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Page 10, Tuesday, September 22, 1992 THE BUSHWHACKERS WHY AM I... ~, [i -- KMME BHEARO BLUE COLLAR BART A Few |-DON'T KNOW,. You'RE TEAM Quite ENTERTAIN YEH, WE'VE NEVER LRUGHED So HARD IN - WELW, WE COULD} LC | |HAVE DONE BETTER. | &, - Rig Non ea SEE ns yer ey ae al * \t pte Als neENenn= a aye B" oe een Hanes fii SAA as . NL V/ael! Ree = aN! Nie > yang oO Oo oO e MARILYN! oO oO | oO a! 27 At es Tey . was? wi Oo oO 0 Oo Oo Oo oO | Oo Oo Oo a CO | donations in memory of John, Oo oO Oo oO oO o O Oo oO Oo oO THE PRESS Bok! continued from page 2 funding will help the sport grow further in popularity, pro- vide snowmobilers with a safer, environmentally acceptable trails network, and increase the economic spin-offs to the Ontario economy." jobsOntarioCapital is a five-year, $2.3-billion initiative announced in the 1992 provin- cial budget, to support job cre- ation and economic restructur- ing, to promote community and social progress and to preserve the environment. Pewee st ttetstatalaintoial ® HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY & LOVE MOM, DAD & PATSY Pvivint Nhs Se Snes THANK YOU Harper - The family of the late John CO | E. Harper wish to express a sincere 'pr oO Thank You to all our relatives, out of town visitors, friends & neighbours, for their kindness & support over the last three months, as well as during & after the loss of our Husband, Father & Grandfather. A heartfelt thanks is extended to Dr. John J ackson- Hughes. V.O.N. Homecare nurses Elaine Todesco & Faye Boudreau, the Palliative Care nurses at the Nipigon Memorial District Hospital & the C.WLL. for the luncheon served after the funeral. Thank you also to Father Antonio Fujarczuk for his home visits, prayers at the funeral home & his beautiful service. We would especially like to thank everyone who sent cards of condolence, mass cards, flowers, food, telephoned our home & visited. Your generosity was | overwhelming. Special thanks to the Pall Bearers Willie Silta, Stan Pristanski, Don Doiron, John D. Harper, Russ Walker & Ronald Laframboise Jr. It meant so much to us to have John's close friends & nephews carry him to his final resting place. To Linda Elliott and the staff of Elliott Funeral Home Ltd., for the support & assistance. We sincerely appreciate the kindness that was extended to us in our time of great Moe: Race Harner & Family. | loss. 'Friends give you stength." % Sanders continued from page 5 It's a traditional Pow-Wow, not a contest like a fall fair. There are no prizes, no rib- bons, no judges. There is a grand Entry, led through a log archway at the back of the circle, in which all dancers participate. Leading the procession is the Eagle Staff-the flag of First Nations--accompanied by bearers of the Canadian and American flags. There is a Flag Song, during which the two flags are raised. The flags flutter proudly in the breeze through the Veterans Song, honouring vets from all wars), and more specialized dances like: Sneak up, Shake Up and Crow Hop. There was even an individual demon- stration by the last known Feather Dancer on the north shore of Lake Superior. Two little girls using a shawl like a collection plate took up donations during the F eather Dance, to encourage his efforts to preserve a disap- pearing tradition. Pays Plat's realization of where to start to find its soul is much like the prolonged voyage of discover all Canadians are on-occasional- ly discovering something or someone that gives us a hint of who we really are, then finding something else that tells us what we don't want to be. On October 26, we are going to- be voting ina national referendum on a constitutional deal that our leaders tell us should "renew" us as a nation. The deal includes recognition of the inherent right of First Nations to self-government---First Nations like Pays Plat. Recognition of this "inherent right" won't define what self- overnment is, how much it will cost, or how it will work. The Traditional Pow-Wow at Pays Plat is clearly part of that definition process. But Ken Goodchild cautions rediscovering one's roots at something like this Pow-Wow is "only a very small part of self-government. Self-gov- ernment will mean something slightly different to every community, and every per- son:" But self-government also means starting from a foundation of self-realization, then evolving collective expressions of political will. Dancing in a circle to tena- cious drumming is part of that discovery process--part of being inherently in charge of your own life on the plan- et. As Canadians, may we all find our circle to dance in. However, the vote goes October 26th. ic)