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16 TRIDENT, MAY 17, 2010 Canadian actor to portray Aboriginal war hero By Penny Rogers Lookout Newspaper owichan Tribes recently helda Ctraditional Coast Salish naming ceremony in Duncan to welcome well-known Canadian actor Adam Beach, his daughter Phoenix and Vancouver Island’s Bay Film Studios co-founder Robin Webb into their community. Standing onintricately designed blankets placed on the soft dirt floor of the Somena Long House, surrounded by acrowd of almost 2,500 people, Beach was honoured with the name Stayki-tun (Wolf always looking for a home), his daughter Phoenix with the name Stayki-ough (daughter of Wolf) and Robin Webb with Spaal’tun (Raven that gathers). It was part of acelebration to recognize the upcoming work of Beach and Webb, who have joined forces to produce a motion picture based on the extraordinary wartime heroism of Sgt Tommy Prince. Joe Thorne, Cowichan band member and Duncan city councillor, was instrumentalin organizing the ceremony and has been working with the film’s producers, whose studio is located minutes outside Duncan. “We wanted people, especially nativekids, to realize wehave a lot of Indian heroes. They talk about Jim Thorpe, God bless him. Ira Hayes. A lot of other guys, but nobody knows about the Tommy Princes,” said Thorne. “Adam is the right age to relate to the young and the old. He’s a perfect role model. No mom, no dad and he made it and now he wants to open his heart to this community and work with Aboriginalkids on Vancouver Island.” Also excitedabout the upcoming film are members of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) in Edmonton. Sgt Michael Rude drove over 12 hours to attend the naming ceremony after being invited by Victoria’s Aldeen Mason, the national civilian co-chair for the National Defence Aboriginal Advisory Group (DAAG). Sgt Rude is the regional military cochair for Alberta. “A film like this can really be something if it’s on par with what’s been done, like ‘Windtalkers.’ That was about Navaho code talkers, or ‘Flags of Our Fathers.’ Those are bigger budget movies. Even if it’s half the budget or if it can make some of the points those other films did, it stands to be up there. For army guys, we like that kind of stuff,” said Sgt Rude, with achuckle. “It’s about us and the military and the Special Service Force,andTommy Prince. There are so many pluses, in my opinion.” Working out of the Regimental Headquarters for PPCLI in Edmonton, Sgt Rude found himself helping with the film in a unique way. Word spread and questions started coming in from veterans who wanted to help with the film, including a few who had served with Prince. Sgt Rude started filtering these invaluable contacts back to the film’s producers who have sincemet with several of the men. Aldeen Mason, being First Nations from Manitoba, was no stranger to the name Tommy Prince. “I know how very special Sgt Prince was. But because of his ethnicity I am ashamed to say he was not properly acknowledgedas a true Canadian veteran when he returned from war. I haveheard similar stories frommy Aboriginal veteranfriends. Once they returned to Canada, they were treatedas lowerclass citizens. Our Métis veterans are still fighting for recognition and compensation today,” said Mason. Beach,also from Manitoba, was excited when initially contactedby Webb about the Prince story. “I thought,damn, someone who cares about a story that’s going to show First Nation kids a hero and a role model,” said Beach. “It’s awesome, man. It’s something I’ve always been part of in spirit, and to honour him like I’vehonoured Ira Hayes and the Navajo code talkers, it’s an opportunity to extend it out to one of my people from Manitoba. So, I think that’s very important.” Prince is buried in Winnipeg’s Field of Honour section of Brookside Cemetery. The simple white stone monument blends in with the thousands of others that stand row upon row. It is adorned with a simple cross, his name, rank,battalion, the datehe diedand his age, 62. But what makes Prince’s headstone extraordinary are the four letters also engraved on it: MM and SS. It’s a long way from Manitoba’s Actor Adam Beach speaks with representatives from the CF Defence Aboriginal Advisory Group. Members of the Cowichan Tribe honoured Beach at a naming ceremony in Duncan on April 15. He and his daughter, Phoenix, were given the name Wolf. PENNY ROGERS, LOOKOUT Brokenhead Ojibway Nation to London, England, but at the end of the SecondWorldWar that’s where Prince was summoned. Standing in Buckingham Palace before King George VI, he was awarded the Military Medal (MM). Prince also received the USSilver Star (SS),an honour not many Canadians have received. Yolande Mason 478-3197 Andy During 497-3540 André Béland 830-8679 John Foster 483-3136 During his time in the Second World War and the Korean War, Prince became one of Canada’s most decorated Aboriginal war heroes. By 1942, he had earned the rank of Sergeant with the Canadian Parachute Battalion and was posted to the 1st Canadian Special Service Battalion. At this time, the Americans were forming a specialized Yolande Mason & Associates We understand the needs of our military clients Military relocation is a major part of our business. Why not call us and take advantage of our combined 50+ years of Real Estate experience. Moving away We can help. We are part of a National Referral Network and we can offer assistance in finding the perfect REALTOR ® to assist you anywhere in Canada. It’s simple. You deserve and should expect first rate service from your REALTOR®. All team members are professional and highly committed to your clients. We’re never too busy to take your call. 