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Nesika: The Voice of B.C. Indians -- Vol. 2 No. 6 (June 1973)
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- Nesika: The Voice of B.C. Indians -- Vol. 2 No. 6 (June 1973)
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- G McKevitt
- Kristina Recalma
- Audrey Dudoward
- Charlie Thompson
- Roger Adolph
- Margaret Woods
- Rita Joe
- Debbie Fortier
- Lelan Shaffer
- Louie Mir
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- Charlene LaFortune
- Phyllis L Hanna
- Burt George
- Susan Saigal
- John Schrieber
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- Cindy Wilson
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(Chinook meaning “US”)
THE VOICE OF B.C. INDIANS
POSTAGE PAID IN VANCOUVER” — 2nd CLASS MAIL REG. No. 3025
ED is
Vol. 2, No. 6.
COUNCIL VOTES TO TAKE SECOND LOOK
June, 1973
-Coqualeetza still unsettled
VANCOUVER (Staff) The
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs’ much
talked about move to the
Coqualeetza Complex near
Chilliwack will not be made after
all, at least not in the near future.
At a special meeting of the
Chiefs’:Council, June 15 and 16, it
was decided not to move the Union
offices to Coqualeetza, but to
relocate’ as soon as possible in
Vancouver since the ie peesent ot of-
Band says pay
or be sued
MASSET — The Haidas under
Chief Bruce Brown -have
threatened to sue the federal
government, and given the
Department of Transport till the
end of July to pay for a drawbridge
that was never built.
The building of the bridge is part |
of an agreement in 1912 allowing
the transport department to install
' two range lights for navigation on
reserve property at: the head : of
Masset Inlet, according ‘to Chief
Brown.
At a press conference in Van-
_ couver Jate June, Brown said that
if the money, “$170, 000, is not paid in.
60. days from the end of May, the -
Band will tear down the lights and
sue the government for breach: of
_ contract.
The chief said the amount
‘claimed is not an unrealistic sum
because breaking PRONTIEES is a
serious. business.
The figure was reached on the
basis. of the principle. of broken
~-contract and on the present needs
of the Band members. Brown said
Affairs failed to protect the
Band’s interests in the contract,
-and the 800 members of the Band
need extra land for housing.
A representative of the transport
department, Hugh Ashworth of
Prince. Rupert, reportedly said
that the ministry agreed it had not’
kept its end. of the contract and
offered to’ increase its annual
payment of $100 to $250, retroactive
to 1912. —-
Chief Brown said the offer was
rejected by his Band.
~The 1912 agreement was made
because the Band wanted a
drawbridge across the tidal slough
that would allow access to the
graveyard and also allow Indian
fishermen to moor their boats in
. the slough, said Brown.
The agreement also called for
work to’ be one‘on the graveyard
itself. The work was. completed.
But the bridge itself was forgotten
and. only recently discovered,
according to the chief.
Brown said the Band itself built a
portable bridge, and in the 1950’s
built a permanent bridge.
The navigational lights were
installed by the transport depart-
ment for use by logging boats and
supply ships: entering the inlet at
night. Should they have to tear the
- lights down, the Band plans to
provide experienced local pilots for
afee. ..
The amount demanded by. the
- Band: also happens to be equal. to ~
. the: amount it needed to purchase
1,000 acres of. -American-owned
land bordering the reserve.
- The Band had first approached
the Indian Affairs department for
. [Continued on Page 2]
See BAND
fices at 2140 West. 12th Avenue are
overcrowded.
Although Ottawa approval to
utilize. the 58-acre site had. been
given the Union two weeks before
the council meeting, it may be
‘some time before it is known what
exactly will be operated out of the
former Students residence and
tuberculosis hospital.
A Union bried presented to the
federal government in March
proposed that the complex be used
for three operations Union
headquarters, a training centre for
all bands in B.C., and a centre from
which the 28 Stalo bands in the
Fraser Valley could work out of.
APPROVAL IN PRINCIPLE
That brief, which hurriedly
drawn up with the aid of a special
planning committee by consultant
Bill - Horswill to meet a short
deadline imposed by the National
Health and Welfare Department
(title-holders at the time), had
received approval in principle
from the Chiefs’ Council prior to
being sent to Ottawa.
However, since then several
members of council have had
second thoughts about the original
proposal. George Watts, member
for the West Coast district on
Vancouver Island; summed up
Council’s feeling by saying that the
Union is not ready to make such a
INDIAN GRADUATES iron ¥ various alaiwiew mibintand
schools and courses enjoyed a weekend ‘of feasting
and good times in June. Graduates from high school,
up-grading. courses as well as from vocational,
Pee
technical and university courses are shown above at-
a dinner held in their honour at the Vancouver Indian
Centre on Saturday, June 7. The previous. night,
Squamish band held a banquet in their honour.
big step and might find itself in big
[Staff photo]
Negotiations over cannery
being held with government
PORT SIMPSON — Amid a
charge of interference by’ the.
United Fishermen’s and = Allied.
Workers Union, a. member of the
North Coast: District. Council has
revealed that’ negotiations. are
being held with the provincial
government over the fish-
processing plant. 2
According to Stan Thomas; only
non-Indian member of the council
and its advisor and consultant, ina
meeting with .NCDC_ represen-
tatives- last -March. Premier
Barrett offered a. $3-million grant
for the project. .
Since then the government has
made a ‘proposal with provisions
that. the NCDC. and. the. Pacific
North Coast Native Co-Operative
-find unacceptable, said. Thomas.
‘We completely. believe that the
‘premier was completely sincere
when he offered the $3-million
grant, and feel he meant. what he
stated when he said that ‘the In-
dian must be given the right to do
-his own thing in his own. way -
_ without parental control from the
government or any individual;’ ”
the council’s consultant said.
Thomas: also expressed hope
“that the government sees fit to
carry on negotiations with the
council and board of directors of
the co-operative so :the building of
this seafood processing plant can
start immediately without any
-further costs being. added to the -
burden of the Indian people.”
FOUR YEARS WORK
The co-operative had been
working for four years to set up the
plant in Port Simpson, Thomas
recalled.
Thomas reportedly expressed
“shock,” therefore, over alleged
statements by the UFAWU
president, Homer Stevens, that he
(Stevens) had been offered the top
position in the native co-operative,
and that the co-operative should
own 75% of the. boats.”
Thomas. said that Stevens, in
effect, was saying that before
anyone can fish’ for the ~~ co-
operative the fisherman must sell
75% of his boat to: the co-operative
contrary to UFAWU policy.
As to Stevens’ claim that he had.
been offered to head the co-op,
Thomas’ questioned . the offer
saying it was not made by’ the
members or by the board of
directors. of the co-op.
“It is-hard for us to believe that,
while negotiations are still pending
between the Pacific North. Coast
Native Co-Operative and the
government, the UFAWU, through
their president, should be in-
terfering ‘and making releases
about this project.
“We do-appreciate this support,
if it is support and not.a take-over
of the project by the UFAWU,”
Thomas said.
NDP WERE CRITICAL
The government’s offer. follows
criticisms last year by the NDP of
the $1-million grant announced by
the Socred government. Barrett
had termed the grant a political
move to save William Murray’s
seat but did not oppose the project.
During the election’ campaign
Murray said that $75,000 from the
. First Citizens Fund had been spent
and °
on the feasibility - studies,
explained that out ofa .six-million-
pound fish input the project would
realize profits of $30,000-and up
‘annually on. top of interest
payments of $2.6 million.
Besides the cannery the project
would include processing,
smoking, and curing facilities.
trouble in the future by biting off
more than it can chew.
Instead, council members voted
to appoint an interim board of five
members to determine which
programs and courses should be
moved to Coqualeetza im-
mediately, and to consult with all
15 districts as to future develop-
ment of the property. The five-
member board will also be
responsible for making
suggestions to council about a
permanent board of directors.
The interim board, which was to
have been appointed within two
-weeks of the council meeting, is to
report . its findings and
deliberations back to the Chiefs’
Council.
PROVINCIAL REPRESEN-
TATION
In order to ensure provincial
representation on the interim
board, it was decided that each of
the five members be chosen by
three district. In other words, the
North Coast, Terrace and Bella ©
Coola districts were to have picked
-a representative, while a member
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~ See COUNCIL.
- Native woman
for Vancouver
Police Commission
VANCOUVER: (Staff). —- Mar-
jorie Cantryn, executive director
of the Vancouver Indian Centre,
was named by B.C. Attorney-
General. Alex MacDonald one . of
the three new commissioners for
the Vancouver city police force.
Ms. Cantryn, also the president
of the provincial association of
friendship centres, will serve for a
one year term.
The commission is responsible
for determining policy, budgeting,
and investigating internal
problems of the Vancouver police
' force.
Ms. Cantryn said that she was
surprised to hear that she was
appointed although she knew that:
her name had been put forward as
»-a possible candidate. ‘But’, she
said, “I didn’t really expect to be
chosen.”
“There were many names
suggested and only three positions
on the commission open,’ she
explained.
A former member of the Ohiaht
band in Bamfield, Ms. Cantryn
added that she was looking for-
ward to meeting with the rest of the
commissioners to find out “where I
can be most useful.”
When making the announce-
ment, MacDonald called Ms.
Cantryn, the first native Indian
‘to serve on the Vancouver police
commission, ‘a very distinguished
woman who has performed im-
portant social and community
work.”
Trained as a practical nurse, the
executive director of the Van-
ecouver Indian centre has also
worked as a courtworker and.
counsellor. .
Vancouver Alderman Fritz
‘Bowers, a UBC professor of
electrical. engineering, and Bob
-Burrows; a United Church minister
and president of the United
Community Services were also
appointed by the attorney-general
to serve on the seven-member
police commission.
Page Two | NES 1 K A ~ June, 1973
: | SPECIAL CHIEFS COUNCIL MEETING
Land claims, revision of Indian Act
discussed by council members
VANCOUVER (Staff( — The director, Bill Mussell, to act im- Sciences and Health (SIWASH) to archives, church archives,
ROSE CHARLIE, a Chehalis Band
member was recently re-elected
president of the B.C. Homemakers,
She has held the office ever since
the _Homemakers became a
provincial organization in 1968.
(Staff photo]
Rock carvings unique
Indian rock carvings in B.C.
resemble certain types.found near
the Amur River in Far Eastern
Siberia as well as some in the South
Pacific. For example, faces
surrounded by sunbursts are
strikingly similar to Siberian
carvings.
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs Council °
approved a proposal for research
on land claims, treaty and native
rights at its special meeting on
June 15-16.
" The union has been given a ‘grant
of $30,000 from Ottawa to carry out
research. It is expected that the
difference from the initial $34,651
budget, presented by the research
proposal for a three-month period,
will be made up from other
sources, i.e. core funds.
In approving the research
proposal the council has set up a
means by which the union will
“dnsure that native rights are no
longer ignored, altered, or
eroded.”
The council also asked the
executive committee: to set. up a
meeting of council members and
alternates to deal specifically with
the Indian Act.
In response. to a request for
support by the Native Court-
workers Association of B.C.,
coundil asked the union’s executive
mediately on getting the proper
authorities to start the new
courtworkers program.
Council directed that the new
program deal with the need of
northern B.C. first.
COURTWORKERS
The courtworkers association,
through Wilbur Campbell,
executive vice-president, asked the
union to support his request for
$5,000 for a courtworker urgently
needed in the northern interior
area.
Campbell had written the union
that the fund request would get
more favourable consideration if it.
had the support of the union-as well.
as.of the association of non-status
Indians.
For the coming fifth annual
Chiefs Conference, council asked
the executive committee to appoint
a co-ordinator. :
On order of the council the ‘union:
later asked the ‘Society. In-
corporated for the Welfare. of Arts,
’, The proposal,
change its name.
At its special meeting the council
members had expressed concern.
over ths society’s initials which is a
term: derogatory to Indian people.
NOT OFFENSIVE
The society’s president,
Terrence Buckley, replied that his
organization does not consider the
term offensive, and that its board
had no intent to insult. Indian
people by its choice of name,
But Buckley said the society Will
decide whether or not to consider
the union’s request.
presented iby
UBCIC Land Claims Director
Philip-Paul, describes the research
‘program to be set up as follows:
“The core activity. . . is) to
collect materials necessary for
: understanding and documenting
native rights.in British Columbia:
Copies of documents and. other
materials. now Scattered.in public
Council worried Coqualeetza would t
(Continued from Page 1
was to have been selected to act for
the Babine, Lakes and Ft. St. John
‘districts.
: Other district groupings:
Kwawkawth, West Coast of
Vancouver Island and South
Island; Fraser West, Fraser East
and Lytton-Lillooet; and Williams
Lake, Thompson River and
Okanagan-Kootenay.
Although:they realized that time
was the limiting factor in getting:
the original proposal put together,
some of the council members felt
that they were not kept fully in-
formed of developments and were
not offered any role in writing the
brief.
To this Horswill said that the
Chiefs’ Council neither gave him
any direction nor requested any
from him.
Other members of council were
of the opinion that the centre might
perhaps be better suited for use as
a.centre just for the Fraser
districts since it is so far removed
from the other districts.
SERVICES ON LOCAL BASIS
_ Adam Eneas, member of council
for Okanagan-Kootenay, said. his
district did not want to see a bunch’
of services and educational
programs operated on a provincial
basis since many of the bands he
represents wish to undertake these
themselves.
"The original proposal suggested
that as part of a multi-purpose
training centre for bands in B.C. a
cultural education centre could be
instituted and this idea prompted a
lot of discussion during the council
meeting.
There were thése members who
expressed fear this would lead to
people being taught only the Stalo
culture rather than their own, such
as Bella Coola, Haida, Kwakiutl,
ete.
However, Horswill assured the‘
council this would not be the case,
explaining that if such a training
centre became.a reality it would
merely be a resource base from
which all of the various cultures
could draw upon. for research,
technical .and: teaching skills; but
not for cultural course content...
Horswill also said: that the’
suggestions: contained in the
proposal did not come. fromi staff
members of the Union but: from’
band.members forming a ‘survey
team, who carried out a study
within the short time given. He
said the survey team attempted to
cover the province as extensively
as possible and then sat down to
suggest the best possible uses of|
Coqualeetza based on their fin-
dings.
COMMITTEE
MENDATIONS
The survey team members,
RECOM-
‘together with 20 other band
representatives comprising a
Coqualeetza Planning Committee,
assessed the findings of the survey
and submitted recommendations
to Horswill to incorporate into the
‘final draft of the Coqualeetza
proposal.
Their findings,
indicated the need: for a central
facility to offer training in band.
management, office ad-
ministration, leadership, com-
munity development, © basic
research and cultural. education
methods. Indian studies
curriculum development for
schools and cultural orientation
courses for police and_ social
workers were also strongly
recommended by the survey team
and the planning committee
members.
Chief Bob Hall of the Skulkayn
Band, one of the Stalo leaders who
has been -actively involved in
trying to get Coqualeetza for native
Band wants money to buy land
[Continued from Page 1]
mortgage money, but the request
was rejected by Minister Jean
Chretien.
A few days before their option to
buy was. to expire, the Band
Council went to Victoria to present
a brief to the provincial govern-
ment for the grant of the amount
from the First Citizens Fund.
