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iSECOND CLASS MAIL — REGISTRATION NO, 3025

KAMLOOPS — The results ‘of
band elections in December has
been set aside by Indian Affairs
based on affidavits and evidence
that 11 voters did not meet
residential qualifications.

Pending new elections, ‘band
affairs will be handled by DIA.

Earlier Norman La Rue the
chief-elect, had announced that
Minister. Jean Chretien had
“tentatively” upheld the election
results, and that he and the newly
elected councillors are taking
office on either January 20 or 22.

The decision of DIA to set aside
the election results meta
counter-protest ‘‘sit-in’’ that
promises to become a “starvation
sit-in’ according to supporters of
the dissolved council. | :

The sit-ins are being staged in
the regional office of Indian Affairs
and in Vancouver.”

Acting District Supt. Allan
Cornwall said the demonstrations

voids results

are welcome to stay and will only.

be asked to observe office hours.

KAMLOOPS (Staff) — Members:
of the Kamloops Indian Band face
the possibility of going to the polls
again to elect their chief and
councillors.

Twenty seven members of the
band have filed a protest against
the election of Norman La Rue as
chief.

When the band held its elections
on December 21, the incumbent
chief, Gus Gottfriedson, lost by a
narrow margin of three votes to La
Rue.

The protest by those supporting
Chief Gottfriedson charged that La
Rue is not a resident of the reserve.

Chief Gottfriedson said that
affidavits issued by non-resident
voters swearing they are residents
“are not worth the paper they’re
on? /

Commenting on.the alleged

(Chinock meaning “US’’}

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VOLUME 1, NO. 5

leadership in the reserve, Chief
Gottfriedson said that the projects
of the band — irrigation, ARDA
program, housing, industrial
subdivision — could not be going on
without leadership.

With regard to housing; the chief

said, one knows the kind of housing.

provided by Indian Affairs.

What the council has done was to
co-sign with members who have
the initiative to build their own

‘homes.

Chief Gottfriedson said his group
is preparing affidavits to the effect
that non-residents have falsely

sworn in affidavits that they are

reserve residents,

The chief believes that the
alleged commission of perjury will
invalidate the election results and
that a new election will be set.

.When asked about the possibility
that a new election will be called,.
the newly elected chief, La

BAND ELECTIONS

, sit-ins” continue

charge by La Rue that there is no

JANUARY, 1973

WHO IS CHIEF?

GUS GOTTFIEDSON

Rue,said that he would be willing
to go through new elections and
‘that he feels he will win with a
greater majority.

NORMAN LaRUE ©

In reply to the non-resident
charge in the protest against his
(Continued on Page 16)

See COUNCIL

Submit applications for aid
now, Indian fishermen told

VANCOUVER (Staff) — In a
circular dated: December 12, 1972,
Larry Wight, Regional: Director of
- fadian Affairs, has: asked Indian”
fishermen to ‘continue. submitting:
their applications to the B.C.

Indian Fishermen’s Assistance .

Program even though the present
program ends on March 31, 1973.
According to Wight, the Indian
Fishermen’s’ Development Board,
the group which is responsible for
operating the program, plans on
spending the full budget of
$4,000,000 in financial assistance to
Indian fishermen by March 31.
He also said that a special four-
man team conducted an extensive

review ofthe program .in the
summer of 1972 and that their
report which -contains | detailed

recommendations on. the: structure B
_ and future of the program has been”

submitted to DIA.

Noting that a Treasury Board
submission is: being prepared in
order to get authority to continue
the program for another five
years, the Regional Director said
that the objective is ‘to have the
new program approved and
established in time for the
commencement date of April 1973,
so that there will be.no break in
continuity of this important
economic development program.”

Band takes hold of housing

program from

_PENTICTON Penticton
Indian Band has taken over. control
of its own housing program from
the Department of Indian Affairs
said Adam Eneas, band manager.

Although the band must stay

. within an approved DIA budget, it
can now control details of the
program including calling its own
bids and tenders.

Like many other bands,
Penticton is also trying to convince
DIA to change its handling of
administration grants: The band
would. like to receive the grant in
one lump sum rather than on the

. present quarterly system.

Indian Affairs

This, Eneas said, would allow the
band to develop its programs in a
more orderly fashion. Under the
current system, there is no
guarantee that all programs will
be covered for the full year.

Eneas, who is also chief
counsellor of the band, announced
that heads of committees have
been appointed from the council
They are: Jacob Kruger,
recreation committee: Ernie
Lezard, economic development
and housing; Archie Jack,
education, and Eneas who. will
work with Ethel Kruger, the social.
assistance officer for the hand.

Help for off-reserve Indians, aid
for pollution case — says Council

' VANCOUVER © (Staff) The
needs of off-reserve Indians are to
be examined, and: ‘they. should. be:
helped.

