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MARCH, 1971
THE SASKATCHEWAN
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INDIAN, VOL. 2, NO. 3
Page 1
,
NIB presid~nt
consultation need
Canadian Indians f i n d
there is not sufficient consultation between Indian people
and the federal government
w h e n policies governing
them are introduced, the
president of the National Indian Brotherhood charged in
Fredericton March 3.
George Manuel, of Ottawa,
Ken Williams (left) and Jim Roberts (right) in a taping
session for •Moccasin Telegraph. The half hour program is said in an interview one of
the "big problems" Indians
broadcast over CKBI Radio, Prince Albert.
face is that the federal Indian Affairs
Department
does all the planning for program~ "without t!-.- : .·" J_::--D The Federation of SaskatThe radio program which ;;ultation which should be
...J chewan Indians have added
started on February
3rd, present".
a new link to their chain of 1971, is designed towards
The only discussions which
r-ommunicationl" . The
ne•N
his
p :-c,p~e c~r:, ta k~ ;;al't :r.,
public
il;..:ormation,
nut
unly
1ink is a radio program called
"Moccasin Telegraph" which for Indian people but also Mr. Manuel charged, ar e
is broadcast over Radio Sta- for the White society. The those resulting from finished
documents drawn up by the
tion CKBI covering northern
program is aired explicitly government departments.
and central Saskatchewan.
in the Cree and English
In citing a federal proThe program is aired from
posal
to make a $50 million
languages
and
is
strictly
of
7 :00 to 7 :30 each WednesIndian content, both in news development grant available
day .evening.
to Indians, the NIB presiThe two hosts of the pro- items and entertainment.
dent claimed this was not
gram are Jim Roberts and
It must be made clear that
Ken Williams.
Both are the radio program will not
employed a t t h e Prince be used for political or perAlbert Indian Students' .Resi- sonal gain by any group or
dence.
individual.
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MOCCASIN
TELEGRAPH
equitable
w i th
incentive
grants offered other Canadian companies.
He said government evaluates assistance on $30,000
per job created in some
parts of Canada, $48,000 per
job in Nova Scotia, and has
offered a grant of $8,000,000
to Prince Edward Island,
"which only has half the
population of all the Indians
in Canada".
A f e d er a l agricultural
study two years ago indicatsd ~pproximats1¥ $260,000,000 would be required to
develop the various reservations across Canada, he said.
be practical, he claimed as
"the majority
of Indian
people are in the low income
category"
and would not
qualify for housing grants.
The · Brotherhood
President suggested the government would do better to
"really look at the economic
development
of I n dia n
people, and create jobs for
them, They are not lazy,"
he added.
To aid the governr- .._..,.. ·this aim, Mr. Manu ,t,
the NIB would like to
a negotiating
counc t, ·
deal directly with the federal
cabinet," rather than indi-
Th- f Pev ; !l'",, p,.,.;;2.l ,i, v~~ not
_vi<lnal
even approach this figure.
Mr. Manuel said one government proposal w o u l d
·turn Indian housing over to
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation "to provide
a better calibre of housing"
for them.
However, this would not
. m ini st ers
~
or
cb: i?
servants.
This would assist in eliminating the "run around"
which Indians receive at
present, in being shunted
from agency to agency, and
from federal government to
provincial government and
back.
New policy is creating
INDIAN
AFFAIRS
DEPT.
PROMISES
personnel changes
JOOPEN
PROGRAM
BOOKS
TO
· FSI
The Indian Affairs Departbe involved . . . perhaps we
ment has promised to open can help them spend the
all its books which list pro- money a little more wisely,"
gram budgets to the FederaMr. Sanderson said.
tion of Saskatchewan
InThe organization also has
dians, it was announced
been promised that the DeThursday, January 28th, in , partment will make personRegina.
nel changes both in Ottawa
Sol Sanderson, Executive
and in Regina, the SaskatA s sis tan t to Federation
chewan Regional
Head
President, David Ahenakew,
Office, if long-time civil
of Prince Albert, said there
servants do not change their
is money
which Indian attitudes.
organizations could be using
Jean Bergevin, Assistant
but are not receiving.
Deputy Minister of Indian
"Certain files have been Affairs, met Federation and
closed up to now/' he said. senior · Saskatchewan region
"We didn't know the total civil servants Wednesday in
expenditures
available but Regina.
now we will."
He said many department
He said the Federation
employees have been with
will become involved in long- the Branch more than 20
r a n g e programming
and years and have grown accusbudgeting the Federal Gov- tomed "to doing things in a
ernment "so we can plan certain way".
ahead for poor people."
"But people who stand in
The Federation is particuthe way of progress of the
larly concerned with the Indian people impede the
Federal Department's
Edu- progress of those _who need
cation Branch.
every opportunity
to get
"Now that we're going to ahead," Mr. Bergevin said.
The government's
new
policy of permitting Indians
to sit on personnel selection
boards could finish some
civil service careers within
Indian affairs.
However, added
Fred
Clark , Indian affairs -regional director for Saskatchewan, t h i s would not
necessarily mean the end of
a career in the federal public
service.
Mr. Clark said he had appeared before one of those
boards with three Indian
members.
"I see nothing wrong with
this. We have to work with
the Indians and their organizations on their behalf," he
said in an interview Monday. Indian affairs now consults the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians before recruiting staff.
The growing power of the
FSI must - be recognized by
Indian affairs staff since
the Indian organization rep-
Fred Clark , Indian Affairs Regional Director for Sask.
resents the people. The staff
realizes the FSI must have
a voice in developing policy
and program, he said.
The s t r e n g t h of the
Prairie Indian organizations
is greater
than that of
others jn Canada, such as
British Columbia and Ontario, because there is a
greater degree of unity in
the three Prairie provinces
where each organization has
a majority of support, Mr.
Clark said.
There will be no reduction
of Indian affairs programming or department disengagement from the Indian
people until they so request,
he said.
"We want to assure the
people that we're prepared
to be flexible and go along
with their wishes, with those
who do and those who do not
wish to assume their own
programmi¥8 R dVl1~ c I AL
LIBRARY
UA 2ti 971
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THIS LAND
This land was your land
This land was my land
From the Eastern waters
Through the hilly woodlands
From the Western Mt. peaks
To the rolling park lands
From the beauty of Niagra
To the Arctic Tundra
This land once belonged to
you and me.
This land was your land
This land was my land
Before the (traitor) trader
Or the (exploiter) explorer
Before Christianity
When we possessed sanity
This land once belonged to
you and me.
Then came the gunpowder
That destroyed the food
sources
The introduction of
machinery
Destroyed our resources
And all that garbage
Polluted our waters
Welfare was made for you
and me.
This land was your land
This land was my land
Before the (traitor) trader
Or the (exploiter) explorer
Before Christianity
When we possessed sanity
This land once belonged to
you and me.
Now is this land your land?
Or is this land my land ?
Even the reservation
Can't _supp~rt vez~taJign
s not pure now
not sure now
nd was made for
or ME!
--------ttSTEN
Cabinet
Committee
OnIndian
Matters?
Indian Affairs Minister
Jean Chretien said February
17th that he hopes a special
cabinet committee will be
established soon to deal with
Indian matters.
Subject to Indian agreement, the special ministerial
committee would continue
the exchange of views between government and the
Indians that started with
the government's policy
paper of 1969.
Mr. Chretien was replying
to Commons questions by
Paul Yewchuk (PC - Athabasca) who asked whether
the policy paper is still the
basis of government Indian
policy.
The policy paper proposed
to close down the Indian
A f f a i r s Department
in
stages, recognize treaties
and have provinces extend
services to Indians now supplied by the Federal Government
Many I n d i a n leaders
objected to the proposed
policy · and won a promise
from P r i m e M i n i s t e r
Trudeau that it would not be
implemented
without full
consultation.
Outside the House, a government official said the
committee would be composed of ministers who have
special dealings with Indians.
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MARCH, 1971
THE SASKATCHEWAN INDIAN
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CANADA'S INDIANS
ARE ON THEMOVE
Senator Jamejk Gladstqne
(TO INDI.ANS says Canada's Indians are
Chief David Ahenakew of
the Federation · of Saskatchewan Indians says the
government w o u Id avoid
many problems if it listened
to its Indians once in a while.
Chief Ahenakew said that
his group is s t i c k i n g
to its request t h at the
Provincial Government investigate conditions under
which other provinces are
reimbursed by the Federal
Government for medical care
premiums for Indians.
He said that although Saskatchewan does not pay
medical care insurance premiums for Indians living off
the reserves, the Federal
Government is responsible
for the health of Indians'
both on and off the reserves. The Chief also said Indians are being forced to
move off the reserves because of employment and
educational o pp o r tunities
elsewhere.
