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Tekawennake News - July 22, 1968, p. 3

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Six Nations News Con 1t Operation Oiibway (3) A Presbyterian Young Peoples Society of Hamil ton , sponsored by the synoas of Hmmilton, and London have a novel and s'?lfless -ray of spending their summer vacation. They conduct 11 0peratiotr-0Jibway a· thr-ee in one summer program on the outlying Reserves of Shoal Lake anq Whitefish Bay in Northern Ontario. Their head quarters are at the Cecilia Jeffery Indian S{[l"hool at Kenora. The group of 15 young people conduct a Vacation Bible ,School., Day Camp, and Adult Education Program for the Indian People. This pro)!,ram ,·ras well re- ceived by the parents and their children las t year, so it is being repeated this year. Fifteen enthusiastic young people from Hamilton Presbyterian Y .P.-S. spend their vacation for t v· o weeks ith the Indians. Meeting place is at the Reserve Schools. Shoal Lake Reserve is more remote, on an island in Lake of the V1oods area and can only be reached by boat. The ~r ogram is as f ollows: Mornings 9-12 Bible School Afternoons 1-3 Arts and crafts. 3-4 . All go for a swim evening s Films & program for adults. In charge of 11 0peration Ojibway11 are Messrs. Don Goviin and Edward Dov1d les. Dan Jamieson of Ohsweken has again been invited to a.cc'o~_papy the group. They probably feel safer with a husky Indian brave in their miqst. On the ·rinal vreet: end of their project the eroup will take off ~nd spEind a care-free f ew days in Winnipeg l\[Janitoba before returning to Hamilton ana·' home~ · Th~ 2. rou1J also:' plan a picnic at Wo odl a nd Park on t heir return, followed by a visit to the Indian Pa,geant. The wee_'":'end of July 6th they visited the Indian . Center in Toronto • .&1.Jn Ave. Young Peoples Conduct Servies Memb rs of . the _ Young Peoples Society of Elm Ave. United Church Brantford condU:ctea. ·Ebe _-sery,j~ces at C0rand River and Delawa1~e on Sunday. Er. Don Reid was , in char\ e a.rid ho ·had the assistance of Bruce Gullen a nd Claire Brooks. The new minister Rev. K. J. Welch is on vacation. Jest books leave ~aos in the Historv of Indians Ontario children are s tudyin3: tezt books that leave enormous gaps i n the information on Ca.nadian Indians) a study by the University Women's O:lub here indicates. -· ,Th~ club examined 36 text '.-:l ooks from gr ades 2 to 8. Indians are not mentioned iri any Grade 1 Books. 11 As we listen to Indians) it becomes clear that t hey are upset not only because the child:cen of Euro-Canadians are b e ing given false ideas, but also because Indian children, who use the same text books are getting the· same false ideas about t heir own heritage, 11 says the report on the study. The study concludes : 1. The original socia l and polit ical organization of the various . Indian groups is not adegnately covered in text books. 2. There is almost no material on Indian religion, values , othics or esthetics. 3. No where is there a complete description of even one Indian Culture. ' . 4. The omission of any factual material on the situation of the Canadian Indian today is egually ser i ous. (Hamilton Srectator) Indian History has been inadequately and enormously cove:red by Canadian Bistory Texts & social study books. Most Canadians today don't know anything about Indians. Specia l Announcement A SCHOOL CHILDREN'S SUMMER ARTS PRffiRAM under the direction of' The Six Natfons Arts Counc:i.l commencing Monday July 22 to Aug. 22 It consists of 5 sessions at 4 centres Ed.

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