up to their obligations. And how did they respond to all that because you They talked in this nagging? - Pow! Right in the kisser. are cutting off .411M . the school dining ACM Nobody ,a likes to be criticized, that's for sure. But Native newspa- funding, I won't o 3..... ,. room and the story pers do much, much more than that and the shame of it is that Wilson be able to read my came out of Mary: and Mulroney don't seem to care. Native newspapers perform a Tusaayaksat any she had ripped up crucial function in Native communities because the Globe and Mail more. ' the dress because Bjust doesn't get delivered to places like Snowdrift, Moose Factory or Mary didn't expect the tory. she knew it would have to be uffalo Narrows. But Native newspaper do get there and they report woman at Secretary of State to It is also the one chance she given back. Native news ignored by the mainstream news media. And in some understand not the way Vincent has in distant Ottawa to read the Massey heard her out, deter- cases, they report the news in a Native language - the only language Massey had understood 34 years words of her own language. mined not to laugh. many Native people understand. ago - but she had to tell some- She wanted Weiner to know "You'll do all right in life," he Wilson cut the Native communications' budget in the secretary of one in the government, even if what he and Finance Minister told her. "Canada was built by state department by more than $5 million, but at the same time he has no one in the government is lis- Michael Wilson - who must people with your spirit." also increased the budget for the department of Indian affairs by $183 tening. think slashing a $3.4 million Mary remembered that when million- much of it to allow Indians to become more involved in the Tusaayaksat is an Inuit news- Native Communications Pro - she made her call to the Office of area of self- government. paper published in Inuvik. Once gram will soon clear up a $30 the Secretary of State of Canada. Coming at a time when Native people need more information, not a month it comes by mail down billion deficit - may be taking She wanted them to know - in less, and when they need better communications, not worse, this cut to Vanier, near Ottawa, where away from her. English, in French, and in Inuvi- is not only cruel, it's senseless. Mary is living, she tries to There are times when she aluktun - that they're breaking So what's the public supposed to think about all this? Here's my write the book her life, and it is wishes there were more people people's spirit for the sake of suggestion. Remember that wife -beating cave man I mentioned ear- probably more important to her in Ottawa like the late Vincent pocket change. lier. The kind of a guy, who believes women should be kept barefoot than Weiner could ever know. Massey. But it's unlikely they're listen- and pregnant? Well, by cutting back on welfare and by killing off Na- Mary lives alone. There are Massey came to Inuvik in ing in any language. five newspapers, Michael Wilson has shown he believes in keeping times, many times lately, when 1956 and little Mary Carpenter Native people barefoot and ignorant. the words she puts down on was supposed to present the (Roy MacGregor is a columnist governor Onengiwahe. paper turn into beasts that general with flowers. The Ottawa frighten her. One of the sisters took her with Citizen. Re- (By Brian Maracle) It is one thing to read a fic- upstairs for a "special cleaning" printed by permission). MARCH 16, 1990, WINDSPEAKER, PAGE 5 Lubicon letters Ottawa lacking in good faith translated by to settle Lubicon claims Joe Redcrow Dear Windspeaker: province and band continue to position the federal government work together to resolve the out - has taken in these negotiations. We've written the following standing issues and to try to In fact, we are extremely upset bmb'aPl" DC 41VìC LffDm letters to Premier Don Getty and achieve a fair settlement. the federal government would to Prime Minister Brian Mu- It seems to us the position the employ the tactics it has in order lroney to support the Lubicon band has taken with respect to to sidetrack negotiations and to Vi 4^P 4^A' PJPL° 6P Ada' DC^.'C Band in their land - the land claim settlement and hope the problem will go away. Lake Indian VP claim dispute with Ottawa. reasonable compensation is a fair While the government seems `JCi' 77dm A'a4 *DAP' Dr 69 brfl position, and we encourage you willing to settle with some Na- aP' DC^P4.° 4"A' Dr Vyd"A DAP^9^CL9° Dear Premier Getty: and your government to pursue tive communities, including giv- negotiations along these lines ing compensation for lost reve- PJPLa b' d£A dCb 4-er vVb4b- vars., On behalf of the Friends of the and to encourage the federal nues, we fail to see why you are Lubicon, we want you to know government to do the same. unable to come to terms with the P' DC"1C960.0-4° D'%` Vcidm a*Aci°4 VO we are continuing to follow the This has been a long and legitimate claims of the Lubicon VCP bb.0 DCP4 ° VDU 0CLCd bP'i° bvfhi progress (or lack thereof) of the drawn out struggle. It is easy to people. we the Lubicon land claim negotiations. get tired and discouraged, but Therefore, suggest a' ah >14 4> .oVA.'66 6 or DCI 4 We understand the federal gov- we encourage you to "hang in federal government put all the ernment remains intransigent in there" so this deplorable chapter energy it's taking to distort this A" PJPL° V 4"1a 6P 4rCL4/ A'D4. 4. its in Canadian history might con- situation and cannel it into its position and is continuing a"d campaign of distortion and innu- dude with a fair and equitable constructive negotiations in or- D- 1"b- miLa' PJPL° 6 AL"6' Dfl deplorable chap- endo in order to discredit the settlement for the Lubicon der to stop this U.©.' V
Yum, rabbit stew, at last .. . Hi! I've been back on the road FAUST: More hidden talent! It student in Slave Lake, won the again. This time I visited Slave was almost unbelievable to listen professional singing award at the Lake, Loon Lake, Peerless Lake to all these fantastic singers and friendship centre's talent show and Red Earth and I spoke to a guitar players such as Rocky March 9. friendly trapper from Wabasca. Droppin' In... Walker, Faust singer Brenda "She is talented just like the Now I'm tuckered out! Blachford and 14-year-old guitar rest of the group," commented In Slave Lake the people are With Rocky Woodward player Clayton Giroux. Fred. so nice even the Mounties smile. The young lady you see here And the rest of the group are: I ran into Alex Courtrielle - Brenda Blachford - just Andy L'Hirondelle, Anita and if you remember he's the made it into the door of the talent Nahachick and Jessica past executive director of the show when her name was called Nahachick. Native friendship centre in that to sing...sing...sing! EDMONTON: A workshop will town. Halfway through the song, be held at the Regency Hotel Well, today Alex is a special she changed the cord arrange- March 23 -25 on the North RCMP constable and has been ment to suit her voice American Indigenous Games for a number of years. ticket payers, does this apply to KINUSO: And I keep telling better...now that's professional- scheduled to open in Edmonton the RCMP as well ?" people in the music business ism. this summer, says John Fletcher. "Just don't get stopped something should be done about "In the rush I began the song And on March 23 a banquet and Rocky," he said. all the hidden talent we have in the wron key," Brenda said dance will be held. The guest "But, you're off duty! Har, here in Alberta. apologetically to the crowd. speaker will be Olympic gold har," I laughed. This talented singer won She needn't have apologized, medalist Alwyn Morris. For fur- "Not tomorrow! Har har," enough awards at the Slave lake but maybe it ther information call the games Alex laughed back. Friendship Centre's annual tal- helped. The office at 421- I left for Red Earth that same ent show to last until he builds j u d g e s 0991. night. another stand for his next tro- awarded her One more thing before I leave phies. with second DROPPIN' S l a v e place in that IN: We'll be Lake...thanks competition. hearing about for the friendly Faust, you Loon Lake in peck on the have some our next edi- cheek Peggy great talent in tion. Oh! and Roberts. And your commu- by the way...a you shouldn't happy, happy get mad be- Si LLAVE E birthday, cause I'm tell- LAKE: She M a b l e ing all of Al- belongs to a Chomiak of Darren Waite berta. I have group of sing- Loon Lake. proof! All the ers, which cal I love Alex told me he now has sub- people at the themselves the name of mitted his name in hopes of talent show "Music Coun- their associa- being picked to start training saw it! try" and ac- tion, Loon towards a full -time career as a Actually, cording to Joanna Nahachick Lake Us- reular RCMP officer. Peggy, the ex- their manager, peyimoow-in -Right now though, he's com- ecutive director Fred Auger, the group has cap- Association. It means, "You Can fortable patrolling the back of the Slave tured the hearts of their audience Depend On Us." streets and highways of Slave Lake Native Brenda Blachford and have won over 25 trophies Thanks for all the friendly Lake. Friendship at the many talent shows they companionship, opened doors So I said to him in my most Centre, welcomed me with the I mean it when I say Darren have entered in their district this and good conversation you of- "best friend" smile: "Alex, I have peck - in good taste - as I ar- Waite has a future in the music year. fered me on my trip north. It outstanding tickets. With the rived at their talent show from business if he has a mind to fur- One of them, 16 -year -old won't be forgotten...and thanks push on to catch all of us non- Edmonton. ther his career in that field. Joanna Nahachick, a Grade 10 for the rabbit stew...Dave Starr.
