-. y,,r. .. ! at.,w.+%î:?' *a, 1 Catholic Church changes attitude Page 26 Í Metis urges local initiative Page 24 Í Paul Band honors hockey effort Page 22 Y Treaty 6 Forum examines issues By Albert Crier bership codes, and the Chiefs and Elders here to Rupertsland Claim and make a strong (Treaty BEAVER LAKE RESERVE heard a presentation by the Indian) stand on issues and - An excellently organized Miskito Indian organization to send a message to meeting, highlighted by a of Nicaraugua. government," said lively and cooperative "These meetings are Lameman. sharing of information, was getting stronger, we have The Treaty Six Forums held at the Treaty Six people coming from far are a series of meetings Forum at the Beaver Lake away, because we are held to deliberate on issues Indian Reserve. doing them in the traditional of direct importance to Delegates examined the manner," said hosting Treaty Indians belonging to issues of Indian government, Chief Al Lameman. Treaty rights, Band mem- "I have sat together with Continued Page 4 New reserve sought for reinstated Indians By Rocky Woodward For over a year now, Nancy Tingey, formerly of th; Cold Lake First Nations NEW CITIZENS WELCOMED Reserve, along with a group of professionals, has been NEW CANADIANS at Citizenship Court held at the Canadian Native Friend- developing a proposal for ship Centre in Edmonton -a historic first - were invited to join the White the forming of a new Braid Society dancers who performed for the event. See Pages 17 and 27. reserve that would become -Photo by Terry Lusty a home for Indian people unable to return to their former reserves. Tingey is planning a visit to Ottawa, to approach Indian Affairs Minister Lubicon gets David Crombie with her support proposal that suggests the "Twin Rivers Reserve" be Unanimous, powerful reotypes that the popula- Support Groups come located 100 miles north of support was given to the tion have conceming the from all walks of life with Edmonton, near Flatbush, Lubicon Lake Cree Nation Indian peoples of the Uni- strong representation from and bordered by the in defence of their land ted States and Canada. the following occupational Athabasca and Pembina rights at the Second Euro- Another is to give political groups: journalists; pub- rivers. pean Meeting of American support to North American lishers; book shop opera- According to Tingey, it is Indian Support Groups, Indian Nations who are in a tors; foresters; artists; pro- beautiful country filled with held at Luitzhausen, Lux- state of crisis as they fessors of universities; and, streams, lakes and rivers, embourg, April 9 to 13. defend their Treaty and teachers. Among the surrounded by miles of NANCY TINGEY In addition, the unpre- Aboriginal Rights. young attenders are stu- Crown land that would be ...professional cendented resolution gave The European Suport dents of high schools and an ideal location for the assistance unconditional support to Groups number twenty colleges. Indian people. The Twin Rivers Reserve and, according to Tingey, Chief Bernard Ominayak organizations in nine coun- There were five repre- The land Tingey refers would consist of four she doesn not expect the and his people's efforts to tries, including: Austria; sentatives from Canada, to, is private land said to be townships of land. Tingey federal government to bring about a boycott of the Republic of West Ger- including: Chief Ted Moses owned by doctors and has produced blueprints of "dish out" all the expenses, 1988 Winter Olympics, many; Switzerland; Sweden; of the James Bay Cree; lawyers and farmers. The the township and designs of but would like to see which are slated to be held France; The Netherlands; Thomas Coon, Indigenous land is for up sale and "we buildings important for the funding come from many in Alberta. Belgium; Italy; and, Lux- Survival Internationale; have talked with these reserve and its people. departments within both A second resolution embourg. Other nations James O'Reilly, Montreal people and they think it is a The four -year project levels of govemment. approved of the principles have developing nuclear lawyer who has done work great idea. We are not out would see the building of an Tingey has engaged the being put forward by the groups that wish to become for the Lubicon Lake to fight with Indian people. administration building, services of Ced -dar -log Canadian -based organiza- involved. At a four -day con- Crees; Roy L. Piepenburg, We only want to develop a school, senior citizens' homes, an Alberta based tion, "Indigenous Survival ference there were eighty consultant with the Indian life for ourselves. There are home, children's home and log building construction Internationale." The Euro- delegates with the largest Association of Alberta; a lot of Indian women who homes for residents. firm which would provide pean Support Groups have numbers representing Aus- and, a staff person or the feel the same way I do," said The projected cost