‘The ~ fi
thwestern Native Festival was
held.in:'Terrace last weekend
‘and while it might not have been
a’ resounding success, the
Terrace. local. of the B.C.
Association. of Non-Status In-
dians, can say that they've gone
a ‘long’ way toward the
establishment of ground work
jor: the Fair in days to come.
The (hree day event featured
arts and -crafis displays, a
colorful princess pageant, 4
dance, many displays of Indian,
dancing, ‘several soul-stirring
performances by a marching
band from the Le Jac Indian
School near Fort Fraser, a
“salman bake and more.
Among the Indian dancing
groups were dancers from (he
Vancouver War Dance Club,
and the Kaien Island Dancers
from Prince Rupert. The:
colourful and imaginative
dances, performed to the ac-
companiement of traditional
native drums and the hells the
dancers wore, thrilled the
almost 1.500 ‘Terrace residents
who took the time to drop by the
Terrace Arena.  .,
Special guest of honour at the
event’ was Canada’s National
Indian Princess Clara An-
derson. a B.C. native from
Williams Lake. (ser arlicle
elsewhere). Clara ‘poke 10 the
crowds several times, took in ali
the, events, did some dancing
the Festival's own princess.
The local princess pageant
was the first event of the
weekend. [1 did prove disap-
pointing in that only three ofthe
five planned entrams made it
and of these three .ane was
disqualified for being under age
(thirteen). The judges still had
a lough time deciding between
Sindra| Bazil... ob
BCANSI © focal “and - Patricia
Bolton” of! the ‘Kiusumkallum ©
Band. The eventual winner was
Miss Bazil, a grade, twelve -
student in =‘ Terrace.
Her win entitles. her’ to
for compeition in the provincial’.
princess pageant. with a win
there thrusting’ her into the
Canadian pageant being held in
Regina in August.
Saturday events were led off

the two remaining contestants, — -
Ihe. -

with a parade through Terrace,

small but.celourful, Then the:
program. gol under way in er-
onest. with theLedae.: band

starting off “dn “ablernoon af. cy :

‘dancing and ‘merry making.

CAS well crafts. [ram various. ° 7
“saris of Brilish Cilumbia and. |
een the Stare of Washinglon .

weee on display and up for sale.
wih pices ranging fram
reasomakls (ridiculous.

One of the many high poims of
the? aflernoon was a salmon
‘hake. Thé salmon itself wis

cooked just outside (he arena,
taid-an a wire grill over an open.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1974

THE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C.

Northern native festival

Interviewing Clara Anderson’
proved a delight, ,
because Canada's national
native Princess is a delightful
young woman, but because the
occasion proved to be the re-
newing of an acquaintance that
stretches back seine len years
lo grade five al the 150 Mile
House Elementary School.
Although I could never truth-
fully say we wera clase friends

Columneetza Senior Secondary:
School in Williams Lake,” the |

lalks between Clara's duties as
guest of honor at the Northern
Native Festival held here last
weekend, Those get togethers
featured a lot of, reminiscing

the following interview..." .
Clara Anderson has changed

a little over,{we years from a

of sorts
cultural happenings. She is now:
out-going, relaxed and: .con-

is more often than nol the center

fol lost her ready smile or

mother. made, with a nalural
grace. She truly fits her role as

Princess. .

the past nine months. and -her
sudden slep into the public eye.
Clara Anderson is still very
much the Clara Anderson of my
high school days. Physically
she has changed little. She:has
a wide, intelligent face. framed
by lustrous black hairand set of
off by her sparkling dark eyes.
And’ the fact that she was
chosen above eight girs in the
national’ princess pageant
speaks in itself of her natural
good looks. .

Cariboo and, now. from across
Canada ‘and info “the United
States, ‘I-can-say I'm glad to
have’ met, or, re-‘mel rather,
Clara Anderson...

'derson{. an: Interior Salish

-- Vancouver Jo ‘compete, in. thy
B.C. Princess Pageant, as muc

undoubledly_ grow: to ‘become’
ene vf the highlighis ‘in the
culutural ‘séene in Terrace as

Cariboo: -When-she was named
“winner. of (he pageant, ‘Ciara
was -flabbergasied. .., She
received. the B.C. [itle ‘and the

similar to Salurday’s with
dancing throughoul the af-.
ternoon. | _

The event. far. more suc-
cessful thin BCANSI's attempt
al the winter carnvial, will ~

smoky fire. “Whe salmon came
delicinusly conked and ready to
melt in your mouth, the tang of
smuke adding immeasurably 10
the ealing experience,

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not only -.
- Anderson against eight other

at either ‘The Fifly’ or later at ~

fact that we knew each other” how she. didn’t travel very

paved the way for several short.

into.” +:

about mulual friends and the myself invited ta various func-

such in the Cariboo, as well as -..

I ‘They would go back to their own
since Llast saw her, matured if: -ateas: and when they bad an
quiet school girl (oa focal poinl °
in the field’ of, native.