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By Jeff Morrow An exclusive interview Windspeaker Staff Writer EDMONTON hand in the Native community." Ward admits he is living The first Native person to test proof that ignorance can lead to positive for the AIDS virus in death. Alberta has taken off what he When he left for Vancouver calls his mask of shame to tell two years ago to "check out the others "you have to look death night life," there was no reason square in the face and help for him to believe he was people to understand it can hap- doomed to spend the rest of his pen to them too." days regretting his decisions. Ken Ward, whose anony- "But you'll find your whole lifes- mous letter appeared in tyle changes - the way you Windspeaker Feb.16 explaining think about things, and the way his emotional hell since being you think about others. confirmed HIV positive last year, "The doors have opened up is now working with the AIDS for me. I let myself get swept Network of Edmonton. away. I have to try to help others "I figure it's time for me to from doing the same." reach out to other Natives - to The executive director of the their communities and their Edmonton AIDS Network said families. Education is the only having Ward as part of the way we can survive this thing.' group s AIDS education team is The brash, 33- year -old Enoch vital to the preservation of the reserve Native told Windspeaker Native community in Alberta. in an exclusive interview he no Barry Breau said Native longer wants to hide behind his people are particularly at risk fears and self pity. He wants to because they're not being help educate his people about reached like they should be. the risks of contracting the He said preventive measures deadly and painful disease, and education about the causes which is feared to be gaining and effects of AIDS (acquired im- ground in the Native community mune deficiency syndrome) are nationwide. foreign subjects to Native groups I've had to grow up a lot in nationwide. the past year," he said. "We have all the information Ward is the AIDS Network's but don't yet know the best way first Native volunteer. Before to help the communities directly- being blasted with news in 1989 Hopefully, having Ken will help," he said. his freewheeling, (L -R) Barry Breau and Ken Ward Jeff Morrow, Windspecke days would likely resat in his A Sept. 5, 1989 national abo- death, he didn't know anything riginal study determined the about AIDS except what he read drug use, Ward hadn't a clue plague. aimed at Native people. He greatest concentration of HIV - -room dis- positive cases were in Ontario, on a poster one day at the re- about the dangers of contracting "That poster was the only hopes to set up class the worst infection to hit the exposure I ever had. I just felt it cussions on AIDS at the reserve which had 1,777 reported cases. serve. four were male Natives; Before turning to intravenous human race since the bubonic wasn't going to affect me, so why level and at area colleges.He Of those bother worrying about it," he does stress, however, that push- one was a Native female. said. ing education on people won't Quebec had 897 reported 'Nell, I was wrong to believe always do the trick. 'You just cases. Six were Native males and AIDS coalition must that. Now I think, my God, what have to want to be educated. two were Native females. were the odds!" People should start educating Alberta had 170 with only one Ward is now dedicating his themselves and their children Native male case reported, Ken reach out to Native life to promoting education before the problem gets out of Ward of Enoch. says Bird gg ftaining Consultants people, pets Amami Row ace g%ac% By Jeff Morrow The coalition has been as- Windspeaker Staff Writer sured of having at least 60 per cent of its funding request met by EDMONTON health and welfare Canada but to hear from it's still waiting "Js,otiates Sn Cofambia, Saskatchewan" A social service coalition, Alberta health as to whether the which is only weeks away from province will also come up with CERTIFICATE COURSE obtaining joint- government some money for the project. funding to fight AIDS in Edmon- Bird says the AIDS coalition LIFE SKILLS COACH TRAINING the boat if it ton's inner city, should be ex- will be missing people who are prepared to become competent Life Skills panded to include Native doesn't send workers into skid G.B. Training Consultants is seeking groups, says an Alberta Indian row to educate Natives about the Coaches and authentic helpers. We are interested in hearing from people who are prepared to mem- contagious disease. Health Care Commission study themselves in terms of finding ways to help other people learn how to, as best as possible, ber. Coalition members include Anne Bird credits the seven - the Alberta Alcohol and Drug begin to help themselves. member coalition for trying to Abuse Commission, the AIDS combat the deadly virus in the Network of Edmonton, the Boyle be delivered either from inner city, but fears it's ignoring a Street Co -op the Boyle Mc- The courses that we facilitate are from six - eight weeks in length and can sizable population. Cauley Health Centre, the Ed- our residential facility or for your organization in one of your communities. If cultural and language dif- monton Board of Health, the ferences aren't addressed, Bird Sexually Transmitted Disease said, Native people won't benefit Clinic and the WIN House Asso- Areas of study include communication skills, human relation skills, applied and creative problem to be offered by the ciation. from the help and sequencing skills, lesson delivery skills, critical thinking coalition. David Fitzgerald, Edmonton area solving skills, lesson preparation The coalition consists of Ed- AIDS Network spokesman, said skills and development, eclectic counselling skills and Native Cultural Awareness. monton social service agencies, the coalition's primary concern which have combined efforts to now is obtaining the funding. He in ways establish a $500,000 program suggested the coalition may in- If you or your organization are interested in this most needed of courses which is facilitated once the aimed at IV drug users, who clude Native groups that show kindness, honesty, sharing and strength being developed in a self investment way, you have a high risk of contracting plan gets going. AIDS. The coalition wants to hire may contact: The project will include set- two workers to train IV drug and users how to clean their used s ting up needle exchanges 1. 204-834-2442 needle cleaning outlets. inges and "to inform and edu- Brian Chudy Telephone: Bird said, ' there are a lot of cate about the risk of HIV," he G.B. Training Consultants facilities all are said. health over that P.O. Box 397 available, but they're not easily Fitzgerald said they will even- accessible to Native people. tually try to help inner city drug Carberry, Manitoba ROK OHO "Natives aren't going to go users find treatment. out and seek the help. You re "We're looking at everybody going to have to have outreach in general - Natives and non - 'People J-lelping People" workers," she said. Natives," he said. PAGE 8, WINDSPEAKER, MARCH 16, 1990 SPECIAL OFFER!
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It took a long time Her art has always been a part of dreams down in a black scribbler Windspeaker Sweatshirt(s) S25 (+ $3 postage) to recuperate and she still suffers her life now it's to but vital her. book," she says. S M L XL (Circle one) pain on her entire right side. But In 1974 Shirt created a black and The residential school envi- she used the time to reflect white painting to express how ronment had influenced her Native Perspective Sweatshirt(s) $25 (+$3 postage) deeply on her life. Shirt has be- pollution harms animals of the goals. childhood career After S M L XL (Circle one) come more relaxed and con- water, land and air. Blue Quills Residential School tented and has decided to change While she feels a close bond she went to St. Paul Racette High Windspeaker T- shirt(s) S10 (+ $3 postage) careers; she'll no longer design with nature, Shirt is also very School. S M L XL (Circle one) fashions, instead her creativity close with her older sister At the age of 17, her parents will flow from the paint brush. Pauline, who helped her heal had planned a marriage for her. Native Perspective Hat(s) $ 5 (+ $2 postage) As a result of the accident, through the ordeal. To it for avoid she asked permis- Windspeaker Shirt, who operates Kathy's The two sisters were always sion to care for her sister's son in _ Hat(s) S 5 (+$2 postage) Creations out of her apartment, very close. Pauline would read Edmonton. The plan worked. CFWE Hat(s) S 5 ( +$2 postage) was forced to quit a two-year old romance novels to Kathy, the Shirt babysat until she found - fibre arts program at Grant younger of the two, she remem- other work. AMMSA Pin(s) S 2 (+ S 1 postage) MacEwan college. She was hurt bers fondly. "They call them nannies to- CFWE Pin(s) S 2 (+ $ 1 postage) and angry. "We always had a good time. day but I was housekeeper, "I was walking from the bank We would go out, get all dressed bottle washer, cook, you name Native Perspective Pin(s) S 2 (+ Si postage) back to classes and I got knocked up in these floral dresses with it," she says. Windspeaker Pin(s) S 2 (+ $1 postage) down at 155th street and Stony crinolines and all that. We had a Shirt married at the age of 21 Plain Road. The car came to a lot of fun going out dancing and and had a son and daughter. But "Best of Native Perspective" skid and my leg went under- doing the twist," laughs Shirt. the marriage only lasted two Cassette S10(+$2 postage) neath the car. I was in a daze, I Growing up in Saddle Lake years. While married-she became couldn't hear a sound," she re- during the 50s, her parents Mr. a dress maker. After the divorce Windspeaker Subscription $26/year ($40 foreign) calls. and Mrs. Felix Shirt raised eight she raised the children on her receive a free Windspeaker Hat I tried going back several girls and one boy on a farm, own and as a means of survival with subscription! times and I would get really when they were home from the bean fashion designing. Enclosed is my cheque or money order in the amount of S . angry, I would come home and Blue Quills Residential School. I like the individuality and Please allow 4 - 6 weeks for delivery. No COD's. Please send my order spend a lot of time crying be- While they had a garden and originality of my work because immediately to: cause the physical pain wouldn't livestock there wasn't always nobody else had it. Being away, I thought to hell with money for nice dresses or toys. brought up in a residential go NAME: -- - -- it," she says and adds "perhaps it So Shirt improvised. school there were so many kids happened to slow me down." "My dad's father carved out no one was given special atten- Before the accident Shirt was some wooden dolls for us. I used tion. Ever since I left that, I ADDRESS known for her happy -go -lucky to watch my mother sew with wanted to be recognized to have attitude in the Native commu- this peddle machine, she would some attention," says Shirt. CITY /TOWN nity. After the accident she be- sew so fast! She would take flour Last month she bid farewell to carne sombre, almost reclusive. sacks apart and dye them soft fashion design and a final fash- PROV/STATE: During this dark period she pastels and make summer ion show and sale was held at began a soul search and put dresses out of them. My mom "Joe's Place ", a restaurant and POSTAL/ZIP aside the sewing machine and made all our dresses when we dining lounge in Edmonton's healed herself trough her art. were little. What was left of my westend. PHONE: ( ) She paints her dreams on animal mother's leftovers I would pick She's now painting herself a hides and canvas. up and sew doll clothes by brighter future. MARCH 16, 1990, WINDSPEAKER, PAGE 9
Bohnet and Erasmus cornered over land claims