The Fort Rupert reserve will be

given financial aid in its fight
against pollution of Beaver
Harbor.

The Department of Indian
Affairs will be studied.

The Arts and Crafts program
proposal will be implemented.

These and others are the
resolutions of the Chiefs:
Council during the monthly three-
day meeting held January 12 to 14.

Council voted to extend Union
programs to accommodate the
rights and needs of off-reserve

Indians, and to establish liaison
with them for ways ey which Hey

can be assistad:

‘A study of iddian ‘Affairs at the
regional level: is favored. and
Council voted to so inform George
Manuel, National Indian
Brotherhood President, and for
Manuei to make a study of Indian
Affairs at Ottawa level.

In approving implementation of
the Arts and Crafts proposal,
Council decided to take control of
the program with the hiring of two
project workers for consultations
with those affected by the
proposal.

The economic development
committee and the B.C. Native

Fort Rupert Indians to keep
up fight vs. pollution

PORT HARDY (Staff) — The
Indian residents of the Fort Rupert
Reserve may have lost round two
of their battle to keep the waters of
Beaver Harbour free from
pollution but they are not prepared
to give up yet.

Central to their complaints is a
trailer court which began
operating last year and which
applied and received — despite
strong opposition — a permit to

dump treated sewage into the~

waters of Beaver Harbour.
Beaver Harbour, as Rupert
Wilson, chairman of the Fort

YOUTH PROGRAM, LIP GRANTS.

Community benefit is priority

OTTAWA — Secretary of State
’ Hugh Faulkner spelled out the

emphasis on ‘community benefit”’-

for priority in grants’ under the
government’s youth program this
year.

Faulkner said this is a change
from .the often merely innovative
feature of projects in the past.

The change in emphasis applies
more particularly to Opportunities

for Youth programs in which
projects like those that help senior
citizens or the mentally. retarded
will be favored, Faulkner
explained.

The Secretary of State has

recently announced also an over-
all plan costing $85 million for the
employment of about 67,200 youth
in community service. :

L.LP. PROJECTS

Job-creation among Indian
people in B.C. is being boosted by
Local Initiatives Projects under

‘the Department of Manpower.

Among the approved projects
benefiting Indian people are direct
grants to bands as well as a grant
to the Village of Port Edward.

(Continued on Page 4)
See PROJECTS

Rupert Reserve, has pointed out
time and again, is an important
food resource area to the people of
his reserve as well as being the
main salt-water recreational site
for.residents of nearby Port Hardy
and Fort Rupert Reserve.

Basing his objections on his .

practical experience as a long-time

commereial fisherman, Wilson ©

points out tha the tidal movement

of water in the harbour is too slow |

to allow for proper disbursement of
waste materials because the
harbour is too slow to allow for
proper -disbursement of waste
materials because the harbour is
quite shallow and the mouth of the

harbour is obstructed by many

small islands.

And, on top of this, he has noted
that the direction of the prevailing
winds is such that surface pollution

of the water would end up on the —

beaches and shoreline.
OBJECTIONS

His objections are supported by
officials of the Department of the
Environment and the Department
of National Health & Welfare who
have sent technicians out to
investigate the effects of dumping

(Continued on Page 4)
See CASE

- Indian Teachers Association were
“made into standing committees of

»-the Chiefs Council:

The economic developers
committee was instructed to look
immediately into the present
economic program in the province,
and to propose the direction of
development and determine the
amount required for B.C. ,

This committee is also to
recommend all matters of
economic development to the
Council for discussion during
meetings.

The BCNITA as a_ standing
committee is to deal with all

educational problems and
curriculum for Indian people in the
province.

Council created a three-man ad
hoc committee to deal with band
problems concerning the Justice
Department. Chief Delbert Guerin
was named to chair this

committee. .
Council agreed to set up a
(Continued on Page 4)
See COUNCIL

New trustee
for Cariboo:

eee
Forrest Walkem was recently
appointed rural trustee for Cariboo
School District #30. He will serve
for a two year term and represents.
the southern rural part of the.
school district. Forrest is also the
representative for the Thompson
River District on the Union’s
Chiefs’ Council.

NESIKA

January, 1973

Page Four

“| have this terrible feeling that if we give them money for ammunition
they'll buy ammunition.’

Case is out of

jurisdiction

of Board, says law student

(Continued from Page 1)

waste materials, or effluent, into
the harbour.

Another objection raised by both
federal departments was that the
type of plant the trailer court is
using to treat the sewage is subject
to many breakdowns and jis
difficult to maintain on a full-time
basis.

