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Show " Polynesian Week to offer food, games, culture Added to the growing list of multicultural events at SUU i, Polyncaian Week, with a full slate of activities Thu nday through May 15. Polynesian Week begins with Convocation Thursday at 11 a .m . featuring Edwin Napia. A member of New Zealand 's Maori tribes, Napia will discuss " Taaniko: Exploring Polynesian Origins.' May 11-14 offen daily displays and demonstr ations in the Student Center Kolob Living Room from 11 a .m . to 2 p.m . The focus is on New Zealand May 11 . Demonstrations include the ancient method of recording history and legend through wood carvings, poi ball and " tititorea," the Maori stick game. Tonga is b turcd May 12 with displays of "tapa," the traditional cloth of the only remaining independent kingdom in the Po lyncaian islands. Samoa and Tahiti arc the focus May 13, and participants will have the opportunity to " milk" a coconut and to learn the "otca, " the fast-moving dance of T ahiti. The story of Pele, goddess of the volcano, is part of the M ay 14- activities that focus on H awaii. Samples of " poi," the staple food of H awaii will be available for participants to taste. Polynesian Week activities conclude May 15 with a luau on the Lower Quad at 6 p.m. A nine-course meal will include Kalua Pork, Tcriyaki Chicken, Chicken Long Rice and Lomi Salmo n. Entcnainment will conaiat of authentic Polynesian dancen representing Hawaii, New Zealand, Samao and T onga, and will include a presentation of the Firclmifc Dance. The luau is sponsored by SUUSA, the Cedar High School Basketball Booster Club and the SUU Polynesian Club. Tickets arc $8 for adults, $5 for SUU students and child ren under five will be admitted free . The tickets arc available at the SUU Theatre Box Office. For further information on Polynesian Week activities, contact the SUU Multicultur al Center at 586-7770. 86TH YEAR; NUMBER 49 Month a success despite__ $etbacks BY LISA JONES Thunderbird Correspondent Despite difficulties, Native American Month at SUU has been very successful, according to Annie Tawla, ethnic programs coordinator for the club. Throughou t the month of April the Inter-Tribal C lub, SU Convocations, the Multicultural Center and SUUSA hosted events including two Convocation lectures, six other lectures and a panel discussion, a pageant and the concluding Powwow. " The month has gone excellently,'' said Lynne Finton, multicultural director. " Part of the success is because we spread the events out over a whole month rather than j ust a week-people have a hard time devoting their whole week to lectures." According to Tawla, another reason this year' s events have been successful is due to the availability for students to receive credit by attending the N ativc American activities. She said with the help of J amcs Vlasich, associate professor of history, one credit our was given in either sophomore or senior history. Roberta Wauneka, first attendant to the 1992 Indian Princess, said she wished more people had come for the Powwow on Saturday. "A Powwow is not just a dance contest, it has a lot of symbolic meaning to us and it 's a social gathering. The songs arc traditional and sacred and the dances arc passed down from generation to gener ation,' ' said Leonard John, treasurer of the InterTribal Club. According to Loujeane Little, Inter-Tribal C lub president, there were some misunderstandings about extra funding through the SUUSA Senate and Clubs and Organizations Budget Committee, but the month's activities proceeded as planned. The Inter-Tribal Club originally asked for $2,000 from the senate, which was whittled down to $700. Then, after the $700 was allocated it was rescinded due to what Little said was a misundcntanding between the budget committee and a member of the club. Finton said she thought the clu b overcame their problems with the senate. " We have no hard feelings for the senate and hope that when we go in fall quarter with our bill they will treat us just like any other club," she said. Finton expressed her concern that " non-Indian" students felt they couldn' t come to the events. H owever, she said, "This gives all of us the chance to sing, dance and celebrate the joy in life.'' Benny Wero, J r., of St.. George, _ _ _ _ _ _J |