By Rocky Woodward get final approval by 1991. the decisions are your own Windspeaker Correspondent "No one is saying you are not people. Talk to them," said a beneficiary. The question is will Bohnet. EDMONTON you receive benefits because you "Get in touch with people in live outside the NWT ?" said the north. How can they deny Noeline Villebrun says land Erasmus. you your rights? I think in the claim decisions made by NWT "You want a guarantee you long run people won't be nar- -leaders make her feel like she's will receive benefits regardless of row- minded to not allow you lost her birthright. where you live. We need to benefits," added Erasmus. A past resident of the North- know what you want us to do. When asked if they could west Territories, Villebrun told The majority of the time we are send a southern representative to Dene and Metis leaders at a too busy thinking of the people sit in on the next negotiation meeting held in Edmonton on in the north," he added. meeting scheduled for March 30 Wednesday that it hurts her to Bohnet told the packed room at Yellowknife, both leaders said think organizations, which are he was in favor of everyone get- it was possible. "But is it worth supposed to represent her, are ting something from the agree- it ?" asked Erasmus. actually disinheriting her, be- ment. "I would not support you cause she now lives in the south. But, he said, it's "not in my oing to the negotiation meet - Speaking at a meeting held at power to have that done. Give us ings. You should lobby your the Convention Centre in Ed- some direction and we will take chiefs and the Metis locals. They monton, she said it is important it back to the leadership (the can handle your concerns," said that leaders realize Dene and chiefs of five NWT tribes and Bohnet. Metis people in the south do not heads of the Metis locals). "Remember the people in the want to be excluded from any Dene and Metis living outside north support your rights and I land claim agreement "simply the NWT are also concerned don't want to see you lose any because we reside outside the their children might not be eli- rights," he added. gible for benefits. According to the two leaders "Because we have left our Both presidents said it was it has not been decided on how homeland does not mean we not up to them to decide who can the $500 million will be spent if have lost our birthrights. receive benefits They said they the agreement is finalized. "We are appalled Native lead- would take their direction from "A heritage trust fund may be ers of the NWT, who represent the chiefs and Metis local presi- set up or a community institu- the same people in this room, are dents. "To determine eligibility tion of Dene and Metis. Either denying us future benefits under or enrolment, I will not take any way that would be the body the land claim agreement," a position at this time," Bohnet deciding what to do with the visibly angry Villebrun told Bill Rocky Woodward, Windspeaker said. money, they explained. Erasmus, president of the Dene Noeline Villebrun "We are ping for the best It was decided more meetings Nation, and Gary Bohnet, NWT agreement. We won't sign an between southern Dene /Metis Metis Association president. ment last year, attended the of land in the Western Arctic, agreement that is not worth- and the two northern leaders Over 150 Dene and Metis, March 14 meeting. The agree- most of it located in the MacKen- while. You have legitimate con- should be held. who are afraid they'll be ex- ment will also transfer 70,000 zie Valley, is still being discussed cerns that need to be addressed," Erasmus asked for a contact cluded from a $500 -million land square miles of land to northern at the negotiation table. Erasmus added. person, someone they could rely claim agreement signed in prin- Native people. An agreement is likely to be Both Bohnet and Erasmus on to send information to. cipal with the federal govern- Another 400,000 square miles reached between the Dene and advised Edmonton Dene and However, with the March 3o Metis before month end. Metis people to contact their meeting less than two weeks But southern Dene /Metis NWT representatives. away, the general feeling was it want assurances they will re- "I can't guarantee you any - may already be too late for ceive benefits from the land thing because you live in the Dene /Metis not living in the agreement, which is expected to south. But the people who make NWT.
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The Samson Band at Hob - youth. asset. It is to their advantage to bema has formed a youth council "Our resources are depleting. first identify and then to develop to help turn out leaders. What's going to be left for the their abilities and talents." "Our youth are our future unborn? These are the problems Cutknife believes too much 'We've been barking leadership," says youth organi- our youth are going to have to time and effort has been spent zations manager Dennis Omea- deal with to protect their future trying to make every Indian stu- up the wrong tree. soo, who sees development of and the future of their children." dent an academic, which he says the band's youth as a critical is- Education director Patrick has often resulted in failure and a sue. Cutknife identified membership, loss of self- esteem to the Native The Indian by nature Omeasoo, together with 18 oil distribution, land and parlia- student. youthful candidates who re- mentary procedure as areas of "We've been barking up the is an academic, sponded to a call for greater re- concern to the band's youth. wrong tree. The Indian by nature not sponsibility within the commu- Both Cutknife and Omeasoo is not an academic, he's an art- nity, formed the Samson Band are dedicated to assisting the ist." he's an artist.' Youth Council, which will, un- youth to further identify and By placing emphasis on de- der the direction of the chief and develop their skills and talents in veloping artistic abilities, the council "prepare the youth to order to take their place in the Samson Band's upgrading and fulfill the vision of sound leader- community. arts program has experienced ten begin to deal with academic the Multicultural Fair in Lac- ship." "The potential of our youth much success in boosting the subjects after they've had an ombe March 11. Rain claimed his Seventy-five per cent of Sam- will become the strength of our self- esteem and academic opportunity to express them- prize for a painting he calls "A son's registered members are 25 future," affirms Omeasoo. achievements of the students selves successfully with art. Tribute to the Blackfoot ". or under. Meanwhile, Cutknife feels participating. Adrian Rain, a participant in Art students will also be Omeasoo points out -that that leaders should focus more According to Lorraine Ar- the art program, tasted that suc- showing their work at an up- being a "have' reserve presents on the youth and less on politics. nold, director of the upgrading cess winning a $2,000 prize coming show in Red Deer March unique problems to today's "I see the youth as a valuable program, students can more of- awarded by Peace Hills Trust at 15, 16 and 17 at Parkland Mall. Samson woman offering EASTER CLASSIC MEN'S RECREATION TOURNAMENT support to the abused Date: April 13, 14 & 15, 1990 Place: High Prairie Sport Palace By Laura Langstaff women are afraid, WIndspeaker Correspondent ashamed or too shy to take Entry: Fee $350 that first step. Prize: $2,000 1st Place HOBBEMA, ALTA. But she's en- couraging abused women (pending on entries) A Samson Band at Hobbema to take advan- woman is reaching out to tage of the support of help women in abusive women, who share the First 16 Teams to Pay Will Play situations. same experience. Make cheque payable to:, "We are not alone, we A second series can recover from the of workshops entitled 'Sucker Creek Hockey Club" abuse by willing our- Understanding Wife Box 1376 selves to gain back our Abuse will take place April own identity? says 11,18 and 25 and May 2, 9 'High Prairie, Alberta Florence Ermineskm, and 16 at the Four Nations TOG 1E0 urging women, who are Resource Centre in Hob- being abused to realize berna from 2 -3 p.m. Contact: Steve Willier (403)523 -2993 The work- they're not the only ones Laura Langstaff Photo Rod Willier (403)523 -4426 experiencing abuse and Florence Ermineskin shops, which include to see that help is avail- Breaking the Pattern; It able. Happens Again and Sucker Creek Band #150A Having risen to the challenge ends in June. Again; Coming and Going; and and broken the abuse cycle, In addition, Ermineskin has Can the Cycle Be Broken ?, en- Box 65 which did have her in its grasp, started a family support group, sure a comprehensive look at the Ermineskin now wants to help which started meeting Feb. 22 issue of Native women and wife Enilda, Alberta other women in her community and will run through to April. abuse. do the same thing. She's running Ermineskin reports that this Further information may be Phone: (403) 523 -3111 a group treatment program, group has been poorly attended. obtained from Ermineskin at which involves 17 women. It She feels that often Native Samson Band office (585 -3793). I ASSISTANT MANAGER FOR QUALIFIED POLICEMEN ONLY We are seeking a motivated person to as- REQUIREMENTS: sume responsibilities with a small Indian owned Loans Company. Must have Police Officers' Certificate The successful candidate will have a degree in either Commerce or Business or alterna- Must be of Native ancestry but not essential tively several years of lending experience. The successful candidate must be able to de- Starting salary $23,000 plus benefits velop the ability to deal with loan requests from Indian people with tact and under- Please send resume and references to: owl EN,/ An ability to Cree lan- standing. speak the Police Chief Cecil Crier guage would be an asset. Hobbema Four Nations Law Enforcement P.O. Box 570 Please forward a resume together HOBBEMA, Alberta with salary expectations to: Box 838 TOC 1NO HOBBEMA, AB For further information call: (403)585 -3767 or TOC 1NO Edmonton Direct Line 423 -1499 MARCH 16, 1990, WINDSPEAKER, PAGE 11
Trapper traded in rifle for bingo card to a next door neighbor's cabin By Rocky Woodward could mean a full day's journey, WindspeakerCorrespordent Auger recalls people were more inclined to make their visits WABASCA, ALTA. worthwhile. He remembers watching In- Travelling with a dog team dian and Metis people dancing loaded with winter supplies and and laughing with the sound of snowshoes laced to his feet, it the ever present fiddle in the took Pat Auger five days to reach background. his trapline near Fort McMurray It was during this time Auger from Wabasca over 45 years ago. decided he wanted to play the What he loved most was his fiddle. 30-30 and 303 rifles, the silence of He says he learned by simply the bush and a "moose in my watching fiddle players and then gunsight," says the 59- year -old practicing. Metis trapper. It paid off because soon he With roots in Trout Lake -an found himself playing at house isolated community some 250 gatherings as well. km north of Slave Lake - the He loves his fiddle, which he ever smiling trapper says he has started playing at an early age lived for the past 20 years in and today, he admits he can play Wabasca. "But I do not belong to any Metis or Indian tune. the Bigstone Band," he quietly Square dances, jigs, reels of explains. eight," I'll play anything," he "My father was Joseph Auger says and he does. from Trout Lake. My mother I used to play at dances long was Wilemina. She was treaty ago at the big house in Wabasca. from the Bigstone Band," he re- Now I have many trophies from called. winning at talent shows," he He is married. "My wife's says, with a proud smile. name is Matilda," he smiles, At a recent talent show in "and I have seven children. I lost Slave Lake, Auger showed up one child two years ago." with his fiddle and although, Auger says he is happy with "this time" he didn't win, he says his life and how it turned out. Wabasca's Pat Auger Rocky Woodward, Windspeaker it doesn't bother him. "I just like Afraid of the bush? "Never. I to get up there and play for the was a pretty good shot and I had people.' a good partner. Sylvester Auger He was transferred to Aber - a laugh and then adds solemnly, he has different frustrations, he Retired from trapping now, and me used to trap together. He hart Hospital in Edmonton and "I took a long time to heal." says, adding that trapping is not he laughs when he says he has was a pretty good shot. He used wouldn't see his home again Once he was discharged from worth it anymore. traded in his 303 rifle for a bingo to be a good trapper too, but now until six years later. the hospital, Auger travelled "All the time I trapped it used card. we're too old," Auger laughs. City life did not agree with back home and began trapping to be good. But it's no good any- "Now I'm too old to trap and In 1952, like many other Na- him, but then his view of the city again. However, his long fight more because the price of fur is there are too many cutlines all tive people during that era, was from a hospital bed. with tuberculosis took some of poor. There is a lot of fur around over. Before there were no roads Auger came down with tubercu- "I spent a long time taking the life out of him. "I wasn't the Wabasca but not like it used to - it's changed," he says with a losis. care of the nurses, ' he says with trapper I used to be." Today be. "A long time ago when travel sigh.
