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BY GLADySAUSTON ',Canada that theY are anYhOdY in the world. He the PaSta the church at ''Group.who. had been ticlpate any 'Exchange
swering the rdll call with their children to get the "The government gives followed and proved to be the• Indian, children. Such Co:. es, were, ex-;.
an interesting item from' :education; to get the us a feW, dollars to keen us most--interesting both an .attitude could cause a pressed by Adeline
"The Glad Tidings". strong WAY of living , in going but what we need pro and con,• lot of trouble but after Hackett. A delielOus
After •the 'Call ' to order for them, as •they a lump sum so we could (because after all We some discUssion; the lunch was served by the
Worship and prayer for grow older, to be able to build our own medical can't 'have our cake and parents were ,able to see,;„, ,co in ittee Hazel
Adeline • Hackett, the stand • on their own two centre or' maybe our own eat it too). • things in .a different light 'MacDonald, Mary Brown
scripture was 'read . by feet. What Tana. wants to school but this is, not During this time. and were ready to and Mar tha ' Huston who.
Donalda Gassel, followed see , in .the future our possible the present Gladys Huston read tWo apologize for their hasty
with,. PraYer by Gertrude Own native people time, . articles which Effie had . decisiOn:. Because of this
Mackay- become laWyers, doctors, Tana feels ,the church taken from - the daily .' attitude, this particular 4-
The minutes of the Arne and' teachers equal with his been a great help in paper regarding • a 4-H H Group could not par-
meeting were read by
ary (Donnie).
MacDonald. Two cards
were signed by fhe
members for Mrs. Clark'
Campbell and Annie
MacKinton
Thee topic from the
Study Book on, "Native
People What Rights?"
was explained by Effie
-- Sutherland -.taking the
part of the Reverend
Kenneth Stright of
Rossbura, Manitoba, who
is 'a minister of the
Presbyterian Church. In
the interview he talks
with Robert Tana, taken.
by Hazel MaePonald,
Tana .carries' a number of
respon8ibilities 'Rome
and School Co-ordinator
with the 12 ossburn
Schools, 'Band Counsellor
and the Presbyterian
Churph's representative
to the "Task Force on
IndianWorks".
When Tana was asked
what 1.16 felt were ' his
rights as a Canadian, as
an Indian, he replied: "I
think we have many
rights ... away back my
ancestors were thenative
people of Canada and
were 'thee first people in
North America for many
years. Our people lived
without any interference.-
We had our hunting,
fishing, and our own way
'of life, from' day to day in
a peaceful way, but when
the people came from
overseas they thought we
were savages becanse
sometimes we had to
fight to defend ourselves.
Soon when the ' govern-
ment was formed in
Canada, we were put on
reserves where we were
looked after. The
government gave us
treaties and rights which
were pretty good and
were guaranteed to us.
There was free
education; free medical
care and no taxes (pretty
fair deal, eh?) but we lost
our Indian culture.. We
could not practice some
of our ceremonies any
More; they even took our
drums away. This world
is changing fast, the
governments are looking
at things differently.
There is a real concern of
the native people of.
The W.M.S.- of Knox, trying to take these rights
presbyterien ,,Church in away from us, including
Ripley met at the home of the reserves."
Mrs. Hazel. MacDonald Tana.feels it is very
on Tuesday._ afternitoni,mpnrtantAat as leggert
with 21 members , to-day , theY encourage the students. -7crues-t-taninctr*----their-ehildrewaving-With----all
feels the need for Rossburn, anyway, is
teachers and parents to, helping the people, the
get more involved with children and the parents
each other; to get to know, to have some guidance
each other and be able to. for abetter way of living.
invited through an ex- Program, for a year Init" '
change'program to meet any other 4-H group Could
with an Indian 4-H group., , participate, •
Many of the White. A reading by Minerva
Parents were against --Stewart was' enjoyed .by
was filling in for Pearl
MacDonald who was.
.unable to be present and
a social time spent.
How long can a
moustache grow? The
answer is 102 inches, as a
Brahmin /ndian named
1Vlasuriya Din, born in
1908, proved in
measurements Made
between 1949 and 1982.
The upkeep cost him $30
per year.
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