Yet, in spite of these objections,
the trailer court first received
permission from the Port Hardy
Council and then from the
Pollution Control Board to
discharge treated sewage into the
harbour. - :

Sean Hogan, law student in
Nanaimo who has taken up the
fight. on behalf of the Fort Rupert
village,.has also noted that the

“Pollution Control Board, which is
under provincial jurisdiction, may
be operating outside its terms. of
reference. That is to say, dumping
effluent into a salt water body,
since it affects fish and marine life,
is a problem for: the Federal
Department of the Environment,
Fisheries Division.

'. However, ina letter to the Union

of B.C. Indian Chiefs, Environment

Minister Jack Davis has. called the

whole problem ‘“‘one of land-use
planning and, is therefore, lecal in
nature, (and) the Federal

Government has little authority:for
direct intervention in this regard. u
WROTE LETTER

This letter was written several

Council plans call.
on Barrett, cabinet |

(Continued from Page 1) .
meeting with Premier Dave
Barrett and the cabinet for talks on
the Land Claim, taxation, Calder’s
term of reference in his study of
Indian people, homeowner’ 's grants
and others.

Council also wanted to get the
provincial government’s view on

“the reserve system.

Council voted to hold a workshop
on welfare with representatives
from 15 districts.

A person will be hired to carry
out a feasibility study of the
Coqualeetza complex as a training
centre.

To get more directions from the
people, Council decided that a
questionnaire should be placed in
NESIKA to ask what should be the
aims and objectives of the Union.

On the proposed . Cultural
Education Centres, Council agreed

" to inform the people that funds are
available for distribution, and that
a research should be done to study
needs and how much to allocate to
bands. ‘ ;

The difficulty of writing or
speaking Indian names in English
has led to a wide variety of
spellings in the writing of
explorers, missionaries, etc.

Between Kwawkewlth
Kwakiutl is just one tribe!

and

_and Wilson’s appeal,

months after Fisheries Service
officials in B.C. had let the
Pollution Control Board know of
their objections to the matter.
The issue has been further

clouded by the fact that the-

harbour is already polluted to
some extent by raw sewage being
jumped into an unnamed creek
which flows into the harbour.

This led to concern on the part of
some who felt that the lack of
proper sewage treatment by a few
homes on the reserve was the
major cause of the creek pollution
and thus the Indian people might
find themselves in an embarassing
position if this matter was
mentioned in any hearing
concerning the pollution. of Beaver
Harbour. ‘

However,
Indian. Affairs has. agreed. to work
in conjunction. with the band to
improve conditions in Fort Rupert

. Village.

In Hogan’s opinion, the main
cause of the creek pollution is.a
non-Indian residential area and
another trailer court which all
dump untreated sewage into the

-creek and any attempt to blame-

reserve homes. is. “‘skirting the
issue.” :
APPEAL TO BOARD

‘When they appealed to the.

Pollution ..Control- Board, Hogan
and Wilson tried to bring out their
objections and fears that the
sewage treatment plant used -by
the trailer court would. not be
properly maintained or improved.

However, when. the Pollution
Control Board handed down its
decision two and a half. months
after the hearing, it did not give
any reasons for dismissing Hogan

stated, that in the Board’s opinion,
“The Assistant . Director
(Technical) Pollution Control
Branch had taken into
consideration all relevant matters,
had fairly considered all proper
factors and in short had discharged
his duties and responsibilities in
accordance with the Act and
Regulations before making his
decision to issue the permit.”

Since Hogan and Wilson made
their appeal in September of last
year, new regulations introduced
by the Fisheries Service in which
all shellfish within an area of 5,000
feet of a sewage outfall are
considered contaminated has come
into effect. Thus, the clam beds of
Beaver Harbour are ‘‘out of
bounds”’ due to the pollution from
the creek and the trailer court.

Not content with the decision of
the Pollution Control Board, Hogan
and Wilson have appealed the
decision to both the Lieutenant.
Governor of B.C. and to the B.C.
Supreme Court.

And this is where the case now
rests. Hogan and Wilson have filed

. their appeals and all involved in

the matter are awaiting word as to
when the next round will begin.

the: Department of :

but only”

INDIAN HOUSING LOANS

Complications bother Council

VANCOUVER . (Staff) The
first day of a three-day Chiefs’

Council meeting saw the passage.

‘of motions .on housing and on a
women’s organization.

Discussion.’ on housing begun

when Chief Heber. Maitland
proposed a total survey of housing

needs in connection with the:

growing number of applications for
CMHC loans. Chief Maitland noted
that Indian Affairs seem to be
getting out of housing for Indian
people.

Chief Philip Paul pointed out that.

whenever there is a housing
application, the land has to be
cleared for mortgage, and the
mortgage means that Indian
people will have to pay back
billions of dollars for housing
loans. He felt that bands should be
warned of this.

Chief Howard Wale felt that the
CMHC loans are altogether
unwelcome and urged the Council
to “throw it out” since many bands
camot afford housing through
CMHC.

