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_ SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW

Wednesday, February 9, 1966

“BLENDING. OF TWO. CULTURES ~

aly Training Proves Valuable In Island. Indian Schools!

Almost as’ a: “matter ® of | ‘course
“many, ‘if not. most: Canadians, are.
‘critical of the slowness «with which:

-..- educational ‘integration ” of whites
~ -and megroes is taking place in the

“U.S... Most: Canadians,. that vis, :ex-
cept those. in ‘Alert Bay. For here

2 they: have seen at: first hand the
‘depth and: seriousness of the. prob- -

“lems that “arise from ‘an: effort to.
*. “produce, . from equal ‘opportunities,
equal performance ‘by. two. races

which are culturally Bae historical: :

dy far apart,
CHANGE. OVER |

_, The : problems ‘were discovered
a few years ago, when it was de-

cided that:-Indian children, should -
attend . the . provinciat ‘public:
Almost - “overnight © the .

; “schools.
“Alert: Bay” Elementary-Secondary

school ‘changed’: from: a white pub-...

~ ile school: to one ‘that was predom-
inantly Indian... -
‘Today; ‘the “ ‘children © wha

; 7 55. per cent of the school’s “popula-

while . morally’ ‘and. socially desir-

: able, was not ‘practical under. pre

:-vailing conditions. - The. basic ‘rea-

“of: the. two races toward. their: chi

; REGULATED:

A. white Shild » is regulate tien

one.

. Actually, ° the figure | is far. ©.
“higher than ‘that, over 70: per: cent,”
‘} for many. are ‘the children of-par-.-:
= vents’. who, although » racially | “Indi-'
“vans, have. forone. reaSon. or’ ‘an-:
me other: given. up their. Indian status. ©.

° In the’ beginning, it was easy to’
see. that the:move for integration,

‘gon lay. in the different outlook: and.

fet attitude adopted by ‘the - ‘members | “hands;

cepted Jin’ many,: “ways almost: as

an, adult, ‘and. therefore’ not re- -
: quired ‘to take directions ‘from any-.
‘When ihe is hungry he cries,’ ~
cand is fed: If he wants to stand

up, -+he.stands, and when_he avishes

to go outside to play he goes. What .

he learns, the learns ‘for. himselt

when he wishes to learn, not when
someone. thinks he should.

“Because:.his . parents: probably
‘have only | a very limited education,
“he is not encouraged to look: at

books or even draw pictures with

crayon or pencil; because they are :
~manty
--and,. through improper. education, -
lacking :a large. vocabulary, he is.
va child of very few.words; and, be-

cause they ‘are probably: economic: -

times" uncommunicative

ally depressed, ‘he thasn’t, the: op-
portunity. to. develop: even funda-

mental skills with: the ‘articles: and ©
: ‘materials’ avhich =: in® other
are accepted ‘aS - commonplace and: >

ne Tegal, registered Indians make. are porn

CENTU RIES oF TRAIN IN G

From. this background, : then. °
‘the child: is: suddenly thrust into a ~
‘tightly. regulated’ group under’. con-
ditions’ that: have “been. developed .
for ‘the education. of: children’ with ~
-centuries: of training -behind: them!

in.a: totally different atmosphere.

-He sees row: beside row of care-
-fully placed : ‘desks and chairs; he —
sees: other children ; Sitting quietly, . .
using pencils: or scissors, things:

which he: ‘has. never -had in_his

homes °°

“where? ©

when. he wanders’ across. -
>the: room, a: strange:.woman ord-"
“8 ers. him: “pack to. -his seat, some-

yy thing “which: has never ‘happened
to him. before: >.
“After he has, learned. how. ‘to hold ;
“pencil, ' the-is_ given: a / Grade Le

HE aS) REBELLIOUS | _—
“Dhe result is that, frustrated and.

“confused; he becomes. discouraged --
and © sometimes’ ‘rebellious. and,
failing. the. grade, goes on} failing -

year after “year. : And: . discipline
difficult to maintain in. the early

NEVILLE. rad

(North ond
Gazette)

grades, ‘becomes almost an. impos-:
sibility as the: children grow older...

‘Standards ‘at. the school dropped.’

“Turnover. of. teacher's rose. alarm-
ingly.”
try. to accomplish: ‘the impossible.

“= owhen™ there. were lots.of : Jobs else-.""
Businessmen: in “the com=
“Their:
* best: employees “were: Jeaving- be-
‘cause their, children. could. not ex-

munity... becanie:, -frantic.

pect a proper education: ae
-. One.man,. closest to the problem,
. suffered. the’ brunt of ‘it.
Art Tinney, principal of the school;

It was. his: job.:to: do: Something -
‘The answer

“about it: “But what? ©
“seemed to Tinney,’ to: liesin a kin-
dergarten where the’ children could

be. given. the basic. training neces- -

. sary to. equip. them. to. enter Grade

able to. help. : The. -provincial de-

partment of: education refused to:
; “After. “ail; - ‘the. attitude ’
: seemed. ‘tobe, ou system. works |
“fine= in. Victoria” anid. Vancouver.

move.

ure. rate..of over. 80 per cent

Why - should ‘they. -stay -and .

He..was..

‘proached, :

But. inaving: an answer. and get-, ;
: fing: action ‘on it. were. two: Auite-
we different things.’ ep

wo The® ‘local : ‘school’ board was: une. .

