Native Awareness Days keep CASP profile high

Native Indian Awareness Days, recently

promoted by the CASP program, were rated

"a great success". Events included the

Native Indian Film Festival, the Arts and

Crafts Fair, and a Native foods menu in
the North Cafeteria.

Native Film Festival organizer, Tani
Adolph, a CASP student, was reportedly
showered with compliments for getting
together the 40 films that were shown in
nine different screenings. One new film,
"Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief" received
its B.C. premiere at the festival. Among
the guest speakers who appeared in
conjunction with the film festival were
Loretta Todd with the Chief Dan George
Memorial Foundation, Dolly Kelly with the
film "The Salmon People" which she starred
in, and Wayne La Riviere from the Native
Theatre School "Spirit Song". Two all-
native pow wow drumming and singing groups
also appeared.

Arguably the biggest hit of the events was
a lunchtime concert by "Sound Tribe", an
all-native rock band from Mt. Currie, who
appeared in the North Cafeteria. "They
just had the whole place jumping," said
CASP coordinator Terry Hood, noting that
they proved so popular that the Student
Society hired them on the spot for an
upcoming event.

Alternative collection set up

The "Other" Library is a periodicals
library being set up by the Student Society
in the Social Sciences area in H building.

The idea for this periodicals library came
out of discussions in the Social Issues
Committee, and the SS, in conjunction with
Ed Lavalle, has been working on gathering
materials this semester. Magazines are on
hand, shelving has been obtained, and they
are hoping to have the periodicals area

up and functioning within the next couple
of weeks. The area is designed as a
resource centre for periodicals which are
not held in our Library, and will contain
political, feminist, and other materials
such as Mother Jones, the Progressive
Magazine and Common Ground. Suggestions on
content are more than welcome, and anyone
wanting more information should call
Juliet Pendray at the Student Society or
Ed Lavalle, Political Studies.

The Second Annual Native Indian Arts and
Crafts Fair, heldin the All College Lounge
on March 25 attracted people from both on
and off campus. Dale Harry, the student
organizer for the event, estimated that
400 people attended and had an opportunity
to admire and buy the high quality items
on display.

Even the cafeteria joined in to promote
the week by offering Native foods. The
biggest hit there was the full course
Salmon BBQ served outside on Tuesday,
March 24.

Other recent events have included a career
opportunities panel featuring a successful
Native journalist, a judge, an RCMP
sergeant, administrators, and Native
business people who spoke words of
encouragement about careers after college.
Students from the Mt. Currie A.B.E.
program also participated in Native
Awareness Days as part of a field trip to
the North Shore.

The term is coming to a close now, but
the CASP program will be holding more
events next semester, ensuring a high

profile for the CASP program and students
on campus.

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