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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 22, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba 12 Winnipeg free press saturday june 22, 19c3 a Good Way to tour a country that gives you the Benefit of exercise that is faster than walking is to ride a bicycle. Another advantage of cycling is that you have time to look at things As they pass by rather unlike motor travel which allows Only a fleeting glimpse. These girls Are cycling in downtown Copenhagen Denmark. The truth about by Nancy Cleaver Vancouver special what Mother of a Small boy or girl has not been asked where did totem poles first come they cast a magic Charm Over All their Story is fascinating. Prairie indians had no tall Trees to carve As totems they were not produced in Central Eastern North America either. The making of totem poles was limited to Indian tribes on the Pacific West coast living in the District stretch ing from Alaska to Southern British Columbia North Western states including the adjacent Queen Char Lotte Vancouver islands. These indians lived mainly on Salmon. Because they were Clever Carvers fishermen often they were called the Cedar Salmon people but their other tribal names were Bella Coola Nootka Haida Kwakiutl t1 i n k i t others. Owning a totem even today in the northeastern coastal Region is a status Symbol. It tells All who see it that Here is a family of wealth Power position who proclaim their history the legends of their clan. How Long have these indians been carving totem poles it is difficult to totem poles Vatican radio goes pop Vatican City can radio is going pop. Once the bulwark of Bach cantatas solemn liturgical songs the Vatican s voice has quietly decided to devote a half hour every week to pop music. This includes anything from an italian style protest song with a foot stamping beat to a sombre Lyric entitled god is dead. The program directed by a Lively italian priest has already gone on the air several times in experimental versions under the title spiritual values in the songs of today. Now the 30-minute show will be a regular fixture of the radio programs. Its new title Tell me How you sing. The aim of the program is to put Vatican radio within the reality of everyday explains Rev. Francesco Pellegri no the program director. Beat which we suspend artistic judgment for the nevertheless an Ideal Bridge toward the Young who understand also through songs the values of the beat music is nothing new in the roman Catholic Church. A 1963 decree on Liturgy in the ecumenical Council paved the Way for possible use of pop rhythms jazz for sacred services. Another decree last year elaborated on the same theme. Know but Captain Cook who explored along the Pacific coast in 1778, mentioned carved House posts. It is Likely that a Little Over a Century ago when the indians obtained steel tools from european countries this gave an impetus to All Wood carving. The old heavy awkward Stone hatchets knives were replaced by a chisel axe adze curved steel knife. The wealth from the fur Trade also helped stimulate this costly Art. During the Peak period of totem pole carving Between 1860 1880, some 90-foot poles were erected. Why did the indians spend so much Tim Money on totem poles a clue to an answer to this question May be found in the meaning of totem. The word is thought to have been derived from the Algonquin Otteman meaning kinship or the ojibway term suggesting brother sister relationship. The Cedar poles represented tribal spirits. An expert has defined a totem As a class of material objects which a Savage regards with superstitious respect believing that there exists Between him every member of the clan an intimate altogether special relation. The totem was thus primarily social rather than religious in the estimation of Many Stu dents. In its More general sense a totem pole is a Cedar pillar with symbolic carved figures. Sometimes these were set up inside the House sometimes they were the two outside front Corner posts. Mortuary poles were also erected. But gradually the term totem pole came to mean the tall columns put up in memory of a dead person. In the Early Days once the totem was carved the head of the family got in touch with a Man who made up songs. The figures carved on the totem were explained to the musician he composed a special suitable song. The owner of the totem then chose 10 to 100 singers from his tribe who rehearsed the song. The raising of the totem was a time of singing feasting Celebration of gift giving of repeating the legends history connected with the totem figures. If you visit the Pacific coast one of the sights you will remember most vividly Are the totem poles. A tourist in this area cannot but be impressed by the totem poles towering into the air like Majestic senti Nels. Individual specimens May be seen in. Museums in Many lands in a number of Canadian centres. Two giant poles Are stationed inside to the right left of the main Entrance of the Royal Ontario museum on the Corner of Bloor Street Avenue Road Toronto. At the boy scout jamborees the totem poles made by different troops always attract favourable comment. The Canadian boy scout Headquarters on Baseline Road in the West end Ottawa received a seventy foot totem pole valued at More than the gift of the British Columbia boy scouts. One of my most prize possessions is a miniature totem pole a copy of three of the figures a Thunder Bird a Bear a Large which appeared on a reservation totem on a . Indian reservation. This gift totem was carved by boys attending an Indian resident t i a 1 s c h ool was