is a number of objectives, one tria and Germany. Tingey. estimated at $18 million Continued Page 3 of which is to eliminate ste- The members of the Continued Page 2 INSIDE THIS WEEK Citizenship Court at CNFC Page 17 Y WAGAMESE is still concerned about kids, and this week wonders what the future holds for his. See Page 7. BANAC promotes crafts at Expo Page 16 ROCKY WOODWARD interviews Clifford Freeman, about the affect of the media and government policies on Native people. See Page 8. ROCKY also reports on a program for "street -wise" kids that offers them choices they might not otherwise have had. See Page 13. Health workers seek aid Page 11 I PAGE 2, APRIL 25, 1986, WINDSPEAKER European groups back Olympic protest From Page 1 Party in Canada. Van Til- Ominayak and his repre- of Alberta in helping to set- borg has made a commit- sentatives to the members tle them. World Council of Indigen- ment to the Support of the Human Rights In regard to "Indigenous ous Peoples. Groups and the Lubicons Commission of the Euro- Survival Internationale," Among the top- ranking Lake Cree Nation that he is pean Parliament. Van Til- the Support Groups issued Europeans who gathered considering introducing a borg stated very clearly a statement that reads: to support Indian rights was similar resolution to one that the Lubicon Lake land "The Support Groups John van Tilborg, The that was adopted by the matters and the oppression endorse and support the Netherlands, a member of meeting -one that would of the people raise funda- principles that the protec- the Grael in Rainbow lead the twelve member mental human rights issues tion of subsistence econo- Group of the European nations of the European which have international mies is essential to the cul- Parliament. The Rainbow Parliament to boycott the implications. tural survival of indigenous fraction, as it is called, has a 1988 Winter Games. More Delegates to the Euro- peoples as well as being strong conservationist than that, his is willing to pean Support Group meet- compatible with respect for orientation like the Green introduce Chief Bernard ing became interested in and conservation of the North American Indians environment." through a wide range of Included in the confer- RESOLUTION ON THE personal experiences. ence was a media work- LUBICON LAKE BAND Some learned about the shop. Various materials unique problems of the which could be used for WHEREAS the participants at this second European people through reading and BERNARD OMINAYAK public relations on behalf of meeting of North American Indian Support Groups studying in schools and ...gaining international support Indian people were exam- being held at Lultzhausen include delegations from universities. Others have ical, technical and moral bring the Lubicon Lake ined and assessed. Fea- Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, travelled widely in the Uni- support is being provided. land claim issue before the tured was a sixty- minute Luxembourg, Sweden and Switzerland ted States and Canada, In Nevada, where nuclear public with the aim of avoid- video -tape that tells the even living for a year or two tests are taking place on ing the 1988 participation in tragic story of the forced WHEREAS the participants continue to support with the people on their traditional western Sho- the Olympics. Lobbying will relocation of Navajos who strongly the aboriginal rights and claims of the Lubicon reservations. When the shoni lands, co-operative also be directed by the live in close proximity to the Lake Indian Nation Canadian Indians sent lob- resistance is being mounted. committees to intemational Hopi Indian reservation in byists to Europe following The Innu - the Naskapi - organizations such as the northern Arizona. Visual WHEREAS the participants are also aware of the con- the Constitution Express Montagnais of Labrador, . Socialist International and, educational materials such clusions of the Fulton Report of February 1986, which in episode in 1981, they estab- who have been protesting of course, the European as books, newspapers, effect criticizes the Federal Government's omissions, lished contact with Euro- damaging, low -level super- Parliament. They will also reports, posters and pho- confirms a substantial reduction in subsistence hunting peans who are now staunch sonic flights over their lands facilitate European lobby- tographs were on display so and trapping of the Lubicons caused by oil develop- advocates of Indians' and villages, are also receiv- ing tours for leaders from as to facilitate informational ment promoted by Alberta and confirms the legitimacy rights. Some of the dele- ing support. In the case of Lubicon Lake so as to exchanges. and justness of many of the claims and grievances of the gates had liaised with Indi- the Lubicon Lake Crees, secure widespread support On April 1I, in an art Lubicon Lake Indian Nation ans at the Geneva, Switzer- the Support Groups have for the boycott.