[Bcma-l] Aboriginals & sport

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Pat,

Is Kenny McLean related in any way to 'The Wild McLeans'?  They hailed =
from Hat Creek Ranch, owned and operated by Donald McLean before he was =
killed in 1864.  His Aboriginal wife, Sofia, had to leave the property =
two years after his death and the boys formed a gang and ran riot =
through the Cariboo.  They were hung in 1881 for shooting Sheriff Johnny =
Usher.  The boys, Allan, Charlie and Archie, were all great horsemen.  =
Charlie often raced at Barrington Price's track in Keremeos.

Christine Pilgrim
Hands on History
Email: christinepilgrim@telus.net
Website: www.christinepilgrim.com

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  Subject: Re: [Bcma-l] Aboriginals & sport


  Lauren
  Further to Kenny McLean, he was inducted into the BC Cowboy Hall of =
Fame in 2001.  The BC Cowboy Hall of Fame is located in the Museum of =
the Cariboo Chilcotin in Williams Lake, B C.  We have his story, photos =
and some artifacts.  Other native cowboys in the hall of fame are Gus =
Gottfriedson from the Kamloops area, Joe Elkins from the Williams Lake =
area, Andrew Manuel, Kamloops area, Gilbert Bowe, Prince George area, =
Joe Rosette, Alkali Lake, Louie Bates, Williams Lake area, Floyd =
Grinder, Cache Creek, the Plamantier family, Chilcotin area
  Other native athletes - The Alkali Braves hockey team  1930s, Carey =
Price, Anahim Lake BC  Goalie for Tri-City Americans - fifth overall =
pick of the Montreal Candians in 2005 draft - named to the Western =
Hockey League first all-star, named most valuable player and top goalie =
in World Jr.Hockey Championships 2007 - finished a perfect 6-0 -  Canada =
won the gold medal ,Calder Cup winner 2007
  Pat
  Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin
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    Subject: Re: [Bcma-l] Aboriginals & sport


    Hello Lauren,

    One primary source would be the family of Kenny McLean, 1939-2002, =
world champion saddle bronc champion, from Okanagan Falls, BC. This is a =
quickly found link-- you can certainly find family members in the =
Okanagan Falls area to interview.

    =
http://www.kevinkruegermla.bc.ca/EN/2594/16831?PHPSESSID=3D1087dae5180edf=
94c8039419b1ff2c99

    From this link:

    "November 18, 2002=20
    Kenny McLean: Requiem For A Cowboy
    Private Members' Statement

     K. Krueger: On July 13, 2002, Kenny McLean passed away. He was =
considered by many to be the greatest Canadian rodeo cowboy of all time =
and a true national hero. He was competing in a senior professional =
rodeo in Taber, Alberta, when he suffered a fatal heart attack. He was =
63 years old. Ken was born May 13, 1939, at Okanagan Falls, B.C.
              =20
    He was a tremendously gifted athlete who could have excelled in =
nearly any sport. Ken was breaking colts for his father on the ranch by =
the time he was 12. By the time he was 17 he was on the road, competing =
in saddle bronc riding against the best rodeo cowboys in the world and =
winning. He earned one of his first championship buckles at Kamloops =
rodeo in 1956, Mr. Speaker, when you were a lad, and I was little more =
than a gleam in my daddy's eye. He went on to win almost every major =
rodeo in North America at one time or another in his career, including =
the Calgary Stampede.

    In 1959, at the age of 20, Kenny McLean won his first Canadian =
championship in saddle bronc riding. He won again in 1960 and in 1961 =
became the first cowboy ever to be crowned Canadian champion bronc rider =
three years in a row. In 1961 Ken was named rookie of the year on the =
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association circuit south of the border. In =
1962 Kenny McLean earned the title of world champion saddle bronc rider. =
After winning a world championship riding bucking horses, Ken also began =
competing in the calf roping and steer wrestling. He quickly established =
himself as one of the best all around cowboys in the world, winning =
Canadian championships in both steer wrestling and calf roping. He was =
all around championship cowboy of Canada four times. Kenny McLean still =
holds the record for the most major championships ever won by a Canadian =
cowboy, and that was 14. Kenny McLean became the first to be inducted =
into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in 1974. In 1976 he received the Order =
of Canada. He is the only rodeo cowboy ever to be inducted thus far as a =
member of the Order of Canada."


