Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 13, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba It Winnipeg free december natives seek inquiry into actions by ramp Bubo Blowey Thompson Indian and Metis leaders have asked attorney general Gerry Mercier to investigate an unhealthy relationship Between ramp and native in a letter to Mercier this Don Manitoba Metis federation and Alan a Mem Ber of the Norway House Indian said not Only is the relationship be tween police and native people going Down but there is also a Strong feeling of suspicion about How the Taw is administered in Northern George chief of the Cross Lake Indian supported the Appeal for an inquiry and said members of his band Are having liquor confiscated continually by the police outside the limits of the he said he wanted liquor confiscated and charges Laid when anyone is caught bring alcohol on the dry an officer explained that the Cheeks Are being in an Effort to control bootleggers operating on the no charges Are Laid during the ramp have the authority to hold the on a show cause the officer the confiscated liquor can be re claimed if the person involved proves in court he was not taking the liquor to the Reserve or going to use it former chief Walter Monias this practice angers a lot of he cited an incident where his a taxi was taking a passenger from Wabowden to the Cross Lake Metis Community where liquor is per the passenger has 11 unopened cases of Beer designated for a wedding party confiscated by the Monias he said that after the the Man went Wabowden and the liquor was people Are living scared when they come Back across the Winter Road or the Gen Peg Road for fear be picked up by the some even get their liquor confiscated at the air Monias claimed the police efforts do not seem to affect bootlegging on the project helps soften jump from reserves to life in South Milvor said the native people want an inquiry committee made up of the liquor control commission representatives and local residents to look into the reported incidents of harass this is the second time weve writ ten Mercier about the first time he didst reply and i Only Hope we cart get things started before things get alot he James free a bless by Laurie Streich Winnipeg free press Teulon school and Community Here boast a High Success rate in help ing native students Bridge the Gap Between Northern reserves and South Ern Manitoba through Teulon collegiate institutes residence native students have the Opportunity to Complete a High school education that will prepare them for a High percentage Grad but living in Teulon is a Complete change in school As Well As in Way of life and Many problems its completely Mike a 17yearold Grade 12 student from Garden Hill the first i wanted to go Home All the who plans to go into Law or said in a recent interview at the school there has been some discus Sion with band councils about the level of education on there Are a lot of problems on the Taylor they dont teach you anything while almost every Reserve has a High Many dont go past Grade or cant because of their size offer a wide variety of its not that the standards at Teulon Are so House Parent Laverne roman said this the standards Are not High enough at the Reserve schools and dont prepare students for what face students face four major tests a year and Many find themselves working longer and harder to get the Marks there used she devastating most were getting As Back and Are failing roman that can be but Volunteer counsellors Joan Trombo and Rhoda Ker nested stress that especially in the first is not that bad and can almost be they have so much to Cope with in such a Short Trombo for roman Home family need or just a desire to be somewhere else can be too Strong to the school lost 10 students this year when they returned Home or Transfer red to other there Are now 51 native students in a school Popula Tion of 450 in grades 7 to principal Ted Revell is proud of the schools graduation the retention rate is 70 to 75 per cent with half of the remaining 25 to 30 per cent attending and graduating from other High schools or vocational schools in Revell graduation on Par native graduation at the school is on Par with the provincial rate of graduation for All High school Stu last Only two of nine native students in Grade 12 and they have returned to pick up courses this he his standards Are roman said of who is constantly encouraging students to Transfer from general to University Entrance so Hes persuaded seven of the 15 native students in Grade 12 to make that despite All the there Are Many roman evaluation of the school and residence pro Gram has been under Way since sep this program is not for she students make that Choice and have a right there will always be but that prompts were always trying to make the program better and 1 think we All believe in the purpose and see that it As a House was concerned for a time that students who we rent succeeding were being in Revell readily admits the program needs improvement in some there Are we have made he but we have helped some kids that had serious problems when they first came Alfred Harpe left of Island and Mike Mason of gods Lake Narrows work on sign for residence As Art project although the school does not have a formal program of native Revell said he tries to implement this within courses he one of the questions on a Grade 12 geography test was to find a solution to the population problem on that makes All students aware of problems without really implementing a special he Revell has been principal since the native program started in program begun in 1910 the original residence under the auspices of the United began about 1910 to serve Stu dents from the Interlake who we rent Able to Complete High school in their Home but As the school bus system the number of Interlake students requiring the Resi Dence program was reduced below a practical in the programs first there were a wide variety of feelings from acceptance to Revell the closest Reserve was 110 Miles away and there were no natives living in it took some getting used Ken a graduate from the Early is now curriculum consultant for the department of educations native studies Branch and vice principal of Jack River school in fron tier school most of the Reserve schools Are very Small and can Only offer a certain number of he any formal beyond Grade 8 or 9 has to be taken somewhere career information is if you can get your hands on teachers on the reserves dont know How to use students Are sponsored through the department of Indian affairs or the Frontier school the program has received a mandate from band councils and the department to continue for at least another 10 the school is strict a place for a student who wants to take a Paw Vanekis adding that its big Gest single Benefit is in developing social in the school especially in Art and physical education mixing Between White and native students has been but in Many As student Council president Lori Pawluk native students sit separated from the rest of the you cant get to know every Stu she some of them stick to themselves and their own another student said Many of the residence students Are socializing More often now with others during their free and several Are involved in drama productions and team you cant say there sitting apart because there roman some students Are very shy when they first come to the others it All depends on the Cedar specials 1x4 select tight knot26 c 1x6 select tight knot47 Chaco see our display 233o586 46 Archibald Graham furniture 236 main 9426228 open evenings until Xmas 99 96 weather City Calendar the annual Christmas dinner for War veterans aged 65 and Over will begin at 6 20 in Winnipeg unit 1 banquet 299 Young tickets May be obtained until 19 in the provincial command 275 Garry or phone the command Secretary Barney Barnett at 9436166 for further a Junior High teen expo 79 in Celebration of the International year of the child will be held by the 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