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on the move and he doesn't
see how anyone can stop
them.
Speaking to the NorthCentral Alberta Teachers'
Convention, Senator Gladstone, the first Treaty Indian appointed to the Senate,
said he favored economic
development of reserves by
Indians.
He gave as an example a trailer factory on his own
reserve near Cardston in
Southwestern Alberta. Such
projects, he said, give Indians the incentive and the
initiative to do something.
He suggested the Indian
Act be tossed out the window because it is beyond
saving and said a new Act
should encourage a municipal style of government for
reserves.
But he said the reserves
must be preserved until the
inhabitants are ready to do
without them.
SENATORSCUP FINAL
Prince Albert - Tuesday, March 30
An exciting addition to the sports life of the people
in Saskatchewan has been the recent donation of the
Senators Cup, emblematic of Indian hockey supremacy
in the province.
Currently playoffs are in progress between native
teams in the south and the north, and these will reach
their conclusion with the final game which will be
played in the Kinsmen Hockey Arena at Prince Albert
on. the night of Tuesday, March 30.
The event will coincide with the Spring Conference,
and is expected to draw large crowds from the Indian
and non-J.ndian communities.
Other awards at the game will be to the most
sportsmanlike player, as well as award presentations
to each member of the winning team.
Everyone is invited to attend.
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EDITORIAL
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Indeed, with no great
political struggle either federally or locally to spice the
scene, it is possible that some
of the delegates to the Convention may be lulled into a
false sense of complacency, a
The meetings in Novem- feeling that problems have
ber, 1969 and Marc~, 1970, been solved and that they
were tense and stramed, as really don't have to pay
the Indian leadership strug- much attention to the delibgled with the many prob- erations of the sessions.
lems implicit within . the inNothing could be further
troduction of the proposed
from
the truth.
n e w policy or so - called
"White Paper"
of Mr.
It is essential that every
Chretien.
delegate should understand
It was necessary on those the direction of the work of
during
occasions to spend much their organization
effort and a great deal of these critical times and it is
debate in formulating
a at this Conference that
reply to the proposition of reports will be heard which
the government, and that will indicate the areas of
w a s accomplished
within many of the projects at the
the ,framework of the "Red F.S.I. which will mean literPaper" which was delivered ally everything to generato the government at Ottawa tions of Indian children yet
unborn.
by a delegation representing
Two elements of research
the Indian people speaking ·
which are being carried out
with a concerted voice.
by the Federation are of
No less exciting was the most critical concern. They
Fall Conference of October, are, first; the educational re1970, an event of high search project under the
drama, marking as it did the chairmanship
o f Rodney
election of the Chief to his Soonias, and second ; the renew term of office, and the search of treaties under the
restatement of the purpose chairmanship of Chief David
of the Indian people of this Ahenakew.
,
province to redouble their
No one needs to say again
efforts in the solution of
their own problems, and the how important and delicate
firm resolve of the people to are the conclusions which
win new victories in their will be reached by the treaty
research committee, but we
own way.
must remember that the
Against this background, educational re s e a r c h is
the Conference which is almost equally important.
called to meet at Prince
Albert this spring may seem
One of the old men once
rather hum-drum by com- said, "education is the new
buffalo of the Indian people",
parison.
The Conference which will
meet in Prince Albert this
last week in March is not
faced, at least on the surface,
with the excitement of the
previous three gatherings.
and one must surely agree
with him.
Then the question must
be asked, why are Indian
children dropping out of
school at such an early age?
What can be done to encourage them ·to stay in
school long enough to gain a
sufficient number of tools to
equip them fairly to compete
with their non-Indian contemporaries? Is on-reserve
schooling the answer, or residential schooling? But if the
children all attend residential schools, then what happens to family !if e? The
questions go on and on and
the conclusions of the study
will be of such far ranging
significance that one cannot
really forsee their end.
And against all this background is the very real
awareness that the patterns
of life among all human
beings shifts and fades like
the northern lights,shimmering brightly in one section
of the heavens for only a
moment before it fades and
reappears in another far
distant place.
Thus to attempt to imprison for all time the life of
generations of little children within the confines of
one report, one study, is an
awesome a n d impossible
task. And yet the study must
be done ! There has to be an
attempt to see the pattern
of the lights as they exist,
at least at the moment, and
to r e a d them through
friendly eyes.
So in the end, this may be
the most important of all the
last four Conventions.
�MARCH, 1971
THE SASKATCHEWAN
Page 3
INDIAN
LARGE
IMPRESSIVE
RINKOFFICIALLY
OPEN,ED
.Q;Ni SAKIMAY
RESERVE
Saturday, February 6th, is a day which will be long remembered by ltlany of the residents of Sakimay Reserve, North of Grenfell. The memorable
· and historic occasion was the official opening ()f their large impressive skating rink.
Two pretty lassies hold the ribbon soon to be cut.
Speakers are Jean LeVert and Chief Acoose.
_
Prior to the opening ceremonies of the new 100' x 200'
structure, a Banquet catered
to by the Sakimay Homemakers, was held in the
nearby Day School. Some 50
invited guests enjoyed . a
delicious turkey dinner.
Master of Ceremonies at
the Banquet was Walter
Ashfield.
In his opening remarks,
the M.C. mentioned that
while driving to the Sakimay
rink, he had nostalgic memories of the Grenfell Spitfire
senior hockey team of yesteryear. He recalled that on
the team one particular year
when the Spits soared on to
victory, game after game,
that two extremely excellent
hockey players participated
from Sakimay Reserve. He
stated that _ not only did
Norman Delorme and Raymond Acoose display a fine
quality of sportsmanship but
they were, in addition, excellent skaters
and
stickhandlers.
He remembered
that in those days the only
facilities these two young
men had for practising on
was a small patch of ice
' w h i c h they cleared on
Crooked Lake.
Turning to Chief Acoose,
who was seated at the head
table, Mr. Ashfield said:
"thinking back to those bygone days, Riel, it goes without saying there is no longer
any need for this type of
practising for the techniques
of hockey - now that you
have this very spacious and
impressive skating rink. And
now that it has become a
reality, I feel certain that
Sakimay Reserve will continue to produce many more
fine skaters
and hockey
players."
Special Guests
Gavigan, Senior Liaison Officer, Dept. of Indian Affairs;
Rev. Bruce McIntyre, formerly United Church Minister
at Sakimay Reserve; Ken
Kerr, Indian Affairs Branch,
Yorkton District; Glen McPherson, I n d i an Affairs
Branch at · Y orkton ; Chief
Victor Sparvier, Cowessess
Reserve ; Chief Wm. Francis,
Kawkewistahaw Reserve.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Leitch,
Regina.
Terrific Foresight
In a short address, Mayor
McIntyre said that terrific
foresight and · judgment on
the part of Chief Riel Acoose
and his Band were shown in
building such a fine structure as the Sakimay rink. He
stated
that in providing
youth with some form of
entertainment and sports it
is much easier _to look after
them. Mr. McIntyre said
that it is indeed one of the
better rinks in this are ·a, and
is certainly one to be proud ,
of.
Fine Community Effort
Mr. Ken Kerr of the
Indian Affairs Branch . at
Yorkton congratulated Chief
Riel Acoose and his people
for "their fine community
effort they put together to
create the structure
they
have carried out". He said,
"it is iIJ.deed a job well
done".
Entire Band Happy
The Banquet ceremonies
concluded with a few words
from Chief Riel Acoose, who
stated that the entire Sakimay Band was happy about
this occasion. Chief Acoose
told the gathering that in
future years the children
will definitely benefit from
this building. "It will mean
a lot to them," he said.
"Children participate more
in one area, rather than running around on roads and
getting into mischief," stated Chief Acoose.
Following the tasty meal,
various special guests were
introduced.
These
were
namely - Linus Westberg,
Sportscaster
of CKOS TV
Station, Yorkton, who was
Master of Ceremonies at the
"Children always practice
opening ceremonies at the hockey on the road where
rink; Mr. J O h n Levert,
there is packed snow. This
Regional Director, Dept. of is one reason why you see a
Indian Affairs, Province of · building here today," Chief
Sask.; Jim McIntyre, Mayor Acoose told the gathering.
of Grenfell; Father Nogg, of - "In the future, I sincerely
.Marieval Mission ; K e i t ·h hope the children will appre-
A view of the front of the new rink.
ciate our efforts," concluded
Chief Acoose.