The government refused to use
_ the First Citizens Fund to buy the
land.
“Provincial Secretary Ernest Hail
said it was purely a federal func-
tion to provide enough land for
reserve Indians; but the provincial
government is considering buying
the land itself for use as a land
bank.
Later_in May, Hall announced
that the B.C. government had
bought the land, and that it is
working to get the federal
government to share its cost.
The Band Council estimated that
they had spent about $2,300 for the
three-day trip to Victoria; some
members of the delegation had to
pay others to take over their jobs,
or risk being fired.
Horswill said,
Indian people, was granted per-
mission to speak to council, and he
was mildly critical of the Union’ 8
decision-making body.°
Chief Hall, one of B.C.’s youngest :
Indian leaders, told the council
members they would ‘be letting
their people down by not making a
decision to utilize .Coqualéetza *
immediately, by implementing the
programs outlined in the brief.
‘He said the question of what to do.
with: Coqualéetza had been’ in the’ «
Union’s hands for two years and ‘it
appeared as though council was
still not Brepared to make «a-
decision.
ONE MEMBER SUPPORTED:
BRIEF
Chief Harry Dickie of Fort
Nelson; member for the Fort ‘St.
John district, appeared ‘to be the
only councilman :present: at the
meeting who was prepared -to go
along with the original brief.
‘We (members. of council) have
already approved the brief in
principle but now we are trying to
pick holes in it,” he said.
Although the Union has been
represented on the Coqualeetza
advisory board for the past few
A PICTURE of the crowd attending the opening
ceremonies of the Tsartlip longhouse. Seated directly
in the middle are George Wilsoa, Director of Indian
education for B.C. and Frank Calder, Minister
too. centralized
years, it was only since early. this
year that it sought to gain: full
“control. of the historical site.
This, came. about | when it was
jearned that the Department of
Health and Welfare was. about to
turn. the property over to: Crown
Assets for disposal, and in.that way
allow the Department of National
Defence to. take Coqualeetza over
‘as an extension of the armed forces
base in: Chilliwack.
Bill Mussel, executive’ director :
of the’ Union, ‘protested: to: Marc’
Lalonde,: health and ‘welfare
minister, who then gave the Union
less than two months to prepare
and submit its brief.
Meanwhile, rumours .are still
circulating that an_ attempt will be
‘made to acquire Coqualeetza as a
‘regional vocational college for the.
Fraser Valley. The most recent of
such rumours — and one which
was brought to council’s attention
during the meeting — is that 43 of
the 58 acres will be sought for the
college.
Indications are that the Fraser
East District will ask for a special
meeting of the Chiefs Council to
ask the council to reconsider its
decision.
Without Portfolio. Mr. Calder pale i to the people
attending, saying that being present brought back
memories of the short time he lived in a smokehouse
when he was young.
libraries, offices, and in native’
communities .. . will be collected
in the resource center.
“These materials will be
organized and analyzed and the
results will be made available to
the B.C. Indian community and to
those responsible for guarding
native rights.”
RESULTS
During research and analysis,
results .will be organized and
developed into three related uses:
1. Gathering and sending in-
formation in usuable form to
native communities, i.e.
translation’ from technical to
plain language, audio- visual
aids, others.
2, Developing materials and in-
‘formation for use in legal and
political negotiations. with
' government.
Informing the general public.
~The proposal sees the need to
lessen ignorance and misin-
formation which are chief ob-
stacles to. a just. resolution of
native rights issues.
The. research program
planned on a five-year basis in!
three stages: a three-month
development phase, for which the
initial $34,651 is set in the proposal,
a five-month action phase; the
phase of full operation during the
rest of the five-year period.
COMPLEX ISSUES
According to the proposal, a
period less than five years is not
enough for dealing with = the
complexity of the problems’ and
issues and. the greatness of the
work to be done.” ”
yw
On the basis ‘of a’ ‘reasonable ~
success of the research program, it
is hoped that “‘there will be enough
trained. people and enough
knowledge held in reserves .. : to
allow people to defend their rights
with some hope of success” after
the five-year period.
- The proposal also expected that
“many major decisions affecting
native rights will be made within
the next five years.” '
The importance of having a.
program ready to respond at once
to government plans is em-
phasized: “It is not enough to have
collected a_certain amount of in-
formation. There must be ‘a con- ©
tinuing ‘program to defend native
interests in B.C.”
[G. McKevitt photo]
is’
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EDITORIAL
Chiefs as DIA employees?
Some months ago, it was announced that Saskatchewan's 67 band
chiefs were to begin receiving a regular salary of $10,000 per year for
work done on behalf of their people.
According to the May issue of The Saskatchewan Indian, the
Department of Indian Affairs has set aside $680,000 from which salaries
and expenses for the chiefs will be drawn.
The story, which was obviouslly played down (it appeared on page. 13
of the monthly newspaper), went on to say that the salaries were merely,
being up-dated from the annual sum of $25 each chief had been receiving
under terms of the treaty, signed way back when.
To be sure; that’s some up-date, but the astounding part of the
matter, and one which appears to have been completely overlooked, is
that with their acceptance of the salaries the chiefs.can now, in effect, be
viewed as Department of Indian Affairs personnel.
Although it may not seem fair or appropriate to comment on a
situation in another province, when there is more than enough here to
keep our minds occupied, the thought of such a thing possibly happening
in B.C. is certainly worthy of discussion.
In the casecf the Saskatchewan chiefs maybe all 67 of them were able
‘to justify the salaries as being something committed in an old treaty. We
can’t see how, but perhaps they were.
Heaven help the Indian people in this province the day our chiefs
. decide its time that they began to receive their like dues. Although many
of the 192 B.C. chiefs are concerned enough about their people to do more
than $10,000 worth of work each year, we see no point at all in guaran-
teeing one person an annual income when many of the people who put him
there in the first place can not guarantee that the family food budget will
be adequate.
‘The idea that sucha salary scheme would provide an incentive for all
band members to take a more active interest in band politics should not
even be.advanced in the first place, much less considered.
Being chief, or trying to get elected chief of a band, for $10,000 per
year is the wrong reason. And, make no mistake, if such a scheme were
implemented in B.C. there would be those in the running for no other
reason that the carrot dangling at the other end.
While we wonder how the everyday, ordinary band member is taking
the situation in Saskatchewan, we also wonder why, in a province where
native Indian people are no better off than their sisters and brothers in
the rest of Canada, $680,000 isn’t being put to better use.
Indeed, according to the story in the Federation of Saskatchewan.
Indians’ newspaper, the money for the chiefs’ salaries and expenses will
come from a fund normally used for additional work on reserve roads,
water and sewage services, as well as educational programs.
Quite clearly, the Department of Indian Affairs is robbing Peter to
pay Paul in Saskatchewan, and any hint of that happening here in B.C.
must be rejected.
sppaccansedaanacereanas
- THE NATIVE VOICE
Official Organ. of Native Bro-
therhood of B.C.— Canada’s
Senior Indian Organization
_ and
R.A.V.E.N. Society of B-C. — B.C.
Indian Communications
517 Ford Building,
193 East Hastings St.,
__ Vancouver 4, B.C.
=“ June 1, 1973 |
Editor,
Nesika
Editor:
‘I was very disappointed to note
that on page 7 of the April issue of
‘Nesika’.a picture of the Native
Brotherhood of British Columbia
Executive is referred to as that of
the leaders of the Allied Tribes.
This mistake should never have
We thank Ms. Dudoward and Ms.
Recalma. for. noting the mistakes
mentioned.
We had been, in fact, already
advised of some mistakes. A
correction notice was made in the
May issue of Nesika. a
We have been. further advised,
again by Mr. Percy Gladstone who
read the correction, that Johnson
Rusk is Johnson RUSS and that
person identified. as Ernie Dud-
ward is CHARLES DUDOWARD.
We appreciate Ms. Dudoward’s
giving .us. additional information
about her father and Mr. Sinclair.
We're afraid, however, that a
non-member of the Native
Brotherhood can.and did neglect to
take note of the buttons. The staff
member who did the caption and.
the connecting story .on the late
Chief William Pascal humbly .
1
apologizes.
It was. the epaeen: rarity and
‘historical importance of. the
photograph which made us decide‘
to publish it in full instead of just
picking out the late Chief William
Pascal.
Again, in. view of. historical
importance, we thought we should
publish more details about the
Allied Tribes and the NBBC.
From the account of .Philip
Drucker (The Native Broth-
erhoods: Modern _ Intertribal
Organizations on the Northwest
Coast, Bulletin 168, Bureau of
ae ~ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR © ae
- Readers put us straight on ‘pictures
. been made since the. Native
Brotherhood of British Columbia
buttons are in full.view in ‘the
photo.
Yours truly,
Kristina Recalma,
Editor
He oR oe
Port Simpson, B.C..
June 5, 1973
In your April 1973 issue you hada
picture of the Native Brotherhood
chiefs and members. The man with
the glasses isn’t Ernie Dudoward
but Chief Charles Dudoward.
Chief Dudoward passed away on
March 3, 1973, the last of the
hereditary chiefs of the Dudoward
Nesika answers
American Ethnology, Smithsonian
Institute, 1958, pp. 95-102, 105-116),
we gather that the NBBC took over
after a few years when the Allied
Tribes organization collapsed.
The Allied Tribes was organized
in February, 1915, by some Interior
Salish groups who met at Spence’s
Bridge. The aim was to support the
Nishga Petition.
Later, Indians of the southern
coast joined the AT conference in
Vancouver.
Andrew Paull (Squamish)- and
Peter Kelly (Haida) travelled to
coastal villages from Aiyansh, to
Kispiox, to Musqueam. In 1916,
there were reportedly. 16 tribes
represented and though some were
not really members, they agreed to
work together.
In 1922, the organization became
a “loosely knit”. but. larger group
that’ included. the Haida, Tsim-
shian,. Bella Coola, southern
Kwakiutl (Ft. Rupert, Alert Bay,
Kingcombe Inlet, Cape Mudge,
Campbell. River), Coast Salish
groups and interior groups
(Lillooet, Okanagan, - Nicola
Valley, Penticton, etc.).
But, after the 1927 parliamentary
joint committee made its report on
Indian people’s: grievances which |
rendered ‘‘the land issue... dead
as the proverbial doornail,”’ the
organization “fell apart.”
The Nishga went on to support
their Land Committee which
=
clan. He is survived by his wife,
Louise; two .daughters, Audrey
Dudoward and Betty Sampson;
two sons, James and Russell;
Seven grandchildren; and three
great grandchildren.
Chief We-Shakes (Charles
Dudoward) was well known for his
totem poles and his paintings. His
totem poles and oil paintings are
found in all corners of the world.
The unidentified man in your
April issue photo is Harold Sinclair
of Kitwanga who passed away a
few years back in the summer of -
1967.
Just wanted to let you know who
the unidentified man was an the
mistaken identity of Mr.
Dudoward. -
Thank you,
Audrey Dudoward
continued to establish their claims.
The Native Brotherhood of B.C.
was formed in December, 1931, by
representatives from Hartley Bay,
Kitkatla, Port Essington,
Metlakatla, Masset, and Port
Simpson. The man who started the
idea was Alfred Williams of
Masset.
In 1945, the brotherhood was
incorporated under the Societies
Act.
At that time, Peter Kelly served
as chairman of the legislative
committee, and Andrew Paull was
the business agent in Vancouver.
Paull left ‘later and was replaced
by Guy Williams. The latter was
succeeded by. Ed Nahanee of North
Vancouver.
Not all human beings are above
making mistakes, and so-we accept
the possibility that Mr. Drucker -
could have made some mistakes;
or that his sources. could have
made some mistakes. We won't be
disappointed, therefore, if
someone can point out an error in
the above account.
Nor should anyone be disap-
pointed to find, to accept, and to '
correct errors.
Ifa person is'perfect, fine; if not,
courage. It is our wish to strive for
perfection, and so we promise to
look out for buttons.
Yours truly,
Editor, Nesika
Derricksan’s editorial receives more support
Nitinaht Band Council
Box 340
Port Alberni, B.C.
22 June, 1973
Editor, Nesika
Dear Editor:
RE: Chief Noll Derricksan’s
remarks concerning the Special
General Assembly. held ‘in Pen-
ticton.
Thave to agree with him 100% in -
the way the whole conference took
its form. The way I see it is that
some or, shall I say, most of the
bands’ in the province. should be
taking a closer look at who they
will be electing as their chief and
councillors.
Some of the chiefs are not. doing
their homework. I have been to two
Chiefs Conferences and I have yet
to see most of the chiefs stand up”
and say what their people want.
Every time an important topic
comes up at a conference, the
chiefs always say ‘‘We have to
bring it back and ask the Grass
roots people.”
Ridiculous. If people do a little
homework this would not happen.
Now this does not mean that you do
your homework two weeks prior to
a conference but contact with your
people must be on a continuous
basis.
Then you will know what your
people want.
Also here I have to say that every
chairman I have seen has not been
a very strong one. The chairman
does not seem to have control over
the assembly, especially at the
Penticton Conference.
Let’s get someone who can do a
good job at the chair.
Yours truly
Charlie Thompson
Band Manager,
Nitinaht Band
EDITORIAL REPRINT
Indian control of Indian education system is ‘racist’
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The |
following editorial appeared in the
Whitehorse Star on May 28 of this
year. Although we have now been
given assurances by Indian Affairs
minister Jean Chretien that Indian
control of Indian education is to
become a reality — after many
years of fighting for such com-
trol — it is quite obvious from the
editorial that there are still some
people who won’t accept the fact
that the educational methods used
_ to date for native Indian children
just haven’t worked, and it’s high
time to try other approaches. )
The announcement of Indian
Affairs and Northern Development
Minister Jean Chretien last week
that control of Indian education
across Canada will be handed over
to Indian organizations was quite
presumptuous.
It certainly must have raised the
eyebrows of school officials across
Canada who apparantly got the
news from the media — without
having been consulted. That in
itself is cause for serious doubts
about Mr. Chretien’s methods of
policy decisions.
But the result of such a move —
which we suspect will be a big step
toward segregation of Indian and
other Canadian students — will be
to define education along racist
ones.
Despite consistent claims from
Indian spokesmen that Indians
would do better if they were taught
by other Indians in their own
language, we have serious
reservations about the outcome of
such a complete reversal of the
present trend of bringing Indians
into the Canadian mosaic by
socialization through the school
system.
Again despite assurances by
Indian spokesmen that Indian
students’ potential progress is
retarded by a whiteman run school
system, we beg to differ. The past
few years have seen a marked
improvement in Indian
achievement that has paralleled a
more sympathetic treadmient by
school authorities and teachers.
Retreatism to a noncompetitive
and nonutilitarian value base for
education is a negation of the
reality of 20th century life.
Mr. Chretien would be well
advised to offer a full explanation
of his decision. After all, the
systematic fragmentation of
Canadian society involves much
more than the appeasement of a
vocal lobby.
Page Four
June, 1973
PANELISTS on the second day of the B.C.
Homemakers Conference included, from left to right,
Jenny Margrets, a member of the national steering
committee for forming a national native women’s.
association, Jeanette Lavelle, who won a court ap-.
