| Show Native Americans teach tea h spirituality and responsibility to the earth Maj Len Maj-Len en And Anderson Contri buting Writer THE Indian Club lub is IS' sponsoring sponsoring spon spon- 0 a a week of native awareness designed to bring understanding of Indians as s real human beings said Club President Bill W Weeks eks Many people have fictionalized Native Native Na Na- tive Americans and have a mythological impression of how ow they think feel and act Few white people realize the symbolic significance of pf each aspect of Native American life explained Weeks to Horizon For example in setting up a teepee each pole and the way it is lashed together means something Each part of a dancers dancers dancers dan dan- cers regalia has a spiritual significance significance sig sig- sig- sig to the dancer The purpose of Indian Week is to try to educate and enlighten non-Natives non about ours culture We have a centuries old religion I cant can't talk about religion without t getting upset said Weeks when asked to explain explain explain ex ex- ex- ex plain the difference between Native spiritual beliefs and those of Judeo Does God sit and chastise people God made the whole creation Everything you touch even if it is called so-called manmade manmade manmade man made is composed of things crea created ted by God Weeks s believes that Native Americans I fact because their religion is closer to the earth and the source of creation We are living in a society where you must take the good with the bad One cannot push anything any any- thing any thing any belief belief on on to anybody else Weeks said that white people can never fully understand understand understand under under- stand what goes on inside the hearts and souls of Native Americans Everything we learn about them is filtered through white exp experience which is entirely different from what Natives Natives' know Indian W Week ek so far has had opening remarks by President Frank rank Budd a lecture on Native American cuI culture ture p past st and present presen t by guest speaker Will and an Indian Taco sale which included wonderful Native American music Yet to come Wednesday at noon on the Quad Redwood Quad Redwood Campus the Campus the club will be participating participating participating par par- in a benefit for Dave Carlson by performing traditional traditional traditional d dances Weeks said that while the dancers are performing performing performing perform perform- ing the powerful emotions evoked by the ceremony m may maybe maybe y be visible on each dancers dancer's face The traditional and hoop dances are performed from the heart Weeks said This is a atrue atrue atrue true form farm of Indian self sion I What Pow PowWow Wow When Friday O Oct t 9 2600 2600 2600 2 pm p.m. Where Redwood Campus Campus Campus Cam Cam- pus Quad On the evening of Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day Oct 7 A Lenny support support support sup sup- port movie will be screened in inthe inthe inthe the TB building followed by a discussion I would like all students to come come Everyone needs to see both sides of the coin Weeks urged This Thursday Oct 8 at noon in the sunken lounge story teller Shirley Reed will be treating students to a wonderful wonder wonder- ful opportunity Typically Indian Indian Indian In In- dian story tellers were teachers of the people getting right light to the souls of their listeners Reed will weave a spell on the hearts and minds of students with her story telling q ques ues Finishing off the week Friday Luke Duncan will discuss discuss discuss dis dis- dis- dis cuss sensitive issues of concern to Native Americans regarding their lands and resources at noon in the sunken lounge The ann annual ual Pow Wow will open at 2 pm p.m. wit with I c ceremonial dancing After a break at 6 pm p.m. there will be a Grand Entry Entry Entry-a a ceremonial of all the dancers procession procession procession-Of E Ew w w e J JI w. w I pl F III J JL L I c i w c J Photo by Ed tile Experienced dancer tenderly assists little one with ceremonial regalia Native arts and crafts will be on sale together with Indian tacos The Indian Club was started in 1989 Albert Tinhorn was the first president Katchu Mitch Mitchell was vice vice- president with Jo John n Weimer as secretary S p. p NA-A NA 17 a a IMM-a IMM Back then most Indians Indians' were staying to themselves being clos closet t Indians so we op opened ned the club to all who were interested said Mitchell Now the club is thriving he said Only Native Americans can be office holders but anyone anyone may join he added e rw 1 M |