CMHC LOANS

Chief Victor Adolph said he could
see that in the future Indian people
will be making agreements for
housing through CMHC, but he said
that CMHC loans are an
infringement of subsidy, that is. to
.say, the loans might affect the
housing subsidy available through
DIA.

Chief Adolph suggested that the
Union. should first push the land
claim, _ emphasize economic
development before dealing with
the CMHC.

Chief’ Delbert Guerin said that
the matter must be left to each
band to decide. He told Council that

he. personally disapproved of
making housing agreements with
CMHC, but his band wants Hans,
now.

Chief Guerin offered help toward
the proposed survey by making his
band’s. agreement with CMHC
available for study.

The Musqueam chief also noted
that his band had more problems
with Indian Affairs than with
CMHC, a resolution moved back
and forth about 15 times just to get
the proper wording.

HOUSING STUDY

It was therefore moved and
seconded that in view of urgent
housing needs, Council should

‘prepare a position paper based on

assessment of housing conditions
and how it affects individuals and
bands, and upon completion of
assessment Council should ‘start
negotiations with Ottawa.

It was suggested during
discussions that Council could use
the several studies and surveys
already done by various reserves.

Acting on a request for funds to
organize women, Council passed a
motion that Council ask Ottawa to
fund a conference and that this
conference aim to set up an
organization for women that the
Union can support.

On the request for future funding
for the B.C. Language Program,
Council passed a motion for Randy
Bouchard to present a report on the
project and his request for funding
for review by Council.

Rejecting a request to fund a
group to go to. Ottawa. for an
interpretation of election
requirements in the Indian Act, the
Chiefs’ Council. agreed that

although the case involved seemed
of national significance it could be
argued on its own merit.

* NATIONAL ISSUES

It was also argued that issues of
national interest should be
discussed on the national level, and
that Indian people of B.C. should.
present a position paper to Ottawa
rather than ask Ottawa for an
interpretation.

Further, it was recalled to
Council that a resolution dealing -
with band elections was defeated
at the Chiefs’ annual conference in
Prince Rupert on the ground that
elections are a band matter.

Chief Guerin, who made the
reminder, said that it was the

feeling at the conference that

keeping elections strictly a band
affair is a measure of autonomy.
Chief Forrest Walkem, who
earlier had said that he had no
objections to a band member off- ©
reserve to run for elections as long
as he stays on reserve after or goes
to the reserve for meetings,
commented on Chief Guerin’s
remarks: ‘‘That’s a good point.”

Council approved two motions
about the Special. ARDA projects.
One motion instructed. the
economic development committee
to review applications and send
them to the Speer] ARDA
Committee.

The second motion instructed the
executive director of the Union to
advertise. and hire a- person to
serve as liaison between bands and
the Special ARDA Committee, and
to be recognized as the
representative of the’ Indian
people.

Projects create Jobs, services —

pecs nied ‘from Page 1)

The Port Edward council project
for ‘creating a community
attraction calls for carving a 30-
foot-high totem.

CARVERS WANTED ©
Naturally the village council
wants the best Indian carvers to do

‘ the totem, and for the carving to be

finished by the deadline of the LIP,
grant, May 31.

The Hesquiaht Band’s
community - service project . will

create eight jobs. Improvement of .-

the band. community in Port
Alberni includes construction of a
loading-unloading ramp, with duck
fleats for fishing vessels. The grant:
is $16,848.

‘The Alkali Lake Band project
was approved. for $22,515. The
project. will create 15 jobs to
complete essential services.

This includes connection of 25
homes to septic tanks; dismantling
the old log community centre,.re-
using the logs to build the band
machine shed; preparing the site
for a new community hall.

The Bella Bella Band teacher
aide program will hire three
persons of Indian ancestry to help
classroom teachers. The grant is
$7,222.

TWO-FOLD PROJECT

The Anaham Flats Band’s two-
fold project will hire 18 persons to
build a skating rink, complete the
community hall, and repair
houses. The grant is $27,378.

The Fountain Ranch Band
project provides seven jobs. A
grant of $13,602 was approved to
construct equipment sheds, a
service centre, animal shelters,
fencing and installation of cattle
guards.

The following is a list, courtesy
of Indian Affairs B.C. region, of
approved LIP applications from
Indian bands:

METRO
Musqueam -— $8,047; Scowlitz —
$12,226; Skwah — $24,837; ,

$21,060;

Squamish — $12,780; Seabird. —
Skwah $16,000;
Skookumchuk : $12,000:
Chilliwack — $25,202. .
VANCOUVER ISLAND
Quatsino — $25,740; Beecher Bay

—- $18,018; Songhees — $25,740; .

Qualicum — $18,018; Sheshaht.—
$20,488; Pauquachin — $18,018.