1 cane
peal in Ontario allowing her to retain her Indian
status in spite of her marriage to a non-Indian, and
Jean Goodwill, who is in charge of funding native
women’s groups under the Citizenship Branch of the
federal Secretary of State.
[Staff photo].
Native Womens’ Rights dominate
Homemakers annual conference
VANCOUVER (Staff) — Con-
cern over native women’s rights
and doubts that the recognized
Indian organizations are
adequately representing the Indian
people were much in evidence at
the 10th annual B.C. Indian
Homemakers conference held at
UBC recently.
The three-day meeting heard
speakers from many different
organizations including the
department of Indian Affairs,
Secretary of State’s department,
the provincial Human Resources
department, BCANSI, Union of
B.C. Indian Chiefs, National Indian
Brotherhood, Vancouver Indian
Centre and many more.
Some 80 delegates and observers
made the point many times in
questioning the speakers that
Indian women are not adequately
consulted or even. informed of
developments affecting Indian
people from the band level on up to
the provincial and national Indian
organizations.
The two provincial organ-
izations, B:C. Association of
Non-Status Indians and the Union
of B.C. Indian Chiefs, were
referred to ‘as “men’s
‘organizations’’ ‘and delegates
voted to meet with representatives -
of the other two. provincial
women’s groups with the view to
getting a unified voice of both
status and non-status Indian
women of B.C. :
Focus of the women’s concern
was on the rewriting of the Indian
Act and on the pending decision on
the Jeanette Lavelle case in the
Supreme Court of Canada.
One delegate, during the first
day’s discussions questioned the
appointment of Harold Cardinal as
. co-ordinator of the committee to
rewrite the Indian Act.
CARDINAL BIASED
Cardinal, president of the
Alberta Indian Association, has
stated publicly that Indian women
who had married non-Indian men
would never be allowed back on
INdian reserves in Alberta.
‘Ts this the man who is to write
the laws that affect all of us,” she
asked. ‘‘What about the opinions of
us, the Indian women?”
And, the delegates present at the
meeting passed a resolution in
support of Jeanette Lavelle’s
legal battle to maintain her Indian
status despite her marriage to a
non-Indian.
Ms. Lavelle told the assembled
women that she would like to see a
stronger Indian Act, an Indian Act’
that “would protect all’’ and added
that ‘“‘we as women have the right
to participate in any changes.”’
POOR COMMUNICATIONS
While many delegates were
concerned with such national
issues as the changes of the Indian
Act, still others were concerned
that they were not being kept in-
formed of developments at the
band level and complained of the
lack of communication between
the council and band members,
and between the Union and band
members.
Representatives from the Union,
Department of Indian Affairs, and
provincial welfare department
(now called Human Resources)
were pelted with questions con-
cerning housing, band and district
administration, education and
sanitation.
Several told of times they had
appealed for help or information
from their band administration or
local government agencies such as
the Human Resources or. DIA
office and were brushed aside:
Delegates to the conference, held
from May 30 to June 1, also
discussed the production of arts
and crafts and Kli-Sli Handicraft
Store in the Royal Centre Mall in
downtown Vancouver.
Kli-Sli was just recently opened
and is operated by the B.C: Indian
Homemakers Club.
‘The Conference ended with a
banquet on the final night. Marie
Marule, executive director of the
National Indian Brotherhood was
guest speaker at the banquet.
Outreach hopes to
reach native
VANCOUVER (Staff)
Having problems getting a job?
And ¢an’t seem to get anywhere
with the Canada Manpower office?
Outreach, a program sponsored
by Canada Manpower and the B.C.
Association of Non-Status Indians
may be able to help you.
This program, according to
Ernie Webster, a counsellor with
the program, has been set up to act
as a liaison between the Canada
‘Manpower office and the native
people.
Its purpose, Webster said, is to
tell Indian people how to prepare
themselves for interviews at
Manpower and’. how. to better |.
present themselves’ at job -in-
terviews.
“We hope that Indian people will
be able to express themselves .
more freely when talking to us,” he
said.
There are presently six coun-
sellors working throughout B.C.
and these counsellors will be able
to help native people decide on-
training programs and how to get
into them, prepare themselves for
Manpower and job interviews, and
prepare applications and resumes
of work experience.
Each of the counsellors will have
information on various training
and up-grading programs as well
as sometimes being able to refer
people directly to employers.
At present there are counsellors
in Dawson Creek, Prince George,
Campbell River, Vancouver,
Terrace and in Kamloops:
And, these counsellors will be
working closely with the native.
information centres in these towns.
If. the program ‘is successful,
and Manpower and
7
unemployed
more counsellors will be hired,
Webster added.
The program will be evaluated
after six months by both BCANSI
if both
organizations are satisfied with the .
way the program is working, ~then
it will operate.as a three-yéar.
program, the counsellor said.
Ben Press is the co-ordinator of
the program and works out of the -
Vancouver Non-Status offices but
Ernie Webster and Danny Smith
are the counsellors for the Van-
couver area and will be working
out of the Native Information
Centre at 584 Nelson Street.
Other counsellors are: Ralph
Ghostkeeper in Dawson Creek;
Mary McQuire in Prince George:
Vi Gallenbeck in Terrace; Fred
Stanley in Campbell River, and
Marie Eutache in Kamloops.
The service provided by these
counsellors is available to status
and non-status Indians as well as to
non-Indian people, Webster. said.
One of the main stumbling blocks
in applying for jobs, Webster said,
was that people, especially native.
people, do not know how to present’
themselves and their abilities in a
favourable light.even though they
may be quite capable of handling
the job they are applying for.
This is one area that he feels that
Outreach counsellors will be able
to help considerably.
“Because Manpower offices are
very impersonal, the Outreach
counsellor said, ‘“‘many Indian
people are shy and are afraid to
express themselves, but we will be
working in their own invironment
and people will be able to express
themselves more freely.”
Mounties and Indian people
get together to mark centennial —
ALERT BAY —-The dancing of
the Kwakwala Arts arid Crafts
Group highlighted a luncheon held:
at Alert Bay on June 13 to mark the:
centennial of the founding of the
RCMP.
Mr. Jimmy Sewid introduced the
dancers in English and in!
Kwakiutl. . .
The story of the ‘Animal
Kingdom of Arnus,” was told by
the colorfully costumed and
masked dancers, about 18 in all,
with the help of the drummers and
Mr. Sewid’s daughter, Daisy Lee,
who narrated the story
The story tells of how one of the
Cedar Bark Dances came to be
known.
CEDAR BARK DANCES
A. woman who has had a
misunderstanding with her‘
husband. goes into the forest to
gather cockles, where she meets
Director of Indian
Education named
VICTORIA — George Wilson has
now been officially appointed
Director of Indian, Education for
B.C., Education Minister Eileen
Dailly announcéd in early June.
Wilson, from Bella Bella, won
che position. over 16 other ap-
plicants.
The Education Minister had told
the Chiefs. Conference in Prince
Rupert last November that Wilson
would be appointed as director of
Indian education. But in an in-
terview earlier this year, Wilson
had said that the job should be
decided by open competition.
In his new position, the former
Bella Bella resident will be
responsible for the development,
implementation, co-ordination and
assessment of educational
programs for Indian students
within the public school system
the man of the woods. He tells her
that the animals are having a
dance that night. She does not
believe him and he is hurt. This
makes her think there might be
some truth to his story. He tells her
where the dance will be held.
After bathing and rubbing
herself with hemlock branches so
that the animals will not smell her,
she hides in the bushes to watch.
She watches as-each animal does .
its dance: mouse, the messenger of
the animal kingdom; owl, the
wise; raccoon, keeper of the fire;
martin, composer of the animal
kingdom; beaver, builder; raven,
the messenger of the air; and
many more.
In the end, to the woman’s
astonishment, all the animals shed
their animal forms and dance in
their human forms. She takes her
new knowledge back to her people.
IN RAPT ATTENTION
The entire performance held the:
rapt attention of both children and
adults.
Much preparation was done by
the RCMP, who funded every-
thing; the community members;
and the students and the teachers
of Alert Bay Elementary School
where the luncheon was held.
A delicious seafood buffet lunch
was prepared by the Nimpkish
Ladies Community Club after
which the afternoon program
began.
The eight members of the Alert
Bay Force standing side-by-side
across the front of the stage made
quite a spectacle as they saluted
for the singing of “‘O Canada,”
played rousingly by the school
band. While some of. the ‘“‘Moun-
ties’ were dressed in their red
parade dress of 1973, others
sported the authentic uniforms of
1873.
PART OF RCMP HISTORY
Of the eight ‘Mounties,’ four
operate from a police boat and
three are stationed on land, as well:
as one auxiliary policeman. Under
Sgt. Cahoon they are. responsible
for covering 9,000 square miles of
land and water.
After the singing of the National
Anthem a flaming birthday cake-
was presented to Sgt. Cahoon
accompanied by the singing of
“Happy Birthday.”
After ordering his men “‘left and
quick march to your posts,” Sgt.
Cahoon gave his opening address
saying that the Indians were as.
much a part of the RCMP history
as they themselves were.
He then introduced Jimmy Sewid
who was to speak on behalf of
Judge William Scow .who was
unable to attend the luncheon.
Sewid asked everyone to think
back 100 years when the great
Queen Mother Victoria said when
she formed the NWMP: “I am
going to form a red coat to protect
my Indians.”
PRIDE IN POLICE
He went on to say that Indian
people should feel proud that they
are protected and proud that they
are Canadian.
The grade six class led the
audience in singing ‘This Land is
Our Land.”
Also included in the program
was:a film entitled ‘“‘History of the
Force.” /
. Everyone was afterward
presented with a new quarter
marking the centenary of the
RCMP.
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Dates set for
Native Olympiad
VICTORIA — John Rice of the
Songhees Recreation Commission
has extended an open invitation to
all athletes to the 2nd Annual All
Native Olympiad to be held August
3 to 12, 1973.
The commission also released a
revised schedule as follows:
August
-3 — Swimming, YMCA
4,5 — Soccer, UVic stadium
6 — Track & Field, UVic
stadium — junior, juvenile, and
senior; men and women
7 — Jr. & Sr. Girls Softball .
8 — Jr. & Sr. Girls Softball;
dancing, Newcombe Auditorium
9 — Lacrosse
9, 10 — Jr. & Juvenile Softball
Tournament
10, 11
Tournament
12 —.Cross-Country Marathon; -
Canoe Marathon, Water Sports;
Indian Dancing and Barbecue .
The age classifications..are:
juvenile — under 15; junior —15 to
19; senior — over 19.
Meanwhile, it was also an-
nounced that Jennifer Williams
has been appointed as liaison and
public relations officer of the
Songhees Recreation Commission.
Men’s’ Softball
Sr.
Kispiox soccer tourney
to offer $1,000 in prizes
HAZELTON — A soccer tour-
nament offering trophies and
$1,000 in prize money will be hosted
by Kispiox Band on September 1, 2
and 3, 1973 at the Kispiox Soccer
Field.
The entry fee for teams wishing
to compete: will be $50.00, ac-
cording to organizers of the event.
And spectators will have to pay
$1.50 per day to watch the action.
Persons. wishing more _ in-
formation are asked to get in touch
with: Joe Foster, Box 296,
Hazelton, B.C., phone: 842-5248;
Jim Angus, Jr., Hazelton, B.C.,
phone: 842-5590; or, Bill Black-
water, Hazelton, B.C., phone: 842-
5701.
REGINA Leaders of the
Canadian Anglican Church have
added their support to native
peoples in northern Quebec asking
the federal and Quebec govern-
ment to recognize aboriginal rights
in northern Quebec.
Annual Cultus Lake
Festival a success
CULTUS LAKE:— Indian and
non-Indian spectators from all
over the Pacific Northwest
gathered at Cultus Lake during the
first weekend of June'to watch the
canoe. races and sample some
smoked salmon.
All six major canoe races were
won by the Mount Provost team
from Duncan, and the St. Patrick
paddlers from Mill Bay were a
consistent second place in the
events on both Saturday . and
Sunday.
Entries in the 11-man events, on
both Saturday and Sunday, were
down fromthe 22 entered last year,
but provided great excitement for
the spectators.
Other entertainment was
provided by Chief Dan George and
native tribal dancers during the
15th annual festival.
This year’s native princess is
Roseann Stewart of Fort Langley.
She was chosen by ballot voting
over 10 other girls.
All trophies were donated by the
Cultus Lake Indian festival
committee which was headed this
year by Chief Sam Douglas. Other
members of the committee are
Alex Jimmie, vice-president;
Gwen Jimmie, secretary, and
Richard Malloway, treasurer.
Spectators. and performers
feasted on hot dogs, hamburgers,
smoked salmon and freshly cooked
crab meat which was provided by a
coastal Indian band.
DARRYL STAGER, a member of the Mount Currie Band, takes a break
from workout to pose for Nesika photographer. Darryl is the only Indian
member of the B.C. All-Star high school soccer team.
_ (Staff photo].
Mt. Currie student to play:
on All-Star soccer team
VANCOUVER (Staff) — Soccer
star-player Darryl Stager hopes to
‘become a physical education
teacher.
For now the 16- -year- old grade XI
student at New Westminster
Secondary School is concentrating
on his academic studies and on his
game.
Darryl has just been chosen for
the B.C. All Star team to play half-
back. He was picked from a field of
150 who were members of their
own school all star teams.
The only Indian member of the
B.C. team, Darryl was one of three
picked from his school.
- The team will leave early July
for Edmonton, then to Winnipeg in
late July to play. Team members
have agreed that if they do well in
these games, they will. stick
together and take part in the
Olympics.
“We’re just in the right age
bracket,”’ explained Darryl.
New head of Ontario Indians
faces funding. problems.
“TORONTO — William Sault who
has just taken over the presidency
of the Union of Ontario Indians is
pressing the Secretary of State
Department for the release of
funds for at least the first part of
the fiscal year starting April 1.
Sault replaced Fred Plain, the
union’s president since 1968, and
the new president must deal with
an estimated $50,000 budget deficit
‘due to the department’s freezing
“core” funds of $381,000 allotted to
the three Ontario native
organization.
The Secretary of State depart-
‘ment had been dividing the amount
among the union, the, Association
of Iroquois and Allied Indians and
the Grand Council of Treaty Three -
during the last two year, on con-
dition that they came to a funding
agreementt this year.
No agreement was reached, and
the problem was joined. when
another native group, The Grand
Council of Treaty Nine, applied for
core funds.
Plain, the former union
president, meanwhile, has ex-
plained that his resignation in
April was due to “frustrations.”
Plain cited increasing lack of
direction from the union board,
and ‘unity problems” between
north and south Ontario. ,
The new president is an Ojibway
and was formerly vice president
for the Thunder Bay region.
Another native group is also
facing department resistance to
release funds over the group’s trip
to Mexico in February, under a
grant applied for on an_ in-
ternational travel plan sponsored =
by the department.
The Secretary of State depart-
ment is withholding $10,000 from
the Native Council of Canada in
Ottawa unless the group proves
that it had not just taken a
“pleasure” trip.
Council president Tony Belcourt
said he had been assured of the.
grant by department officials
before the group left for Mexico.