‘NEW EXPERIENCE. IN EDUCATION

one.

That was. the beginning.

“Last year, the. board of. trustees.
of School District. No. 85 ‘agreed

* to maintain -a: kindergarten for ali
“the. children:.on’ Cormorant Island -
“and, ‘seeing that the ‘project - was a
“suecess and.‘ that: ‘he. people of.

the community were determined to
keep it, the Indian Affairs branch:

“ came. up’ with financial | help.

A ‘REALITY ©

Despite the fact. ‘that ‘there is £

only one teacher for. 54 children,
the’ kindergarten is at: ledst a
reality, and it is-expected to cut
in. half the former Grade 1. fail-

‘But “that wasn't) good: enough.
And: it- was seen that. one. year’s:

pre-school -training” was not. suf-_
“Children’s “habits. are.

ficient.
formed early, almost from the mo-:

ment’ of birth,.and to be properly. :

successful their training must be- |

_gin even earlier than kindergarten:
age.. Again Tinney proposed aso.
lution—a nursery school, to take in.

the -three. and: four-year-olds,. |
And again, when they were ap-.
“the “members: ‘vof. ‘the
Nimpkish . Women’s
Club ° jumped at the opportunity.

They obtained a.small building, a.
former office of the Kwawkailth In-
dian Agency, ..and:.persuaded: the »
men: of the: band to do: the neces: ©
“sary ‘redecorating’ and build most...”
of. the: required furniture. ' ete

: president. of
Alert Bay-Air Services; a man long:
concerned ‘about’: ‘the. “downgraded:
: education’ in’:the - community, | wee PE:
- out: ‘to’ get money ‘to begin ‘financ- ae cere
er cing. of: the ™ project, :
ee three: days, collected: $1, 000. from:
~. businesses and ~ “individuals — ,and®’

; Don» Thompson,

‘and,

- ‘They were given space. by
St. .Michael’s. Indian Residential :
* School, and they found ; a: ‘volunteer

teacher.

_, them,"
gr eatest Weaknesses in education:

carried on’ this. year

‘Community. _

set

‘within .”

“UBC Extension Department to un.
dertake a study uf the whole prob:
lem cof indian: education. as it has fe:
“~~ been exposed™ in : ‘Alert Bay:

| There must be x thorough’ study.
» by: trained investigators to ‘find out
“what and where “our Woaknesses

are, and how: we can.

“says. Tinney.

overcome
“One of. the

in this provinee is. the total Jack of

‘any. kindof research carried on: by
_ the :provineial governnient. :

“It is'essential. that a study -be
to get right
to the root of the problem, not only
for ourselves, but. for’ the rest of

- the country as well.!’

Last fall “Tinney

referendum

search team.

Tg we can ‘do: these. three | things
we can do miracles,”
THIRD REMAINS

Two of them have been” done,
sand. the third’ is changing in” the’.
’- balance, ™.

But “it is hardly a mir:
acle.: Instead,: it is a measure. of
what.can be accomplished when a

‘group “of* people make up_ their:
_Mminds that. something must: be
done, then set: out. to-do it.

“The. peaple~ of ‘tiny Cormorant”
-Istand : have accomplished. much.
“It -is now: up to. others .to -get .be-. :
-hind ‘them -to: solve what. has been
ae exposed’ as one of the 1 major Social ‘
“problems ‘of our area, and: time;

called” upon
the. people of the district. to do® j:
-three things: vote for the $1, 750,-
~-- 000 school duilding -
~...800n to be put to the ratepayers,

start: the’ nursery schoo: and: have::
‘the » Study. undertaken by the: re

he said.

SHOPPING SPREE PRIZE IN

SIDNEY LIONS

‘Something new in contests in the
Sidney... district. is. being: introduced
this month by the Sidney Lions Club:

It's.a three-minute. shopping. spree
in) one: of six grocery. stores. in ni the,

Sidney ‘district.

Lion John’ Calland said the club
“Will hola“ one of the contests every
three: months and each. contest will
be limited to 300. entrants. First gro-
cery shopping spree will take place

at*the: end of March.

Several rules will govern the win- |
Winners will be lim-
ited to three articles of a ‘kind only

ning shoppers.

and will not. be permitted to pick
meat or cigarettes.
will’ be. able .to pick .$10 «worth

meat and one carton of cigarettes if
they ‘so desire after the three-min-

utes are up.
Senior . citizens will be ‘helped ©

a mempber of the Lions club in mak-
ing then rounds ., of the. _srocery

aisles.:;

~ Aisles will be closed to ‘other shop-
Pers while: the winners ‘are making

their dash, through’ the: store.

“The 300 tickets: for the first con-
test are now. being. sold by members.

Instead, they

CLUB CONTEST

jof the club and:at the six participat-
ing ©. stores—Sidney. » Super~ Foods,

Sidney: Cash and Carry, J. & B.
Super. Mart and. Queens Pay. Less.

. Mr, Callard, said. up .to, $109: worth
of groceries have been collected . by

wan Lions‘club. = . .

up

of

by

Lairds IGA, Stan’s Red’ and White, : 7

lucky ticket’ holders in’ a. similar
contest “conducted by ‘a Saskatche-

YOUR RED CROSS :

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“EL ean get it.. ~~
If I-ean’t get it,
You forget it.

_Phone 656- 2469.

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Af 9732 First St. -- Sidney

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