    Good luck with your research!
    Barbara





    On 2-Aug-07, at 12:21 PM, bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca wrote:


      Lauren,

      We have some pictures of native women footraces c1910, native =
women
      horseback race 1910 and native men hockey team c1945 all from the =
Nicola
      Valley.=20

      Jo Atkinson
      Nicola Valley Museum Archives Association
      Merritt, BC
      Ph/fax 250-378-4145
      nvma@uniserve.com




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      Sent: August 2, 2007 11:04 AM
      To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
      Subject: [Bcma-l] Aboriginals & sport

      Hi!
      I would like to post on Listserv. Perhaps the following message =
could be
      posted.=20
      Thanks,
      Lauren Milden



      Hi!
      My name is Lauren Milden and I am working with the BC Sports Hall =
of Fame
      and Museum to try to locate primary and secondary sources that =
relate to
      Aboriginals and sport in British Columbia. This can include, for =
example,
      feats
      of strength, games etc. I would really appreciate it if you
      could give me an idea of the sources that your museum might house
      or any other worthwhile places to search.=20
      Thanks so much,
      Lauren
      _______________________________________________
      Bcma-l mailing list
      Bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
      http://hp.bccna.bc.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcma-l


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Pat,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is Kenny McLean related in any way to =
'The Wild=20
McLeans'?&nbsp; They hailed from Hat Creek Ranch, owned and operated by =
Donald=20
McLean before he was killed in 1864.&nbsp; =
His&nbsp;Aboriginal&nbsp;wife, Sofia,=20
had to leave the property two years after his death and the boys formed =
a gang=20
and ran riot through the Cariboo.&nbsp; They were hung in 1881 for =
shooting=20
Sheriff Johnny Usher.&nbsp; The boys, Allan, Charlie and Archie, were =
all great=20
horsemen.&nbsp; Charlie often raced at Barrington Price's track in=20
Keremeos.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Christine Pilgrim</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hands on History</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Email: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:christinepilgrim@telus.net">christinepilgrim@telus.net</A>=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Website: <A=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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  sport</DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lauren</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Further to Kenny McLean, he was =
inducted into the=20
  BC Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2001.&nbsp; The BC Cowboy Hall of Fame is =
located in=20
  the Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin in Williams Lake, B C.&nbsp; We =
have his=20
  story, photos and some artifacts.&nbsp; Other native cowboys in the =
hall of=20
  fame are Gus Gottfriedson from the Kamloops area, Joe Elkins from the =
Williams=20
  Lake area, Andrew Manuel, Kamloops area, Gilbert Bowe, Prince George =
area, Joe=20
  Rosette, Alkali Lake, Louie Bates, Williams Lake area, Floyd Grinder, =
Cache=20
  Creek, the Plamantier family, Chilcotin area</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Other&nbsp;native athletes - The =
Alkali Braves=20
  hockey team&nbsp; 1930s, Carey Price, Anahim Lake BC&nbsp; Goalie for =
Tri-City=20
  Americans - fifth overall pick of the Montreal Candians in 2005 draft =
- named=20
  to the Western Hockey League first all-star, named most valuable =
player and=20
  top goalie in World Jr.Hockey Championships 2007&nbsp;- finished a =
perfect 6-0=20
  - &nbsp;Canada won the gold medal&nbsp;,Calder Cup winner =
2007</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Pat</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Museum of the Cariboo =
Chilcotin</FONT></DIV>
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Aboriginals &amp;=20
    sport</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial=20
    size=3D2></FONT><BR></DIV>Hello Lauren,<BR><BR>One primary source =
would be the=20
    family of Kenny McLean, 1939-2002, world champion saddle bronc =
champion,=20
    from Okanagan Falls, BC. This is a quickly found link-- you can =
certainly=20
    find family members in the Okanagan Falls area to =
interview.<BR><BR><A=20
    =
href=3D"http://www.kevinkruegermla.bc.ca/EN/2594/16831?PHPSESSID=3D1087da=
e5180edf94c8039419b1ff2c99">http://www.kevinkruegermla.bc.ca/EN/2594/1683=
1?PHPSESSID=3D1087dae5180edf94c8039419b1ff2c99</A><BR><BR>From=20
    this link:<BR><B><I><?fontfamily><?param Verdana><?color><?param =
0000,0000,9999><BR>"November=20
    18, 2002 <?/color><BR><?color><?param 0000,0000,9999>Kenny McLean: =
Requiem=20
    For A =
Cowboy<?/color><BR><?/fontfamily></I></B><I><?fontfamily><?param =
Verdana><?color><?param 0000,0000,9999>Private=20
    Members' Statement<?/color><BR><BR><B>&nbsp;K. Krueger:</B> On July =
13,=20
    2002, Kenny McLean passed away. He was considered by many to be the =
greatest=20
    Canadian rodeo cowboy of all time and a true national hero. He was =
competing=20
    in a senior professional rodeo in Taber, Alberta, when he suffered a =
fatal=20
    heart attack. He was 63 years old. Ken was born May 13, 1939, at =
Okanagan=20
    Falls, =
B.C.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
    <BR>He was a tremendously gifted athlete who could have excelled in =
nearly=20
    any sport. Ken was breaking colts for his father on the ranch by the =
time he=20
    was 12. By the time he was 17 he was on the road, competing in =
saddle bronc=20
    riding against the best rodeo cowboys in the world and winning. He =
earned=20
    one of his first championship buckles at Kamloops rodeo in 1956, Mr. =