Before the gathering left
for the rink where the official opening ceremonies were
to take place, the M.C. called
Mrs. Lorraine Acoose anci
her Sakimay Homemakers
into the room and thanked
them for the delicious meal. I
Officially Opened
Master of Ceremonies at
the rink was Linus Westberg, the popular Sportscaster of CKOS-TV at Yorkton. · Mr. Westberg told the
youngsters in the crowd that
they will certainly be the
people to take the most advantage of this wonderful
new structure. "We hope you
will use it to the fullest,"
said Mr. Westberg.
"There _ are many thrills
in the broadcasting
business, but I say this sincerely,
it is such a wonderful thrill
for me to be able to take
part with you in an opening
of a community endeavour
such as this, and to be associated with Chief Acoose and
the rest , of the wonderful
people who made this structure possible," concluded Mr.
Westberg. ,
Many Problems
Chief Riel Acoose informed the gathering that
Norman Armbruster and his
construction crew had done
a wonderful job. Although
both he and Norman were
confronted with many problems, they "got over them
quite nicely".
This Kind of
Leadership Needed
The main speaker for the
afternoon's
ceremony was
Mr. John Levert, who was
Regional Director, Dept. of
Indian Affairs, Province of
Saskatchewan.
In his opening remarks,
Mr. Levert said, "today the
Sakimay Band celebrates they celebrate the occasion
of the work that they have
accomplished in putting up
·this magnificent building in
which we stand today. The
work that has gone in there
i~ the work of the entire
community of S a k i m a y
Band. This could not have
been possible unless everybody under the direction of
the Chief and members of
his Council and every member of the Band got together
for this wonderful achievement".
"The work that . Chief
Acoose has done, not only
on this rink, and for othe!·
projects
on his Reserve,
show that Chiefs of this
nation ; with this kind of
leadership is exactly what . we
need - not only on Reserve.s
in Saskatchewan, but across
Canada," said _Mr. Levert.
Mr. Lev!,!rt went on to say
that "I would like to offer,
on behalf of myself and the
Dept. of Indian Affairs my
congratulations to Chief Riel
· Acoose and members of his
Council and members of his
Band, who have achieved
this".
THES.ASKATCHEWAN
: IN·DIAN
Mr. Glen McPherson of the
Indian Affairs Branch at
Yorkton extended congratulations to Riel and his Band
on construction of the fine
new rink.
Rev. Bruce McIntyre congratulated
the people of
Sakimay Reserve on the
wonderful new structure and
said that "it speaks very
well for you people to have
the foresight to build this
rink.
Father Nogg congratulated Riel Acoose and his Council, and Band and all others
for fulfilling this wonderful
and great project.
\
"This building is going to .
be used for the people of the
Reserve, the young ones and
the not-so-young ones, and ·
also in the neighbouring
ccmmunities. Often in the
past Indians have had to look
outside their reserve for
such facilities that did not
exist in their communities.
This is not the case at Sakimay. B e c a u s e of this
achievement, I am sure that
many communities of this
size and even bigger than
Sakimay would like to have
a building such as this,"
stated Mr. Levert.
Turning to Riel Acoose,
the g u e s t spea-ker~- saitl, -~"Chief Acoose, I would like
to thank you for having me
perform t h i s memorable
tas~".
"The members of our
Dept. who have been working
with you on this project and
on others were pleased to do
it. Our Dept. is also pleased
that we have been able to
help in a small way in achieving this task."
Stating "I now declare
Sakimay arena open," Mr.
Levert snipped the traditional red ribbon which was
held at either end by two
young girls from Sakimay
Reserve.
Rendering several rousing
musical numbers during the
afternoon were members of
the Grenfell Band.
Four B a n t am hockey
teams
participated
in a
tourney following the ceremonies.
Editorial Board
Sol Sanderson - Chairman
Dave Ahenakew
Gordon Tootoosis
Cy Standing
Henry Langan
Alex Kennedy
Willard Ahenakew -
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Donald Leitch -
Layups, Cartons, Reporting
Consultant
and Liaison
This paper is the official voice of the Federation of
Saskatchewan Indians. It is intended to serve as an
effective vehicle for Indian opinion in this province.
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THE SASKATCHEWAN INDIAN
MARCH, 1971
IN: NEXT MON:TH'S ISSUE
AN ARTICLE ABOUT F.S.I. SENATOR
ALLAN AHENAKEW
Requested solo dancing being performed by Solomon
Sanderson (left) and Barry Ahenakew (right).
STURGEON LAKE POW-WOW
The Sturgeon Lake Pow on the 5th and 6th of Feb
A ceremonial dance term
Wow enthusiasts hosted a ruary. The pow-wow was ed the "give-away dance"
very successful and well held at the reserve's Com was performed; that is, the
attended mid-winter pow.. munity Hall.
hosts honored the visitors
wow. A capacity crowd of
Visitors came from Pound with gifts after both partici
about 200 listened and danc maker, Mosquito, Red Pheas
ed to the drums of the Duck ant, Duck Lake, Big River, pated in the dance. This was
Lake, Stoney, Prince Albert North Battleford and Prince followed by a feast of various
tasty dishes.
and Sturgeon Lake singers Albert.
Senator Ahenakew
Saskatchewan
Native Youth
Conference
In t h e Saskatchewan
Native Youth Conference
held January 23rd and 24th
are the beginnings of the
unfuno'i Native Youth in
the province. The m a i n
decisions made at this con
ference were:
1. That the union of Native
Youth is imperative and
that the y o u t h have
something important to
offer to the native cause.
2. That in order to achieve
this end, an effective·
communications network
is necessary and is in
the process of being set
up with Saskatoon being'
the co-ordinating centre
for information flowing
into it from chapters
around the �ince. The
information wWl be typed
up and sent back out to
all chapters around ·the
province i n whatever
written medium is most
suitable to the informa
tion gathered during a
specific time space.
3. That financial assistance
be gleaned: firstly, from
existing natives in Sask
atchewan, and secondly,
from Provincial and Na
tional organizations and
governments i n sym
pathy with the Saskat
chewan Native Youth.
4. That the resources of
trained p e o p 1 e outside
the organization be used
by the youth to solve
the needs of native youth.
5. T h a t co-operation be
tween Saskatchewan na
t i v e organizations is
necessary t o establish
communication so that
native problems may be
solved.
6. That the structuring of
the organization will take
place gradually.
Submitted by P.N.Y.C.
TRAGEDY OF
VALUE CLASHES
Two Indians hunting deep
in the forest became hope
lessly lost, being true chil
dren of nature they became
very embarrassed and reluc
tant to admit one to the
other that they were lost.
However, their situation be
came so clear that it could no
longer be ignored.
Said one to the other "my
friend I am very much afraid
that we are lost", "yes"
replied his friend · "I am
afraid that we are, and I
believe that for too long we
have rejected many of our
paleface brethren's f i n e
values and customs, today
we will give thanks to our
great spirit for having know
ledge of many of these fine
values".
So today we will embrace
many of his fine values and
be saved. Yes, replied the
other we must do what our
paleface friends do when
they become lost, so my
friend if you will shoot three
times in the sky and we will
be saved.
After having shot three
times in the sky, they waited
considerable time, darkness
was falling and a storm was
brewing with no sign of
rescue in sight. They became
very worried.
After some discussion one
said to the other, "you must
shoot three more times into
the sky", alas replied his
friend I am afraid all is lost,
I cannot shoot three more
times in the sky as I have
only one arrow left.
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Chitek Lake Band Buys Land for Economic Development
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Members of the Chitek Lake Band Council and Personnel
from the Department of Indian Affairs; the Federation of
Saskatchewan Indians at a Band Council Meeting on the
Chitek Lake Indian Reserve on February 9, 1971.
The Chitek Lake Band
received a $5,000 loan from
the Indian Affairs Economic
Development Program and
have purchased a ¼ section
of land adjacent to the
reserve. The ¼ section of
land is %'s surroundP-d by
reserve land and 1;4 by the
lake. This ¼ section of land
will be used as part of an
existing band pasture or part
of a summer resort which is
now in the first stages of
construction on the reserve.
The question of payment
The centennary of the
signing of Treaty No. 1, the
first signed in Canada, is
being celebrated by Mani
toba's Indians throughout
1971. A variety of events
has been planned province
wide by the Manitoba Indian
Brotherhood and by local
communities.
One of the first major
events was the Western
Canadian Premiere of Little
Big Man sponsored by the
Manitoba Indian Centennial
Commemorations February
11th at the Capital Theatre
of municipal taxes on the
newly-acquired property is
currently under discussion.
Under existing legislation,
the reserve band would have
to pay taxes to the munici
pality but this is open to
negotiation with the local
rural municipality.
Labour for construction of
the Administration Building
for the upcoming summer
resort which is now under
way is provided by the band
members through a capital
TREATY CENTURY OLD
in Winnipeg.