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Rocky Woodward, Wlndspeaker Rocky Woodward, Windspeaker Peter Sound (front), Rocky Walker, northern talent walked away with professional Dawn (L), Shannon Cunningham (R) of Slave Lake. Song: "Under the Boardwalk' duet award. won them 1st place in the duet competition. Talented entertainers wowed the crowd By Rocky Woodward then along with her younger sis- routine "Michael Jackson" style. singer Gayle Twinn when she only seen at some of the bigger Windspeaker Correspondent ter Dawn, walked away with the Kinuso's Darren Waite is a was handed prize money and a powwows in the country. With "Junior Duet" award. well -known singer in the Slave trophy after singing her way to a '1precision and confidence both SLAVE LAKE, ALTA. "Her piano lessons and love Lake area. He once placed fairly first place spot in the female 2- year -olds deserved the for singing has paid off," said her high in the Cook County Saloon vocal event. And she wasn't fin- rounds of applause they contin- parents Susan and Don. talent contest held annually in ished. ued to receive throughout their With a voice as versatile and "She was born with a talented Edmonton. A strong voice with Teaming up with her sister, performance. as strong as Barbara Mandrell, voice," said another fan of the lots of range and good control, Victorine, she went on to win the Judges Trudy Lougheed, Shannon Cunningham has grade five student. his performance won him first senior duet competition as well. Marion Dick and Brenda Gladue proven she has a future in the Contestants travelling from as place in the male vocal talent In the professional category, must have had a hard time music business. far away as Calgary and Edmon- competition. 16- year -old Joanna Nahachick, a choosing a winner. However, Only seconds into her number ton, entered a variety of talent And along with Faust singing Grade 10 Slave Lake student most competitions usually allow and singing to a packed house at competitions, which included talent Brenda Blachford, the two with a style reminiscent of Ed- for only one winner and this time the Fifth Annual Talent Show instrumental, comedy, dance versatile singers captured second monton singer Karen St. Jean, Sleigh took the honors. sponsored by the Slave Lake and story -telling. place in the duet competitions. captured the hearts of her audi- Another lad deserving men- Native Friendship Centre, Cun- Another crowd favorite was It was a toss up between ence and first place in the female tion is Faust guitar player and ningham received a huge ova- Driftpile resident Stanley Isa- Waite and Faust guitar player, vocal event. singer Clayton Giroux. tion from her admirers. dore, who "brought the roof Rocky Walker, to see who would Joining up with her twin sis- He won the junior instrumen- Moving confidently about on down" with his humorous corn- take honors in the senior instru- ter, Jessica, the two ladies also tal competition and placed sec- the stage she captured the edy and story- telling act. mental event, but in the end the placed second in the professional ond in the teen vocal event. crowd's attention with songs like Using material borrowed judges decided on Waite. duet category. "All the performers, who par- "Don't Toss Us Away" and with from actor and comedian Eddie Walker wasn't much deterred How they could dance! ticipated in the Slave Lake talent a voice like an angel, it was easy Murphy, Isadore was hilarious. by losing to Waite. He came back Traditional dancers Chris show deserve a round of ap- to imagine her singing on the It won him the judges' attention strong to win the professional Sleigh from Calgary and Kevin plause. I would also like to thank Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, and the comedy story telling male vocal award and with Orr of Slave Lake, truly gave the the many sponsors, who helped Tennessee someday. competition. Kinuso singer Peter Sound cap- audience something worth corn- make our annual talent show a It was no surprise when 11- Isadore also danced away tured first place- in the men's ing for. success," said Peggy Roberts, ex- year -old Cunningham captured with first place in the senior professional duet event. Both dancers put on a splen- ecutive director of the friendship the "Teen Vocal" award, and dancing event after a great dance It was a "girls' night out" for did performance that is usually centre.
Rocky Woodward, Windspeake Rocky Woodward, W,ndspeaker Kevin Orr (front) of Slave Lake and Chris Sleigh of Calgary, danced into the hearts They came to see and listen to talented entertainers and were not disappointed of everyone at Slave Lake talent show. MARCH 16, 1990, WINDSPEAKER, PAGE 13 Peerless Lake 'My Creator is my church'
By Rocky Woodward WindspeakerCorrespondent
PEERLESS LAKE, ALTA. Peerless Lake resident David Starr has no fond memories of residential schools after living in one at Wabasca some 55 years ago. In fact his memories of the residential schools to this day are painful and filled with bitterness towards a "white man's system" that he says "failed Indian people of that era miserably." David was born at Long Lake about five km north of Peerless Lake in 1930. Located in northern Alberta, 250 km north of Slave Lake, the tiny community of 430 people once had no contact with the outside world. "In those days the people were scattered all over the dis- trict. There was an old Hudson Bay post at Long Lake and be- cause it was a source of food, people would generally meet David and Rocky sitting down to a rabbit stew lunch there. "They would stock up for the ing how to speak English. closed again, the building was "They built a house and a to speak out - trappers, fisher- winter and that was the last we After residential school, taken over by the Roman Catho- small little school at Peerless men from Faust, Slave Lake and would see of each other until the David roamed from place to lic church. Lake. That brought more people other towns. following spring," David re- ta*cing on odd jobs, mostly "They built a church at Trout to Peerless Lake and that is I cared about these meetings members. fplace,or farmers. Lake and that's when the law of pretty well how it was settled," so I would journey by horseback, It was during this time Two years later, tired of roam- the country affected us people in David said. crossing three rivers by raft while David's parents decided to sep- ing around the country, he re- the Peerless Lake area,' David At 25 years of age, David quit my horse swam across, to reach erate, and so, along with two sis- turned to his home at Long Lake. said. working for the trader and with Wabasca. It took me three days. ters, he was sent to the St. John's By this time the old Hudson "The word was spread his family of three small children, "At Wabasca I would leave Anglican church residential Bay post had closed its doors and throughout the district by a for- he moved to Wabasca. my horse and catch the regular school at Wabasca. a pnvate trader had built a log est ranger, who was telling eve- It was at Wabasca where he mail service express. It was a His two sisters never survived store where Peerless Lake is lo- ryone that our children must at- got his baptism into local politics. four-day trip by horse and the school. cated today. tend school. In 1960 after spending three wagon to Slave Lake from "They both died before their There were no people at "Children had to come out of years in Wabasca, David moved Wabasca," he said with a laugh. 16th birthdays. They died be- Peerless,, ake when the trader the bush. Some were sent to back to Peerless Lake and with Today David still dabbles in cause of a lack of medical atten- built his store there.' Then he Wabasca and others came with the knowledge he gained in local local politics and many things tion. It left me alone at the asked me to run the store. I their families to Trout Lake." politics at Wabasca, he soon set have been accomplishedbecause school," David recalled. looked after his store for seven However, many people scat- about helping to organize people of his work at Peerless Lake. There's one night at the resi- years," David smiled. tered throughout the Peerless in his district. Presently he sits on the North- dential school when he was David remembers there were Lake area did not listen to the "We formed the Kewetinaw lands School Board and holds a seven years old, he will never no roads, only walking trails that warning and soon the RCMP Association meaning " north- position with the Community forget. people used. "There was only arrived to enforce the regulation. em," David explains. Vocation Centre at Peerless Lake. "Wehad to getup late at night one permanent family living at "They told parents if they did "What I had learned at He is a spiritual leader and and line up to go to the bath- Peerless Lake. not take their children to school Wabasca is people can do much believes in the Indian way. They didn't want us to wet "When I ran the store there at Trout Lake, they would lose more for their community work - "What you see here at my room. my our beds, so they would wake us was no money used for buying them to the residential school at ing as a group," David noted. home, around my home, is up at certain times during the things. People were carried over Wabasca. In thelate 60s when the Indian church. My Creator is my night. during the summer months on "This forced parents to move Association of Alberta (IAA) was church. time I beat them to credit. Then they would come to Trout Lake, so they would not newly formed, David began I have had it with European "This one upon me the draw. I had already wet my back with furs in the winter lose their children. That was how working with them by keeping churches. It was forced bed. months to pay their bills." Trout Lake was settled," ex- the association informed of his when I was too young to make "It was a log house with an When the old Hudson Bay plained David. community's needs. up my own mind. Look at me open stairway leading down to store closed at Long Lake, the David smiles when he ex- But to get to a meeting, then and you see what I got out of it, the main floor. They marched us business was moved to Trout plains that soon after the Catho- held in Slave Lake, he says it took physical abuse. to the stairs and one instructor Lake where it operated for a few lic priests' arrival another mis- him a full week, if the weather "Mother Earth is where my kicked me down the flight of years. sionary showed up, this time was good. spiritual life is," David con- stairs. I don't know, maybe he Then in the mid -50s, after it from the Anglican church. "Many people were starting cluded. was mad he had to get up to take us to the pot or maybe he was mad because I wet the bed," David said. Soon after, David developed for 12 won of the spine to Battle Grade tuberculosis and this day he blames it on the By Rocky Woodward strange towns. They dropped "They were recognized as two When officials of North- physical abuse he received at the Windspeaker Correspondent out of school like crazy after people, who could really benefit lands School Division and CVC residential school. completing Grade 9," Starr said. from a Grade 12 education, but administration got wind of a talk about child abuse PEERLESS LAKE, ALTA. Starr said he was told a more they would not leave the com- high school program at Peerless "They was "they today. I they