Citing his group’s meetong with’
the president of. Mexico, and a
meeting with the joint congress of
Mexico, Belcourt emphasized that
the group had gone ona “working
trip, not a junket.”
Belcourt also pointed out that the
department’s international travel
program described preference
given to ‘‘elderly and Indians.”
Amid these funding squeezes, the
department announced in Ottawa
that it had given nearly $5.5 million -
for organizing and operating ex-
penses of native organizations for
1972-1973.
The money. was paid to three
national and 23. provincial and
territorial associations; the largest
contribution of $448,000 was to the
B.C. Association of Non-Status
Indians.
~ SPORTS/RECREATION
‘Page Five <
Funds still needed
By ROGER ADOLPH
Director, BCNASRF
Not too much is happening at
present because we still haven't
received our funds for the 1973-74
fiscal year.
This lack of funds has prevented
us from planning too many ac-
tivities for the summer months.
But bear with us because as soon
as the. money. come in, our
programs will be rolling again.
ek OK
We hope to set up a meeting in
mid-September. of all teams and
zone representatives to plan a
winter schedule of sports.
This schedule would include all
sporting events including hockey,
basketball, and soccer.
At the meeting, we hope to
establish league and zone play-
downs.
After that, we can set the dates
for the B.C. play-offs.
x ke
The swimming instructors in
Barb Morgan’s aquatics program |
are taking an orientation course on
June 27 to 29 and then they will be
off to the various communities
which requested swimming
programs.
ee
I hope to have more news and
announcements for you next month
as our funds should be received by
then.
Fred House, president of the B.C.
Association of Non-Status Indians
has slammed government housing
aid programs by charging that
efforts in the past “have failed to
even touch on the needs of very
low-income families ... . especially
the Metis and non status .. . living
in remote areas.”
Kispiox team takes tournament
By MARGARET WOODS
NEW AIYANSH — The Kispiox
Eagles won the championship
trophy by defeating the Grenville
Athletic Club, 5-2, during the finals
of the third annual All Native
Soccer Tournament held on May
18-21.
In the junior division, of the two
teams that competed, Aiyansh
vanquished Greenville, 5-0 during
the starting game, and 8-0 in the
final.
The Aiyansh junior team won
their trophy quite easily, you might
say without too much. effort con-
sidering that all during their
practices they did not have a coach
or even a manager.
The two top senior teams,
Kispiox and Greenville, will go on
to the provincial finals. to be held
reportedly in Prince Rupert.
In earlier and other games of the
tournament, Greenville edged.
Kispiox, 4-3, but Greenville Royals
folded before Kispiox, 6-2.
Greenville won out over Aiyansh,
3-1, while Kispiox routed Port
Edward, 6-0. Facing Bella Bella,
Port Edward romped off with the
game, 40.
Led by the New Aiyansh Har-
monic Silver Band, a parade of all
teams was held on the ball field on
opening day. ’
During the evening of the second
day, the Nassville Five from
Greenville played during the dance
and social.
The All Native Soccer Tour-
nament is the second largest in
B.C., and is recognized by the B.C.
Festival of Sports.
The games this year were well
attended. The New Aiyansh sports
committee had conveniently set up
a canteen and a cafe for guests at
the ball field and at the community
hall.
The following were picked for the
all-star team: Harry Daniels,
Kispiox, goal; Bill Carpenter,
Bella Bella, left fullback; Terry
Stevens, Greenville, right
fullback; Chester’ Hiajamsque,
New Aiyansh YMCA, right half-
back; Bill Starr, Kispiox, centre
half; Charlie Hillis, Kispiox, left
half; Herbert Morven, Aiyansh
YMCA, left wing; Lawrence
Morrison, Kispiox, inside left;
Clyde. Skultz, Kispiox,- centre
forward; Joey Foster, Kispiox,
inside right; Earl Stevens,
Greenville, right wing.
Terry Stevens was named the’
‘most inspirational player; Charlie
Hillis, the most valuable player.
_ The Port Edward Blues were
named the most sportsmanlike
team.
In the. junior division, Glen
McMillan of New Aiyansh was
named most valuable player;
Mayne Stevens, goalie from
Greenville, the “most inspirational
player.
There is a strong possibility that
Port Edward will host a similar
tournament soon.
Buckskin Gloves tournament began in 1949
ABBOTSFORD The 1973
Buckskin Gloves tournament. held
here on April 27 to 28, goes back to
1949 when the first bouts were held
at St. Paul’s School.
It was Chief Andy Paull who
suggested the name “Buckskin
Gloves” since the tournament is
exclusively for Indian boxers.
Before 1949 the first boxing
shows were limited affairs held on
Indian reserves. The ‘tournament
grew out of the need for recreation,
sports; and physical education
among children:on the North
Vancouver reservations.
The man.who saw this need was
father P. Clarke, OMI. In 1946, a
qualified instructor, Alex Strain,
was appointed on a voluntary basis
to head a sports and recreation
committee.
OPEN COMPETITION
The physical education program
has opened the way for Indian boys
to take part in all sports in open
competition.
The first Buckskin Boy was
Freddy Baker who was acclaimed
as Canada’s greatest Indian
athlete in the same year, 1951.
WINNIPEG — Approval for the
establishment of a native studies
program and a separate native
studies department was given by
thé University of Manitoba board
of governors on June 7.
From 1955 to 1958, a sensational
streak of wins gave the Buckskin
Boy title to Eddy Campbell, who
also was named Canada’s out-
standing Indian athlete in 1956, and
awarded the Tom Longboat
Trophy.
The tournament came to a halt
after 1969, apparently suffering
finally from the strain of financial
failure ‘in spite of its popularity.
MSA BOXING CLUB
The 1973 tournament, officially
recognized by the B.C. Amateur
Boxing Association, was sponsored
by the Matsqui-Sumas-Abbotsford
Boxing Club. /
Willie Benallie, 1972 B.C. Golden
Boy, won the Buckskin Boy title,
with Ed Williams of the MSA club
winning the runner-up title.
Benallie won over Leroy
Blackeyes of Alberta, 165-lb.
division, and Williams won over
Keith Matt, NWE, 139-Ib. division.
Results of other bouts are as
follows:
Winner Weight Loser
Buzz Montour 178 D.M. Robinson
Cloverdale Prince George
Tony James 139 Earl Williams
MSA MS.
Fred Buckle 132. Dave Kibby
' NWE- California
L.Kinequon 132 Eddie Walkley
Saskatchewan Cranbrook
M. Williams 119 Dennis Favel
Cranbrook Saskatchewan
WayneLouie 119 Vern Kelly
Cranbrook MSA
F. Daigneault 125 H. Silver
Surrey MSA
L. Johnson 100 G.L. Albers
NWE California
Jimmy Martin 10¢ M. Assiniboin
Shulus Saskatchewan
L. Johnson 100 C. Albers
NWE California
Ray Silver 90 Beaver McNab
MSA Saskattchewan
LamontSund 85 Mark Baker
MSA NWE
G. Quacksister 80 A. Bellanger
Vancouver Saskatchewan
Clyde Johnson 75 Brent Gambler
NWE Saskatchewan
C. Assiniboine 75 Daniel Jones.
Saskatchewan MSA
C. Assiniboine 75 Eugene Moses
Saskatchewan Shulus
Clyde Johnson 75 R.Sutherland
NWE California
Richard Thorn 70 R. Rutherland
Saskatchewan California,
J.Daigneault 60 . T. Assiniboin |
Surrey Saskatchewan
John Silver 55. RB. Assiniboin
MSA Saskatchewan
G.Bitternose 50 Ed Williams Jr.
Saskatchewan MSA
Page Six
N ES IKA
June, 1973
ONE OF THREE longhouses of the Cowichan Indian:
Band. This old longhouse is now partially renovated,
and work will continue as funds become available. A
By G. McKEVITT
The. Cowichan Reserve over its
6,000, acres takes in almost every
conceivable type of geographical
condition. The majority of the land,
especially in the southern half, is
flat and arable, making up some of
the best farming land in that area.
As you move south, the reserve
land comes flush against the city of
Duncan, and then extends east into
small rolling hills and low lying
swamp land. Finally, the land
curves around Cowichan Bay to its ,
final extremities, taking in a steep, .
thickly forested mountain that
hovers protectively over the
reserve lands.
The reserve and its 1,552
inhabitants once was actually in
six parts, made up of the Somenos,
Quamichan, Koksilah, Corfieakin,
Clemclemaleyz and Khenipsen
villages.
In 1948, however, the six
reserves were amalgamated and
changed from their hereditary
chiefs to a single elected chief and
council. This change made
Cowichan the largest single Band
in British Columbia.
Problems Magnified
’ With largeness both ‘the ad-
vantages and disadvantages of
Indian Bands in B.C. are
magnified. Foremost on the list of
problems the Cowichan Band is
grappling with, like so many
others, is housing.
There are now 205 houses on the
reserve, 190 of which are lived in,
the ,rest condemned. They have
recently come to the conclusion of
a five-year housing program which
facilitated the completion of 60
houses.
The band estimates a present
need, however, for 84 new houses
and, at least, another 80 now
standing are in need of major
renovations.
Overcrowded Homes
' The average occupancy is a
startling eight to twelve people per
house, and Band Manager Norman
Joe feels this overcrowding is at
least one of the major causes
behind the poor educational
records of Cowichan students, not
to mention the other obvious ef-
fects it has on the family and the
_ individual.
The five-year program has,
though, proven a suceessful
venture in itself. In the first year
the Department of Indian Affairs
contracted a. foreman off the
reserve to do the construction.
Unsatisfied with the quality’ of
work, the Band, in the final four
years, took over control of the
allocation money themselves and
hired a foreman and. carpenters
from the reserve to do the work.
Norman Joe said that the Band
has come out in the red every year,
because of the better quality of
resultant housing, but he feels that
it is definitely worth it. The greater
control has also allowed a certain
amount of experimenting with
different. types of heating: and
construction which should be
beneficial in the long run.
One of the benefits of the size of
the Band is that they are in the
position of having.a number of
community workers on the staff.
Community Workers
These include Home School Co- °
ordinater Ernest Elliot; Com-
munity Health Worker. Mary
Johnny; Recreational Director
< he ey eae
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN Angus Smith oversees
Larry Joe and Ron Alphonse at work on hole for
septic tank for the Cowichan Indian Band’s Social
Centre building. The centre is being built by Band
Jennifer William: Band Constable
Brian Thorne; four Teachers Aides
“anda ‘Welfare Aide, Judy. Bar-
tleman. :
They are now hiring a second
Welfare Aide.
new longhouse is nearly completed. Also being con-.
structed is the Cowichan Band: Social Centre with
gamerooms, rooms for meetings and social functions, ,
There are also 15 separate.
permanent committees’ under
council ranging from a fire
protection committee, to a joint
development board between the
Band and Duncan.
All the committees have
_representatives from the Council
but are made up mainly of or-
dinary Band members.
Other Committees
Norman Joe: ‘‘These are all the
committees that I know about
here, but there may be more that
are not connected with Council that
‘ haven’t heard about.”
Much of the development and
organizing; apart from community
services,
Band Council.. A good example of
this is the co-operative farm that
was formed five years ago. -
The co-op .is made up of. eight
Band members, although open to
more if they wish to. join, and
controls 400 acres of reserve land.
The land is made up. of that
Fund.
is done outside of the
«B.C. INDIAN COMMUNITIES:
Cowichan is largest single band
and kitchen facilities.
owned by. the co-op members as
well as non-members who agree to
. lease their. land...
Co-op Farm. ‘Benétits
. Co-op Manager Wes Modeste
sees the venture as a way of
making farming on the. rich
reserve lands a viable concern.
There was a time, he said, when
the first white settlers came to the
area, that. the Cowichan Indians
were knowledgeable and
prosperous farmers. Since then the
farming, if any, has been spotty
and unsuccessful.
_The co-op benefits the band by
providing jobs, both permanent
and seasonal, as well-as lease
money to the various land owners
which will increase as the co-op’s
prosperity: increases.
A by-product also of the co-op is
one of the results of a drainage and
flood -control’ system being — in-
stalled. Several families live in the
co-op farm area and for them
‘seasonal flooding has been a way of
life. A recently completed river
dyke in the system will put an end
to that.
The majority of the Cowichan
reserve comes. under --private
ownership, and, consequently, they
co site it ConetEtetOn has been underway for
almost two years. Funds for construction came from
Band money as well as a grant from the First Citizens
[Photos by G. McKevitt]
The centre will also house
showers and changerooms for athletes. ~
benefit the most from any leasing
arrangement within the Band. or
otherwise... -..
. With the fast. growth. of. ‘Dunean
there i is increasing pressure on the
Band for use of their land. A total
of approximately 55 acres is now
leased out- to various private
concerns.
The land now contains a large
shopping centre, a garage, and a
hotel and restaurant complex. Five
acres is also leased to the city of
Duncan as a parking lot. .
Another ten acres is leased to the
‘provincial government for a
forestry seed. farm. The. Band
collects a ten percent cut of any
leasing proceeds:
Shopping Centre, Campsite
Among future revenue-making
projects the Band is studying are a
shopping centre and campground,
both to be built and operated
‘totally by the Band.
Also seen’as needed is a craft
store to market the products of the
many craftsmen on the reserve
and the sweaters the Band _ is
. famous for. Now they sell through
-non-Indian stores in the area and
the craftmen receive little for their
works, although sold at high prices
to the buyers.
An example is one store which
buys sweaters for $15 and five
dollars worth of groceries, and re-
sells them for $60.
Three Longhouses
The Cowichans have three
longhouses on the reserve, one in
its final stages of completion. Also
~ near being finished is a new Social
Centre. The Centre contains
gamerooms, kitchen facilities and
room for meetings and social
functions. The building features a
full basement that will house
complete showers and changeroom
facilities for players coming off the.
adjacent soccer field and bail
players from a soft ball diamond
that will be built close-by in the
near future.
The Centre is being built by Band
members under the direction of
foreman Angus Smith and work
has been underway for almost two
years. Finances came from Band
[Continued on Page 12]
See NURSERY
_ June, 1973
PROFILES OF PROGRESS
Half
CHEANUH INDIAN Band Chief Thomas Charles leads uphill battle for
economic and cultural development on Beecher Bay reserve. The
» reserve, cut in half by a Canadian Forces base, has 300 acres rendered
useless; Band members have given up troubling themselves with the
security requirements of the base.
By G. McKEVITT
The members of the Cheanuh
Band in Beecher Bay have a
strange problem. Their 650-acre
reserve is cut almost exactly in
half by a Canadian forces base.
The only way they can get to the
one half by land is to sign in.and out
- of the base. Consequently, the 300
acres is rendered almost useless
for any sort of revenue develop-
ment.
“We almost never go out there
anymore,” said Cheanuh Chief
Thomas Charles, nodding out
across the bay to the point of land.
“It’s too much trouble going
- through the security every time.”
The Band, however, is making
good use of its accessible land and
limited manpower — the
population at present is about
100 — to boost its economy.
Boat Ramp, Marina
The most ambitious project to
date is a boat ramp and marina
now under construction.
The ramp and a small wharf
accompanying it are completed,
and have been operating for two
years.