Chief Dan George, who
co-stars with Dustin Hoff
man in the film, was an hon
ored guest for the Premiere.
The Chief has the distinc
tion of being the first Cana
dian to win a New York Film
Critics Award. His award
was for Best Supporting
Actor iA the film. He has
also appeared in the tele
vision series, Cariboo Coun
try.
winter works program for
the reserve. The existing
summer resort at Chitek
Lake which is located ad
jacent to the Indian reserve
cannot expand either way on
the beach because of terrain
problems and is now on the
boundary of the reserve and,
therefore, could not expand
any further. So, the 300
band members at Chitek
Lake which is 90 air miles
Northwest of Prince Albert
decided to go into business
for themselves.
events. An official emblem
and special costumes have
been designed; a centennial
song written; tokens design
ed for elder statesmen Indian
leaders; and a wide range of
souvenirs have been created.
Today, there are four In
dian tribes in Manitoba.
Th�y are the Saulteaux (also
known as Ojibway and form
erly Chippawa), S i o u x,
Swampy C r e e (different
from the Plains Cree of
Each of Manitoba's 54 re Alberta and Saskatchewan)
serves is holding centennial and Chipweyari.
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THE SASKATCHEWAN
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INDIAN
All INDIAN
VARIETY
NIGHT
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AT THE P.A. WINTER FESTIVAL SPONSORED BY THE PRINCE ALBERT INDIAN AND ~ETIS FRIENDSHIP CENTRE
One of the many little pow-wow dancers that took part in the pow-wow
demonstration.
Masters of Ceremonies, Ken Williams
(left) and Jim Roberts.
Part of the many dancers that put on an impressive
demonstration of pow-wow dancing.
Archdeacon Ahenakew played several jigs and several people
accompanied him with a jig demonstration on stage.
Mrs. Elsie Roberts entertaining
a song.
with
Mrs. Shirley Sanderson and daughter.
Hundreds of people enjoyed the pow-wow demonstration.
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THE SASKATCHEWAN INDIAN
MARCH, 1971
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THE SASKATCHEWAN INDIAN
Indian and Eskimo Participation at the 1971
Canada Winter Games Saskatoon, Sask.
(1) C h e s t e r
D o u g 1a s
(right) (Silver Medalist
of the Light Middleweight Division in Boxing) landing the knockout punch on P. Thibeault (left) of Quebec.
Douglas is 20 years old
and a student at Douglas College, Rosedale,
B.C.
(2) Northwest
Territories
Cheerleaders
cheering
on the Territories Basketball team at the
Winter Games.
(3) Ernie
Lennie prepare~
his skiis for the crosscountry
event. From
Unuvik, Ernie is living
proof of the growth in
popularity
of c r o s s
country in the Northwest Territories.
(4) Sh a r on
(left)
and
Shirley Firth, 17-yearold identical twins from
Inuvik, N. W. T., are
among the best in one
of the most demanding
sports in the world cross country skiing.
Sharon finished first,
and Shirley second in
the Women's Five Kilometer Championships at
the U.S. National Meet
in Colorado. Then, two
weeks later, they reversed the order in the
same event at the North
American C h a m pionships in Ontario. Shirley scored a Gold Medal
victory in the .Women's
Five Kilometer crosscountry event at the
Winter G a m e s. The
Silver Medal was won
by Sharon. The Northwest Territories
also
took the Bronze in that
event when Miss Allen
finished Third.
(5)
(left to right) Wilfred
T o o t o o s i s, R o b ert
Ermine, Arthur Turner,
Bill Brittain, Marjorie
Dressyman, Prime Minister Trudeau and Celine
Bird dancing the Round
Dance in honor of the
Prime Minister in a
special ceremony held
after the opening of the
Winter Games.
( 6 ) A Yukon hockey player
getting a stiff check
from a New Brunswick
player. Yukon didn't
place at the Games.
(7) Randy Glynn (right)
passes to Pat Anoblak
(left) of the Northwest
Territories b a s k e tball
team.
(8) Two happy Medalists in
the Light Middleweight
Division of Boxing Chester Douglas (left)
from Rosedale, B.C., and
Dennis Bercier (right)
from Moose Lake, Manitoba, faced each other
for the Gold Medal.
Bercier won the Gold
and Douglas the Silver.
(9) 25 Indian dancers from
Saskatchewan performed before a crowd of
8 - 10 thousand at the
opening of the Games.
(10) The Saskatchewan Indian Princess, Celine
Bird, honors the Prime
Minister for the Indian
people of Saskatchewan by presenting him
with a beaded Medallion of the Winter
Games symbol.
(11) Milton Burns (left) of
Prince Albert won his
first and only out in
the Welter-weight Division of Boxing. He
was ruled out by medical advisors on his
second fight because
of a broken nose he
received in a hockey
game b e f o r e t h e
Games.
(12) One of the five Eskimos that were invited
by the Canada Winter
Games Society to demonstrate Native skills
a n d Athletic events
during the W in t e r
Games.
(13) Chief Little Crow from
Dundurn gave an Indian blessing for good
weather.
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MARCH, 1971
THE SASKATCHEWAN INDIAN
SCENES
FROM
PRINCE
ALBERT
·WINTER
FESTIVAL
First Princess of the Festival, Bernice
Laliberte, a student in Prince Albert,
who was sponsored by the Prince
Albert Indian and Metis Friendship
Centre.
King Trapper Jim Carriere.
Bannock baking contest.
Jim Munro presenting Franklin and Murdoch Carriere with ,
albums in which the y did the wildlife sound effects, at the
Mushers' Banquet.
Thousands of people watched the Saskatchewan
Championship Dog Derby, a three-day event.
Bear of John Smith
Reserve playing in the Old
Time Fiddlers' Contest.
Mr.
Log sawing contest .
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Mr. Allan Ahenakew gave an impressive talk at the
Mushers' Banquet.
Buckskin parade.
�MARCH, 1971
THE SASKATCHEWAN
FIRST
60thWEDDING
AN·NIVERSARY
FORBEARD
Y'SRES
,ERVE
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(Left to right): Joseph Seeseequasis, George Yayakeekoot,
Mrs. Yayakeekoot and Mrs. Philomene Gamble.
Beardy's Reserve News 60th Anniversary
for a
Beardy's Couple.
Mr. and Mrs. George Yayakeekoot celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary
on Monday, February
22,
1971, with Mrs. Philomene
Gamble and Mr. Joseph Seeseequasis as witnesses. It is
noted that Joseph Seeseequasis witnessed their first
marriage.
The mass was held at
4:00 p.m. at St. Michael's
Beardy's Church.
"The Beardy's Pow-wow
Club" greeted the couple in
a traditional way after the
mass.
Senior citizens of the reserve had a banquet with the
cot.pie in their honour at the
Band Hall :- Over 500 guests
were. served in buffet style.
The couple received many
gifts from the individuals
and the organized groups of
the reserve.
Then came the time of
entertainment
which was
divided into three parts: A
pow-wow and old-time dance
for the elderly people. The
music was supplied by the
"Beardy's
Natives" which
was enjoyed by the people.
Most attracted moment was
a "jig" by Joseph Seeseequasis who is 86 - still full
of pep on his feet. The last
part of the entertainment
was a modern dance.
Everyone went home with
fun-filled hearts.
We wish this couple many
more happy years together.
Indian Store
Said Thriving
Alberta's first food supermarket on an Indian reserve
is thriving, says its Manager, Louis So(?p.
Located on the Blood Indian reserve in this comm u n i t y in Southwestern
Alberta, the Stand Off Superette is owned by the Blood
Indian Band.
"The over-all volume has
increased considerably," Mr.
Soop said in an interview.
He said the store has the
co-operation of the Federal
Indian Affairs Department
and receives assistance from
Canada Safeway Ltd., one of
the country's largest supermarket chains.
Mr. Soop said, "The more
people that support a business on the reserve, the
more opportunity for jobs.
The people must learn to
help the businesses to help
themselves".
This type of support for a
business
on the reserve
formed a chain reaction because the man operating the
auto service station next to
the supermarket
also had
increased his business. This
meant he would have to
increase staff.
"If people on the reserve
who are making quite a lot
of money - and there are
many would put that
money back into the reserve,
it would enhance over-all
economic development."
Mr. Soop was happy about
the co-operation the store
was receiving from Indian
Affairs and Safeway.
"Indian Affairs will enrol
any person in a course at any
institution to make sure our
staff is up to date with the
latest methods. And Canada
Safeway has indicated it will
make training available to
any Native person chosen
for a job with the store."
