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Title	Chronicles of Pride
Creator	Kirkness, Verna J.
Contributor	Indigenous Education (University of British Columbia) Xwi7xwa Library (University of British Columbia)
Date Issued	1986-04-15
Description	Speech given at the UBC Museum of Anthropology, 15 April 1986
Subject	Indigenous Education
Genre	Other
Type	Text
Language	eng
Notes	[This collection comprises a comprehensive sample of Verna Kirkness' speeches dating from 1973 to 2012 being housed at the Xwi7xwa Archives. Kirkness organized most of the materials in sequentially numbered file folders with some loose papers. The materials have not been further organized or analyzed by the Xwi7xwa staff. We hope this incredibly rich collection of works will continue to be a resource in the continuing efforts furthering Indigenous Education.]
Series	Verna J. Kirkness speeches
Date Available	2013-02-28
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
DOI	10.14288/1.0103035
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43988
Affiliation	First Nations House of Learning Education, Faculty of Teacher Education President's Office
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Faculty
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
AggregatedSourceRepository	DSpace

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CHRONICLES OF PRIDE  UBC MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY  APRIL 15, 1986  This evening is a tribute to contemporary Native Indian people who through their achievements are helping to secure the future of our people. The "Chronicles of Pride" features examples of these leaders, many of whom have been engaged throughout their lifetimes in ensuring our advancement. They are characterized not only as leaders but as ambassadors.  Among  those featured this evening is Chief Simon Baker who received very recently one of the highest honours that can be bestowed upon an Indian. made an honorary chief of the Sechelt Tribe.  He was  In awarding him this honour,  mention was made of the many tributes he has received over the years for his ambassadorship both of his own culture and of the human spirit. Those of us who know George Manuel know how well he deserved to be named Ambassador-at-Large by indigenous people allover the world.  For  his service to his people here in Canada and to the world, he was twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.  As further recognition of his  leadership, George received an honorary doctorate from UBC in 1984. In 1964, two women were recognized and honoured for their extensive involvement and service to their people. evening:  I believe both are here this  Mildred Gottfriedson of the Salish-Shuswap tribe, Kamloops,  won the Mother-of-the-Year award.  Dorothy Francis, a Saulteaux originally  from the Prairies, received from Chatelaine Magazine the Golden Key Award for service to her people. One could go on citing particular Indian people for their achieve­ ments but it is sufficient to say that our people, both young and old, are represented in many walks of life, and are contributing in various  - 2­  ways to our advancement.  Among these are our politicians, artists,  authors, entrepreneurs, lawyers, teachers, judges, nurses, to name a few. Leadership is the hallmark of our past, our present and our future. The measurement of success in the Indian world is regarded in terms of IIHow much service we have rendered to our people.  1I  The tribute this  evening is not only to those whose portraits appear here--for they are but a symbol of achievement and commitment. The following message appeared in the Indians of Canada Pavilion at Expo 67 and seems appropriate to the occasion: Walk in our moccasins, the trail of our past Live with us in the here and now Talk with us by the fires of the days to come. We are a people with a past but more importantly, we are a people of the present.  Our achievements speak to the future of those yet  unborn. Congratulations and sincere thanks go to Patricia Richardson Logie for her vision, her time and effort in presenting the message of the modern day Indian.  - - -......  ----.---~  ....- ...- - - - - - - -  ---.------.-~-----  

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