    Speaker, when you were a lad, and I was little more than a gleam in =
my=20
    daddy's eye. He went on to win almost every major rodeo in North =
America at=20
    one time or another in his career, including the Calgary =
Stampede.<BR><BR>In=20
    1959, at the age of 20, Kenny McLean won his first Canadian =
championship in=20
    saddle bronc riding. He won again in 1960 and in 1961 became the =
first=20
    cowboy ever to be crowned Canadian champion bronc rider three years =
in a=20
    row. In 1961 Ken was named rookie of the year on the Professional =
Rodeo=20
    Cowboys Association circuit south of the border. In 1962 Kenny =
McLean earned=20
    the title of world champion saddle bronc rider. After winning a =
world=20
    championship riding bucking horses, Ken also began competing in the =
calf=20
    roping and steer wrestling. He quickly established himself as one of =
the=20
    best all around cowboys in the world, winning Canadian championships =
in both=20
    steer wrestling and calf roping. He was all around championship =
cowboy of=20
    Canada four times. Kenny McLean still holds the record for the most =
major=20
    championships ever won by a Canadian cowboy, and that was 14. Kenny =
McLean=20
    became the first to be inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in =
1974.=20
    In 1976 he received the Order of Canada. He is the only rodeo cowboy =
ever to=20
    be inducted thus far as a member of the Order of=20
    Canada."<BR><?/fontfamily></I><BR><BR>Good luck with your=20
    research!<BR>Barbara<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>On 2-Aug-07, at 12:21 =
PM,=20
    bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca wrote:<BR><BR>
    <BLOCKQUOTE>Lauren,<BR><BR>We have some pictures of native women =
footraces=20
      c1910, native women<BR>horseback race 1910 and native men hockey =
team=20
      c1945 all from the Nicola<BR>Valley. <BR><BR>Jo Atkinson<BR>Nicola =
Valley=20
      Museum Archives Association<BR>Merritt, BC<BR>Ph/fax=20
      250-378-4145<BR>nvma@uniserve.com<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>-----Original =

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      [mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca]<BR><BR>Sent: August 2, =
2007 11:04=20
      AM<BR>To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca<BR>Subject: [Bcma-l] =
Aboriginals &amp;=20
      sport<BR><BR>Hi!<BR>I would like to post on Listserv. Perhaps the=20
      following message could be<BR>posted. <BR>Thanks,<BR>Lauren=20
      Milden<BR><BR><BR><BR>Hi!<BR>My name is Lauren Milden and I am =
working=20
      with the BC Sports Hall of Fame<BR>and Museum to try to locate =
primary and=20
      secondary sources that relate to<BR>Aboriginals and sport in =
British=20
      Columbia. This can include, for example,<BR>feats<BR>of strength, =
games=20
      etc. I would really appreciate it if you<BR>could give me an idea =
of the=20
      sources that your museum might house<BR>or any other worthwhile =
places to=20
      search. <BR>Thanks so=20
      =
much,<BR>Lauren<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Bcm=
a-l=20
      mailing=20
      =
list<BR>Bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca<BR>http://hp.bccna.bc.ca/mailman/listinf=
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