Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 22, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free september a5 Jeff 06 free press airborne Drew Pateman performs fancy manoeuvres with his skate Board at the 10th annual Street style contest at Earl Grey Community Centre the Mercury hit a High of but is forecast to reach a High of Only the fall season officially begins later nip holds forum to hear flood victims nip Leader Gary doer is meeting with flood victims this morning to hear their com plaints about How hard its been to rebuild their doer and natural resources critic Stan Struthers visited flood communities recently and decided to hold the we heard from seniors in tears because to have to use food vouchers at their local grocery doer said in a news we heard from Young families who simply cant afford the upfront costs of there is a High level of anxiety As the nights in their campers and trailers grow flood victims have had to come up with 80 to 100 per cent of the Cost of flood proofing and rebuilding and they have to wait up to two months to have receipts doer Many people still dont know what will be covered by flood compensation and they want to have work done before the Snow doer said he Hopes the Public forum will convince the provincial govern ment to Deal with flood victims con roses 12 correction notice we wish to draw your attention to the following in last weeks 75 years anniversary Sale Page mini tool the illustration should not show the master Craft also we wish to draw your attention tothe following in our current 75 years anniversary Sale Page Kitchen necessities knife the illustration should show a Wiltshire Page Beechwood 42 copy should read Sale not Page Sony copy reads Sale should read we sincerely regret any inconvenience we May have caused zones All excl 1997 Mph Al sport 4 3 vol c w Alloy loaded parts sport i port 1997miam of Smtith Klutt in Tomolin Grout native elders trying to preserve culture workshops do to teach youth old ways of life by met file Verhaeghe staff reporter after a traditional Sunrise ceremony and a talk about Cul Tural a native elder blessed lunch and they sat Down to a meal of Kentucky Fried Chicken with All the then they washed it Down with a selection of Coke and the lunch menu is a Good example of the state of aboriginal culture and one elder pointed people Are we need to come to a realization that were Why said elder Lawrence Houle is one of five elders who want to teach Young aboriginal peo ple and the general Public about native ways of including How to prepare traditional foods such As wild Rice and wild Houle said native people have lost some of their traditions and rely on North american food because wild game in Southern Manitoba is polluted with chemicals and you have to drive six hours to get a healthy animal for us to he adding the nonnative diet has contributed to a High rate of diabetes among native Houle and the other elders Are set up in a military tent at the fort Whyte Centre research for the next two they will be teach ing native traditions As part of the aboriginal Council of Winnipeg Campaign for better understanding with Young natives and the theres so much misinformation and mis teaching about aboriginal Ruth free press Eleveny Earold Dana and his dad Dana Goulet listen at an elders workshop at fort Whyte Centre research so we decided to do some thing about said George Vic president of the its important for our Young people to have understanding of their culture and their Munroe said culture has been lost through the residential school sys tem that took Young native children away from their Homes and put them in Catholic boarding schools until the Munroe said for the first time there publicly asking people to come out and experience a sweat Lodge and traditional a lot of our culture had been suppressed in the past by the Church and the that goes Back hundreds of who also considers himself a Medicine uses herbs for heal ing and runs a nightly sweat i have maintained the ceremony for All these years and i feel just As i want to share that with the not Many people took in the work about 25 native people trickled in and out of the tent yesterday after Dana Toulet brought his 11year old Dana i think its really important to share with then they wont be so Goulet but Hes not so convinced culture is being i think Young people Are getting interested More than they used my son does As much As i Horace is worried that native languages and culture could be lost if More Young people dont Start taking an interest in their her we dont want to become an extinct species like some Massan the workshops will continue today and end tomorrow with a powwow and closing i come sea 97 Viper its Coupe a h 1998 ram Quad cab How in Stock Rda rebate included Ohall Iowa Chi 97 Neon o Rda rebate on intrepid concorde Cal 4 22d i 97iwitb Mart 24w air 00 u Power mirrors Power door dual 1 2 air dual tilt 7 passenger carpeted 4 console floor Luggage rack a i f a w jew w Down i r 10 to 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