Situated only 20 well-paved miles
from Victoria, and in a fine salmon
fishing area, the ramp does a brisk
business all year round.
The Band also has small
runabouts for rent. as well as
fishing rods and tackle. The. boat
rentals have proven popular and
the Band has ordered eight more to
add to the present seven.
Rental Moorage
An added feature of the ramp is
that it is the only one in the area
that can be used at any tide level.
The next stage in the marina will
be the completion of moorage
rental wharves. The piling have
Indian mounties
on their way
REGINA — Beginning this year,
the RCMP training centre here will
offer a training program for Indian
recruits.
Jack Ross,. assistant com-
missioner, said that eight recruits
will be taken each year of the four-
year program. .
Training will be shorter than the
normal six-month course required
for regular recruits, the assistant
commissioner added.
been finished and all that remains
is the construction of the wharves.
The financing for the complex has
come mainly through Band money
and the First Citizens Fund.
Adjacent to the marina, work is
steadily going ahead on a tourist
campground. Forty acres of treed
waterfront land have been devoted
to the project, and access roads
have been pushed through and
gravelled. The tedious job of
clearing the sites by hand is un-
derway now by Band members
working from an LIP grant.
The grounds, however, have
been open to the public for some
time now, although such amenities
as water and tables are not sup-
plied yet.
Rustic Character
“A lot of the tourists seem to
prefer it that way,’ Chief
Charles said.
Even though the sites will
eventually provide such amenities,
Chief Charles said that Band
members hope to- keep it all as
rustic as possible.
The water at present only comes
GY
ne ap Ae
as far as the marina, and is-
CHEANUH BAND members work at clearing area .
for tourist campground sites. The campground area
is adjacent tothe marina project; forty acres of treed
ONS EOS EKA
RAMP AND small wharf above are part of Cheanuh
people’s most ambitious project at present, con-’
struction of a boat ramp and marina. The present’
ramp and wharf, only 20 miles from Victoria and
located in a fine salmon-fishing area;: do brisk
business all year. In addition the Band rents its own
gravity-fed from.a small like
located on the reserve, that also
supplies the 13 Band houses.
The Beacher Bay reserve, like
most, is experiencing an acute
shortage in housing. Chief Charles
estimated that their present need
is at least six new dwellings.
Unique Story
Last year’s allotment of two
houses is nearing completion now.
The story behind the construction
of one of them is unique in Canada.
A few months ago, Chief Charles
and Councillors Burt Charles and
Pat Chipps were approached by
officials from the William Head
Minimum Security Prison with a
proposal to supply labour on the
Band’s housing construction. The
prisoners . who. were learning
various building trades within the
prison had apparently, up till now,
. been building two houses a year on
the prison groun-s strictly as a
training venture and then tearing.
them down.
The Cheanuh Band agreed to the
venture and work went ahead.
Consequently the Band is getting a
lot more mileage out of the $8,500
€. :
waterfront land has been set aside by the Band for the
‘struction courses,
a a
campground project. Access roads have been made
and gravelled. Clearing by hand is funded by an LIP
grant. The rustic character will be kept.
Page Seven
of Cheanuh land made useless
DIA housing money as all of it goes
into improved materials and
finishing and labour is supplied
free. :
Cooperate with Sooke
Charles said that, so far, he is
satisfied with work being done, and
. that he was happy with the project
in that it not only supplied the Band
with better housing, but it also
gave the prisoners worthwhile
work to do. ) _
He said that there is a plan under
way to co-operate with the nearby
Sooke Band in manpower and skills
to take the construction into their
.own hands.
Several of the younger Band
members are now taking con-
and Chief
Charles hopes they would provide
the backbone for this plan.
The Band has good relationships
with the other reserves in the area
and get together with them: oc-
casionally for social events. The
Band’s own traditional events are
usually held in the Esquimalt
longhouse as they have no meeting
hall ‘of their own.
The main occupation of the men
[Photos by G. McKevitt]
small runabouts,
has ordered eight boats to add to the seven it already
has; boat rnetals have proven very popular and
profitable that much. To be completed are moorage
rental wharves. Project financing is from Band funds
and the First Citizens Fund. . :
- eouncillors
fishing rods and tackle. The Band
of the Band has been in the logging
industry, with many of them
getting work in the sawmills and
booming sites in the Sooke area.
The Band is leasing five acres in
the bay to Ranier Logging Co. as a
booming area. At. one time this
provided up to six steady jobs, but
now, due: to. improved sorting
‘methods, only two men are needed
full-time.
Another income-producer for the
Band is an arrangement with Sea
Span Tug Co. for a sheltered part of
the bay for tying up and holding
over barges.
_ Both of the agreements are on a
five-year basis, although Chief
Charles said they were trying to
reduce them to annual leases to
insure a guard on inflation.
An Uphill Battle
Economic and cultural
development on the Beecher Bay
reserve has been an uphill battle
for the Cheanuh people. The
combination of a small population,
poor rocky soil, and a reserve
chopped in two by the navy hardly
offers much stimulation.
The Band has learned to take
--advantage of the resources at .
hand, and the results so far have
been encouraging.
Elkins new
Chief of
Anahim Band
ALEXIS CREEK — Bernard
Elkins succeeds Chief Douglas
Hance as chief of the Anahim Band
following band elections on June 5.
Hance did not seek re-election
this year. He is current chairman
of. the Williams Lake District
Council and is managing the
Chilcotin Forest Enterprises at
Fish Lake, an Indian logging
operation.
Elkins, who defeated Inez
Johnny and Maxine Mack in the_
race for chief. Newly elected
0 are Raymond
Alphonse, Felix Bobby, Lawrence
Elkins and Emma Mack.
Re-elected to council positions
were Stanley Stump and Tony
Petal.
Page Eight
Commemoration
of the death of
Pauline Johnson
VANCOUVER — Sixty years
ago, Canada lost one of her better
known native poets when Emily
Pauline Johnson died of tuber-
culosis in this town.
And, according to her wishes,
she was cremated and her ashes
spread at the base of ‘Siwash rock
in Vancouver’s Stanley Park.
Her memory is far from dead,
though, as this recent message.
from her home reserve shows: .
“Greetings from Chief Richard
Isaac and the Six Nations Council
of the Six Nations Indian Reserve:
in Ontario through the students of
St. John’s College, Brantford,
Ontario. :
“May we join with you in the
commemoration of the Diamond
Jubilee of the death of E. Pauline
Johnson who was born on the Six
Nations Indian Reserve in Ontario
and died in your fair province.”
Born in 1862, she was educated
by private tutors and later at the
Brantford Model School.:
_ While on a visit to England in
1894, she published her first book of
poems, “The White Wampum”
which was well received. i
Other books she published in-
clude two books of poetry;
“Canadian Born” and “Flint and
Feathers’, and, two fiction;
“Shagganappi” and ‘The Moc-
casin Maker.”
Her father was George Henry M.:
Johnson, a full blood Mohawk chief
and her mother was Emily S.
Howells, an Englishwoman.
Many of her poems such as “‘The
Song My Paddle Sings” are
familiar to many generations of
Canadian school children.
-Run-away success
at Fraser Valley
Chautaugua Days
CHILLIWACK — Indian arts,
crafts, and industry were a run-
away success during the 10 days of
Chautauqua in mid-May.
The Indian displays included
blankets, most of which were made
by Indian people of Chilliwack
Valley; two canoes; beadwork
from Chilliwack and Vancouver
Island; carving; leatherwork.
Among those who exhibited
_works is artist Audred Redman
from Ontario who has settled in the
Fraser Valley.
The displays were co-ordinated
by Irene James and Mrs. Theresa
Jimmie.
Mohawk golfer
Visits B.C.
Joe Horn, a Mohawk Indian from
Quebec, is unique in the Canadian
golf tour. Not because he is the only
full-blooded Indian - playing tour..
golf but because he doesn’t have
any illusions about making it rich
in. golf tournaments.
“I don’t expect to do that well on
the tour,” he admits, “I need much
more exposure to competition.”
In Vancouver recently to take
part in the $15,000 Peter Jackson
B.C. Open, Joe said that he plans to
divide his working years between
golf and working as a iron worker
on the tall skyscrapers in New:
York.
The self-taught golf rookie says
his philosophy in working as high:
off the ground as 60 storeys is that’
“it doesn’t matter if you fall from:
30 feet or. 30 storeys, you'll still be
killed.”
He plans to work as the pro at the
Caughnawaga reserve golf course
this summer.
“Golf has become a big game on
our reservation,” he says, ‘“More
Indians now play golf than
lacrosse.”’
N E—E S$ i K
He was born in the year 1899, on the corner of Canada, by thesea,
This man who lives for the rights of our people, a spokesman dependence
free, :
That being an Indian is a privilege, that time cannot erase,
Being widely known across the country, whose words continue to amaze,
It is the same as long as Canada’shall be, —
Good people, help yourselves, help your race, and be free,
This man loves his country, never dispossessing his beloved land,
Living the same as. always and the proud feeling to be a man,
He’s seen more than most, lived long, and will live ages more,
Loving Burrard Reserve No. 3, along Vancouver’s shore,
He’s never had much money, what he earned, given it away,
To someone less fortunate, than he is, for his is made that way,
His love for animals never exceeding his love for humans,
"- This dignity he has brought his people, the Canadian Indian,
Dan George has met famour people, been to their homes to see,
But he’s happiest at his simple cottage, at Reserve Number 3,
Time for him is expressed as one straight line,
A man not with many words, but he that hears, miss not one,
His famous speeches though truthful, will be there always,
This is the man better known as ‘‘old lodge skins” on film, .
In the famous role, “Little Big Man’, having acted to the best of this skill
But to us, the Indians of Canada, we are luckier than most,
He’s made us proud just be be men, identities not lost,
Because of this humble quiet man, whose life I never knew,
Just someone I heard about and seen the rugged face so true,
It is as they say, erosions of time have made it beautiful to see,
An Indian in this modern age, a man searching for new destinies. -
By Mrs. Rita Joe,
- Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Chief Thunderbird
Chief Thunderbird of Tsartlip Reserve,
Baptiste Paul born was given this name, .
Wrestling his profession, countries and people to serve,
Onto great fame,
He saw many Lands, served many races,
Was presented to Queen Mother Elizabeth,
Winning hearts and her graces
Loving his profession, a natural celebrity
As his love for people, states quite clearly
Caring deeply,
Remembering tales of where he’s been,
Telling of miles of orchid fields,
Of what He’s seen,
Where ever he went, as an Indian he shared,
In a match main event, wrestling a fame
Some people thought him wild, untamed
Sometimes letting out a war whoop,
Exciting his fans
Part of entertaining Indian, drawing crowds,
Then a sad inevitable happened,
‘Injuries at last came,
Now his memories stand of a man too good,
No man to fill his mocassins,
Or where he stood, -
I know not this man, just what I read,
But being from this land, and as a Indian
Being himself a legend,
I serve him this memorial,
So amemory will stand as a great Canadian,
By Mrs. Rita Joe,
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Why did he change?
Why .... the question is asked.
By his people, his brother.
What brought. upon his evil?
What makes him hate?
His mind dizzy with fire-water,
Why the change? /
Not long ago, a little boy.
Now a man.
With a hurt pride.
He’s an Indian.
And we ask
Who taught the hate?
Who gave us your so-called faith?
God! Is there one for us?
He made you, me...and... him...
He’s an Indian. s *e
The change was you...
If there was love. . . he would love. ‘
If there was brotherhood . . . he would be your brother.
If there was kindness . : . he’d learn to be kind.
Judge him not by his. colour.
Judge him like a man.
Let everyone unite... as one. ;
Debbie Fortier, Age 16 _ :
North Thompson Band, Chu-Chua, B.C.
7
June, 1973
0 Wounded Knee
Dedicated to.my dear friend, Chief Dan George,
in Peace, Love, and Brotherhood
I am a person,
A living human being,
~ Look not upon my shadow,
My flesh is to be seen.
Mighty thunder voiced to be,
Changing: wind of Wounded: Knee,
Gather strong our spirits be,
Voice of thunder, O’ Wounded Knee.
We are a people,
A Part of this creation,
Give back the Pride and Honour,
We had once as a nation.
‘Mighty thunder voiced to be,
Changing wind of Wounded Knee,
Gather strong our spirits be, :
Voice of thunder, O’ Wounded:Knee.
By Lelan Shaffer,
e 1973,
AES? EKWELESH KWENI’KWSHEN
(O’ WOUNDED KNEE)
Ste’lmexw chan,
Ayne’xw i’7imesh ste’lmexw, .
Haw shexw ni’lhes tin ki’nkin7xni kw’akw’ch texw,
Tin slhikw na wa esxwi7xwi?7.
T7i’m i’ninyaxa7nta enkwe’lten na na7,
Yiyelke’m spahi’m tl’a Es7e’kwelesh Kweni’kwshen,
Ke’xwen i7i’m ti welh ay’ne’xw chet,
Nakwe'lten tl’a ininy’a’xa7n A Es7e’kwelesh Kweni’kwshen.
Ste’Imexw chant.
Esk’ek’u’ ti na xi’tem,
Ka’natsuts kya kwe’tsi mets’enti’n’ menalha’nen chet,
Wat? i’7p’is tat tkwi nacha’xw tima’ tkwi hiyi’ u’xwumixw.
I7i’m Pninyaxa7nta enkwe’lten na na7,
Yiyelke’m spahi’m tl’a Es7e’kwelesh Kweni’kwshen,
Ke’xwen i7i’m ti welh ay’ne’xw chet,
Nakwe'lten tl’a ininya’xa7n A Es7’ekwelesh Kweni’kwshen.
Translation from English to
the Squamish language
by Louie Miranda.
You are my brother
You Are My Brother For shame you shall feel.
Your heart, not within.
Are you my brother? You are my brother.
Have you the heart?
If you shall be
Can you look at me,
And smile?
Or turn away in shame?
I feel for you, as all the others.
1 look down upon you,
As a man,
Not a symbol
Let kindness rule your heart.
“Let us unite as one family.
You are my brother.
In colour. you are the same.
In racial ways, we are one.
We are one way, one. kind. My father’s son.
Yes, do not hide. : Debbie Fortier,
‘Chu-Chua, B.C.
‘My impressions
My Impressions _ .
Me, I am an Indian.
In which I’m very proud to say!
I bead and knit.
Oh how I love the Indians’ way,
The Indians’ way of life.
Now ... most whites,
They don’t want to stop and think,
To them we’re no good and can’t achieve.
We’re drunks and barely on the brink.
Now this I can’t believe!
I am human!
I have feelings and the ability
The ability to learn the things that I must
I won’t hide any hurt or appreciation.
Ihope to have the courage to accept the challenge
And help keep our traditional fires burning.
We are trying and we’re succeeding,
But most important we have got to be willing!
To accept one another .
Without being hateful or’ distrustful!
Charlene LaFortune,
Westholme, B.C.