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INDIAN
F.S.I.COMMUNITY
DE
.VELOPMENf
TRAINING
SES
·SION
Art Lloyd, Community Development Training Co-ordinator,
lecturing Community Development Workers ai the Training
Session held in Saskatoon. Seated (left to right), Phil Parr,
Art Obey, Albert Favel, Allan Felix, Herb Strongeagle, Jim
Dalgleish, Gordon Ahenakew and Philip Ratt. Missing are
Art Beaudry and Walter :E:rmine.
February
15 - 19, 1971
This training s e s s i o n
brought Community Development Workers together
from all over the province.
The first three days were
spent on the areas of selfawareness and awareness of
others through mutual staff
discussions under the guid-
ance of Jack Clelland from
the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus.
During the final two days,
workers w e r e given refresher talks by senior staff
on such topics as the "Grants
to Bands" program, the role
of the Community Development Worker, recreation in
the reserve community and
Economic Development _on
the reserve.
Chief David Ahenakew
spoke on the final day about
the standards
that Community Development Workers should set for themselves
and strive towards in the
performance of their duties.
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Conference
in Ottawa
The Executive Council of
the National Indian Brotherhood met in Ottawa for two
days, January 21 and 22, to
discuss the many issues confronting
Indian Organizations across Canada. The
Executive Council consists
of the Presidents, or their
appointed representatives, of
all the Provincial and Territorial Organizations and the
President · and Vice - President of the National Indian
Brotherhood.
The most important item
on the agenda concerned the
structure and organization
of a Negotiating Body. This
Negotiating Body would be
used to resolve basic policy
issues between the Federal
Government and the Indian
people of Canada. The issues
to be channelled through
this Negotiation Body arose,
primarily, from the Government's White Paper concerning the status of the Indigenous People of Canada.
Some 'of these issues are of
utmost importance to the
survival of the N a t i v e
People. The issues needing
to be resolved concern, foremost, Treaty and Aboriginal
Rights, and secondly policies
effecting the health, education and housing of the first
citizens of this country.
The Executive C o u n c i l
agreed, in principle on the
basic structure and general
terms of reference for the
Negotiation Committee. The
final decisions on this sub-
ject will be made by the
General Assembly of the
National Indian Brotherhood
at Eskasoni Indian Reserve
in early March this year.
This Special General Assembly was called, with the
approval of the Executive
Council, by the National
Indian Brotherhood President, George Manuel, to
finalize the proposal, on the
Negotiation Committee. This
proposal, on acceptance, will
be presented to the Government for agreement.
Another _ important item
on the Agenda was the Manitoba Indian Brotherhood proposal on a Housing Study to
be done in Manitoba. The
results
of the Manitoba
Housing Study would be used
to formulate
a National
Policy on Housing for Indian
people. This proposal was
accepted by the Eexcutive
Council.
During the meeting there
was much concern expressed
about the unethical methods
being used by the Department of Indian Affairs and
Northern
Development to
force the implementation of
the White Paper in spite of
the agreement between the
Indian People and the Government of Canada to halt
the implementation of the
White Paper. Not only have
they changed their policies
with regard
to Health
Services, but they have been
trying to introduce a New
Policy on Housing, and have
been making official press
statements on the phasing
out of the Department of
Indian Affairs and Northern
Development. It had been
agreed by the Indian Leaders
and the Prime Minister that
the Department of Indian
Affairs and Northern Development would not change
their policies and services
until agreements
between
the Indian people and the
Federal Government on the
future status of the Indigenous People of Canada had
been made. It had further
been understood that the
Indian people would be consulted on every issue concerning them and that the
Inqian People w o u I d be
allowed more participation
in decision making in Indian
Affairs.
So far only a token role
of participation
has been
allowed by the Department
and no meaningful consultations have been permitted.
An instance of the token role
of participation given to the
Indian was a source of much
indignation among the members of the Executive Council. T h e Vice - President,
Omer Peters, had been asked
by the Executive Council to
represent the National Indian Brotherhood on a Personnel Selection Committee
for Indian Affairs Staff.
This appointment
of Mr.
Peters was a result of a
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INDIAN
MARCH, 1971
Emphasize Existence of Separate Class of People
Extracts from the New Brunswick Gleaner
Taken from Thurs., March 4
By ROGER ALAIN
Gleaner Staff Writer
Canada's Indians are after
constitutional
change, but
change which will benefit
them, and give them what
they feel should be rightfully
theirs.
A 19-page brief accepted
unanimously
i n principle
during the first day of a
three-day general assembly
of the N a t i o n a l Indian
Brotherhood said one of "the
essential parties to constitutional change would be absent if the Indian people are
not given the chance to ...
have a voice in the steps
leading t o constitutional
chang-e.
Copies of the draft brief,
prepared by James O'Reilly,
legal advisor to the National
Committee on Indian Rights
and Treaties, will be distributed to all provincial Indian associations for study
and possible additions, prior
to being finalized by an
executive meeting of the
NIB board of directors in
mid-April.
Following its finalization,
the brief will be presented to
the federal government committee on constitutional
change, which is expected to
wind up hearings in midJ une.
The draft brief said, "Section 91 (24) of the BNA Act
sanctions
t h e particular
legal existence of a separate
class of people by p1·oviding
- t-ha-Llndians t>hall be one of
the subject matters over
which the I e g i s I a ti v e
authority of the Parliament
of Canada will extend".
As a result, the brief contends, any changes in the
constitution affecting this
section will have an affect
on all Indian people in
Canada. Indians have certain rights recognized under
the constitution, but they
also "have certain acquired
rights which must be protected".
The I n d i an delegates
therefore
asserted t h e i r
"right" to be consulted in
respect to any proposed
changes in the Canadian consti_tution, during the meeting
at the Lord Beaverorook
Hotel. Failing this, they said,
"an essential condition of
the democratic process will
have been breached".
The brief continued, "In
this connection, it should
also be remembered that although Parliament and the
provincial legislatures represent the citizens of Canada,
the conflict of interest between the Government and
Indians flowing from questions involving Indian rights
effectively prevents t r u e
representation of the Indian
people by the duly elected
members of Parliament, and
the different legislatures of
the provinces of Canada".
A statement issued by the
federal government in 1969
stressed they sought a "partnership to achieve a better
goal and that the partners
in the ,search would be the
Indian people, the governments of the provinces, the
Canadian community as a
'Yhole and the Government
of Canada," said the brief.
"It is absolutely vital that
they (the Indians) be present at the most important
negotiations w h i c h could
affect their future, those
dealing with constitutional
change."
While Indian people "are
not yet in a position to
recommend in its entirety
the proper legal framewo r k
for their development as a
people," they said they felt
the government should be
aware a submission is being
prepared.
,
When the delegates began
t h e i r lengthy discussions
yesterday, two members of
the Indian Affairs Department were present as observers. They were asked to
leave.
The brief stated "the Indian people must be give.ti
the time to assess not only in
legal terms but in social and
modern terms who they are,
what they have and where
they want to go before any
action which will dramatically affect these considerations, including constitutional change, is taken".
Mr. O'Reilly, when queried on this point by one of
the delegates from Manitoba, said "Indians were not
just mentioned in the BNA
Act by accident. They had a
legal status, and now a con•
stitution, which the government cannot take away. We
are trying to put this in a
new language the government will understand".
Mr. O'Reilly, legal counsel
for the NIB, said parts of
briefs compiled by the Union
of Ontario Indians and the
Federation of Saskatchewan
Indians were incorporated
into the draft copy presented
to the general assembly.
"We agree with the position of these groups," he
said, "and would especially
reiterate the f o 11 owing
points: The treaties must be
embodied in the Canadian
constitution . . . after more
equitable interpretation and,
if necessary, renegotiation.
"The treaties are constitutional documents which
were seen by both sides as
establishing basic patterns
of inter-relationship for the
future.
"The Indian people have a
special constitutional
position flowing from the original sovereignty
of o u r
nations."
Prior to the arrival of
Europeans in Canada, various groups or tribes of Indians forming different nations occupied fixed territories in most of North
America, the brief said.
"These nations met the requirements s u b s e quently
evolved by p1,1blic international law to be considered
as nations."
When the French established colonies here, "Indians
never submitted themselves
to the jurisdiction of the
king of France. Moreover,
not only was effective territorial control of the French
Crown restricted, but treaties or agreements
were
' entered into with some of
the Indian nations".
This theory became "irre-
levant" at the time of the
conquest of Quebec by the
English, said the brief, but
"in any event, the Indian collectivities were described as
nations in the Royal Proclamation of October 7, 1763,
and in instructions given· by
the King of England to gov.:ernors subsequent to the
proclamation".