never heard centralized facility would have munity. Lake that working guess said Starr. residential schools when I to be built to accommodate all It just happened that the changed their minds," about will have was small. That time child abuse A Northlands School Division northern communities but that a principal of Northlands School ow they say we was common," he says. board member says he has fi- project of this scale would be too and an instructor at CVC were high school in the Northlands David was taken to Aberhart nally won the battle to have high costly. young enough to take a chance," school by next year. It's an agree- Edmonton and for school courses introduced into A community vocation centre Starr said. ment now," said Starr. Hospital in is now the next seven years his home Peerless Lake School after many (CVC) was set up in Peerless Since two of their pupils Alberta education was a hospital bed. meetings with Alberta education Lake instead, he said. would not leave Peerless Lake to thinking of adding high school They saved David's life at the officials. "The centre opened about further their high school educa- courses in all northern communi- hospital but his spine had been David Starr, the Peerless Lake 1977 and offered upgrading tion, both teachers agreed to ties, he said. tuberculosis. board member, said he was up- courses for adults and for stu- begin a Grade 10 to 12 program. It started from here and now deformed by the the dis- "Shouldn't I be bitter ?" he asks. set "for years" because students dents, who had quit school "To justify their actions we it's spreading through dropped out after completing within a one -year period. had to have at least six students tricts.' Then he shrugs his shoulders that and in a quiet voice says, "Aw, Grade 9 in the community. "Sol 'This took care of the drop taking high school courses. Starr proudly admits it's just one of those things that decided to do something about outs, but it still didn't help stu- "Between students who had within the next two years eight happen." it." dents, who would not leave the finished Grade 9 at Northlands students will have completed He said because Peerless Lake community to further their edu- and CVC students, who com- Grade 12 at Peerless Lake. At about 15 years of age about David was released from Aber - is an isolated community, stu- cation," Starr said. pleted their Grade 9 upgrading, "Before we worried dents did not want to travel else- What really started "the ball we had enough for a high school them staying home and not re- hart Hospital and sent back to Now Wabasca residential school. He where to receive their high rolling for a higher education program," Starr said. ceiving a good education. education. program at Peerless Lake" were He adds if not for the con- we worry about losing them to remained there for one more school world," year and says the only thing he "They don't want to live with two students enrolled at the cern by the two teachers none of good jobs in the outside got out of the school was learn- strangers in boarding homes in CVC. it would have happened. he laughed. Ply
PAGE 14, WINDSPEAKER, MARCH 16, 1990 C'mon down to AVC's open house Alberta Vocational Centre - Lac la Biche will be hosting Open House '90 Thursday, March 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The theme of this year's open house is "Learning Makes the Differ- ence". You are invited to share this day with students, manage- ment and staff. Experience first hand that learning does make the difference. We invite you to tour the program areas of trades and technical, academic upgrading, human services and business careers. Displays, pres- entations and demonstrations throughout the day will give you a sense of the instruction, maten- als and equipment available in each of the program areas. As you visit each department watch for the opportunity for some "hands on" activities as well as a chance to win prizes. You will also have the oppor- tunity to see the many services available to students while they're attending school. These will range from tours of the cafe- teria, the learning resource centre, the housing and dorm units as well as tours of the fine recreational facilities and the day -care centre. Community agencies and clubs and organizations will have displays and information in the gymnasium area. Remote broadcasting by the local radio station CFWE -FM and your fa- vorite country and western sta- Skrimshaw Art is taught in AVC's Native Cultural Arts program. PhotoCounesy of AVC tion CFCW will also take place during the day. Come and meet and learn more about specific taming, fun and educational. various areas of interest, receive come with your neighbors and your favorite D.J. programs and services available When you come in, be sure to approval stamps and qualify for friends and join in the fun. Come Open House '90 is our to residents in the area. AVC pick up your "passport," which door prizes. and see for yourself that "Learn- chance to meet students andstaff promises to make the day enter- will entitle you to explore the Bnng the whole family and ing Makes the Difference "! OPEN HOUSE Alberta Vocational Centre Thursday, March 22, 1990 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Lac La Biche TOURS PRIZES Programs, Services, Facilities ENTERTAINMENT all on Display The doors are open for you to come in and spend a day with us. COME JOIN THE CROWD!
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Corporation expands business on settlement By Diane Parenteau Windspeaker Correspondent
FISHING LAKE METIS SETTLEMENT The Fishing Lake Develop- ment Corporation (FLDC) is closer to its goal of financial inde- pendence from the province. As a result of taking over oil and lease building operations on the settlement, corporation direc- tors have been able to expand the settlement -owned business largely through funds generated by these contract agreements. The million dollar business established three years ago con- tinues to expand. An $85,000 D8 Caterpillar was recently added to the growing list of machinery in- ventory, making the corporation more competitive and versatile to better meet increasing de- mands. "Oil companies were coming in and bringing outside contrac- tors and not employing any of our men," said Clifford Calliou, one of the directors. "We wanted to employ more of our settlement people," said Bruce Desjarlais, chairman of the board of directors. "Our people were just on the pick and shovel end of it, if they got hired at all. "When we first got on council we didn't even have any equip- ment for the settlement to build basements," he said.
"Now, before we sign an Diane Parenteau, Windspeaker agreement to give them (oil com- (L -R) Dwayne Young of Telstar Contractors was paid recently for the D8 Caterpillar he sold to the Fishing Lake Development Corporation (FLDC). With panies) the right of entry, we set and directors, Wayne Anderson, Clifford Calliou and Ross Daniels. down conditions. We take most him are Bruce Desjarlais (FLDC Chairman) of the contracts, if they're not too big, and _we do the hiring - Transportation, the directors were using all entities we could "We've established credibil- "Last year we had three posi- sometimes hiring sub contrac- identified a need to upgrade to get it (the shop) off the ity," said Calliou. tions in make -work programs tors," said Calliou. their grader and elected to pur- ground." Íncreased employment for compared to past years when we Initially working out of an chase a second machine. But lo- The 4,000 sq. ft., $100,000 shop settlement members has been had up to 20. And we had more ATCO trailer and with only a D6 cal financial institutions saw the is paid for today less than one another benefit of the FLDC. people working. They take pride Caterpillar purchased through business as a high risk and re- year after construction began. 'The corporation was set up in what they're doing," he said. the Settlement Investment Cor- fused their application, forcing Desjarlais was eager to point as an economic vehicle for the "I'm very proud of our staff," poration (SIC), the FLDC began them to go out of province for out the most recent Caterpillar community," said settlement ad- said Desjarlais. 'We have to be working to train local operators. funding. was purchased in part with a ministrator Garry Parenteau. set up and, running like a busi- "Nine months later we When plans for new office loan from the same local lending "It's set up for employment ness; we can't be running on a bought a D7 (Caterpillar) with and shop space were proposed, institution that previously rather than having to depend on shoestring. We don't depend on straight cash with what we made the FLDC again faced financial turned them down. make -work programs. the government," he said. from the D6, " boasted Desjarlais. rejections locally as well as The directors have not looked provincially, §ave for a small back since, despite some finan- loan through SIC. cial road blocks along the way. "The shop was built through BLUE QUILLS POST SECONDARY STUDENT UNION , After successful negotiations the (Fishing Lake) Pasture, for the settlement road mainte- Waskayigun and Development FIFTH ANNUAL NATIVE AWARENESS WEEK nance contract with Alberta (associations)" said Calliou. "We "Speaking from the Circle" Notice of HERE'S WHAT'S MARCH 19 TO 23, 1990 Temporary HAPPENING IN at the Blue Quills First Nations College 5 miles west of St. Paul, Alberta Guardianship to: YOUR CULTURAL EVENTS WORKSHOPS SHEILA GAY WORLD Pipe Ceremony - Mar. 19 at 9 a.m. Guest Speaker &Times to be To include your non -profit events Feasts - Mar. 22 & 23 at 5 p.m. announced BROWN in this column, contact the editor. Pow Wow Grand Entry- Mar. 22 at Plains Indians Cultural Survival School and DENNIS 7 p.m. Mar. 20 at 9:30 a.m. - Lloyd Dwenin Have you considered Red Pheasant Jr. Host Drum Indigenous Law - Mar. 22 at 9:30 a.m. CROOKEDLEGS being a foster par - ent but need more 1st Five Drums and all Dancers Sam Bull, L.L.B. Take Notice that an appli- information? You will be paid Treaty Six Rights - Mar. 22 followed by cation for Temporary are invited to attend Wetokan Memorial Round Dance open forum - Norbert Jebeaux Guardianship of your chil- our information se- - Mar. 23 following Feast Indigenous Experiences with School dren, born on May 19, ries beginning April Saddle Lake Cultural Education System - Mar. 22 - Linda Bull 1980, 1977, September 29, 3. To pre -register, Exhibits - Mar. 20 Hide Tanning - Mar. 19 - 22 - Verna Smith and March 4, 1979, will be call Michael at 427 - FOR MORE INFORMATION, CON- Indigenous Games - Charles E. Wood made on March 14that9:30 KIDS (5437). TACT THE NATIVE AWARENESS Social Work Presentation a.m. in Wetaskiwin Fam- CO- ORDINATORS: Date & Time T.B.A. ily Court. DARRELL BRERTTON 645 -4455 IRMA CARDINAL 645 -4455 Contact: Shonda Kiester Blue Quills Post- Secondary Stu- Alberta Family and Social If you want to display Arts & We dent Union reserves the right to Services, (city) Wetaski- bring feel free to your world Crafts, please make changes. Not responsible win to contact Darrell or Irma. Telephone: 352 -1214 you. for theft, injury or accidents. PE TO TEK PEWICINAN INOWAK Jf PAGE 16, WINDSPEAKER, MARCH 16, 1990 Sexual abuse led to streets, drugs liked She eventually had three chil- love herself and to understand abuser but they feel responsible By Cheryl Klassen older sister, who said