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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1973-01-31, Page 5'• .1-N,J'A.r .1/4 0, AZAnt0311$ Canada Canad Canad Ca nad 1410111kort* Adggprvins Editor's Quote Book "The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he • sees to be best." —George Eliot Correspondent Mrs. Mac Engel Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Purdy and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stuart, Lindsay, left on Friday for a wo weeks vacation in Florida. mr. and Mrs. Richard Poth and son Brian, Woodstock, visited Stamps commemorate Algonkian Indians Have you got a nose for news? Even if you think you haven' on the weekend with Mrs. Mel- vin Becker. Mrs. Lloyd Hall is a patient in the Stratford Hospital where she underwent surgery on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Schnock were guests of honour on Wed- nesday afternoon, January 24, on the occasion of their 50th wed- ding anniversary. Many friends and relatiyes gathered in the Community Centre to offer their congratulations and enjoy a social time together. Mr. and Mrs. Schock were the recepients of many beautiful cards and gifts. 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 INCOME TAX PREPARED FOR FARMERS BUSINESSMEN and INDIVIDUALS — Reasonable Rates — Phone today for an early appointment RONNENBERG INSURANCE AGENCY Open in, Brussels, Tuesdays and Fridays PHONE 887-6663 All other days Monkton 347-2241 17 year's experienee •of income tax preparation 11011111ffililliiiiiiMilifilliMilliiiiiiiiiiiiiifiliiiiIIMMI TA E WA Y Power Choring Farm Equipment for Dairy, Beef, Hogs, Poultry Pipe Line Milkers -- Stable Clean- ers — Silo Unloaders Cattle, Feeders — Ventilation, COMPLETE BARN INSTALLATION FREE PLANNING and ESTIMATES MIKE'S Farm Equipment RALPH HAVEMAN 887-9404 BRUSSELS stamps has been produced bearing the 14General (Ottawa) Tagging". The stamps will not be available in any other form. Mint stamps are available to collectors through Philatelic Counters at selected post offices across Canada as well as by mail order through the Philatelic Service, Canada Post Office, Ot- tawa, Ontario, K1A OB5. ALGONKIAN INDIANS Algonkian is a family of related languages spoken over a wide area of Canada. when Europeans first arrived on the shores of this continent, Algonkian-speaking people oc- cupied the whole of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, most of Quebec, northern Ontario and parts of the. Prairies. The Algonkian tribes populating lo the great eastern woodlands of Canada were the Ojibwa, Cree, Algon- wuin, Montagnais, Micmac and M alecite. The most important cultural item among the Algonkian Indians of the eastern woodlands is birch- bark. It was used for the con- struction of canoes, wigwams and many types of containers. The Algonquins were a loosely organized tribe inhabiting the Ottawa Valley, both on the north side and on the south between the Ottawa River and Lake Ni- pissing. Being hunters and col- lectors, they relied heavilY on deer, berries, rabbits and fish. The territory of the Swampy or Woodland Cree extended from Lake Mistassini in Quebec to Lake winriipeg and from the Ojibwa territory on the south to that of the Subarctic Indians on the north. Commonly considered a tribe, the Cree were in reality a series of bands, each fading into adjacent groups. The large area they inhabited had poor hun- ting resources and theirs was a marginal existence largely dependent on moose, deer, cari- bou and rabbits. The Ojibwa were the residents of the enormous wooded area west of the Ottawa Valley between the Cree on the north and the Iroquois of the Great Lakes region to the south. Each Ojib- wa band tended to have its own dialect and way of life so that there were marked differences between the eastern and the wes- tern Ojibwa. As a whole, they they were woodland hunters and fishermen who supplemented the results of their hunting skills with berries and wild rice. This ne- cessitated seasonal migrations. In the winter they separated into small family groups and retired to a favourite hunting area. In the spring they collected maple sap and then gathered for the summer in larger villages where they planted corn. During the fall, the wild rice was gathered and white-fish were caught by those near Sault Ste. Marie. In the Maritime provinces were the Malecite and Micmac. They were primarily hunters and collectors of shellfish. Some corn was grown in southern New Brunswick. Northern Quebec was the domain of the Naskapi Indians. The southwest bands were called Montagnais by the French, and belong culturally • and linguis- tically to the Algonkian group. Their population was small and their material culture, art and political structure extra- ordinarily simple because of the sparse resources of their environment. fire- their when re- ad in ig at ough the tour. aved rage top lows .0F .....•••••••••00.00.11•11.1111011111M, CRANBROOK, (Ottawa) - Two 8 cent stamps, depicting the artifacts and the way of life of the Algonkian Indians, will be issued by the Canada Post Office on 21 Feb- ruary 1973. The stamps are part of the continuing series begun in 1972 portraying the cul- tures of the early Indian tribes of Canada. The stamp . depicting the Algonkian way of life takes its design from the anonymous pain- ting, "Micmac Indians", which was reproduced through the cour- tesy of the National Gallery of Canada. The second stamp depicts Algonkian artifacts, photographed by Ray Webber, from the collections of the Na- tional Museum of Man, the Royal Ontario Museum and Mrs. Alika Podolinsky-Webber. "we are extremely proud of this series.", said Postmaster General, the Hon. Andre Ouellet. "It is a well deserved tribute to a people whose unique and colourful heritage has enriched our nation's culture." The term l'Algonkian" refers to the family of related languages spoken by a number of different Indian tribes whose territories ranged from the Maritime provinces in the east to the lakes and forests of Manitoba in the west. The Algonkian Indiana were comprised of six principal tribes. They were the Malecite and Mic- mac• of the Maritimes; the Mon- tagis of northern Quebec; the Algonquin of •the Ottawa Valley; the Ojibwa of the area north of Lakes Superior and Huron* ' and the Cree of Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The most important cultural item of the Algonkian Indians was birchbark. It was used for the construction of canoes, wigwams and many types of containers. They relied primarily upon hunting and fishing for their main sources of food and supplemented their diets with berries and wild rice. Some tribes, such as the Ojibwa, the Malecite and the Mic- mac, also grew corn. TECHNICAL FACT The stamp depicting Algon-* kian artifacts includes, from left to right: 'a birchbark basket of the Tet-de-Boule (a division of the Ojibwa); an Ojibwa wooden papoose carrier; a pair of snow- shoes for a Montagnais child; a Malecite birchbark basket; a Montagnais birchbark box; a Montagnais knife; and a Micmac birchbark basket decorated with porcupine quillwork. Typography and layout for the two stamps were done byGeorges Beaupre. The stamps each measure 36 mm by 30 ,mm. in a horizontal format. A total of 24,000,000 is being printed se-tenant in four colour lithography by the British American Bank Note Company of Ott awa. Marginal inscriptions including the designers' names appear on the four corners of each pane of fifty stamps available from the Philatelic Ser- vice. The total production of these Let us know what is happening in your area— 1, humorous incidents • serious happenings • interesting occurrences • human beings in action Happenings which interest you likely will interest other people too, so let them read about it in The Brussels Post • Send your information to us direct: Brussels TURN ONS' 2117/161.112126 1272 MUSSELS ONTARIO Dora worry about 'writing it up.' That's our job. Just send us the facts. The Brussels Post. is YOUR newspaper. Let us have YOUR news. Ettra viral You FOR 2.5 YEARSAAIri r NEVER ASI<EP FoR A RAIG5 OE ORE. THE BRUSSELS POSY, JANUARY 31, 119/3-4