PAGE &4, THE HERALD, Wednesday, November 27, 1979 « eas Part of the dancers role, was to tell the ways of their life and the history of the Nishgas, this depicts the role of the hunter joyous at the sight of some game. + ~ _ whoever he pointed his stick at could join in amd dance ' “with ‘them. ~~ * ; as is the living contains one fi Mobile Homes: for $12,000.00, Country Home: Nishga' t. \iyansh Dancer pointing ‘his talking stick and ‘singing during an invitational dance, meaning _ dust cisted - 4710 Weber Street Aone year old, 870 square foot home with full basement on completely landscaped serviced lot clase to ail schools and} ‘shopping facilities. -Tha two bedroams upstairs are carpeted room and dining raom. 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Phone Tribal PUM Eeeles see asa oD but we do belong and we're just beginning to realize it although the Nishga Tribal Council have felt where they belonged for hundreds of years .and we just wouldn’t listen, The ‘new Aliyansh Ceremonial Dancers slately entrance to the arena was almost celestial. 1+ seemed as though they had returned from time ~~ im- memorial and their imagined refurn awed me beyond words. | pulled myself fogether and waited impatient and excited at what would happen next; darkness elosed in, shadows could ‘be seen of the dancers by ° the foken fire-light against one wall. of the — arena. Bert Mckay. linguist of the New Ajiyansh Day School. narrated = the Ceremonial avenue realty limited 4615, park avenue terrace 635-4971 Clase ta schools and centre of town. Aclean J bedroom hoama with carpets In living and master bedroom. Natural gas. ** heating, 920,sq. (f.; paved driveway and sida walk, big back. : ‘ou will like this neat home for only $29,900. 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Williams of dances of their history explaining that the Dances were jllegal up until five years ago, when the law was no longer in effect Eli Gosnell, Director of the group revived the dances, Each of the dancers regalia which ‘reminds us of the beginning of the coming back of the Jight, Black reminds. us- of -the darkenss of the Flood, and the buttons reminds us the light restored, the silver sequins portray different tribes of the Nishga‘s. “The dancers stood around in the darkness of the forest praying to God, . for. light.1o0 be restored, this was-after the great Flood,'.* wonien” -and ”-» children were erying: the pray ing carried on... then a dim light appeared .., '. then was gone ... An elder prayed and cried to God, begging for light to be restored =... Light returned; a child ex- 18 eae eee includes Button” Blankets in colours of red F . 2 ee ae Cee : _ ° vr Cpe aed pape le ligs citedly cried ‘The light has returned’, | -the. dancers started to dance because they were happy and pleased with God, Without the ceremonial Dawning of fhe Chief- tains roli, there can be no dancing, Am soo ya-ecks with her treasured regalia, Loos containing magical powers selected a chief to direct - the pageant for the rest of the evening. All was quite... The Chief proceeded slowly towards her with -*his belts on his moccasins jingling. The rest of the dancers stood ready to carry on. He was in- vestured by regaling him with a chieftains blanket, a dancer. walked ever «slowly towards. the new "chiettain,.presenting him “with a headress of ermine skins; abalone shells, and’ cedar bark. ‘Representatives of the different tribes presented - the chieftain with swans down, he then blew the swans down Into the air to Start the dancing. The -ifit = esn’t news, — and if - you don't __ bay forit, its not a rt — Satatatatalet titetets ARs eetiges es, Neate arene —aecnernenmyll Kitimat for his years of service to the natives of thé Northwest with presentation of a ceremonial robe. pounding drums of the dancers, drummed loud the songs of their pride and love of their heritage. This gave me a strong sense of belonging even though | am not one of them, as | come from another valley; The Skeena. - The second dance; the Ha {I No ... depicts happiness over the restoration of light, as they sang and danced the Ha Li No, Keith Tait with his Talking Stick moved towards spectators pointing his stick at in- dividuals inviting them to participate ... They moved in unison with the loud drumbeats and singers singing | In Nishga. It was a sight to behold ... between Ha Li No's shouts of joy at the restaration of light could be heard, After the Owl and the ‘Walfe Dance (Gha angh Gho Gibou} the group carried on with the long awaited Honouring of Senator Guy Willlams, ‘the first Indian Senator to serve on the Canadian Senate, he was moved beyond words, and never. at any time expected an honour as great as this. He has never stopped and he always will speak on the needs of the natives of Canada. ae The Alyansh dancers outfitted the senator from head to toe. He was honoured with a Talking Stick which represents the History of the Nishga Nation. Bishop Ham- bridge assisted in robing him with a Button Blanket depicting his Tribal Crest, Percy Tait, manager of the group, and Hereditary chief of New Alyansh. had. the honour of placing an honorary Headdress on the Senator. He was then bestawed. with’ Swans down on his head and in his hands. mh. The Pagéant. then ended with the (Git-see Yax) Dance of “Joy: Grande Finale of :the Nishga Tribal Ceremonies... . regulations: tet OF CANADA Almost everyone can tell you what a newspaper Is, - - In Canada it is cither a daily or weekly, Nearly 80° per cent of all Canadians read a newspaper every “ week, They contain news about you and your town, — |, ’ But there are newspapers and inmany placegthere - |. . are “shoppers” or .“‘throwaways,”” Some contain’ me some news, they serve a purpose, but their primary —_ purpose is advertising, And, they do not legally qualify under the definition of a newspaper, But what is the legal definition of anewspaper? The . most common definition under jostal ~ “The primary purpose of such +4-; publication is to inform the public, arid it musthave - | a paid following of readers.” ‘Your local newspaper's rime function isto present - the news... honestly and fully. That's all. 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