presented to me by the handcraft group there. It is beautifully done has made me aware of the crudeness. Of Many mass produced totems sold to tourists. Many of these cheap looking totem souvenirs Are poorly designed carelessly painted faulty souvenir of Cana the totem poles made by the West coast indians Are part of. Our National heritage from our first canadians. There is magic in the fascinating Story of the origin meaning of totem poles let us respect the craftsmen who made them be thankful for the Many other contributions made by indians to our Art our culture. A Navel Holiday spot trave by Barry Lando new Yoek special you have already made the grand tour of Europe done the Middle East taken a photo safari to Africa penetrated the Iron curtain canned the Amazon ogled the Orient. But what about the Pito o the Henna or the Navel of the world that 64 Square mile Dot of land 27 degrees South of the Equator Miles West of Chile better known As easter Island. The Island is one of the most isolated spots on Earth. Its population never exceeded yet some How its ancient inhabitants produced one of the most sophisticated civilizations Ever to have risen in the South Pacific. Now a new York travel company that specializes in exotic Tours will take you to easter Island Back for 12 Days at this Price covers a expenses including tent accommodations with an extra charge Fox single tents there is still no hotel on the Island actually easter Island is a very pleasant spot. Pink beaches Rise to rolling Green Meadows dominated by ancient volcanoes their fires Long spent. There is Good fishing ski diving a relatively unspoiled people. Above there Are those giant brooding monoliths which have fascinated out siders since the first dutch sailing ship anchored there on easter Day 1722. The first inhabitants Light skinned polynesians arrived Long before 800 . Legend has it that they came knifing through the Pacific swell in two great double canoes. How in All the vast Pacific expanse did they happen upon the tiny speck of easter Island no one knows. They settled built Stone houses fished planted crops came to. Call their Island the Navel of the the great artisans prob ably arrived with the next major group. They May have been pre inca indians sailing in on Balsa rafts from the West coast of South America another navigating Marvel. Shortly after they landed the Island ers became positively obsessed with building statues. There is nothing quite like those statues anywhere highly stylized human Fig ures depicted from the Waist up with pursed lips elongated Heads fixed gaze. They represented clan ancestors worshipped for their supernatural Powers. Altogether the islanders produced almost of those Stone monoliths. The largest though never finished weighs several Hundred tons would stood taller than a six Story building. Yet artisans chipped the statues from the Gray Cone of the Island s tallest Volcano using Only simple Basalt tools. The completed statues were lowered Down the sides of the Volcano dragged in some cases for Miles along special roads levered into position on massive Stone altars. As a final touch red Stone cylindrical weighing As much As 11 tons were balanced on the Heads of several statues. The ancient islanders also developed a written Lan an accomplishment never matched by any other polynesians or even the incas. Neat rows of tiny figures designs were skilfully incised on Small wooden tablets. But their messages May never be discovered. Only 23 tablets Are known to exist scientists have yet to de cipher them. Then came disaster. Al most overnight work on the statues halted. Today Visi tors can still see the Basalt tools suddenly thrown Down by artisans hundreds of years ago. About 200 statues remain i n the volcanic Quarry in All stages of completion lie abandoned along the Island s roads. What May have happened is a series of events sadly familiar to societies throughout history. Towards the end of the 17th Century population growth probably outstripped the i s 1 a n d s resources. Sparked perhaps by some minor incident bloody internecine warfare erupted the Complex society disintegrated. Foreigners administered the culture s coup de Grace. Between 1859 1862 peruvian slavers carried off about islanders to work the guano mines off the coast of Peru Only 15 survived to return to easter Island the smallpox disease they carried with them almost decimated the remaining population. Knowledge of most of the Island s great accomplish ments was buried with the dead. With time however the population began to grow again. Today people live on easter Island about of them natives. They do some farming sheep herding carve souvenirs .sometimes ask visitors what life is like on their own Chile now governs the Island most of the inhabitants Are nominally Catholic. Yet Many still remember snatches of the old chants reciting words they cannot understand performing certain rituals though not quite knowing Why. They know that the unearthed Skull of one of the ancient leaders will increase crop yields if properly buried in the Garden. They retain an almost reverent attitude toward the giant statues that Are like Petri fied fallen soldiers about the Island. At the same time easter Island is being yanked into the modern world. An inter National Airport opened to regular commercial flights last november. Radios schools electric generators have also Cut through centuries of isolation. Jeeps trucks Are now commonplace Many Young sters with ambition leave to attend University or seek work elsewhere. Foreign researchers who know the Island do not begrudge the natives their right to