Consequently, the brief
adds, even though British
constitutional theory did not
recognize Indian nations as
independent powers, "The
Indian people of Canada can
legitimately claim as a minimum that after the conquest
of 1760 and to this day, they
continue to exist as an identifiable ethnic group having
a special status".
ANOTHER NATION?
Mr. O'Reilly said "Indians
should stick to the fact they
are a nation, a special people
with special rights in the
constitution.
T h e y have
rights
which cannot be
taken away in the courts".
However, he added, Canadian courts have already
interpreted that Indian nations cannot be recognized
as nations in the international sense.
Regarding
hunting and
fishing rights of Canada's
aboriginal people, the brief
said, "various treaties were
made with the Indians of the
Maritimes, particularly the
treaties of 1725, ratified in
1726, whereby it was clearly
implied that the Indians
could continue in possession
of their hunting and fishing
grounds".
The NIB lawyer said if
future changes in the constitution show the Indians
should have been permitted
to continue with their original treaty right, "Indian
people should sue the government ... for being deprived of their fishing and
hunting rights".
The Royal proclamation of
1763 also "reserved under
the sovereignty of the British Crown for the use of the
Indians of all lands and territories not included within
the colonies of Quebec, East
Florida and West Florida or
within the limits of the territory granted by the Hudson's Bay Company, and all
lands and territories lying to
the west of the sources of
the rivers which flow into
the Atlantic Ocean from the
west an dnoFthwest.
"The case of Warman versus Francis held that the
proclamation was b r o a d
enough to include what was
later New Brunswick, and
thus the Maritimes," the
brief contended.
"Moreover, in any event,
even if Indian aboriginal
rights could be and were
extinguished,
there would
still be owing to the Indians
compensation for rights so
extinguished which would be
enforceable as against the
Crown.
Turning to the constitutional rights of Parliament,
the NIB brief states "there
is an important limitation to
federal legislative . competence protecting the continued existence of Indians
as legal persons.
"Parliament
cannot say
that a person is or is not an
Indian within the meaning
of the BNA Act ...
It is
therefore , submitted
that
Parliament cannot, without
a constitutional amendment,
unilaterally state that an
Indian who would meet the
criteria of aborigine as that
term was understood in 1967
term was understood in 1867
in British North America is
not an Indian in contemplation of law." ·
Fred Plain, president of
the Union of Ontario Indians, demanded that the
NIB "attack the constitution
of Canada due to the lack of
representation
for Indians
in the legislative process".
He told the other delegates
to the meeting the constitution is where most Indian
problems arise, that they are
not caused through legislation.
Mr. Plain critized the fact
that lawyers "often act as
mercenaries". One year, he
claimed, they will defend an
Indian against
a charge
dealing with the constitution, but the next year they
act as the prosecuting attorney. "Indians have no representation in the legislative
process," he added.
Returning to the brief,
Mr. O'Reilly said the principal rights acquired by Indians following Confederation deal with treaties, covering "most of the area between Ontario and Briti sh
Columbia, and part of the
Northwest Territories".
These treaties, "perhaps
more than any other gesture
of the Canadian government,
enabled the peaceful setting
of the West". The brief
adds, "the courts of Canada
have held that Parliament
has the power to breach Indian treaties if it so wills,
and in fact has breached the
treaties.
UPDATE TERMS
This was given as one
more reason for the necessity to update the terms of
th e constitution
through
amendments.
Chief L y I e
Riley, vice - president
for
Southwestern Ontario in the
Union of Ontario Indians
said he felt "the Government
of Canada has been very
ignorant over the years" in
not taking Indian participation into consideration when
planning legislation which
would affect these people.
The brief accepted by the
delegates said "in the present Indian Act, it is striking
that virtually all of the sections have no application or
at least little consequence
outside the reserves, which
is not the correct constitutional position".
Some areas which the
brief said should fall under
federal legi~lative authority
are "definition, registration
and enfranchisement of Indians in respect to the application of the Indian Act ;
"possession of lands in reserves and management of
reserves ; surrender of . reserve lands ; management of
Indian 'moneys and treaty
moneys ; political organization of Indian bands ; and
taxation in relation to re-
serve land.
"It seems clear that the
present Indian Act does not
exhaust the constitutional
potential of parliament particularly in relation to Indians outside the reserve."
MEMORYOF
EDMUND MORRIS
HERE, Morris, on the plains
that we have loved,
Think of the death of
Akoose, fleet of foot,
Who, in his prime, a herd of
antelope
From sunrise, without rest,
a hundred miles
Drove through rank prairie,
loping like a wolfe,
Tired them and slew them,
ere the sun went down.
Akoose, in his old age, blind
from the smoke of tepees
and the sharp snow light,
alone
With his great grandchildren, withered and spent,
Crept in the warm sun along
a rope
Stretched for his guidance.
Once when sharp autumn
Made membranes of thin ice
upon the sloughs,
He caught a pony on a quick
return of prowess and, all
his instincts cleared and
quickened,
He mounted, sensed the
north and bore away
To the Last Mountain Lake _
where in hi3 youth
He shot the sand-hill cranes
with his flint arrows.
And for these hours in all
the varied pomp
Of pagan fancy and free
dreams of foray
And crude adventure,
he
ranged on entranced,
Until the sun blazed level
with the prairie,
Then paused, faltered and
slid from off his pony.
In _a little bluff of poplars,
hid in the bracken,
He lay down ; the populace
of leaves
In the lithe poplars whispered together and trembled,
Fluttered before a sunset of
gold smoke,
With interspaces, green as
sea water,
And calm as the deep water
of the sea.
THERE Akoose lay, silent
amid the bracken,
Gathered at last with the
Algonquin Chieftains.
Then the tenebrous sunset
was blown out,
And all the smoky gold
turned into cloud wrack.
Akoose slept forever amid
the poplars,
Swathed by the wind from
the far-off Red Deer
W h e r e disonsaurs sleep,
clamped in their rocky
tombs.
Who shall count the time
that lies between
The sleep of Akoose and the
dinosaurs?
Innumerable time, that yet
is like the breath
Of the long wind that creeps
upon the · prairie
And dies away with the
shadows at sundown.
By Duncan Campbell Scott
�THE SASKATCHEWAN
MARCH, 1971
QUEBECERS VISIT SASKATCHEWAN
FRIENDSHIP CENTRES
JamesSmith
Reserve
SeekLocal
Control
The James Smith School
Commitee at a meeting held
February 10, 1971 with FSI
representatives and officials
from the Department
of
Indian Affairs from the Saskatoon District Office discussed a new approach to
local control of Education for
the reserve.
T h e School Committee,
elected by the people, are
responsible for education on
the reserve and work directly
under the Chief and Council.
Delegates from Chabougamau, Quebec, who visited the
Saskatchewan Indian and Metis Friendship Centres.
The Indian and Metis
Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan, which are becoming well known as model
centres
of activities
for
Native people, played hosts
to seven Quebec visitors in
January.
The visitors, all f r o m
Chabougamau, Quebec, were
in Saskatchewan
to study
the functions and operations
of the centres. Their studies
here and at other friendship
centres across Canada will
determine the establishment
of a similar
centre
at
Chabougamau which would
be the first such centre in
Quebec.
The delegates, including
four Native people and three·
whites, are Rev. Ken Blaber,
the Anglican Church Minister f r o m Chabougamau,
Emily Gull, Betsy Whiskyshan, Jim Measium, Edna
Neeposh, Lisa Gregoire and
Rock Brenier.
The next Band Council
Meeting the School Committee will strongly recommend to their council that
the Band enter into three
separate Service Contracts
with the Department
of
Indian Affairs to employ :
1) two teacher Aides for the
Kinistino Joint School; 2) to
employ one teacher aide for
the James Smith Federal
School; 3) to employ a Guidance Counsellor Assistant.
The Chairman of the meeting Mr. John Burns said,
"We can no longer tolerate
the control from the outside
and it is time we have a say
in seeing our desires fulfilled". He made reference to
the present situation where
the Kinistino School Unit
employ Mr. D. Brittain, a
Half-Way House: Trying to get such a place
Mr. Ulrich Spier,
started because there is
REGINA CORRECTIONAL
309 Verden / Aller,
no place to go upon
CENTRE
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release,
In the latter month of
(West Germany).
(5) Application for Cultural
March,
1970,
a
group
of
men
31st January, 1971.
Grant: To start a group
consisting
of Indian and
Dear Sirs:
of
Native Dancers,
I am a great Indian friend Metis started a group called (6) Parole: This was disNative
Project
at
the
Correcand I want to look for an tional Centre in Regina. Mr.
cussed as some of the
Indian letter
friend.