‘affair’ planned. .- they'd
remember: me and I'd be. in-
~viléd:'”.” 2.7 _t

fident despite the face that she - '
., mast of her life near home.
of attraclion, As well, she has .

obvious love of life, Clara has ~
algo gained a sense of pride and’.
she wears the ornalely-beaded’-

buckskin outfit thal she and her’ °
. Albequerque , New Mexico and

Canada's’ National Native —

Despile the hecli¢ activity af:

Like. many others from the _

} >< Clara-was' presented with a
“Iin-duly of 1973, Clara An-*_
nian Int slay there; (wo more. momentos
Stiuswap: hidian’ travelled to- '

to havea good iimeas to winthe
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time-shic “was {wenty- years. of ss
age,the daughter of a Swedish: ©:
‘Amerlea rancher and his nalive .
Wile. from” Rose Lake .in_ the-

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Talking to a princess lose

. The, National event was held
last August in Edmonton and -
pitted a very nervous’ Clara .

provincial and regional . win-
ners.. When the contest ended
Clara was once again a winner.
She had been named Canada’s
national native princess. :
_ “[ felt. scared, happy, sad,

disappointed..everything all at §

once.”

Disappointed? .

“Yes. The princess for 1972
had told: me. about: her reign,

much, and I started wondering
just what I had gotten myself

“One thing [found out quickly
was that if yau want to lrave |
you haye.to werk hard‘to get

lions. - Once I. slarted. meeting
people {hough it became easier.

Being: Canada's’. Native

- Princess has meant a Jot’ af

(ravelling for a girl who. spent

"Since last August- I've
iravelled across, Canada and |
even’ down nto’ the-North- .
‘western States a8 far.as’ San
Fransisco, And I'm tol finished
yet. On ‘May {81h Till ‘bein

then in ‘June there -is the
provincial Indian ‘pageant in
Williams Lake and the national
pageant in August in Regina.
And then there are stampedes
and rodeos .and fairs and
festivals like this one...” .
“Fur functions that are out-of
ihis province or in the States, I

_go by air, bul for gatherings in

B.C. Liike to drive. We (Clara's
constant: travelling companion
during the past nine months has ;
been her mother) lodk (wa days
to drive up. here ‘because I've
always wanted to visit, the.’
K'Shan Village. We slopped
there over-night. . The. people
were so warm and friendly’and
they made:us right at home.

introducing us lé"everyone and ~

showing us everything there.”

book, on -K’Shan and a. silver’:
Killer Whale brooch ‘during her

cof her year. as princess. As the

;. resull-of various campetitions. .

including: the: Miss7:Canada:;
Pageant,” and her visits to -
gatherings; Clara-has collected
‘a’: houseful < of souveniers’
ranging from exquisite nalive
‘eraft work to sewing machines.

“typewriters. trophies, linen,

jewelry and much more.
“When my father retired we

‘moved in(é a new house and my

bedroom, the biggest in the

" -sauveniers ard gifls. I've had to

-ypul some of the gifts in the

living room and my brother is
starting to complain that ["'m
cluttering up the basement. He
did offer to take a stereo set of
my hands though.” :

Another gift” Clara often
receives if flowers. When she
was. -.campeting in the Miss
Canada
native representative ‘in’ the
nalion-wide beauty conlest, she

“received $0. many flowers-that —

they filled her room and spilled

into the room of her chaperone ~

across the hall,
Although she has nal had ‘lime

to sil back ‘and sort oul. the”

memories. since‘ becoming our

national princess (her. longest .

slay.al home was.wo weeks al
Christmas time) there is, one
even! Clara~. will, always
remember... 0000)

“It was the lirst pow wow I

- ever allended.” The. pow wow

was, the’ North: Vancouver’ In-
ternational ...War | Dance

Championships and there were |,
_ people from all over Canada

and: the United. States. : The
enslumes’ they “wore’ were ‘so

. beautiful.” .

~ What abaut Clara Anderson a
Canadian, native Indian? . :,

ae "L never'steally-, considered

my

year.. [didn't even. know what
prejudice was until I felt it, 1
hurt deeply and I'm beginning’

to understand the feelings of |

those people. who have lived
with iVevery day of their lives.

“Pm -proud to represent
Canadian Indians. Now. aller
‘what ve seen as princess to

- (hese proud people. io me being ”

an Indian means being proud of

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“One thing I want very much | °
‘io do is become involved in the.
_ mavement ‘lo-revive and save. -
the lost‘Indian culture. 1 want .-.
“Jo learn {a ‘sing. our, songs, and.”
play the traditional drums. i
want very much lo‘learn more’: °
of the histary.and culluré of ny”
own Wibe. My mother knows a...
Int of our language and customs ~
and I want lo learn everything.”” °
As for getting invelved:on a ;
national scale or giving access ° _
io the culture, of her. people § <>.

= princess. - many: miles, . seen
, many : things. and met. many.
.peaple. Must of all according to»:
“this “charming Jand™ intelligent

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_ After this August, when I've:
passed on the crawn and title, L
don't know what I'H do. ‘Iknow -:.
that: Pll travel Uhrough~” the. °
- Slates on a holiday: with my
-parents and Istillhave a tripta ”
‘anywhere in the world (another.
gift) bul after that - who knows? /*

through books ‘and magazine
articles - the future will elle:

Clara anderson has (ravelled,
as -Canada’s national native

“oung ‘women, - Clara” has

“found. her Tools, re-allirmed .t )-.
hor ‘heritages:in..thefuure, 2°”
because of her experiences, she.
‘sill become ane'af of many in. -

Canada who are -lhrowing

themselves whole-heartedly.” es
imoa-the battle to save Indian ~

culture from virtual extenction..

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