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GAMES CONTINGENT oF

Stelly’s pair win at Commonwealth Games

by Fraser Syme
Special to The Review

Stelly’s School students Wil-
liam Morris, 14, and his cousin
Ivan Morris, 17, returned last week
from Auckland, New Zealand,
after achieving a championship
performance in canoe pulling.

The pair, who are members of
the Tsartlip band, were part of an
11-man crew who defeated their
Kiwi hosts in the Open class,
double hull sprint championship
— one of the Commonwealth
Games exhibition events.

William Moris remembers the
race with a smile. He explained: “I
was really nervous. I’m the young-
est member of the crew, except for
Ivan and Allan Tom who’s 15.

“Everyone else in the race were
adults.”

The race was a short sprint, only
three or four minutes, “but when
we were finished, the Kiwis were
pretty far back. We were surprised
because this is our off-season. We
normally pull in the summer, so
we hadn’*t had very much train-
ing.”

Moris added: “The other thrill
was singing in the Games Closing
Ceremonies. We represented the
Salish tribe, and helped raise Nuu-
chah-nulth carver Tim Paul’s
Friendship Pole at the closing. We
were all excited because the event

was televised all over the world. It '

was weird to watch ourselves on
T.Y. later.”

The event coincided with a sim-
ilar raising of Cicero August’s
Knowledge Totem on the lawn of
the Victoria Legislature, so the
event has added significance for
the Morris family, who live in
Brentwood Bay.

Ivan’s father, Wayne Morris, car-
ried the Canadian Banner in the
Opening Ceremony, an added
thrill for the young pair.

Ivan Mortis says the pole raising
was a highlight. “I was proud to be
Salish. Most people think the
Haida are the best artists. The pole
we raised was a great moment for

Games,” said Ivan. “We saw some
boxing, and met Canadian silver
medalist Geronimo Bie. We stayed
at the Auckland Technical Insti-
tute, and the manager’s daughter
was gold medal gymnastics star
Nikki Jenkins. We also had a
chance to meet some of the native
New Zealanders, the Maori. We
had dinner in their church, and
tried mussels for the first time.”

William said: “They think the
sweet potato is the greatest vegeta-
ble. They even started wars over
gardens growing them. They put
different kinds of fish on their
pizzas .. . gross! It was interesting,
but given the choice, I ate at
McDonald’s.”

As to what’s coming next in
their careers as Commonwealth
Games champions, William rolled
his eyes and said: “Reality. We
missed three weeks of school, so
schoolwork is pretty important.
The next canoeing goal is tre
Indigenous Games in Edmonton
this June. The Commonwealth
Games Committee will be there
watching, and it would be awe-
some if canoe pulling was
included in the Victoria Games.”

ALL SMILES back at home are William Morris, (left) and
cousin Ivan Morris, who just returned from the Com-

monwealih Games in Auckland.

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