Ohiaht — $23,400; Ahousat —
$33,462; Comox $12,870;
Nanaimo — $25,234;. Sechelt —
$28,314; Tsartlip — $32, 887; Cape
Mudge — $25,740.

Cowichan — $7,702; Tsawout —
$$22,581; Halalt™ $14,040;
Campbell River $22,460;
Ehattesaht — $14,040; Pacheenaht
— $14,000; Nimpkish — $35,000.

SOUTHERN INTERIOR

Lillooet — $12,068; Tribal
Council — $19,277; Ashcroft —.
$21,215; Shuswap — $10,296;

Cayoose Creek — $15,444; Pavilion
— $15,444.

Shackan — $9,594; Upper Nicola -

-- $20,592; Okanagan — $18,018;
Lower Nicola — $20,592; Seton

Kootenay

| wake ae ~ $20,592; Lyiton aes $a 548.
-€olumbia Lake. —: $10,296;.
Tobacco Plains — $7,722; Lower
~ $7,722;.. Kamloops
Friendship Centre — $14,125; St.
Mary’s — $10,296.

Penticton $20,592; $20,000;
Spallumcheen — $20,000; Anderson
lake — $12,870; Little Shuswap —
$16,848.

NORTH-CENTRAL B.C.
Williams . Lake $11,768;
Kitselas — $14,040; Canyon City —
$10,426; Tahltan — $23,400; Stoney
Creek .-—- $20,592; Ulkatcho
$25,299; Skidegate — $25,272.
100 Mile — $7,722; Williams Lake
— $24,570; Kincolith — $20,592;
Stone — $25,740;-Port Simpson —
$30,420;.Bella Bella — $10,032.
Greenville — $18,018; Kispiox —
$18,720; Aiyansh — $15,707; Canim
Lake — $25,740; Nemaiah Valley —
$22,629; Hazelton — $20,000.
Moricetown — $25,484; Kitwanga
— $14,000; Bella Coola — $24,000;
Necoslie — $7,206; Ft. Ware —-
$15,227; Ft. St. John — $10,770.

experience in t

an asset.

UNION OF ONTARIO INDIANS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

“SALARY — To be negotiated

DUTIES: 1. To provide leadership and overall planning, direction and

control of the Toranto office and field operations of the
Union.

2. To be fully involved in member services, projects, programs,
accounting and office management.

3. To prepare and seek funds for operational budgets and for the
various meeting costs under the Union.

. To approve all aspects of employment function, including the
selection, discipline and termination of staff under the Union,
in co-ordination with the President and Executive.

QUALIFICATIONS: Grade 12 preferred but not essential.

work programs, budgets and general ‘reports. Forceful “and
pleasant personality. Fluency in a Native language would be

Please submit complete resume to:

President

Union of Ontario Indians
1300 Yonge Street, Suite 804
Toronto, Ontario. M4T 1X4

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N ES | K A

AHOUSAT BAND REPORTS
Festivities, LIP grant top news

By EDGAR CHARLIE
Band Administrator, Ahonsat
3and ©

AHOUSAT — The two events
which highlighted . the 1972
Christmas season in Ahousat were
the Annual Christmas Concert and
the Annual New Year’s Eve Party.

Despite bad weather, the concert
was a big. success.

The event featured 21 different
plays consisting of traditional
native dances, comical skits and a
joint choir from the local United
and Catholic churches.

Highlight of the evening’s

entertainment was the
demonstration of witchcraft. by the
“Eyebrow Club.’’ Members of this
group, Stanley Sam, Peter
Webster, Francis Charlie Sr., and
Robert Thomas, performed
without any rehearsal and relied
on their natural talent.

And, for the first time, live
wrestling was performed for the
Ahousat public. ~

Special thanks go to -the
members of the Marine Ways and
* Harbour Commission — Cosmos
Frank, Albert Titian, Eugene

Webster, Murray John and Johnny
Jacobson — who sponsored the 1972
Christmas Concert.

Our thanks to the local
organizations and business firms
who donated funds so_ that
everyone could enjoy their
Christmas Day.

The Annual New Year’s Eve
party also featured many native
cultural dances and many other
plays performed by all age groups.

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Committing themselves to a life
of good times and joys, Mark A.
Jack from the Nootka band and

Valerie J. Frank, daughter of
Ahousat Band Chief Archie Frank,
joined hands in marriage on
December 28, 1972.
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Hereditary Chief Teddy George
recently retired from his job as
janitor at the Ahousat Day School.
Ahousat Band Council salutes
Teddy for his 25 years of hard and
dedicated work in the community.
And best wishes are extended to
David Frank Jr., who is taking
Teddy’s place.

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More recent Ahousat news is the
approval of our application for
funds under the Local Initiatives
Program.