He C. Boyer (staff) assisted the
native men don't know
doesn't pay for air-mails
what it's about and how
and is still working with
and stamps, then I know the men
to fill out an applicaNative Project. Therefore,
Indians are very poor and I his help is deeply appretion.
want to assist them. If he ciated.
These are just a few of the
writes to me, I will send to
topics Native Project discusFirstly,
I
must
mention
him two international reply- the group membership aver- ses when they have their
coupons. Would you like ages
20 which are strictly
week I y meetings. Guest
send to me his address,
native people. Native Pro- speakers from these depts.,
please?
ject has a Chairman, Vice- societies and organizations
I am very interested in Chairman and secretary, also are invited by phone or letpolitics, life of Indian, his- four committees. And this ter. Chiefs, Councillors, Weltory of Indian and ice hoc- group of men meet twice fare Administrators,
Indian
key. I am 20 years old and weekly.
Monday
at the Affairs, Federation of Saskmy occupation is student (at Friendship ·centre and Wed- atchewan Indians,
John
school).
Howard Society, plus various
nesday
at
the
Correctional
I sincerely hope you are Centre from 1 :00 p.m. - 3 :30 other individuals who have
very satisfying
with my p.m. At times there are the same interests, we of the
Jetter.
special meetings held if there Native Project have. Which
Thank you very much for should be a decision to be Native Projects
deeply
your efforts. I have put an made.
appreciates.
international
reply - coupon
At the Correctional Centre
This is the group strucin this letter.
a room was given to Native ture, with certain responsiYours faithfully,
Project to use as an office bilities:
Ulrich Spier.
and the Chairman and Secre- (1) Chairman and Vicetary work there the same as
Chairman
other offices. W~ were also (2) Secretary
provided with a · tape re- (3) Half-Way House
CHIEF QUITS
Chief Solomon Mosquito corder, which is used for
Committee
meetings outside the Correc- ( 4) Reserve Committee
has announced his immediate
resignation as Chief of the tional Centre and all minutes
(5) Cultural Club
Mosquito Reserve in North- are kept in a special minute
(6) Placement and Welfare
book. Then there is also
western Saskatchewan.
Worker.
Chief Mosquito said he material pertaining to the
Each of the committees
resigned because for more Native people, should a mem- has a representative
for
ber
want
certain
informathan a year he has been tryspecial
meeting
purposes.
ing without success to get tion.
These men gather informathe Indian Affairs DepartTHE OBJECTIVES OF
tion and inform the other
ment to implement a self- NATIVE PROJECT ARE:
members as to what can be
help program or any pro., (1) Problems: On or off the done and what is being done.
gram to employ Indians on
reserve, e.g. "City Life", Though at times there's disthe reserve.
(2) Education:
While i n agreements, the men rememHe said the situation on
P.C.C. and after release, ber to stay together as a
the reserve w a s getting
(3) Group Counselling: Im- group and try to work out
worse because all of the 300provement of speaking
difficulties rather than say
400 Indians are on welfare.
for oneself,
I quit. Another face is that
Indian Penpal Wanted
Page 11
INDIAN
NativeProiect: (4)
native from the reserve, at
a salary of ($50.00) fifty
dollars per month and travel
expenses at twenty dollars
($20.00) per month
to
execute the duties of a
truant officer. Mr. Burns
said, "To employ anyone in
this manner was a mockery
to our intelligence".
The
School Committee were not
aware t h a t · the meagre
salary and expenses paid by
the Kinistino School Unit
were reimbursed to the Unit
by the Department of Indian
Affairs, therefore a resolution was drafted to employ
their own Guidance Counsellor Assistant to replace
the Truant Officer's position.
Teacher Aides
The Kinistino School Unit
presently
em p l o y s two
Native teacher's aides on a
part time basis, to assist
teachers at the elementary
and high school levels. The
effectiveness
of this programme has been felt at the
reserve level, therefore the
committee is recommending
that two full time positions
be created with the School
Unit, however, the Service
C o n t r a c t s for the two
teacher's
aides be signed
(transaction) by the James
these men eventually leave,
but the group always manages to carry on with new
members to replace the cnes
that leave. And the men who
leave the P.C.C. still keep in
contact with Native Project
by attending meetings when
possible for them to do so.
Just recently Native Project was informed the application for a Cultural Grant
was approved by Ottawa, the
sum requested was $1,500.
So on behalf of Native Project a word of thanks to Mrs.
G. Johnson of Indian Affairs
for her assistance. Native
Project made a list of their
needs and I'm certain the
Grant will be used wisely.
The group is also looking forward to starting a musical
band who would be allowed
to perform outside of the
P.C.C., e.g. F r i e n d s h i p
Centre.
Speaking as Chairman for
the Native Project, I personally feel since this project came into being, it has
created better communication, self - confidence a n d
knowledge as to what is
. actually happening, without
members knowing it.
Since there isn't much
more I can say aside from
the fact, I wish to thank
David Acoose for the suggestion for an article be written so the people will know
what the Native men are
trying to do inside the Correctional Centre with certain
thanks to the various organizations for t h e i r ideas,
opinions, and last but not
least, attending Native Project's meetings.
Anyone wanting any information I may have overlooked, may write to this
address. All letters will be
answered.
Smith Band Council and the
D e p a r t m e n t of Indian
Affairs.
Service Contracts
The Committee a g r e e d
that there are several reasons for them entering into
Service Contracts:
1) It
leaves the financial responsibility in the hands of the
Federal Government ; 2) The
School Committee can determine the terms of reference
of the employee and ; 3) It
gives them a more effective
control over their own programming ; as they do not
have a voice on the Kinistino
School Board. Mr. J . McLeod
stated that they have been
invited to sit on the School
Board, however existing legislation does not allow them
to officially participate as a
member, because the reserve
will not become part of a
school district. Mr. McLeod
further
stated
that
this
approach is not · acceptabl~
because the New
Indian
Policy recommends Provincial control of Education and
we can prevent the transfer
of services to the province
by entering into Service Contracts ourselves with Department of Indian Affairs.
(Continued on page 12)
The Native Project,
P.O. Box 617,
Room #3,
REGINA, Saskatchewan.
Best Wishes and Sincere
- Thanks,
Donald Key,
Chairman, Native Project.
Women's
Planning
Conference
The Planning Committee
of the Saskatchewan Indian
Women's Organization met
January 28th and 29th at
the Hotel Saskatchewan in
Regina. The meeting was
called for the purpose of
planning the Saskatchewan
Indian Women's Annual Conference.
It was decided that the
Annual Conference will be
held at the Co-operative College in Saskatoon from April
20th to 23rd. Two of the
most important topics to be
dealt with will be Family
Counselling and Education.
The education discussion will
have many facets such as:
the phasing out of residential schools, distances travelled to school, education for
those off reserves, and day
schools. A real effort will be
made to find out what has
happened as a result of last
year's resolutions. A handicraft exhibit is also planned.
The Planning Committee is
at present taking applications for the position of Coordinator of the Saskatchewan Indian Women's Organization. Any Indian woman
is eligible to apply for this
position. The Co-ordinator
will be appointed shortly
after the Annual Conference.
(Continued on page 12)
�Page 12
MARCH, 1971
THE SASKATCHEWAN INDIAN
Women's Planning
James Smith • • •
Conference
(Continued from page 11)
(Continued from page 11)
Mr. Bill Fairs, Provincial
Co-ordinator of Recreation,
introduced Mr. Art Obey,
Provincial Recreation Director. Mr. Obey spoke to the
group of his plan for a training program, at the reserve
level, for recreational directors. The training programs
will likely take place where
residential schools are located in ·order to make use of
the people and resources
there. The reserve sponsoring the trainee must have a
job for that person when heor she comes back from the
course. Mr. Obey asked the
group to think about what
they want a recreational
director to learn. He pointed
out that recreation should be
for people of all ages, that
all the recreation money
shouldn't be spent on the
hockey team.
Chief David Ahenakew of
,
the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians spoke briefly to
the Planning Committee on
the second day of the co:riference. He made an urgent
plea to the group for a strong
united front. He made the
point that if the Indian
people have many organizations "we will never be
heard". As an example, he
spoke of a federal conference _
taking place at that time
which had to do with the
welfare of Indians, to which
no Indians had been invited.
Without unity "policies, programs and even legislation
will take place without us".
i-----�Ee--i.-fFIJ)Oi'tant outcome of
the planning conference was
the decision that the women
of the planning committee
will attend a • course on
Leadership Training a n d
Human Relationships at Emmanuel College in Saskatoon
before the annual conference
is held.
