Runway model
Carolyn “Tootsie” Ross was one of the participants in these fashion shows that took place. Here, we see her sporting a stylish eighties cerulean blouse and skirt set. (courtesy: Carolyn Ross)
Story told by Carolyn Deer
I ran fashion shows, four fashion shows. With the Moose, we did a lot. They made the stages, my brother Georgie did the emceeing, and there was a lot of show practice too.
All our kids, whoever was working and helping out at all these events, naturally we got all of them involved too.
This was all free – all these people, these hairdressers, everything! We had all the clothing supplied for us, and we even got all of that for free. I had La Tisseur, a very exclusive store – they dressed all the men and women. I had Zellers, and I had Woolworths in Lachine at one time; so many came to help us.
We had barbers, hairdressers, and stylists who did up all the men and the women.
This one man who's passed now, Danny Norton, looked so amazing; all of a sudden, he was this runway model, and he felt it! The crowd was yelling and screaming for him. He thanked me. He thanked me after that, with tears in his eyes, and he said, “I never, in my whole life, ever felt so, so good.”
I have two or three recordings of the shows.
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Takò:s Tsi Konhtentiéhtha Iakora'séston
Carolyn makes a flashy impression adorned her shining sea green overcoat & grey scarf + beret combo. (courtesy: Carolyn Ross)
Carolyn Deer IAKOKÁ:RATON
Wa'kahténtia'te athserónnia tsi iera'sestáhkhwa', kaié:ri ní:kon. Ne Ska'niónhsa nonkwá:ti, é:so wa'akwahténtia'te'. Ronónha wahonnón:ni ne kaswen'karáhere, ri'kèn:'a Georgie tahanenhraniarotáhrhoke', tánon é:so wa'akwatéweienste' ne natierónnion ó:ni.
Akwé:kon ne onkwaksa'ta'shòn:'a, tsik niká:ien wahotiió'ten' tánon wahontasnié:non' nakwé:kon kí:ken tsi nikanèn:rake', kwah wa'akhiiónnien' ahontià:taren' tsi niioren'nhà:'on.
Kwah akwé:kon iah teiokaraién:tahkwe'; akwé:kon ne kén:tho tsi niionkwè:take, kí:ken shakotiko'tsahserón:nis, kwah akwé:kon! Taionkhiiatkà:wa'se akwé:kon nathserónnia, tánon ó:ni iah othé:nen teionkwakarià:kon'. La Tisseur wa'tiakwaié:na, ionkwe'tató:kens khok tehatirihwaié:nas, wahshakotihseronniánion akwé:kon ne ronnón:kwe' tánon konnón:kwe'. Zellers wa'tiakwaié:na', tánon Woolworths ne Skaniatará:ti' tkanónhsote' wa'tiakwaié:na énska tsi náhe; é:so rá:ti' wa'tiakwaié:na' tsi wa'onkhiié:nawa'se.
Shakotinónhkarons, shakotiko'tsahserón:nis tánon shakotiko'tsón:nis iontionkwe'taién:tahkwe', ronónha wáhi wahshakotikwatá:ko' akwé:kon ne ronnón:kwe', tánon ne konnón:kwe'.
Kí:ken shaià:ta rón:kwe néne ó:nen. rotohétston, Danny Norton, kwah í:ken tsi ionehrákwaht tsi nihaia'to'tèn:ne; sok thontaiawénhstsi', kí:ken takò:s tsi konhtentiéhtha' iakora'séston wahá:ton', tánon kwah iahoia'tò:kten'! Tehotihenréhtha' ne ronaterò:ron tsi ronwatinòn:we's. Wa'thakenonhwerá:ton'. Wa'thakenonhwerá:ton ohnà:ken thí:ken, kwah rokáhserote', tánon wahèn:ron', "Iah nonwén:ton, tsi náhe shikónhnhe', ne ken' ní:kon' ioiánere' tewakonhnho'tèn:'en."
Tékeni tóka'ni áhsen ní:kon' karihwaráston' wátien ne kí:ken atieronnion'shòn:'a.
Edited by: George Rahrhainté:ri Ross, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Translated by: Karonhí:io Delaronde