The grant of $33,462.00 will
provide employment for 13 men
and will be used to provide home
maintenance services for the
elders and infirm; to clean up the
harbors and shoreline of debris and
abandoned bolts; major
renovations of the recreational
centre and construction of a
cultural centre.

Renovations worth
approximately $15,000 will be done
to the community hall. These will
include a new hardwood floor,
repairs to exterior walls, and
windows, redecoration — of
workrooms and an overhaul of the
heating system.

In conjunction with the LIP
activites, the band will begin
construction of a cultural centre.

Plans and a site for this building
are already being considered and
the band has approved expenditure
of $15,000.

This centre will include a tape
library of Indian songs, language
and history, study area for

learning language and songs, a
regular book library, counselling
space for children, adolescents and
adults, recreation and janitor
space, committee rooms, band
office, council chambers,
storeroom and: rooms for
upgrading ~~ courses and
recreational clinics.

A hall of fame and recreational
facilities such as ping pong and
billiards have also been suggested
as other things to consider in
building this centre. ,

Indian names will be used for the
building and each. activity room:

While volunteer labor will be

supplied by band members, the
costs of material and maintenance
will be covered by a First Citizens’
grant.
Until the cultural centre is ready,
upgrading courses will be‘held in
the C.E. hall and will start at the
beginning of February.

These courses will cover from
grades eight to ten.

Speaking of education, we now
have a total of five teachers in the
local day school and one more will
come in for the upgrading course.

Ok Ok .

Edgar Charlie and Eugene
Webster were invited to a supper
with the Tofino Lions Club and
were presented with the Annual
Clayquot Day Trophy for-softball.

Gillnetting for herring will soon
be under way with a majority of
the fleet from Ahousat — at least 20

men.

Wish you all the best of luck for

Women’s basketball
games set in February

DUNCAN (Staff) — The B.C.
Native Senior Women’s
Invitational | Basketball
Tournament is set for February 17
and 18 at the. Cowichan Senior
Secondary School gymnasium. 4

Jennifer Williams of the
Tournament Committee has
announced that 13 teams have been
invited. .

These teams are from Duncan,
Victoria, Saanich; Nanaimo, Port
Alberni, North Vancouver,
Musqueam, Chilliwack, Mission,_

Mount Currie, Princ® George,
Ahousat, Prince Rupert, and
Vancouver Indian Centre.

There will bea tournament fee of
$25. Entries should be received by
the Tournament Committee not
later than February 1.

The rules and regulations
include the setting up of a
screening committee to see to it
that participants are at least one-
half Indian.

Canadian Amateur Basketball
Association rules will apply.

3 .C. NATIVE AMATEUR SPORTS AND
RECREATION FEDERATION

WANTED: EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

SALARY: $5,000 — $6,000
START: FEBRUARY 15, 1973

GENERAL DUTIES: Typing, filing, mail registration, steno work,

I] minute-taking, dictation, etc.

} SPECIFIC DUTIES: Assist in sports and recreation Program structure. H

ti Assist in budgeting. Assist in carrying out duties of the Director during his ie

absence.

QUALIFICATIONS
1, Grade 12 preferable, but not essential.
2. General knowledge of sports and recreation activities.

3. Must be free to travel.

4. Preference will be given to Indian applicants.

i; 5. Previous secretarial experience.

I) Apply in writing to:

APPLICATION

ROGER ADOLPH, Director
B.C. Native Amateur Sports

and Recreation

Federation.

2140 W.'12th Ave., Vancouver 9, B.C.
Telephone 736-6751

the New Year.

_ Two tournaments
on in January

(Staff).— January offers the
excitement of two basketball
tournaments to sports enthusiasts.

The Vancouver Native Indian
Basketball League will have
started January 11 on its 15-game
series for each team.
competition is expected to last
through to March.

Six teams are’ participating,
according to Ronald Guss of the
Vancouver league.

These teams are’ Musqueam,
North Vancouver, St. John’s,
Native Brotherhood, Vancouver
Indian Centre, and Chilliwack.

In Duncan the 3rd annual
basketball tournament will have
started January 26 for a three-day
game series.

The defending champions are the
St. John’s players. Games are set
at the Cowichan High School

. proposed

The -

January, 1973

MUSQUEAM PARTY A SUCCESS

JOHN BRAMPTON, acting as Santa, hands out

ifts at the Musquean
annual Children’s Christmas Party. Little Jacqueline Charles examines
her gift while Sandra Peters looks at photographers and Sandra
Campbell watches Santa. Children attending the annual event play
games, take part in skits and receive gifts of candy, nuts and fruit.

—(Photo by A. Charles)

SPORTS/RECREATION
Winter sports start

By ROGER ADOLPH

Of interest to all people
concerned with native amateur
sports, is the news that. the
Department of National Health &
Welfare has given the B.C. Native
Amateur Sports and Recreation
Federation a grant of $15,000 for
administration and leadership
training programs.

