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$2? The four men - Bob Beck- ett, a Waterloo fire-preven- tion officer: Ross Brown, a psychiatric attendant at K- W Hospital; Brian Pa- leczny. a Waterloo fire- fighter and David Amy. a Waterloo lawyer - spent five days at the end of the canoe trip in the Cree village at Winisk where they were told they were only the second party to canoe the entire river this year, Weenusk. (Continued from page 1) Mr. Brown described the Winisk settlement as “a so- ciety so different and yet so close Another culture l really was not aware of ., Despite the spectacular canoe trip spent reaching the Cree village. the four members of the Polar Bear Odyssey give the Impressmn that hie in the settlement was a greater revelation than anything they encoun~ ered enroute During the e days [Wing among the ee. the manoeists visited the Indians as guests in their homes. observed the quiet, basic approach to everyday life. and were wiped out in a game of softball. Bob Beck. ett observed “they have a close-knit family life . they " The 1ftollltjiir Ilittatitr oa§§§éyff ""-, A Cree Indian boy. one of the 158 residents of Winisk. wears a baseball hat. a very popular item in the village. The original, Cree name for the village. Weenusk. means ground hog. L7 C" _ . tiefsii-'s5NR.l.7t1ti, have no desire for change." With the exception of one white family employed by the Indian band to attend the general store, the entire po- pulation of 158 at Winisk is Cree. They are more outgo- ing than the shy Ojibway the group encountered near We- baquee at the beginning of the canoe voyage. “The entire experience has changed my attitude to- wards the way we live ... the pace, the noise. the material possessions ... I'm going to put more emphasis on friendships." said Mr Beck- ell The four members of the Silver Canoe Club weren't the only benefactors of the trip Before leaving Wa- terloo. they collected pled- ges from over 700 local peo- ple. based on how far they would travel by canoe, to- wards donating two Isolettes (incubators) for newborn babies at K-W Hospital, To date the pledges total close to $3.000 Donations are still being accepted care of David Amy. Polar Bear Odyssey, Suite 323, 55 Erb St, E. Wa- terloo, and cheques should be made payable to K-W Ho- 'err" P5T ." A. r V l . ' "r "e'. yr fr _ t 'tt't '.'eris.%" . - ‘3‘ at Ir": fscc') _ te w“, C,'r4r . ti, ‘ Vt' ';rr'i' a?” J. v... 'u'.t awn!“ fl». -.' »‘F 'rf, '/,," ui"" w‘gj’k‘f; 'tt q lt - "trl., ,cnw..»:‘ . "cl .1! ‘. . . _ _ '. ‘4 Ma Viv: up; #34.» _ ' w t/'e. If, Qr -"r; " 1"V _ "‘ "=‘-1~'w:2r 'CT, ‘vr /Fssts:fTi'/ ,f.i'Au, mi b. _ ' _ f-‘r . .. L., l ,4. V.s .- l. Al - n‘ ' t J wrrr ,. . l 4"", .A '3 .r, t'm r‘ Fr I 5.. _ "I a a -, I" ‘ 1"?“ "F. . r.' o' l ' ' . '. . "s " y J'- N-rm ". 't w tut s"' _ ', , _ ', “I ' .., _ "'_' "' ' ‘1 _." . "s, . - _.' ' "H, JA'x'F. ' t;t.tPFr M, .. 'l, LW‘m". caho. trip truse " tho mouth ol '0 huts of the