Cake easy to make but good tasting
Chocolate ‘‘Wacky” Cake
By MRS. P. L. HANNA,
1 tsp. baking powder
3 tbsp. cocoa
Hesquiat Indian Band . 1 tsp. soda
Sift all the following ingredients 1/2 tsp. salt
into an ungreased 8’’x8” pan: ~~ Pinch of cream of tartar
1-1/2 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar
Steps:
1. Make three holes on the sifted.
3. Mix 1/2 cup strong coffee with
1/2 cup lukewarm. water. :.
ingredients in the pan,
2. In the first hole, place 1 tsp.
vanilla. ; 4. Mix into dry ingredients with
In the second hole, place 1 tbsp. a fork.
vinegar. 5. Bake 30 minutes.. at. 350
In the third hole,-place 5 tbsp. degrees over.
melted butter or margarine. _6. Ice and serve from cake pan.
Ibern
News ’n Notes.
By PHYLLIS L. HANNA
The Hesquiat culturual
education . program...is..now.. well ...
underway. A. number of workers
are employed there now.
Marina Tom, Stanley Lucas,
Terrance Sabbas, Brian Lucas,
and Vincent Ambrose will be going
up when they are out of school to
join the program staff.
The project representatives are
_ Donald Sabbas, Stephen Lucas,
and Marilyn Lucas.
A total of $7,970 was approved for .
this program, andthe purpose is
for young people of the Hesquiat
Band to work with people from the
B.C. provincial museum to recover
and preserve Indian cultural data.
The young people will also be
trained in the field of ar-
chaeological research.
ELDERS CARVE A CANOE
The first canoe carved in many
years is now completed. It was
carved by Hereditary Chief Ben
Andrews (Matlahaw), Alex Amos
(Suiya-Mak), ‘and Hippolite
George Ignace — all elder Band
members. The canoe is a cedar
dugout, 19° in length.
Future plans are to carve a 15’
dugout and a 36’ whaling canoe on
which all young Band members
will be participating and taught by
their elders.
*
Patsy and Christopher Charleson
are the proud parents of their first
son, born May 29, 1973, in the West
Coast General Hospital. They have
chosen the name Christopher
Andrew Jr. for the 6-11 lb. 11 ozs.
boy;. a brother for Bonnie and
Rochelle.
A 7.6 ozs: son was born to Irene
and Richard Lucas on June 2, they
have chosen. the name Richard
Douglas for their firstborn.
* * OF
The Hesquiat Band secretary is
to have gone to Bamfield on June
17, to assist the newly appointed
secretary for the Ohiat Band, Mrs.
Joan Johnson, for a few days.
wo
The administration offices of the
Hesquiat Band Council are to be
moved to a new address:
316 Argyle Street,
P.O. Box 154,
Port Alberni, B.C.
Along with the Hesquiat Band,
the Uchucklesaht and the Opet-
chesaht Bands’ offices will also be
housed at the same location.
Native group.
prepares guidebook
for prisons
KINGSTON, Ont. — The Native
Communcation Circle here has
prepared a visitor’s guide to native
organizations in federal in-
stitutions in the area.
Mrs. Carole Walton, chairman of
the Circle, noted: ‘‘We are thinking _
of persons going to Ottawa on
business who could fit a side trip to
Kingston on their schedule. .
The’ penal institutions at
Joyceville, Collins Bay, and
Millhaven have each a... native
brotherhood organization.. The
prison for women in Kingston has a
native sisterhood: organization.
Each of the organizations needs
contact with native organizations
and visitors. Members. of the
Native Communication Circle are
available. for escorts and in-
troduction.
Those who are interested in
making‘a visit should contact Mrs.
Walton, Native Communication
Circle, 3-a Chateauguay Park,
Kingston, Ontario. —
Clearance of visits usually need-
a minimum of two day’s notice. In
case of short notice, every effort
will be made to arrange at-
tendance at a meeting.
_ Besides’’“meetings, social
programs, and other activities, the
native groups. in the Kingston in-
stitutions are developing libraries
of native literature, journals, and
others,
- A
YOUNG DANCERS, under the leadership of Henry
Smith, of the Tsartlip Band led off dancing en--
tertainment at the recent opening of ‘the band’s
‘story on page 16.]
longhouse. Many dance groups including two from
‘Washington performed for guests at the opening. [See
[G. McKevitt photo]
Co-operative promised by band
if government will meet conditions
PENTICTON Through
Manager Adam Eneas, the Pen-
ticton Indian Band has said it is
willing to cooperated with the.
provincial government to build a
roadway through the reserve but
under certain conditions.
Stating the Band has been
resisting for 20 years efforts by the
highways department to put a
bypass through Band lands, Eneas
said that. ‘‘We, too, like this present
provincial government wish to see
some green fields about us.”
“But our idea of a green belt is
not only a narrow artificial
perimeter running throughout our
lands, but consisting of lands as
they were: brush, swamp,
meadows, where quail, pheasant,
and rabbit may live and be seen by
our children and their children’s
children.”
The conditions set by Eneas will
limit the road to be built to a
location chosen by the Band and
subject to the Band’s regulations
and restrictions.
Already, the Band’s manager
pointed out, in replying to High-
ways Minister Robert. Strachan’s
statement that Penticton Indians
must meet their obligations, the
Band’s lands “are. crisscrossed
with right-of-ways, railroads,
roads, canals, etc., etc.”
Referring to hundreds of acres
lost to expropriation by the
provincial government, Eneas
said:
“We already.gave. We have met
our obligations; plus... Most of
our valuable lands are leased to
Non-Indians. These lands are
taxed. Most of the land has been
taxed for twenty years. at least.
Many dollars have gone from our
reserve to line the coffers of the
Province ...””
In the fall of 1972 the Band had
refused a proposal .by the City of
Penticton for an ‘alternate four-:
lane road running along the west
side of the Okanagan River
channel. .
Besides fears that. this would cut
off fishing in and access to the
river, Band members objected on
the ground that — possible
Manitoba hunting case
OTTAWA — The Supreme
Court of Canada has granted
leave to appeal a hunting case
involving Manitoba: treaty In-
dians; at issue is whether or not
treaty Indians are exempt from
certain hunting regulations.
The four defendants in the case
were convicted last year of
hunting at night with a spotlight.
development will not benefit the
Band.
Band members pointed to their
inability to develop their own in-
dustry due to lack of funds, and to
their being able to merely lease
lands to corporations.
It was also asked then why the
bypass has to be ‘on the reserve
rather than through white men’s
lands.
Though the Band appreciates the.
provincial government’s intent to
treat Indian people as any other
group of citizens in B.C., Eneas
observed, however, that the Band
Council believes that the province
is just now starting to realize and
try to meet its obligations.
Toward the provincial govern-
ment’s obligations, Eneas
suggested the government ‘“‘review
past expropriations, and other land
alienations of the Penticton Indian
Reserve, with a view to establish
true and just compensations.”
By virtue of aboriginal rights,
the Penticton Band claims lands
now occupied by the Penticton.
airport, by the Penticton regional
hospital, and. by the Okanagan
River channel. :
A member also has noted that
land occupied by the evacuation
centre for West Coast residents,
which was supposed to be returned.
to the Band after the war, was
never returned.
Alberta tribes won't sign
$250,000 agreement
CALGARY — Five tribes under
Treaty No. 7, have refused to sign
an agreement with the government
settling their ammunition claim
with a $250,000-back payment.
Scheduled signing ceremonies
and celebrations at Blackfoot
crossing on. June 23, were post-
poned indefinitely, as. spokesmen
for the tribe said that it was feared
the signing of the claim may en-
danger larger claims still to be
negotiated.
The tribal leaders reportedly
want to see the agreements before
they sign anything.
Sarcee Chief Gordon Crowchild
said that celebration..plans: were
made without consultation-with the
Indians.
There is also allegedly a dispute
between larger tribes wanting to
distribute the money on per-capita
basis, and smaller tribes wanting it
split among the five tribes.
Chief John Snow of the Stoney
Band, who also has objected to
signing the. agreement,.. mean-
while, harshly ‘criticized white
i attitude toward Indians and Indian
rights. a a4
His criticisms were aired at a
hearing on the use of the eastern
slopes of the Rocky Mountains by -
an Alberta environment authority.
Chief Snow particularly attacked
the “wilderness” areas set up by
government; such areas become
occupied Crown land on which
hunting is banned.
“The stupidity of government
people is. at times totally un-
believable, and it forever amazes
me how some of these people get”
elected to office, and how others
retain their jobs as civil servants,”
said Chief Snow in commenting on
arbitrary actions of government.
“The government sets up these
_ Special areas without any con-
sideration of Indian people,
although we all too often are the
people most directly affected by.
these changes,”’ said the chief.
shemainus ban
wants a
harbour authority
LADYSMITH — The Chemainus
Indian Band’s~-concern: over-
pollution of streams has led to an
agreement to meet with persons
who want to set up a local con-
trolling. authority for the harbour
here.
“We look at the polluted streams
where the salmon can’t live; we
can’t get shellfish, or even dig for
clams because of pollution. There’
are deadheads and other hazards
in the water. We are very con-
cerned, and very interested in
getting some action,” said Bahd
Chief Larry Seymour.
The chief was commenting >
during a public meeting of the
Ladysmith Harbour Citizens’
Association in May. :
Chief Seymour said he will take
the proposal back to the Band
Council. If. the Council approves,
the Band would like two
representatives in the board or
committee that would administer
the development and control of the
harbour.
. More meetings are to be held
between the town council, harbour
association representatives, Band
Council, and area “oH”
representatives to determine
representation on and extent of
control by the board.
The resolution, passed by the
harbour association by a 26-23 vote,
asked that the B.C. government
extend the jurisdiction of the town
to the inner harbour from the
southern boundary of Ladysmith to
Sharpe Point.
24-hour watches
recommended for
Tofino lifeboat station
TOFINO — A coroner’s jury
here has recommended that the
Skeena lifeboat station be manned
24-hours a day following an ac-
cident in early May which ended in
two Indian people drowning.
Martha Martin, 73, and David
Henry Williams, 33, were drowned
when the canoe they and two others
were in.capsized around 2 a.m. on
May 2.
The inquest, which heard
evidence. that suggested that the
occupants of the boat had been
drinking heavily previous to the
accident, also recommended that
there be closer supervision of the
serving of alcoholic beverages in
public licensed premises.
The drownings raised a good
deal of concern in the community
and sparked a petition signed by
about 400 asking that 24-hour
watches be restored immediately
to the lifeboat stations at Tofino
and Bamfield.
Although there are men on duty
from 8 a.m. to midnight each day,
the graveyard shift was taken off
about two years ago.
for Indian ex-inmates.
Norman Levi. .
for by the society.
President
Box 10
KWA-WIN-NAH HALF-WAY
HOUSE SOCIETY
_ Wanted: People interested in becoming house
parents, or a manager of our half-way house.
We. need a responsible person or persons’ — preferably. of
Indian descent — to manage the Kwa-Win-Nah Half-Way House
The applicant must be able to counsel, or work with people
‘who have social problems; must also do domestic work, and must
be able to work with other people in society.
The salary is low at this time, as we do not have sufficient
funds to pay a higher wage. At present we are giving a salary of
$200.00 a month from the Department of Human Resources.
However, this is subject to review in June by us and by Minister
The house parents do not pay rent and all utilities are paid
All applicants must write to:
BURT GEORGE
Kwa-Win-Nah Half-Way House Society
Metchosin, B.C.
‘NOES I KA
“June,. 1973
EDITH JOSIE ..
. official hostess
[photo courtesy Mobile-Graphics]
Gala luncheon features
Indian culture and art
By SUSAN SAIGAL
OTTAWA — At a gala luncheon
held here recently by the Native
Peoples of Canada, guests were.
introduced to Indian art, Indian
food and a new book by Olive
Dickason, ‘Indian Arts in
Canada.”
Author Dickason was the special
speaker at this artistic and cultural
event attended by journalists,
broadcasters, writers and in-
formation officers of the Media
Club of Canada.
The piece de resistance on the
menu, inspired by traditional
Indian cuisine, was Winnipeg Gold
Eye, served with wild rice and
fiddle-heads. Oh-Hahn-Dah — a
delicious’ salad of greens, wild
onions, lettuce, celery, and
tomatees dressed with vinegar,
honey, and oil — was served before
the fish, with corn bread pudding
and maple syrup for dessert.
As official hostess, Edith Josie, a
Loucheau Indian whose News from”
Old Crow column has’ been
featured in many North Ameriéan
newspapers, thanked the speakers
with wit and warmth.
Afterward, Josie presented a
copy of her new book, ‘Here Are
The News” to Joyce Gilfillian,
retiring president of the Media
Club.
Mary Backlund,
director from B.C. Media. Club,
gave a special vote of thanks to
_Olive Dickason stressing that the
author had helped restore her
(Mary’s) pride } in her own Indian:
heritage.
regional.
Mary had come all the way from:
B.C. by bus to attend the 26th
general meeting and convention of
the Media Club. While stepping off
the curb at the Skyline Hotel, she
slipped and fell, badly injuring one
leg and the knee of the other leg.
In her book Olive Dickason has
opened up several new avenues
which reveal the traditional arts:
and crafts of Canadian Indians. :
The book, ‘‘Indian Arts in
Canada,’”’ comes at a time when
Indians) are fighting for
recognition. Everyone who sees it
will know it could never have been
inspired by anything but Indians.
. from B.C.
~ [Photo courtesy Mobile-Graphics]
MARY BACKLUND .
DENTAL HYGIENE
Sugar is culprit in tooth decay.
By G.C. BUTLER —
Regional Director
Medical Services
Health & Welfare
Tooth decay is a progressive
disease which can destroy all parts
of the tooth including the outer
_ covering, the inner parts of. the
tooth’s crown and even the root.
When neglected it progresses
through the crown of the tooth
exposing the nerve to destructive
bacterial action .and soon causes
toothache. .
The major cause, generally, of
tooth decay is the acids forming
beneath film known as plaque.
Specifically, acids, formed
following the presence of. sugar in
the month, are the main cause.
There is a close relationship bet-
ween the amount of sugar eaten
and the rate at which decay occurs.
Of equal, if not, greater, im-
portance is how often it is eaten’
and the stickiness of the. sugar
foods consumed.
Hard, sticky, sweet foods which
stick to the teeth, dissolving
slowly, are known to be more
harmful than sweet liquids or less
sticky sweet solid foods.
Constant nibbling at sweet foods
of either type will cause more tooth
decay than eating an equal amount
at one time.
There is, even in the cleanest
mouth, a certain amount of film, or
bacterial plaque, around the teeth.
This plaque is composed of the
bodies of dead and living bacteria,
sloughed off dead cells from the
lining of the mouth and food debris.
In most mouths in this plaque,
there are bacteria that thrive and
multiply greatly if well-supplied
with sugar. They turn the sugar to
acid which dissolves tooth enamel.
By GEORGE POVEY, M:D.
[Fourth ina series]
We have discussed before how an
woman’s ovaries and moves down
the uterine tube to the uterine
cavity. We have also discussed how
the male testicles produce sperm,
and how the sperm go up the
spermatic ducts to be. mixed. with
the semen and eventually ejected
(ejaculated).
Following ejaculation, the sperm
enter the mouth of the womb, and
pass through the uterine cavity
into the tube, where one of them
may fertilize the egg.
into the uterine cavity and im-
plants in the lining of the uterus.
