The local First Nations have a feast going in the back lot of the Indian Administration building on Garcia street. The occasion is the presentation of a schedule  for hunting and gathering that works with seasons. The English is preceded by  the Thompson Indian Dialect words for the season and flora and fauna.

A source says that a field copy valued at 100 dollars is being given to each member.

There are tepees and display tents as well as drummers playing and singing.

During World War II ,North American Indian language dialects were used in place of code to keep short wave radio messages secure from enemy use.

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