she Il tell dren and the oldest daughter her disease, alcoholism. for the abuse or they deny Special to Windspeaker the abuse, Karina decided to what has happened. her grandmother, who took Kar- was also sexually molested by "Drugs and alcohol are not an and two her father. Karina's lifestyle and answer, they're an escape," she Healing is a slow process that CALGARY ina, her two sisters can take years but if the person brothers to her uncle's house in a addictions got worse with two says. Karina's children are now in accepts what has happened and woman has different town. abusive husbands. The second (The name of the abused dealer, who foster homes in Calgary. They're is honest, willing and wants to to protect her identity. The abuse was reported to husband was a drug been changed her pimp. She tried to being counselled and the family recover, therapy can help, says She lives in Calgary and is working police, but since there were no became ,no formal start life over without drugs and one day hopes to be reunited. North Peigan. with a counsellor at Native Alcohol- adult witnesses, longer sees "There s always hope even charges were filed against her fa- alcohol in various cities with her Karma, who no ism.) husband and children but with- her parents, is concentrating on though things may look bleak. ther, Karina says. There are people out there, who When Karina's mother asked out success - until last year. her healing, and her children's Feeling terrified, violated, She is working with a recover." Karina Foryu her what her father had done, After a five day binge of healing. helpless and alone, and taking counsellor at Native Alcoholism. If you are interested in receiv- once again cried herself to sleep. she was unable to tell her the drinking alcohol know if she drugs, Karina found herself aim - Adam North Peigan, a Native ing more information about She had allowed her alcoholic whole story. "I don't Native Alcoholism contact 261- me or blamed me." ' lessly wandering Calgary's Alcoholism counsellor, says the father to have his way with her, believed stop the abuse cycle 7921 (Calgary). not touch her The next couple of months, Ogden area. Though she was best way to so he would disoriented, she in an alcoholic family is to seek younger sister. Karina and her siblings lived in incoherent and was only fear because her father and his knew she had two major prob- counselling. (Cheryl Klassen is a journalism This sexual assault were in Children in alcoholic families one of many Karina experienced friends phoned and threatened lems; her three children student at Southern Alberta "to get even" for reporting the in- foster homes in Vancouver and often feel confused. They're an- from the age of eight to 17. She gry and resentful towards the Institute of Technology). had one older and one younger cident. she needed help with her addici- sister, who were also victims. Within a year all the children tions. life was one of fear, had gone home. They never dis- Her choices were to ask Al- Their family services fighting and drinking. During cussed the abuse. Karina felt berta family and social Karina felt shame, abandoned by her mother. The for a ticket to Vancouver and to WE'RE CHANGING! this period, for children embarrassed and responsible for family fights and abuse resumed try to make a life her and became particularly intense there or to get some help for her the abuse. had to We are now bi- weekly effective An ex- street person Karina, over the next three years for problems. She knew she who is now 33, is a recovering Karina. make a decision. As these thoughts were racing March 16, 1990! drug addict and alcoholic . "I became very rebellious," knew what he was doing she says. 'I hated everybody through her, a friend drove by says. (He told and everything, especially my- three times - she didn't recognize was wrong," she to Subscription prices are EVEN LOWER me) 'If you tell your mother, she self." him. He realized she needed won't love you anymore. "' The feeling of being unloved dry out, so he rented a motel at $26 per year ($40 foreign). to a room for her to sober up. 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"We served 49,000 Already the Japanese have box lunches" during the shoot - poured about $1 million into the ing of the film, he said. economy of the Stoney Indian -Ken Tully, the band's eco- Reserve, which is home to the nomic development manager, Goodstoney, the Chiniki and the said lodge chef Otto Daniels and Bearspaw bands. That was dur- his staff helped promote the ing last year's shoot of the epic lodge in a culinary competition film Heaven and Earth on the last year in Japan, winning a gold Morley Flats, 65 kilometres west medal. of Calgary. Meanwhile, he said, the Across Alberta the Japanese Goodstoneys will set to work this are having more and more of an spring capturing more of the impact on Indian bands, both tourist traffic through the Bow positively and negatively. Corridor by building an outdoor The economy of the Sturgeon recreation and environment Lake Band got a boost last year centre. with the opening of a chopstick It will be built near Nakoda factory, which is sending mil- Lodge and will complement it lions of pairs of chopsticks annu- and the nearby conference ally to Japan. Other Native corn - centre, offering backcountry trips munities are considering similar with a Native component like ventures. And across northern Native food and overnight stays Ken Tully at Nakoda Lodge Dana Wagg. Windspeaker Alberta the proposed develop- in tipis in areas traditionally used ment of pulp and paper mills by by Stoney people for plant and place a tipi compound at Broken south of the lodge is likely. ity to have more than a one -day Japanese -controlled companies berry gathering and hunting, Leg Lake -a base camp in the The $1.2 million Nakoda conference," he said. has Native communities consid- said Tully. backcountry, which is about Guest Lodge and Conference One of the weekend draws of ering the pros and cons. A number of band members eight kilometres north of the Centre was built in 1981 to ac- the conference centre is the Sun- The Goodstoney Band trained in log building will be guest lodge," said Tully, who has commodate workshops, confer- day brunch, which attracts opened its 50 -room Nakoda used to construct a 1,000 sq. ft. been with the band about three ence groups and retreats. Lo- people from Calgary . "It's been Lodge a year ago to which it log facility as the first phase of years. cated at the east end of Chief very successful in the past few hopes to attract domestic and the centre. Trails in and around Nakoda Hector Lake, which is stocked years," said Tully. international tourists. But it'll As the program further devel- Lodge and to Broken Leg Lake annually with 500 rainbow trout, And visitors, who like to take time to attract Japanese visi- ops to include things like tanning will also have been completed, there's a restaurant and banquet browse through Native litera- tors since they like to deal only of hides and beadmaking, more he said. area on the main floor; upstairs ture, can find a well- stocked li- with establishments that have and more Stoney members will Next year the Goodstoneys there's three conference rooms. brary at Nakoda Institute, which been opened at least three years, be employed in the operation. plan to build four two -bedroom But until the 50 -room lodge is located in the basement of the said general manager Paul Already 35 people - mostly log chalets complete with fire- opened a year ago at a cost of conference centre. Pakos. Stoney members - are em- places and modern amenities about $2.8 million, visitors had A possible upgrading by the In the meantime he's hoping ployed at Nakoda Lodge during near the main lodge. no where to stay, said Tully. The province of 25 kilometres of the lodge will get referrals peak season. A feasability study is also deluxe lodge includes an indoor Highway 1A, which cuts through travel agencies in Banff, "By the end of 1990, the 1,000 planned to help select the best swimming pool, a jacuzzi and a through the reserve, would also a popular destination for Japa- sq. ft. centre should have been location for a proposed 18 -hole sauna. encourage greater tourist traffic, nese tourists. completed and we'll have in golf course. A site immediately "The lodge gives the flexibil- said Tully. Morley Flats puts Stoneys in the movies By Dana Wagg Windspeaker Staff Writer "We had a pretty good work- ing relationship with the Japa- STONEY INDIAN RESERVE, nese company. They indicated ALTA. they may be interested in shoot - ing a sequel in the summer of The epic production of a Japa- 1991," said Ken Tully, economic nese film last fall dropped about development manager with the $1 million into the economy of Goodstoney Band, one of the the Stoney Indians. And more three Stoney bands. movies may be on the way. "I think the film may act as a The money came from land vehicle for greater Japanese tour- use, catering contracts and sala- ists to visit the immediate vicin- ries - 300 Stoneys were hired as ity," he said. "It's questionable extras. whether the film will be a major The $48- million production of promoter for the Canadian tour- Heaven and Earth by Haruki ists in so much as it's hard to Kadokawa Films, Inc. of Japan determine whether Heaven and was the largest and most expen- Earth will be a big box office sive shoot in Canadian film his- draw." tory, involving 2,800 extras, 800 Tully said the rodeo centre horses, 400 Canadian and Japa- and its location on the flats ably nese crew and 100 wranglers and showed its worth to the film stunt people. industry for large movie produc- All told the shooting of tions, serving as an office area Heaven and Earth -a 16th -cen- and wardrobe facility, accommo- tury Samurai epic - last August dating as many as 2,800 extras and September pumped $16 and 400 crew members. million into the economy of "The corral system was able to southern Alberta. The movie is to accommodate 800 horses and the be released this summer with immediate 1,000 acres offered an English subtitles. unprecedented esthetic land - Chief Goodstoney Rodeo scape," he said. Centre on the Morley Flats, 65 But while more films may be kilometres west of Calgary, on the way, the mainstay of the served as the production office. Good stoney economy is still A Korean company has also natural gas. Funds from the sale scouted the flats for a 1,000 -horse of the gas to Calgary have been Ghengis Khan film. Hollywood used to build roads, houses, a is also considering using the site school, administration buildings for an epic about Geronimo and recreation facilities and to a to Heaven and provide social services, said Dana Wagg. Windspeaker while sequel The Chief Goodstoney Rodeo Centre Earth is also possible. Tully. PAGE 18, WINDSPEAKER, MARCH 16, 1990