This grant is for the next four-

_month period and was granted

under the Fitness and Amateur
Sports program.

The Executive Council and I
have already met with Emery
Barnes to line up resource people
to take part in-a_ leadership
training program for all district

representatives.

No date has been set for’ this
leadership training
course as yet because we are not
certain when the various resource
people will be available and we
want enough time to organize an
extensive and worthwhile course.

We hope to be able to offer the
district representatives some
guidelines on how to organize their
districts by this course. -

The Executive Council of the
Federation met in Vancouver on
January 11 and 12, and have nearly
finished the first draft of the
constitution.

There are just a few details left
to complete and then it will be
ready to be presented to the
provincial council of district
representatives at a meeting in
late February.

Also planned for February is a
meeting to set up and plan an All-
Indian Rodeo Tournament to
determine the B.C.
Championships.

SPORTS CALENDAR
OF EVENTS -
NATIVE BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENTS
January 26, 27, 28
—Duncan, Men’s Invitational
Feb. 3-4
~—Victoria,
Invitational
Feb. 10-11
—Mt. Currie,
Invitational
Feb. 17-18
—Duncan, B.C.
Women’s Playoff
Feb. 16, 17, 18
~~Vancouver
Playoff
Feb. 20-24
~—-Prince Rupert, All Native
Tournament, North Coast
Feb. 23-25 .
—Port Alberni, Vancouver
Island Area Men’s Playoff
Feb. 24-25
—Kamloops, Interior Area
Men’s Playoff
March 2, 3, 4
—Port Alberni, Men’s
Basketball Championship
March 9, 10, 11
~-Victoria,’ Men’s Invitational

Women’s

Men’s

Native

Area Men’s

March 17, 18
—Nanaimo, B.C. Junior
Basketball ‘Championship
(tent.)

April 6, 7, 8

—Nanaimo, Junior Girls
April 13, 14, 15
—Nanaimo, Junior Boys
NOTE: Manager and coaches of
each team for B.C. Men’s Playoff
and all other teams interested
must register at Port Alberni,
(Continued on Page 7)
See BOXING

gymnasium.

NATIVE B.C.

ALBERNI ATHLETIC HALL

Eight teams to compete: Two from the North Coast, Two from the Interior,
two from Vancouver, and two from Vancouver Island.

The tournament is a 12-game series,

Port Alberni, B.C.

each day will have four games.

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By GWEN and GARRY
McKEVITT
Nesika Correspondents

KUPER ISLAND pe A
confrontation . between the
Penelakut Band on Kuper Island
and the provincial government was
delayed when a vote on a planned
subdivision there failed to produce
a quorum. The vote would have
decided a go-ahead for a planned
450-lot subdivision on the 2,138-acre
island. Another vote will be taken
in hopes that the required 50% of
eligible voters will be present.

It is expected that the provincial
government will take exception to
the project because of legislation
freezing Gulf Island development.
This legislation was temporarily
put into effect in 1970 by the Social
Credit government.

The present NDP government
made Gulf Island development an
election issue, calling for even
more stringent controls.

At the time of publication, Myrus
James, band manager of the
Peneclakut Band, said that a
meeting with Municipal Affairs
Minister, James Lorimer, had not
been arranged.

MINISTER'S. REACTION?

It will be interesting to know the
minister’s reaction and subsequent
action, as all reserve territory is
directly under the jurisdiction of
the federal government which has
given the band encouragement at
the local level.

The land development project
‘has been under study by the
Penelakut Band and Dawson Land
Company, a Richmond firm, for
almost four years now.

The development will. use 762
acres of the island but, only 33
acres of this will be lost to the band
during the 99-year lease. The
reason for this is that the lots are
only 40’x80’ each (NOT 1.66 acres
each as printed in the Jan. 4 issue
of the Province.)

Councillor becomes
new chief of band

KYUQUOT (Staff) — P. Kelly

John was elected chief councillor
during the recently held elections
of the band. ‘ ‘

M. Anthony Hausen, Joseph T.
Johnny, Agnes E. Oscar and Moses
J. Cox were elected councillors.

Chief John takes over from
Jacqueline Leo who did not run for
re-election because she wanted to
go into social work.

The new ¢hief was a councillor in
the previous. term.

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snes age

FERRY SLIP is for transportin

view is the residential school.

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RESERVE LAND FOR 99—YEAR LEASE .
No quorum delays decision on development

All the remaining 729 acres will
be left wild and under complete
control of the band. None of the
shoreline will be developed as no
lot may be cioser than 200 feet to
the high water mark.

OTHER SERVICES
Other services planned are: a
restaurant, inn, craft shop,

marina, post office, and store all to
be managed and staffed by Indians
as soon as they are trained.

