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I aia glist x Ll TL 8 - PORT PERAY STAR ~ Tuesday; Junk '23 1992 11 ~° "Scugog's Community Newspaper of.Choice" TT TS Britain area, at $22,500. Cochrane Street in Port Perry. $35,125. Wedding Anniversaries. company. by Mr. and Mrs. Ken Jackson in 1966. Mrs. George Love of Greenbank was the lucky winner of the Centennial Rug donated by Miss Eva Luke to the Hall Board. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, June 21, 1972 A break-in at Conway Gardens Restaurant netted thieves a quantity of liquor and a sizable amount of cash. Entry was gained by smashing a window. Police report the break-in was the work of professionals who knew what they were doing. Cubs and Scouts from packs in Port Perry and Cartwright took part in a Bike Rodeo held at the Fairgrounds in Port Perry. A real estate listing from this date advertised a new three bedroom bungalow, fully broadloomed, walkout to deck, in the Little Meadow Green Estates, a new subdivision near Blackstock welcomed its newest and youngest resident Keri Ann Allison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Les Allison. George L. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Smith, graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School. George is employed with the law firm of Kelly, Jermyn, Donald and Thomas. 10 YEARS AGO Tuesday, June 22, 1982 A commercial for Trans Canada Telephone System was shot on Lake Scugog Lumber was awarded a contract for the construction of a new truck bay at the fire hall in Port Perry. The contract is for Separate parties were held to help Ted and Rose Heron of Ashburn and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Reesor of Port Perry celebrate their 50th Jane-Ann McGill, Jeanette Prentice, Tina Soomre, and Jackie Tripp received their All-Round Cords from the Port Perry Girl Guide More about breast feeding To the Editor: Re: Straight From The Hip, May 20, 1992. After reading this article from a man who has been obvi- ously "exposed" to the cliche that "bigger is better," I'm astounded that this type of {written} discrimination still exists. The size of a breast has abso- lutely nothing to do with the amount, or nutritional value of the milk it produces. Tell me Mr. Thomas, had the mother been a small breasted woman, would you still have had an arti- cle to write? Why not write a column about women who expose them- selves when they wear bathing suits that hardly cover the nip- pies and pubic hair, and have a strip of material that is tucked between the buttocks so neatly that you are puzzled as to how the suit stays on? Or is this per- fectly normal in your eyes? Had you, Mr. Thomas, taken a moment to stop {staring} and consider that not only had God created women with the amaz- ing ability to conceive, carry through gestation, and then de- liver a child, but also to supply that child with enough nutri- ents to feed the infant for the first six months of life with breast milk alone. I'm glad to hear that in to- day's commercialized world, yet another mother refuses to pay the outrageous cost of formula, thus enabling her to enjoy a day out with her child which in- cludes a peaceful lunch {or so she thought}. Instead, she has a man gawking at her from the next booth. For the sake of embarrass- ment to myself, the owners of the establishment and its pa- trons, I'm thankful it was not me there nursing my toddler {yes, she's 14 months old and 'still' nursing}, because similar to your little pack of crackers, I would have been very tempted to "punch the living daylights outofyou." My husband and even his 72- year-old father are in total sup- port of nursing, be it in the pri- vacy of our own home, or in the second tier seats at a Blue Jays game. I would, however, like to com- pliment Mr. Thomas on his clev- er little similies, but especially on the maturity of calling the mammary glands by their cor- rect medical term. Kori Easson, Proud nursing mother of Oshawa News of dump location a shock to property owner Frum Page 7 date. I would like to express my deep concern about the term "urban shadow" that has been used in Bill 143 and in all your distributed literature as justifi- cation in naming many of the landfill sites. I feel that this term has been used as a means to downgrade agricultural land for your purposes and in so do- ing will open up this land to de- velopers and other related uses. This may have very serious ramifications involving all land owners in your so-called "urban shadow" designated areas. I have just uncovered a docu- ment from the Dept. of Plan- ning and Development, Region- al Municipality of Durham, dated August 30, 1976 refer- ring to my property, which reads: Quote "The subject prop- erty is designated 'Permanent Agricultural Reserve' and 'Haz- ard Land' in the Durham Offi- cial Plan (Council adopted July 14, 1976). Under the 'Perma- nent Agricultural Reserve' des- ignation the predominant use of land shall be for agricultural and farm related uses. The use of land for any other use shall not be permitted." Sincerely Yours, Merle Heintzman R.R. 1, Blackstock Letters to the editor Information about the "First Nations" To the Editor: Re: Recent