From a microscopic cell the egg
- becomesan embryo, and then a
fetus, which, enclosed: in a sac of
ammiotic fluid, lies. within the
uterus. ,
-.The fetus is joined to the
placenta, a flat structure attached
by the umbilical cord to the wall of
the uterus. The placenta contains
vessels through which the fetal
blood circulates. In the placenta,
the blood of the fetus is. separated
from the mother’s blood by a thin
membrane. The oxygen and
nutrients needed for. life and
growth pass through this mem-
brane into the baby’s blood, and
are then. carried through the
umbilical cord to the baby.
LENGTH OF PREGNANCY
When medical people speak of
the length (duration) of
pregnancy, they are counting from
the last menstrual period that
actually occurred. Ovulation and
conception occur midway between
menstrual periods, that is, about
two weeks after the last period.
The last menstrual period is the
one biological event which can be
clearly known by the woman
herself, and it has come to be used
as the starting date when finding
the duration of the pregnancy.
When six weeks have passed since
the last menstrual period,
therefore, we say that the woman
is “‘six weeks pregnant,” although
she actually conceived only four
weeks previously, and only missed
a period of two weeks previously.
The most common symptoms of
pregnancies are:
1. absence of menstruation
2. frequency of urination
3.-nausea or morning sickness
4. breast swelling and -ten-
derness
The commonest symptom, of
course, is menstruation failure.
Failure may happen for many
other reasons, however, including
iliness of any kind, and emotional
stress. Furthermore, some women
have totally irregular menstrual
cycles, and, sometimes,
is also-true that some women will
have slight bleeding around the
time of their menstrual’ period
even after they are pregnant.
“MORNING SICKNESS” 4
Nausea and sometimes vomit-
ting, most commonly occurring
early in the day, the so-called
“morning sickness,’’ occur early in
pregnancy. It may last for some
three months. The cause is not
understood.
Urinary frequency (the-need to
pass water more often than usual)
occurs early in pregnancy from the
pressure of the enlarging uterus
upon the bladder.
In the early weeks of pregnancy
some women notice that their
breasts are tender to the touch, and
that they become swollen and
sometimes nodular. This is caused
by the hormones of pregnancy. The
hormones stimulate circulation
and glandular development in
preparation for lactation
(production of milk).
The early signs. of. pregnancy
are:
i. enlargement of the uterus
2. softening of the cervix
3. congestion of the vagina
egg is produced monthly by the.
The fertilized egg then goes down:
miss.
periods without being pregnant. It
THE FIRST MONTHS
During the first three months,
enlargement of the uterus can only:
be known by pelvic examination.
After three months the uterus can
be felt through the abdominal wall.
Softening of the cervix and
congestion of the vaginal surface
occur early in pregnancy due to
hormonal changes. These changes
can ‘be seen by. internal
examination.
’ “Quickening,” the first. definite
fetal movement, is usually felt at
four or five months.
The urine test for pregnancy
become positive about two weeks
after the first missed menstrual
period, that is, when the woman is
“six weeks pregnant.” Hormones
produced by the. developing
pregnancy are, passed into -the
urine, where they can be known by
a simple test. This method is’
unreliable in the first weeks, but
becomes more reliable. as. the
pregnancy progresses.
FETAL HEARTBEATS
The heart of the fetus can be
heard through the abdominal wall
by a stethoscope at four or five
months. It can be heard earlier by
using special electronic in-
struments.
Medical examinations during
pregnancy can find some problems
before these become serious. A
woman should seek medical advice
as soon as she suspects that she is
pregnant, and return for regular
examinations throughout her
pregnancy.
Anemia is one condition which
can be found by early examination.
It is usually treated with iron and
vitamin tablets.
Syphilis can be detected by a
blood test early in pregnancy,: and
treated with penicillin before it has
labour
” PLANNING YOUR FAMILY
"Pregnancy, § some symptoms and some problems
any effect on the fetus. The blood
test for syphilis should be repeated
late in pregnancy, as this disease
can be contracted during
pregnancy, and can result in the
birth of child with inborn
(congenital) syphilis. -
TOXEMIA
Toxemia (a condition in which |
poisonous substances are in. the
blood) of pregnancy is of unknown
cause. But it can result in serious
risk to both mother and child. The
first evidence of toxemia may be
too much weight gain, swelling of
the hands and face, presence of
protein in the urine, or a rise in
blood pressure. These signs need to
be watched for throughout
pregnancy.
Poor nutrition, which often
happen with the use of modern
“convenience”? foods containing
not enough amounts of protein and
vitamins, may result in premature
and. delivery. -Poor
nutrition, therefore, creates many
additional dangers to the life and
health of the newborn child.
The next article will discuss
labour and delivery.
New chief for Nimpkish
ALERT BAY — Members of the‘
Nimpkish band have a new chief
following band election for chief
councillor last month.
Clarence Alfred defeated former-
chief George Cook by 51 to 43 votes.
Out of approximately 250 eligible.
voters, 96 turned out to the polls ‘to
select the new chief.
Returning officer for the election.
was Alex Nelson.
Nimpkish band will return to the
polls again in early November to
elect the band councillors.
’
| love to talk but am shy.
my glasses and brown eyes.
Is anyone listening to me?
Placement. Section,
TKWAYA7N KYA TL’A ENS
Squamish translation for
“LISTEN TO ME”
My name is Maryann and I am six years of age. | am
looking for a home where | and my five year old brother
Jeffrey can be together and the youngest in the family.
l have a harelip and cleft palate and sometimes people find
it difficult to understand what | am saying.
| am in grade one and an average student.
| have a slight build, black hair, with bangs to the top of
My brother, Jeffrey, is tall for his age, with a stocky build,
short, straight black hair, brown eyes and olive skin.
He is happy, outgoing and friendly.
He catches colds easily so | must look after him.
We are very close.and want to stay together.
JEFFREY AND MARYANN
For more information on Maryann and Jeffrey and other
children, kindly contact Mrs. L. Fowler, Consultant, Adoption
, No. 401 — 100 West Pender Street,
Vancouver 3, B.C. Telephone: 684-3391.
Above translation to Squamish was provided by Chief Lous Miranda.
YOUNG STUDENTS, Anthony Charleson and Marie
Andrews cut the ribbon, marking the official opening
of the Christie Student Residence’s new.gymnasium.
Lending a helping hand is Father O’Conner, ad-
ministrator of the residence. Master of ceremonies,
“Best student residence in Canada”
By CINDY WILSON
TOFINO (Staff) — Music and
dancing highlighted the official
opening of the Christie Student
Residence’s new gymnasium. on
Saturday, June 23.
Though the weather was dull and
grey outside, no gloom found its
way inside the new building when
Indian people from all corners of
the island gathered -for the
ceremonies.
After. the student band sang O
Canada.and Joey Tom, master of
ceremonies, welcomed the guests,
the two young children cut the
ribbon, the official opening of the
gym. -
Following the ribbon cutting, the
student band which only began
playing together. in February
played a couple of tunes under the
guidance of music teacher David
Hawkes.
Brotherhood, union
disagree on
bargaining rights
‘VANCOUVER — A bid by the
United Fishermen and Allied
Workers Union, to. be the
bargaining agent for all fishermen
has been. opposed by the Native
Brotherhood of B.C. and the
Pacific Trollers’ Association.
Homer Stevens, president of the
fishermen’s union said that his
union has applied to the Canadian
Labour Relations Board in Ottawa
to have his bargaining rights ex-
tended to all fishermen.
Up to this year, the union and the
brotherhood, representing Indian
fishermen, have bargained jointly
on fish prices that companies are
to pay the fishermen.
This year
separately with the Fisheries
Association of B.C. which
represents 14 processing com-
panies in labour bargaining.
Bud Recalma, business agent for ~
the brotherhood, said that the
union could not negotiate for In-
dian fishermen because many of
them are vessel owners and that
the brotherhood has traditionally
spoken for the native fishermen.
Manager of the Pacific Trollers’
Association, Merv Ellis, said that
his group would oppose the ap-
plication by the fishermen’s union
on the same grounds.
the union met.
Island.
Mr. Hawkes explained, much to
the audience’s delight, that each
song would. be played twice since
the band had twice as many
members as musical. instruments.
Chairman of the Residence
Advisory Board, Barney Williams,
spoke to the assembled guests,
noting now hard the advisory
board and residence staff had
worked to get the gymnasium built
and. mentioned the benefits the
gym will -bring .to.the local
children.
Following a performance of the
Ucluelet Dancers, under the
leadership of Dave Haipee, Larry
Wright, regional director of the
Department of Indian Affairs,
Joey Tom [to the left] looks on while members of the
school band, in the background, strain to see what’s
going on. The residence is lo¢ated about: two miles
south of Tofino on the scenic west coast of Vancouver
[Staff photo]
expressed his pleasure at being
present.
He called the Christie Student
Residence “‘the best in Canada”
and mentioned the department’s
pride in the student residence.
Louie Frank then presented gifts
to Larry Wright; Mr. Janzen of the:
DIA’s education branch and to
Barney Williams: A gift was also
presented ‘to Ray Hall, regional
superintendent of education, who
was unable to attend.
Next on’ the agents “were
traditional: dances performed. by
the Opitsaht Dancers.
Earl Smith, a former employee
of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs
and now with. the West Coast
BARNEY WILLIAMS, chairman of the Christie Student Residence
.Advisory Board thanks staff, parents and community members for
helping make the new gym possible. Barney’s young son accompanied:
- him to the stage but decided he didn’t like being in the limelight and hid
behind his father shortly after this picture was taken.
District office, spoke on behalf of
the Union reminding the audience
that the Union was really quite well
represented at the ceremonies
since there were at least four band
chiefs present.
He also-remarked on the pride he
felt in the student, residence and
how much it had changed since he
was a student there.
A group of Christie students, led
by .Sister Anita then sang a
delightful selection of folk songs.
The Hesquiat Dancers, led by
Francis Amos, then made their
way on stage and performed :
several dances including a dance ,
of welcome and the sea serpent
dance.
[Staff photo]
The sea serpent dance, Mr.
Amos explained,
performed only at very important
occasions such as the visit of a high
chief or when a young girl
reaches womanhood.
Friar O’Connor who is in charge
of the residence expressed his
thanks to the staff, the advisory
‘beard and other people who had
helped” make the gymnasium
possible.
The ceremonies ended..with an
Indian prayer by Alec Amos. The
prayer, as Joey Tom ‘explained,
was a traditional one which was
used long before the ‘‘missionaries
or whitemen arrived.”
A light lunch was. served
following the ceremonies for the
guests.
UCLUELET DANCE TROUPE performs welcome dance in honour of
or
guests bled
This dancing group, led by
& LE.
Dave Haipee has only begun practising the traditional dances. The
Poitsaht dance group and Hesquiat dancers.also performed for the
guests. Roughly fifty people from all parts of Vancouver Island attended
the ceremonies. _
[Staff phote]
is traditionally
Pa e Fit sen.
Babi n Sige
SALMON BAKE at Nimpkish Indian Celebration
Days. Other events held during the celebration days
included men’s and women’s soccer: tournaments,
sighing boat sail-past and show and dancing by the
Kwakwala Arts and Crafts. Club: Beta
. [G. MeKevitt photo] :
e o
a —
Soccer tourneys highlight
~ Nimpkish Indian celebrations
By G. McKEVITT
ALERT BAY — If the turnout at
the Nimpkish Indian Celebration
Days counts for anything, it is safe
to say that women’s soccer is here
to stay. Four teams showed up,
almost equalling the number of
men’s teams, for the event held
here June 8 to 10. :
The Nimpkish Tyees took the top
spot in the ladies tournament over
another. Alert. Bay team, -the
Cormorettes. It was not an easy
tournament for the Tyees with stiff
competition. coming from a Port
Hardy team and those. fearsome
adversaries, the » Screaming
Chicks. : me
In the: men’s competition the
Nimpkish Islanders showed_ fine
form in defeating the Cape Mudge
Tyees, 3-1.
The final was close all the way
through with the teams being tied
for a good part of the game. The
Alert Bay team proved to have the
strongest offence, however, and
this made the difference in the end.
THE RUNNER-UP
The Victoria T-Birds were the
-winners in the consolation round.
Other’ teams in the men’s
division were the Port Hardy
Totems, the. Gilford Island
Breakers, and the. Nimpkish Rats.
The last team -was made-up of-a
local hotel owner and his most
faithful patrons. i
An exhibition match between the
Rats and. the Screaming Chicks
was finally called. off because of
popular demand. ~~ ‘
In the awards Alex Nelson of the
T-Birds won the high-scorer trophy
for the men, while Patricia Alfred
of the Tyees won it in the ladies
division. ;
OUTSTANDING PLAYERS
Patricia also won the most
outstanding player award, and
Ernest Alfred of the T-Birds
earned this honour in the men’s
division.
The most sportsmanlike player .
award went to Richard Harry of
Cape Mudge, while the Cor-
Family fishboats will
receive tax exemption
VANCOUVER — Beginning in
July, family farmers and fisher-
men will be entitled to receive a
three-cent per gallon discount on
marked or marine gasoline...
According to a spokesman from
the provincial consumer taxation
branch, persons elegible for the
discount or tax exemption must
apply for a permit. from his
department to receive the benefits.
Formerly, he explained, persons
operating a fishing vessel or farm
vehicle for the purposes of earning
their livelihood were entitled to a
two-cent per gallon rebate if they
applied for it. :
But: the -present government
decided to do away: with this and
end the tax for family farms and:
fishing vessels.
Now, he. added, eligible persons
just have to register and will be
given a permit to present to the
dealer when they purchase marked
gasoline.
Eligible persons include those
whose principal. means of
livelihood is the catching of fish, or
operating a farm, and limited
companies which have 75% of
share capital. owned by people
actively working on the vessel or
farm.
Marked gasoline, he noted, is
already exempt from a 13¢, per
gallon road tax but can not be used.
in vehicles driven on public roads.
Application forms for the per-
mits are available by writing to
Consumer Taxation Branch, 636
Burrard Street, Vancouver, or,
Consumer Taxation Branch, 612
Government Street, Victoria, B.C.
In the story on the 5th
Buckskin Soccer Tournament
on page 12 of the May issue,
several mistakes were made.
_ The Buckskin Soccer Tour-
nament was -not financially
sponsored by the Cowichan
Band but was funded by monies
left by the Cowichan Saints
Soccer Club and a $300-grant
from the First Citizens’ Fund,
nor. was the tournament
organized by the Cowichan
CORRECTION, MAY ISSUE.
Recreation Commission. It was
organized by Dennis Sam ‘of
Duncan.
Harvey Underwood who was
chosen as the outstanding goalie
is from Brentwood Bay, not
Alert Bay as stated in the ar-
ticle.
Our apologies to those con-
cerned and our thanks to Ken
Sam for bringing these
mistakes to our attention.
» —Editor
morettes. won this award for the
ladies teams and. the Port Hardy
Totems for the men.
Audi Christenson, of the Nim-
pkish Islanders, won. the out-
standing goalie award, and the
most outstanding all .around
athlete award--went to George
Pettie of Alert Bay.