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TRIDENT, MAY 17, 2010 17 CNC celebrations kick off in Newfoundland By Lt(N) Shannon Lewis-Simpson Training Officer HMCS Cabot MCS Cabot sailors of all ages, Hranks, and seniority laced up their sneakers for a good cause on April 17, running 100 km around Quidi Vidi Lake to celebrate 100 years of proud naval service. In the process they raised more than $650 in one hour for the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada. Cabot’s ship’s bell was used to begin the regular St John’s City Council Meeting on Tuesday April 20 at one bell in the First Dog Watch. Whether or not His Worship and the City Councillors needed it, they received abit of dog watch instruction on naval history and the importance of the Navy to St John’s and Newfoundland and Labrador. Cdr Rob Clark, Commanding Officer, HMCS St John’s presented ahistory of St John’s to Mayor Dennis O’Keefe. Similar namesake presentations are being made nationally to draw attention to the Canadian Naval Centennial and highlight the Navy’s connections with communities throughout the country. On Saturday April 24, nearly 1000 people packed the Arts and Culture Centre in St John’s to hear the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra’s musical tribute to the Navy, including a newly commissioned piece by Clifford Crawley entitled Heart of Oak, a framed copy of which was presented to Thin places, thin times Padre’s Corner By Lt(N) John Hounsell-Drover 12 Wing One of the aspects of Celtic Christianity that always spoke to my soul has been the assertion that there are times in our lives and places in our world where God or the holy or the spiritual (whatever you want to call it) is more evident. There are moments of grace, places of unspeakable peace and beauty, and events that change us forever when it is impossible to deny the presence of a greater power. These are places and times when the veil between this world and the world of God becomes ‘thin’. The ancient Celts often marked thin places by building wells or erecting stones. Later Christians in Britain would build their churches and monasteries on these sites. Thin times, events ofgreat renown, were told and retold in story and song. As a military family, we know all to well the value of recounting, remembering and celebrating our past. Visually, these thin places in life were represented by the intricate knot-work we commonly associate with Celtic artwork today. As you follow the lines of any knot you will find that not only are they all intertwined in a wonderful way, but, the lines themselves disappear and reappear over and under each other. This interweaving, in and out of sight,displays the assurance that the paths of our lives and not only intertwined with each other, but also with the invisible world of God. So what’s the point Simply this: as sure as our lives are closely woven together, wemust not neglect to celebrate the times and places in our lives when wehave drawn close to the holy, to God. I have heard people tell me over and over that they arenot religious. Baloney. These same people will also speak to me ofmoments in their lives, relationships that they cherish and ideals which they hold dear in such a way that I too am drawn into their thin places. Why do we often try to play down the spiritual aspect of our lives Are we afraid Ashamed Here is the challenge I lay down to all who read these words. Take time today and in the days to come to name your thin places and moments. Write them down if you have to. Share them with others if you can. But, for God’s sake, celebrate and remember them. RAdm Maddison on behalf of the Navy. The program included a wide range of music from Felix Mendelssohn to Stan Rogers, punctuated by the shrill sounds of the bos’n call. The concert was organized like aday alongside, beginning with Wakey Wakey and ending with sunset carried out by members of Cabot and CFNES Detatchment St John’s. Free tickets to the concert weremade available to veterans and their guests, which was very much appreciated. In his address to the audience, RAdm Maddison quoted Capt ’D’, Rollo Mainguy, who famously said “Although the head of the Navy might beinHalifax, the heart of the Navy is in St John’s.” Clearly nothing has changed in 60 years. HRH The Princess Royal speaks with students of the Marine Institute and naval and merchant navy veterans on Saturday April 24, after attending the launch of a marine simulation, of a corvette leaving St. John’s and joining a convoy during the Battle of the Atlantic. 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