MAP SHOWS DETAIL of the

Kuper Island proposed by Dawson Land Company.
oints of interest.
separating Kuper
Island from Galiano Island, 3.Penelakut Spit, the

Numbers identify

Bay. 2.Trincolmali Channel

During the construction of the
proposed $4 million development,
total employment on the island is
planned. To ‘complete the
development, there will be a need
for such people as truck drivers,
plasters, painters, cement masons,
engineers, heavy. duty equipment
operators and swampers.

After its completion, there will
be permanent jobs for the
maintenance of services such as
fire protection, garbage collection,

ee eens

development on

1, Lamalchi

water and sewage systems and
roads, plus clerical staff,
waitresses and managers.

A sawmill is planned whereby
trees on the island could be cut in
order to construct. prefabricated
houses for the new residents.
PLAN GUIDELINES

Dawson Land Co. will be
responsible for the initial costs of
construction of buildings,

most easterly point of the island. 4. Thetis Island.
To get their cars onto Kuper Island, residents must
drive across 30-foot stretch of sand at zero
tide. 5.Penelakut Indian Village.

(Photo by G. McKevitt)

Marchand accompanies Solicitor General on tour

VANCOUVER (Staff) — ‘‘We did
not meet inmates but I plan to visit
and meet them later on,’’ said Len
Marchand after accompanying the
Solicitor General of Canada on an
orientation tour.

Marchand, the MFP for
Kamloops-Cariboo who has just
been appointed parliamentary
secretary to the Minister of Indian
Affairs, said that he ‘‘wanted to get
the Indian point of view in first.’

“‘T wanted him to be aware in the
early stages that there are special
considerations to be made for
Indians in the institutions across
the country,” he explained, and “I
wanted to let him know of our
concern that, there are special
situations.”

foot passengers to and from the island. Also in
anned development for Penelakut Band — if it

The MP for Kamloops-Cariboo
recalled his part during the study

that led to the publication of -

“Indians and the Law.” He said
that — conditions in the
penitentiaries “‘have come a long
way.”

On his own plan to visit inmates,
Marchand said he would like to ask
more questions about what’s going
on at the institutional level.

‘Marchand also expressed
concern about. putting ‘‘real
emphasis” on the ‘community
level.’? He noted that the court-
workers program has not been
totally successful, and . although
there is a lot of work to be done at
the institutional level Marchand

——s

comes

said he would like to see-a program
that. would also
“underlying  situations’’
problems of Iridian people.

Marchand said he was glad to
see the community approach in the
Union’s presentation of. its ‘““Legal-
Correctional-Cemmunity Re-Entry
Program.” :

The proposed program was
made in response to the results of a
survey in 1971 by UBC law students
under the guidance of the Union.

As stated in its introduction of
the program, the Union’s proposal
“is directed at the juvenile and
young offender and emphasizes
preventive measures.”’

through - might help decide highways department in favour of
bridge between Thetis and Kuper islands, or a car ramp in Kuper.

consider |.

January, 1973

installation of services, roads, and
marinas.

At present, a plan is being
worked out to establish guidelines
for the quality of the cottages built.
It is proposed that there will be up
to 1200 sq. ft. per dwelling.

Although Dawson will be paving
the existing roads, as well as the
planned ones, there .will be no
roads between houses. Cars will
have to be parked outside the
subdivision. It is thought that a.
majority of the new residents will
come in by boat so that traffic on
the island will not be too greatly
increased.

There will be one permanent
marina and four smaller marinas
which will be removable in winter.

SCANT TRAFFIC

The traffic on the island, at
present, is very scant as there is no
car ramp at the ferry dock a
Kuper: Island. ,

The cars that are on the island
now were brought over to adjoining
Thetis Island and driven at zero
tide across the 30 ft. stretch of sand
which separates the two: islands.
This means many of the Kuper
Island residents leave their cars in
Chemainus to be driven only on
Vancouver Island.

‘The band has asked for a bridge
to Thetis Island or their own car
ramp, but Minister of Highways
Bob Strachan has said that he
wants to see what Kuper Island’s
prospects are before making any
decision.

The development is seen by the
band as a chance to catch up and
be able to do something for the
village.

LEASE TERMS

The terms of the lease are as

follows. The band surrenders its

: land to the Crown. The Crown then

leases the land ‘tothe: Penelakut
Band Company. which, in - turn,
subleases it to the new residents.
This’ was felt-by band manager,
James, to be the benefit of this type
of lease: The band never loses
control of its land.

Three to five years after the
development is. started, it- is
projected that Dawson will have no -
further interests there, and the
band company will take over.

The rent per lot has not been
finally decided but would be
approximately $115.00 annually
plus the initial payment per lot,
which would go to the band.

There will be a clause in the
contract which would allow the
band to negotiate higher rents as
the cost of living rose.

building
~(Photo by G. McKevitt)

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