Although the All-Star team. list
was not complete at the time of this
writing, a-partial list has: Bobby
Duncan} Cape Mudge, in goal; Ken
Hanuse, Port Hardy,. at. left full-
back; Eddie MacDougall of. the
Nimpkish Islanders, at right full-.
back: and Ernest’ Alfred of the
Victoria ‘T-Birds, at right, inside.
T-BIRDS IN ALL-STARS
The T-Birds dominated the rest
of the line-up with Ernest Alfred at
right inside, Lyle Henry at right
wing, and Harry Dawson at left
wing.
' Another event and a colourful
highlight of the three days was the
fishing boat sail-past and show.
The boats were decorated like
floats in a parade, complete with
dancers and pretty girls.
The best-decorated award went
to the boat, Gospack, while the
Skalu won the honour for the most
colourful dancers. The overall
winner, however, was the
Camenita. The best individual
costume award was won by Mrs.
Hawkins.
Other events throughout the
celebrations included an old-
timers soccer match, a salmon-
bake, and dancing by the Kwak-
wala Arts and Craft Club.
VANCOUVER. (Staff) — This
year’s B.C. Indian Princess
Pageant will be held in Vancouver
from July 11 to 13.
Open to single girls between the
ages of 18 and 24 as of July 1, and of
Indian descent, the contest will
select B-C.’s entry for the National .
Indian Princess Pageant. :
Entrants may be sponsored by
any club, band council or any ‘in-
dividual, and entry forms are
available at all Indian centres
throughout B.C., or from Band
chiefs. Entry forms may- also be
obtained by writing to Mrs. Vi
Rivers, 228 Mathias Road, North
Vancouver, B.C.
Contestants and their sponsors
will be responsible for paying
travelling expenses to Vancouver.
Evelyn Joseph, Lavina Light-
bown, and Karen Salle, the 1972
Indian: Princess, will act as
hostesses for the girls while they
are in Vancouver. :
-JULY 11 DEADLINE
Girls interested in trying for the
title must, be at the Vancouver
Hotel by 12 noon on July 11 to meet
the hostessess and should have
their applications in during the
first week in July.
A panel of judges will decide the
winner on a basis of poise, beauty,
character, general educational
level, involvement with’ native
people, hobbies and sports.
Contestants will be expected to
appear in authentic native dress
with moderate make-up and no
modern jewellery will be allowed.
Vi Rivers, chairwoman of. the’
pageant, explained that this is
necessary so that the B.C. Indian
princess can compete in the
national pageant. .
If you would like to'enter, but feel
a little shy, put.your fears aside.
All contestants can take part: in
free. modelling “and~ self-
improvement workshops to -be
given bya. teacher from: the
Clanche MacDonald School of-
Modelling.
PRELIMINARY CONTEST
Selection of the Indian princess
will be a two-part process. There
will be a preliminary contest in
which girls from various areas
such as the North Coast or Van-
couver Island will compete for the
title in their area.
Then the winners from these
contests will compete for the
provincial title.
At 8:00 p.m. on July 12 at the
Vancouver planetarium, con-
testants will take part in.a talent
and fashion show.
Girls entering ‘the pageant will
be questioned about their native
history and culture and
knowledge of their native tongue
will be considered an asset.
If they choose, girls may give a
three minute speech on a subject of
goons
pas
~~ Dates set for B.C
Indian Princess Pageant
Go
their choice instead of giving a
talent display.
At a banquet and dance at the
Vancouver Hotel on Friday, July
13, the lucky girl to hold the 1973
title will be chosen and crowned by
last year’s princess, Karen Salle of
Kamloops.
Pageant organizers are hoping to .
get Chief Dan George as one of the
guest speakers at the banquet.
The 1973 B.C. Indian Princess
will travel to Hobbema, Alberta to
take part in the national com-
petition .on August 11 and 12.
For more information; contact
Mrs. Vi Rivers, 228 Mathias Road,
North Vancouver, B.C. Telephone:
987-1074. .
7th annual
Indian youth
‘workshop |
PRINCE GEORGE — The 7th
annual Indian Youth Workshop will
be held at Fort Babine on July 2 to
August 27, 1973, according to the
sponsor, the Doh. Day-de-claa
Indian Friendship Centre: here.
Major Indian. organizations
across Canada will. select 24
participants of native ancestry,
ages from 19 to 22, with equal male
and female representations as well
as tribal groups.
The 24 will camp in.a rural
setting for seven weeks to study
and live with the help of two main
lecturers.and four other resources
persons.
The four resource persons. will
give lectures on different - tribal
customs: Indian art, carving,
religion, dancing, costumes, social
science, and history.
The workshop includes a week of
evaluation, and a week at Morley,
Alberta, for an Ecumenical
Conference. -
. The sponsor is in close working
liaison with the Nishnawbe In-
stitute which pioneered seven
cross-cultural workshops.
The workshop demands flexible
resource and resource persons, but
the method has proven very suc-
cessful in the 1972 Canadian Indian
Youth Workshop as well as as the
Nishnawbe Institute workshops.
It is hoped that the workshop will
strengthen the the participants’
sense of identity of Indian life style
in urban society, and give them a
meaningful educational ex-
perience that will lead to the
pursuit of higher education.
Also, among other aims, the
workshop is intended to give a
chance for participants of different
tribes to work together toward an
‘understanding of their national
Indian community.
Anyone who would like to join the
workshop, or who would, suggest
someone who wants to, my fill the
form below and send it té’the Doh
Day-de-claa Indian Friendship
Centre, 1990 Renwick Crescent,
Prince George, B.C., or phone 563-
8145, area code 604. :
No. 1 Indian killer
- SEATTLE ~— When Governor
Dan Evans of Washington declared
the week of June 10-16 as “John:
Wayne Week,” he didn’t exactly
please everybody. :
An Indian group, called the
Advocacy-Survival of American
Indians, said of, the Governor’s
action, ‘With overt racism toward
the native AMerican, Wayne is the
Nation’s No. 1 Indian killer. Evans
joins Wayne by honoring him.”
A spokesman for the group said
that Wayne’s western movies
“have created the image of the
good, noble white settler who
wanted to build a cabin and live at
CONTESTANTS TRY manfully to climb up greased pole to claimi prize’ peace, and of the heathen Indian
money on top of pole at the Nimpkish Indian Celebration days.
[G. McKevitt photo,
who raped women, scalped men
and murdered children.”
GUS KAHCLAMAT (far right] and his dancers from the Yakima Band. opening ceremonies. Both the dancing and the speeches made the-
who came up from Seattle, Washington for the Tsartlip longhouse evening a great success.
TSARTLIP_BAND
Longhouse opening kicks off weekend fun
By G. McKEVITT
“We, as Indians of Saanich are
deeply concerned about our
identity as Indian people and we
feel in the building of this
tremendous longhouse that we can
revive all of. those ways which are
meaningful to the Indian way of
life,’ such was part of a message
from Tsartlip Band Water Festival
Committee to begin the official
opening of their new longhouse on
the evening of June 22.
The building, which was first
- begun two years ago, is as close to
the design of the old longhouses as
possible. It is 60 feet by 160 feet and
stands 32 feet. high at the centre
and was built almost extirely from
trees logged off the reserve.
The large kitchen area built on to
one end is the only part not
traditional
struction.
Funded by First. Citizens’ and
L.LP., the young crew, many of
whom had hardly touched a-
_hammer before, gained valuable’
experience from the. project.
in fact, they and foreman, Henry -
Smith, the man most responsible
for the construction, were busy
almost right up to the opening
ceremony putting the final touches
on the longhouse. The paint was
hardly try on Alec Sam’s art work
that enhances the kitchen and front
of the building when the first of the
erowd of over a thousand people
started to file through the doors to
_ attend the ceremonies.
DANCING WAS HIGHLIGHT
There were speeches and there
were presentations but the dan-
cing, highlighteed by the Masked
Dance, was the real substance of
Indian Chiefs: “‘
in design and con--
the celebration.
The Masked Dance led off the
evening and was a tribute partly to
the longhouse, but primarily to
band member, Philip Paul, who
stood throughout the dance at the
centre of the floor as the focal
int..
- In the introduction to the dance
the Committee Chairman, Samuel
Sam, said the band wished to
honour Paul for his contributions in
the. past to the Indian Community |
and to bless him in his new im-
portant work with the Union of B.C.
...he has a hard
road ahead of him — it may take a
long time but I am sure he will
succeed.”
Foreman Henry Smith was
introduced next who then thanked
his own people in their language.
for their co-operation and help in,
constructing the longhouse.
DREAM COME TRUE
He then went on in English to tell
of how as a young man he had a
vision of constructing such a
building as this one and to see it
finished was like a dream come
true.
Also introduced and thanked
were the many people involved
directly and indirectly with the
longhouse and the two. day Water
Festival beginning the next day.
Also spotlighted for congrat-
ulations were the workers them-
selves.
Included ‘in. the
were the Mayor of Central
Saanich, A.M. Galbraith, First
Citizens’ Fund representatives,
George Wilson, Rod McInnes, and
Minister without Portfolio, Frank
Calder.
In a short speech, Mr. Calder
Cariboo woman named to
B.C. Alcohol and Drug Commission
WILLIAMS LAKE — Mrs. Irene
Dorothy Peters of the Indian
Friendship Centre here has ‘been
named to the seven-member B.C.
Alcohol and Drug Commission.
The commission will co-ordinate’
the activities of some five
departments of the provincial
government involved in- programs:
dealing with problems of alcohol.
and drug abuse.
Mrs. Peters is a Shuswap Indian,
and was born in the Soda Creek
Reserve. -
She: has. been working with the
friendship centre for three and a
half years. now which- involves
counselling connected with court
appearances; interpretation. of
federal, provincial, and local laws
and regulations.
Mrs. Peters has lived ‘in the
been
Cariboo district all her life, and has
active in Indian
organizations. in the area for the
past 15 years.
She acquired her education from
the St. Joseph’s. Mission. school.
Government policy at the time:
(1937-1945) prevented her from —
further education over Grade VIII
standing.
Mrs. Peters .and her husband °
have.a ranch on the Sugar Cane -
Reserve.. They have four foster
children and two adopted children.
The chairman: and vice-
chairman of. the commission are
Jay Peter Stein and Dr; John Dick,
respectively. .
Other commissioners, besides
Mrs. Peters, are Edward Mulligan,
Gwenlyn Ann Creech, Ian Waddell,
and Charles Barber.
iriévodiuctions
said‘ that standing there in the
longhouse made him feel homesick
as it reminded him of the
smokehouse, as his people called
it, which he had lived in for a time
when he was young.
He also said that the longhouse
was symbolic of the revival of the
Indian Culture in B.C. and that the
government: ‘
works right now for the teaching of
Indian languages in schools
throughout B.C.”
PRINCESS CONTEST
Also included’ in the ceremonies
was the introduction of the can-
didates for “Indian Princess and
Junior Princess. The introductions
actually launched the contest as
each girl gave a short speech as
part of it.
The rest of the evening was taken
up with dancing, starting off with
the young dancers of Henry Smith
who did, among others, the
Welcome Dance in honour of the
guests attending the ceremonies.
Other dancers. throughout the
evening included Gus Kahclamat’s
group from the Yakima Band in
Seattle; the dancers of Joe
Washington of the Lummi Band in
Washington and local dancer,
Chief Hummingbird’s (Leonard
Paul) young group.
The evening in. general was a.
great success and only. reinforced.’
another statement made earlier by
the Water Festival Committee:
“Many of our fellow Indian friends -
know the longhouse is the basis of
the Indian philosophy of religion
which is still very strong: in the
Saanich Peninsula.”
GOOD START
The Longhouse Opening
Ceremony gave a good start for the
Annual Tsartlip Water Festival
which occupied the two following
days. Although the weather was
spotty, a good turnout was evident
to partake of the barbecued salmon.
and, most of all, to watch the canoe
racing.
The Cowichan and Malahat
Bands were the big winners this.”
year, combining to win all the-
‘events. Cowichan was victorious in
the u man war canoe event, the
men’s. six paddle event, “the
Klootchman event, the mixed
doubles, and the men’ s single and
double events. ~
. Arvid Charlie captained the
Cowichan crew and also combined
with his brother Wayne to take the
doubles.: Lyn Thomas ‘and Roger
-George made up the successful ,
mixed double team.
The Malahat Band ladies ' took
the two remaining: events with —
Cecilia Harry winning the women’s
singles and then_combining as a
. .. had plans in the ,
[G. McKevitt photo]
mother and daughter team with
Phyllis Harry to take the ladies
doubles.
The evenings of the celebration
were taken up with dancing in the.
new longhouse as well as the bone
game.
Another event was. the final
choice of the Indian Princesses
with Belinda Claxton of East
Saanich winning the senior contest
and Robin Cooper of Tsartlip
winning | the Junior. |
from churches —
VANCOUVER (Staff)— A
report of two men being charged
and convicted of stealing from.
Indian churches has prompted the
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs to write.
letters to all Bands, church
authorities, and the R.C.M.P:
asking that people keep a close
watch during the summer months
when there are many tourists
travelling about. the country.
According to Gary White, who-is
doing a study on old mission
churches, two men entered the
Deadman Creek reserve on June 9
and stole the windows out of the
church there.
“Imagine, in broad daylight,
they did this,” Mr. White. said,
“and even attempted to steal the
bell from the tower.”’
When a child mentioned to Mrs.
Draney, wife-of the Band chief that
“men were working on the chur-
ch,” she investigated and phoned
the RCMP.
The two men were arrested at
Bonaparte reserve, near Cache
Creek where they were starting to
remove things from the church
there..
Mr. White added that thefts from
Indian churches are not un-
common but said that the offenders
are seldom. caught or arrested.
In.the letters to Band chiefs, the
Union outlined the situation at
Deadman Creek reserve and asked
that Band members be.on their
guard and notify the police im-
mediately, if they know of or
witness such thefts.
Around this time last year, the ~
Union issued a warning about
trespassers on Indian reserves
when it was discovered that many
people were digging up Indian
middens and graveyards for in-
~ teresting artifacts... <r. swiss
BCANSI. Research Director. appointed
VANCOUVER. — Bill Wilson,
B.C.’s second Indian lawyer, has
‘been appointed research director~
for the B.C. Association of Non-
status Indians.
Wilson, who is a Kwakgewlth
Indian from Cape
graduated from the UBC Faculty
of Law this year.
Mudge,
The research program, under
Wilson’s direction, will produce a
complete history of ‘B.C. from an
‘Indian point of view and will take
roughly five years to complete.
Also to be included in the history
is consideration of the question of.
land claims and aboriginal rights.
Kekuli, or pit house featured at park
Shuswap Lake Park features a
replica of a winter shelter used by
the Shuswap tribe as late as 1908.
- The replica of the kekuli, or pit
house, was built by. a five-man
team from the provincial museum
in Victoria in September, 1972.
For visitors’ convenience, a
section of the roof of the replica is
open.
WOMA PERFORMS the Paddle Halide to the anjoymiesit of the audience
at longhouse opening. The opening of the longhouse started off the band’s:
annual water festival which took up the rest of the weekend, :
IG. McKevitt photo]
Part of Nesika: The Voice of B.C. Indians -- Vol. 2 No. 6 (June 1973)