Members of the committee
present were: Dorothy Sparvier, Broadview; J O y c e
Quewzance, Kamsack; Freda
Greyeyes, Marcelin; Lizette
A h e n a k e w , Battleford;
Cecile Blackbird, Waterhen
Lake; Flora Mike, Duck
L ake; Angeline Roberts,
Alingly; Beatrice Lavallee,
Zehner; Mary Worm, Quinton and Lorraine Standing,
Prince Albert. Flora Mike
and Mary Worm are the acting chairman and secretary,
respectively, until the Annual Conference.
CONFERENCE DATES SET
The Senate of the Federa
tion of Saskatchewan Indians
met for two days, February
25th and 26th, to set up the
tentative Agendas for a
Chiefs' Conference and an
Agriculture Conference.
The Chiefs' Conference
will be held in Prince Albert,
March 29th, 30th and 31st,
1971. Topics such as basic
Treaty Rights, i.e., Medicine
Chest and fishing rig�ts will
be dealt with.
Health Minister Munro
,,_
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Also attending will be Harold
Cardinal, Leader of the
Alberta Association.
The Agriculture Confer
ence will be held at Qu'Ap
pelle op April 6th and 7th.
&.& ....
Expansion of
Federal School
during the meeting, appoint
ed two representatives, for
the National Indian Brother
hood, to the Welfare Council
of Canada. The representa
tives named were Miss Anita
Gordon o f Saskatchewan,
presently working with the
National I n d i a n Brother
hood, and Greg Johnson of
Nova Scotia. An observer to
attend the Department of
Indian Affairs and Northern
Levelopment's National Con
ference of Social Welfare
Training Staff was a 1 s o
appointed.
The School Committee in
formed Mr. Frank Frey,
(Superintendent of Educa
tion, Indian Affairs Branch,
Saskatoon District) t h a t
their Federal School will
require at least two addi
tional classrooms for the In
School Program and one ad
ditional room for the Post
School Program for adult
The Council also disussed
training for the 1971-72
the need for the National
term. If a class cannot be
Indian Brotherhood to sub
warranted through partici
mit a brief to the Constitu
pation by the people of the
tional Committee, however,
James Smith Band they then
nothing was resolved.
will invite adults from other
Marie Marule.
reserves to participate in the
programs. At the present
time adults are commuting
to Melfort daily at the rate
of 40 miles one way and
they are experiencing transTORONTO (CP) - Indian
portation problems. .
.
researchers conducting what
The expenditures of funds they describe as Canada's
for the reserve by Indian first major study of Indians·
affairs was seriously ques in an urban environment are
tioned. Reference was made finding it difficult to locate
to the $146,000 that was the estimated 15,000 Indians
authorized by Indian Affairs living in Toronto.
for the Capital Construction
Harvey McCue, 26, who is
of the Joint School in Kinis
tino without a resolution directing the project, says
signed by the Chief and that until the Indians know
Council. In addition to the it is not just another "white"
capital contribution to pur study to amass more statischase s p a c e for Indian tics about Indians, his group
Students in the Joint School, likely will continue to run
Indian Affairs contributes into difficulties.
annually to the School Unit
Mr. McCue, an Ojibwa
toward operational costs and from Georgia Island reserve
tuition fees.
and director of the Indian
In response to a question studies branch of Trent Uniposed by Mr. J. Burns, as to
why a junior High or a High
School could not be built on
a reserve to accommodate
Indian and non-Indian stud
ents, Mr. F. Frey stated that
the N.D.P. party while in
p o w e r in Saskatchewan
adopted a position that the
small municipal school was
no longer economically feas
ible therefore the schools
had to be centralized.
The School Committee will
justify the expansion of
their Federal School by con
ducting their own surveys
and compiling their own
statistics.
The School Committee are
confident that they will con
tinue to provide positive
direction in the field of
Education with the excellent
co-operation received from
the Kinistino School Board
chaired by Mr. Louis Same
letsky, the Federation of
Saskatchewan Indians and
the Department of Indian
Affairs.
INDIANS ENTERTAIN
AT LBH
The beat of the tom-tom
filled the corridors of the
first floor of the Lord
Beaverbrook Hotel March 4,
but the Indians had not
gone on the warpath.
Delegates to the first
general assembly of the
National Indian Brotherhood
held in Eastern Canada since
the NIB incorporation were
being entertained, and pro
viding entertainment, dur
ing native dancing demon
strations.
Although several of the
dancers and singers, sched
uled to perform could not
make the trip due to the
storm, other singers and
dancers - both young and
not so young - kept the
beat pounding and the mem
ories of past campfires alive.
A newcomer to the ranks
of Indian chiefs, Premier
Richard Hatfield, who was
dubbed Chief Rolling Thun
der during the Wednesday
night dinner, tried his hand
as a drummer.
Although n o t entirely
adept when he started, it did
not take l o n g b e f o r e
Canada's native people were
applauding his efforts. Thus
spurred on, Premier Hatfield
successfully thrashed a beat
out of the old drum. He also
tried dancing to the drum,
to the obvious enjoyment of
all present.
HARD TO FIND 15,000 IN CITY
versity, says: "This is a
study by native people for
native people and it won't
just gather dust when it's
completed."
The study, being conducted
under auspices of the Union
of Ontario Indians, is being
financed by two grants of
$20,000 from Central Mort
gage and Housing Corpora
tion and the Indian branch
of the department of citizen
ship.
Mr. McCue said in an
interview this week that
despite the difficulty in
locating all the Indians, those
living here seem to cause
"unUmited frustrations" to
white-oriented social agen
cies.
"Frequently many people
of Indian blood who are not
the responsibility of Indian
affairs will be sent by social
agencies to Indian affairs
for welfare assistance, or
what have you, only to have
another door slammed in
their face."
Changes in law enforce
ment also are necessary, he
said. Although the courts
and police have been co
operative so far, they must
learn to understand Indian
values and the Indian sense
of justice if native people
are to get justice.
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r .,..
I
Indian Leaders
Conference in Ottawa
request from the Civil Ser
vice Selection Board for a
representative. Mr. Peters
found his role to be only a
token one. It appeared that
the choice for the position
had already been made and
in spite of his opposition,
the candidate had been ac
"cepted fol" the post. 'MI"'-=-===
Pound maker
'-
r,
...J
;
(Continued from page 9)
Peter's choice for the posi
tion and his opposition to the
appointed candidate were
supported unanimously by
the Executive Council.
The Executive Council,
•
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Contents:
NIB president cites consultation need
Moccasin Telegraph
Indian Affairs Dept. Promises to Open Program Books to FSI
New policy is creating personnel changes
This Land (poem)
Cabinet Committee On Indian Matters?
Listen to Indians
Canada's Indians are on the move
Senators Cup Final
Large Impressive Rink Officially Opened on Sakimay Reserve
The Saskatchewan Indian Editorial Board
Sturgeon Lake Pow-Wow
Saskatchewan Native Youth Conference
Chitek Lake Band Buys Land for Economic Development
Treaty Century Old
All Indian Variety Night... At the P.A. (Prince Albert) Winter Festival Sponsored by the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre
Indian and Eskimo Participation at the 1971 Canada Winter Games Saskatoon, Sask.
Scenes from Prince Albert Winter Festival
First 60th Wedding Anniversary for Beardy's Reserve
Indian Store said Thriving
Indian Leaders Conference in Ottawa
Emphasize Existence of Separate Class of People: Extracts from the New Brunswick Gleaner
Memory of Edmund Morris
Quebecers Visit Saskatchewan Friendship Centres
James Smith Reserve Seek Local Control
Indian Pen Pal Wanted
Chief Quits
Native Project: Regina Correctional Centre
F.S.I. Community Development Training Session
Women's Planning Conference
Conference Dates Set
Indians Entertain at LBH (Lord Beaverbrook Hotel)
Hard to Find 15,000 in City
Poundmaker
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Native Youth Movement
Ahenakew, Willard
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Dieter, M.
Williams, Ken
Roberts, Jim
Roberts, Elsie
Sanderson, Shirley
Archdeacon Ahenakew
Douglas, Chester
Lennie, Ernie
Firth, Sharon
Firth, Shirley
Tootoosis, Wilfred
Ermine, Robert
Turner, Arthur
Brittain, Bill
Dressyman, Marjorie
Bird, Celine
Glynn, Randy
Bercier, Dennis
Burns, Milton
Chief Little Crow
Laliberte, Bernice
Carriere, Jim
Munro, Jim
Carriere, Franklin
Carriere, Murdoch
Ahenakew, Allan
Seeseequasis, Joseph
Yayakeekoot, George
Gamble, Philomene
Obey, Art
Parr, Phil
Alain, Roger
Mosquito, Solomon
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