Blackfoot chief demands $1M compensation By Rocky Woodward Chief Crowfoot said agreement was not lease agreement appproved and Windspeaker Correspondent the Blackfoot band acceptable to the signed. was the first to go banks we had ap- "It was settled before the 24- SIKSIKA NATION, ALTA. through Bill C -115 and proached for fi- hour deadline elapsed, but not it caused them "noth- nancial help. They before we put up $400,000 of our Blackfoot Chief Strater Crow- ing but problems." were not comfort- own money so the project foot is demanding Ottawa pay Before then Indian able with the wouldn't be delayed anymore," his band compensation for legis- affairs minister Pierre wording. said Crowfoot. lative delays, which cost the Cadieux - he's now "It was dis- Because of all the delays the band $1 million. solicitor general - couraging to us Blackfoot band incurred signifi- Crowfoot said government would approve desig- because we cant legal costs and took a delays over the passage of Bill C- nated land, a head thought the de- gamble without any firm loan 115, an amendment to the Indian lease had to be signed. partment of justice agreement in place. Act, set back construction on a "Our people had to people, who had "Lucky for us the department Blackfoot Reserve commercial accept the head lease. given us the sur- of justice in Ottawa and Indian and industrial project, which was It actually meant we render documents, affairs approved the changes in scheduled to begin in April 1988. would surrender the the designation the lease agreement," said Crow- He said because of "misun- land to a Blackfoot - documents, had foot. derstandings" between the de- owned corporation cleared the docu- Chief Crowfoot said his band partment of justice and the de- and they in turn would ments with the fi- will accept either compensation partment of Indian affairs with use the document to nancial institu- in the form of a lump sum pay- the wording of the bill it set back sub -lease designated tions," Crowfoot ment, which would be used to the project for 20 months. "Now land to businesses. noted. reduce the long -term loan with the band has to bear over $1 mil- "We had assumed Rocky Woo dwaN, Windspeaker The project was Peace Hills Trust, or an annual Siksika Nation Chief - Strater Crowfoot lion in extra costs." everything . had al- almost contribution towards the band's In June 1988 when Bill C -115 ready been taken care of with the Lake. Yet we could not get a because of the banks' refusal to operation and maintenance was passed, it amended the In- passing of the bill by the depart - permit. accept the wording of the head budget. dian Act changing the concept of ment of justice and Indian af- "We were told we must o lease. "The construction cost index surrendered Indian land to one fairs," said Crowfoot. through Bill C -115. They said the "Again we lobbied Ottawa to has since gone up considerably of designated Indian land. Faced with delays the band process would not take very have the wording in the lease and we lost potential revenues This allows Indian reserves tried to get a temporary permit long. The whole thing took 20 agreement changed, because the because of the long delay. across Canada, which designate so they could start construction, months," he said angrily, adding contract we had lined up could "And we have lost some Indian land for economic devel- but they were turned down. the band agreed to go through not go ahead without a guaran- credibility with our people be- opment, to maintain jurisdiction "I couldn't believe it. Other Bill -0115 reluctantly. tee from us that money was in cause nothing happened for a over it for taxation purposes. tribes up north were doing simu- Another problem arose with place." long time with the project. It cost The bill also protects non - lar projects like ours, such as the- financial institutions. And time was short. The band us a lot of pocket expenses," said Native companies on designated chopstick factory at Sturgeon "We found out our lease had just 24 hours to have the the chief. Indian land from being taxed by the provincial government. Crowfoot said his band hasn't Bill C -115 gives bands more control - Crowfoot had a problem with the provin- By Rocky Woodward control over it. this would have come about if jurisdiction over designated In- cial government, taxing surren- Windspeaker Correspondent Crowfoot and the Siksika not for another chief's determi- dian reserve land. dered Indian land, but the story Nation were the first to take ad- nation in British Columbia. Chief Crowfoot said many is different in British Columbia, SIKSIKA NATION, ALTA. vantage of the bill, when in 1988 Chief Many Jewels of the Indian bands have surrendered where the concept for Bill C -115 they announced they would Kamloops (Shuswap) Indian land for different purposes. "We bean. Changes to the Indian Act commence working on a 135 - band was the main reason Bill C- surrendered 325 acres for a sum- Faced with taxation of surren- giving bands more control over acre commercial and industrial 115 came into being, he said. mer resort and didn't have a dered land by the provincial non -Native businesses on their project on designated Indian Getting then Indian affairs problem with the provincial government, Kamloops land could be a boon to bands land. minister Pierre Cadieux to agree government saying it's now non- Shuswap" Chief Many Jewels across the country, says Chief The project is underway and to the changes was no easy task Indian land and then claiming petitioned over 60 Indian bands Strater Crowfoot of the Siksika should be completed this year. for Many Jewels, who lobbied jurisdiction over it for tax pur- across Canada to have the Indian Nation. The bill allows Indian bands various ministers in Ottawa and poses." Act changed. He said Bill C -115, which was to tax non -Native businesses on travelled across Canada seeking However, in B.C. before the "Chief Many Jewels was re- passed in June 1988, has long- designated Indian land and also support from Indian bands to bill was passed, surrendering of sponsible for having the change term benefits, because it now protects those businesses from have the act changed. Indian land was quite different. made in the Indian Act to read empowers Indian people to des- being taxed by the provincial "We agreed with Chief Many "In B.C. once land was surren- designated land instead of sur- ignate land for economic devel- government. Jewels and signed band council dered, it sort of lost Indian title rendered land," said Crowfoot. opment while still maintaining But Crowfoot says none of resolutions in support of the and the province moved in and Kamloops' Indian people. He started collecting tax revenue worked very hard," said Crow- from that surrendered land," foot. Crowfoot explained. ASSISTANCE TO NATIVE ARTISTS Not only did Many Jewels Under Bill C -115 land is now receive unanimous support from designated, not surrendered. Crowfoot and the people of the "Having surrendered land Siksika Nation, he also managed changed to designated land Native artists are invited to apply for to convince over 60 other bands changed all that. Now when you across Canada to support his bid designate land, it still maintains special bursaries, specifically to have the act changed. Indian title, onwership. This way Because of Many Jewels' de- the province cannot move in and termination to get changes to the start taxing businesses on the for art supplies. Indian Act allowing for the im- land. However, we can now plementation of Bill -C115, Indian begin setting up our own tax bands across the country - and system for businessess located especially in his home province on designated land," said Crow- Submit to Alberta Indian Arts & Crafts Society the following: of Bri fish Columbia - now hold foot.
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Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker The High Level red team battles it out with Fort Vermilion at the goal during the second game of the Minor Hockey Atoms tournament in High Level March 10. High Level won the game nine to two. Their tournament was won by Hay River. The High Level red team took second and High Level white took third. Other participating teams were from Manning and La Crete.
Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker PtIffed Fred and Ginger? Not quite, but the mother and son team know how to have fun at the sober dance. High Level groups host their first sober dance By Jeff Morrow "It's great fun," she said while Windspeaker Staff Writer straightening up Avery's shirt tail before going on the floor for HIGH LEVEL, ALTA. another number. John Loftus, executive direc- Two local Native social serv- tor of Action North, said sober ice groups hosted their first dance events are just what the dance March 9 at the High Level doctor ordered. Friendship Centre to mark a spe- Action North, a 12- year -old, cial time in Native sobriety. 28 -day treatment centre in High The Dene Tha' Counselling Level has been moving toward Program and Action North, a helping Natives through group substance abuse centre, threw activities. open the doors and laid out the Loftus said there has been a red carpet for more than 60 area "marked improvement" in the Natives, who took part in their program since the centre started first sober dance event. The show working in teams and groups. GIANT was complete with cold pop, "We re leading the way,' he dancing entertainment and lots declared. of sober friendship. Dene Tha' counselling co- GULPS PIECES Alberta Native Maxine ordinator Gloria Letendre said (1 litre) Thirst Delicious Courtoreille, along with her the dance was "very successful." Fried three- year -old son Avery Dene Tha' Counselling and Quenching Kentucky Atchooay, only rested briefly Action North officials are hoping Pepsi® Chicken between the almost non -stop sober dances will become regular playing by the local disc jockey. events on their calendars. .95 ONLY
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I%nthckyîed Chicken ® The Real Taste of Living Jett Morrow, Windspeaker Two Dene Tha' dancers rest their tired dogs during an evening of At participating Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants only. hoopla at the first High Level sober dance PAGE 20, WINDSPEAKER, MARCH 16, 1990 Meander elder misses the wilderness By Jeff Morrow Windspeaker Staff Writer provide the best home possible nisces about his early days hunt- for his grandchildren. ing moose, elk and squirrel. MEANDER RIVER, ALTA. He misses the days he spent There's a twinkle in his eye when roaming the wilderness near the he speaks of hooking whitefish When Frank Yatchotay left his border between Alberta and the and bagging some ducks along home in Indian Cabins 30 years Northwest Territories, where he the river. But what the jolly vet- ago so his children could o to used to search for food to feed his eran of the northern wilderness school, he was leaving behind family. The days spent along the seems to enjoy best now is the the lifetime of traditional hunting lakeshores and nver banks of company of the younger genera- and fishing he had enjoyed since northern Alberta are now only tion. he was a boy. fireside stories for his grandchil- Indian Cabins is a damn, But there was a sadness in his dren to enjoy. But he says he good place to live," Yatchotay voice when he told how he lost really wouldn't have changed a insists. "(But) I take care of the two of his 10 children since thing. kids now." moving his family to Meander 60- year-old Dene The' Indian Cabins, a small Indian River, where they could get an elder plays a major role in raising community 90 km north of Me- education. his grandchildren. ander River, has never been He blamed the deaths on alco- While relaxing at his home in more distant to Yatchotay than it hol and said he's learned to deal Meander River, 78 km north of is now. But he says his life has with the tragedies by helping to High Level, Yatchotay remi- never been more complete.