the often dubious benefits of the 20th Century. But they Are still intent on uncovering the past. Recently or. Bui Mulloy an anthropologist from the University of Wyoming starts work on the first Complete archaeological Survey Ever made of easter Island. He is one of a Small group pushing for a 35 year program of restoration to turn the Island into a spectacular outdoor mus Eum. By that time of course the easter Island Hilton will have replaced tile tents presently available to tourists. When you decide to visit the Navel of the world will depend on which style of tourism you prefer. A russian Holiday Montreal the 1968 season scandinavian airlines has arranged four three week seminars for students of the russian language All to be held in Russia to guarantee the maximum Benefit of instruction. Abramtsev where the first last of the four seminars will be held is nestled in the Woods lakes about 40 Miles from Moscow. Pit Sunda is the stage for the second Semi Nar is located on a Peninsula jutting into the Black sea with the Cau caucasus mountains for a backdrop. The third one will be in Duny n ear Leningrad on a Pine fringed Beach on the Gulf of Fin land. The departure dates for the two Abramtsev Semi Nars Are june 29th August 18th. The All inclusive Price for the first one will be for the last one slightly less due to the later departure Date. The Price for the Duny seminar will be for the pit Sunda one the tour Price includes transportation from Mont real to Russia Back tourist class accommodation All meals in sightseeing trips with guides transfers at the airports 10 Days of daily language seminars by qualified russian teach the degree of proficiency in the russian language does not matter All participants Are graded according to language level. Your age does not matter either. Previous groups have ranged from teen agers to senior citizens everyone had a wonderful time. Besides language Semi Nars there will be ample time for recreation sports. The participants will mingle with soviet citizens on their own vacations will get an inside look at the soviet Union its people How they live How they play. Previous seminars have been successful popular. Early registration is recommended to secure a con firmed reservation. Applications indicating desired departure Date should be submitted to the nearest Sas sales office in Canada or to a travel Agency with a Deposit of per person. A folder russian Lan Guage seminars in the user will be forwarded upon request to interested parties. Round record Wisbech England up Andrew Ingram 18, is a master at covering ground. Using a no limit British rail ticket he travelled a record Miles in Britan in one week ending up where he this Cambridgeshire railway station. Dine out across Canada on the Canadian come to dinner on the Canadian. And stay for break fast lunch. And wherever your taste takes you As you Cross this vast exciting land. Discover it from the tall train Comfort of the Canadian s Scenic dome cars. And from the smooth travelling ease of reclining coach seats with full length leg rests. Wide Range of accommodation including berths drawing rooms Roodettes compartments bedrooms. Special All inclusive fares provide sleeping accommodation Choice of a variety of deluxe meals featured in the dining car. You can ride the Canadian any Day of the week. Between Montreal Vancouver. Or Toronto Vancouver. This year Cross Canada by train. Climb aboard the Canadian. And the View from Canada s most spectacular restaurant. Sample fare plan Winnipeg Saint John . First class All inclusive fare including lower berth All meals. Effect june 1 to sept. 30. 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It the True heart of new you tour the City of Halifax see the Halifax Citadel consisting of a Large Stone fort surrounded by Moat has been restored As a National historic Park. See some of the oldest churches in Canada Many buildings of government. See the oldest parliament building in Canada government House built in 1800. You will enjoy a 95 mile cruise on the Atlantic Ocean aboard the the new England states known for their Waters mountains valleys will thrill you. You will tour Boston notice the charming contrast of present with the ample time will be Given for shopping golfing swimming or just to relax at your hotel. After adventurous tour through the states of Massachusetts new Hampshire new York you Cross tha peace Bridge at Buffalo . And Niagara Falls Canada. See the thundering water of Niagara Falls by Day the fairyland illumination of Many colors by night. Cross the world s most Beautiful Bridge Over the Mackinac Straits. If is 5 mites in length 552 feet in height. See fort Michili Mackinac one of America s most authentic reconstructions of historic features that go Back to 1634. These Are just the highlights of your trip there n a Grear Deal More to see. Sound fabulous it is indeed. Don t be disappointed your reservation now travel first class your Circle tour hostess will look after Allar Range ments be your personal escort on the tour. Travelling by bus is More fun you la ride relaxed aboard a luxury liner equipped with rest room facilities air conditioning adjustable lounge Type chairs. You la View the Ever changing Beautiful scenery through the tinted panoramic win Dows. No worries at All with a professional tour Driver at the wheel of your luxurious motor coach from Grey Goose bus lines. Departure August 77, return August 29th Complete package tour includes transportation for entire sightseeing tour Atlantic Ocean ferry cruise first class hotels Side Tours. 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