debates surround- ing the Scugog First Nation Canada works under a capi- talist market system. The focus is accumulation of wealth; the tools are land, resources, labor and technology; and the means 18 control. When land becomes a commodity its value is primari- ly economic, and those who are in control of the land "progress". This is usually at the expense of the people and resouces of the region. This is a global pheno- men: Australian Aborigines, Af- rican tribal people, Central, South and North American tri- bal people have all suffered greatly under the capitalist market system. Their labor has been exploited, and they have been shifted and tunnelled onto reserves in an apartheid-like system. This has broken down their family groups, their cul- tures, their languages, and their social and religious sys- tems, because all of these things interact and interrelate to produce society. In many cas- es the results have been geno- cide. The land has been degrad- ed to such an extreme that it is questionable whether it will ever regenerate. This is the rea- son our "world leaders" con- vened at an Earth Summit in Brazil this month. They have fi- nally acknowledged the depth of the problems capitalist ex- ploitation of land, people and resources has created. Land- control has always been the key 1ssue in disputes between gov- ernment and First Nations, and this is why so many land claims are being contested at this time. The Scugog First Nation is Anishnabek, meaning "original people". These people were hunter-gatherers, trappers and fishermen, who foraged in small, kin-related groups tak- ing only that which was neces- sary for subsistence, and living in harmony with the environ- ment. They left many beautiful pictographs and petroglyphs depicting their rich spiritual mythology, such as those near Stoney Lake. archaeological ev- idence places them in Ontario well over 1,000 years ago. This is why the "original people are called First Nations". The Scu- gog First Nation has been a small, quiet group - many peo- ple do not even know of their ex- istence. But, are they not the only active Native reserve in Durham Region? They have hopes to gain control of Crown land on which they wish to open a resource and cultural centre. This has the potential for bring- ing tourists and business into the Scugog area. And, wouldn't it be a terrific place for our fam- ilies to visit, to educate our chil- dren, and build a bridge be- tween our cultures? Anyone who has ever visited the Whe- tung Gallery on the Curve Lake Reserve near Peterborough know the incredible beauty and cultural richness which inhab- its this centre. But, the issue again is land - control of land. Capitalism seeks to control cap- ital commodities, meaning land, resources, people... Culture is living and breath- ing, it changes, adapts, and cannot remain static. The domi- nant Euro-Canadian culture is having to make way for and ac- cept the revitalization of First Nations cultures. They do so with reluctance and fear, caused by lack of knowledge and understanding. They fear what is new and different. First Nations certainly had to adapt to European colonization, and they did so with the same reluc- tance and tear. Their children were taken from them and forced into the "Christian- farmer ethic" in residential schools. Native language and culture was suppressed under threat of punishment, and the social structure of family and community subjected to disin- tegration. These injustices have manifested in severe alco- holism, abuse, violence, incar- ceration, and despair both on reserves and for Native people in urban settings. It is a sad sto- ry. But, healing and strength are happening through cultural revival, and social and commu- nity cohesiveness. The circle is coming full around for First Na- tions. It is a fact that when the land base of a community shrinks the people must go out to find work. Perhaps, with a larger land base the Scugog First Na- tion will be able to provide more work for their people, thereby developing economically, while tightening the community structure, and revitalizing their culture. And, this would benefit us all. The Scugog First Nation take pride in their An- ishnabek heritage and we should take pride in them, sup- port them, and be open to change. gs Meegwetch, Wendy Hawkin, Native Studies Trent University Article very informative To the Editor: In support of Mr. G. Edgar and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. Letters from Mr. G. Edgar and Mr. Joel W. Aldred concern- ing local native affairs in last week's edition have probably generated interest and concern from your readers as they did for me. I, like Mr. Edgar, do not profess to be an expert on the is- sues and would like to thank you, the Port Perry Star, for printing the article from the historian, Dr. I.V.B. Johnson. I am sure this article provided your readers with a better in- sight into the events which have brought us to the present day. I must support Mr. Edgar and his professional approach to the issues printed. There is a mind- set concerning natives that is going to continue to be in place for many years to come. 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