Jeff Morrow, Windspeaker Grandfather Frank Yatchotay enjoys the company of the younger generation. He gave up hunting and fishing to do it.
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DENE THA' COMMUNITY SCHOOL
A STORY OF ROWING by Grade Four
The grade four class in- vited Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat to Assumption. They wanted to hunt rabbits with the skidoo. Curious George and the Man came on the plane. They went to Georgia's house to get a skidoo. Shane and Tyler brought their 22 shotguns. The Man said, "George, don't touch the guns!" Kelly Olduhh The Man and grade four kids went into Georgia's Natalie Ahwssay, house. Georgia's mom made Grade 2 bannock and tea and jam. hn,GradeS Curious George was curi- . /Z?.[ i!1/JC . ffille 1L')a71,!lfA1LI. ous. He went hunting rab- bits. He took at 22. He , rode on a skidoo. He n{%r%«i/71rmrr10,+iii1V.IIT killed 12 rabbits. Claudette and Betty were r1tn,Nef*a.ri .+ni;raM11,17,1"Yrifiiif:rrlIM, walking to Georgia's house. They saw Curious George. They heard a gun. F+Urr,eTr,r.rir,r%/iiriss.r.z:isIl% They saw the rabbits. They said, "Oh Boy! 7Li/i:T7II.1i/j%il!/ili,l . .'!i7A/ haj Q There's lots of rabbits!" Once-- Betty and Claudette rode Lnrf4a. . . /llli/i with Curious George on the skidoo. They helped carry
. the rabbits. Darren and rr1. , - hITNf*TVA !!+llLTw,!%1+f!!, Shane and Tyler cleaned _ [é4tiett- the rabbits. Charles made ^.ü,., -..r'iólei.TÌ11,7/r/Irl a fire. He put the rabbits ascu+od in the pan with water on t*rjr renraffrivi:rwlr11t ,nr;+errr-rn the fire. Georgia's mom f cooked the potatoes. Dar- - ren brought some noose r75rATIiL+sMrÌMINI5 rV,411r!WWWATr%,YM1f meat. Tyler brought some We._- bread and tea The man sn°eMe y said, "I m glad we came here. This is a good !1l!!!r27ftt9Tf}.T!R!a1,!!Si( feast." I/'A »St _w°u1.\s4 lywt .. . Tyler asked his grandfa-
- -____ ther to playa drum. Chey- riff : ,fire.wt1!iRZMAIIMPMEll -- -- enne showed Curious George how to dance. Everyone heard the drum. The other If11f"r/lI'/!TST2 /TITT!?rflirff drummers brought their drums. They sang their prayers. The people heard and came too. It was a Kelly Dideena, Grade h great teadance. The next day the Man and George went on the plane. They said, "Thank you for the good dinner and the fun dance. We will come back."
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BY: CheyanneAhrassay Darmn Denechaan Betty Didzena Cyhharte, Lefou Prerh7vh shatee ceo la Talley Claudette Tsonchoke
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15001 - 112 Avenue Town/City Prov. /State Wind Edmonton, AB T5M 2V6 Phone: (403)455 -2700 speaker Fax: (403)452 -1428 L Postal Code Phone ( ) J PAGE 22, WINDSPEAKER, MARCH 16, 1990 x;;,.:.. ,....., ., .';. : ::ïë U of A Native Awareness Days Four days of togetherness and understanding By Gail Duiker Ominayak thanked everyone Windspeaker Correspondent for their support and asked them to continue to promote the Lubi- EDMONTON con struggle for a land claim set- tlement with Ottawa through Dexter Young, president of phone calls to members of Parlia- the University of Alberta's Abo- ment. riginal Student Council, the The last event was a round council, the students, and the dance March 10 at which Univer- staff of Athabasca Hall can sity president Paul Davenport breathe one collective sigh of re- was a special guest. He was pre- lief! sented with a work of art by Native Awareness Days, Aboriginal Student Council which took place on the campus president Dexter Young, who is of the University of Alberta also an artist. March 7 to 10, was an outstand- Over 1,000 portions were ing success. served of beef and buffalo stew The council began planning and bannock - it was a mouth- the event as early as October. watering success. And it is no mistake Interna- Two special dances were per- tional Week coinicided with formed for the audience. The first Native Awareness Days. was a demonstration of hoop "We felt the two events would dancing while the second was by complement each other," said the famed White Braid Dancers Young. "Both non -Natives and of Edmonton. And last but not Natives benefited from the expo- least the Dene Tha' singers per- sure to other cultures. formed some compelling songs. 'Non-Native students seem The round dances were the intrigued and fascinated by Na- culmination of Native Aware- five culture. And certainly when ness Days. Native students see this genuine Tomorrow, the Native art- interest and attention, it inspires work displays and cultural ex- a great deal of pride in their cul- changes would be just another ture." fond memory. Young said the council had But for now the symbolic decided this year to adopt a more circle of unity was growing traditional format for Native larger. Dancers, both Native and Awareness Days and so in- Round dance participants Darryl Duiker Photo non -Native, were drawn into the cluded such things as traditional spirit of togetherness. singing and dancing. high suicide rate in the Native elders took place in the Tory ness, he said. "Simply put, more Young expressed satisfaction That many Natives have not community and the social, physi- Building. Feedback indicated the education promotes understand - with how Native Awarensss been exposed to various parts of cal and spiritual reasons all of event went very well. ing and more tolerance towards Days 1990 had gone. "The suc- their culture is a well -docu- which play an important role in "In continuity with the central others." cess of this event ensures other mented fact and one Young is mental health. On Friday theme we wanted to invite the Meanwhile, the Aboriginal events will continue. That's aware of. wanted to provide Theatre Film Festival presented four great! We have had an over - an opportunity for the people to Co. from Hobbema presented language. Interpreters would films in the Education South whelming response from a wide expenence their culture if they the play It's My Life, which also work with the speakers," said auditorium dealing with historic range of fenders. We would very have not been exposed to it." dealt with the problem of suicide Young,. and current issues of Native much like to thank municipal The opening event of Native in the Native population empha- "We are especially proud to people. The special guests in at- affairs, secretary of state, Petro - Awareness Days March 7 began sizing the importance of com- show our elders our campus. To tendance captivated the audi- Canada, Peace Hills Trust and all with a panel discussion on lan- municating with people and give them the opportunity of ence. They included Chief Ber- individuals, who donated their guage issues. From the forum reaching out to others. seeing where their children nard Ominayak of the Lubicon time, money or advice." emerged two predominant facts: Darryl Wildcat, a writer and spend much time is so reward - Lake Indian Band and friend He said they were instrumen- the need for a' standardized al- actor for Four Winds, said the in Denys Auger of the Bigstone tal in making Native Awareness phabet has been highlighted b play "is a really important tool to Events such as this educated Cree Band as well as Lubicon Days 1990 a rewarding experi- an indepth look at the methods helping people talk about how non- Natives, raising their aware- advisor Fred Lennarson. ence for all. of teaching various Cree dialects they feel. The audience is invited and more Native linguists are to participate in discussing vari- needed in the field of research ous aspects of the plays we put and practice. on. We by to create stories with ALBERTA NATIVE CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS Meanwhile, the incorporation power to help people change of traditional values and contem- how they see themselves." MARCH & 1, porary issues concerning Native Meanwhile, on a lighter note 30, 31 APRIL 1990 people made for extremely inter- Native fashion models presented esting discussions March 8. an outstanding fashion show in at the Slave Lake Curling Rink For instance a discussion on the Education North building - Native mental health was well we didn't realize how many of Sponsored by the Driftpile Amateur Sports and attended, where an open discus- us are that good looking! sion was held on the extremely On March 9, storytelling by Recreation Committee
32 am Me ' e 3 eve ) 2 Team La ea :n$pe ::::. event )
16 & under (2 events)
Trophies and prizes determined on entries All Participants must be of Native ancestry Saturday Night Banquet and Dance
Send entry fee of $120 per team (includes banquet & dance) to: Driftpile Amateur Sports and Recreation c/o Hank G. Giroux General Delivery Driftpile, Alberta TOG OVO or phone Darryl Duiker Phao entries to Driftpile Band Office between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Al Many Bears of Early Thunder Creations (Cluney, Alberta) at the Friday at (403)355 -3868 or 355 -3869. Evenings call Donna Giroux at 355 -3871. art exhibit s ASMNÖR ÌSPTSTIVF ÓR PROUDLY HOSTS THE Western Ca All- Native Minor Hockey >bIILT d iadU4Q QdúoaQlJ Ú za- 2s,,sso JEiI$14AR S, Saskatoon, Sask. FOl!2 RI1SfKS ALL UNDER ONE ROOF
NOVICE - ATOM - PEE WEE BANTAM 16 Teams for each Category will be accepted ENTRY FEES: $250.00 for NOVICE & ATOM $300.00 for PEE WEE & BANTAM 8 MIDGET TEAMS WILL ALSO BE ACCEPTED - ENTRY FEE $300
Officiating by S.A.H.A. sanctioned referees > ENTER EARLY to ensure a spot in this tournament Packages will be mailed to interested teams and coaches > Phone and mail entries to: Peter Rudyck, Box 397, Duck Lake, SK SOK 1J0 Ph. 467 -2217 > For more information: DAILY ADMISSION Dave Cameron - work: 467 -4523 / home: 467 -4489 Adults $ 3.00 Claude Petit work: 975 -0840 / home: 384 -0565 Students $ 2.00 - PAGE 24, WINDSPEAKER, MARCH 16, 1990
ATTENTION PARENTS WHOOPING COUGH OUTBREAK
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