UBCIC News -- Vol. 1 No. 4 (April 19, 1977)

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UNION OF BC. INDIAN CHIEFS

U.B.C.1.C. NEWS VOL. ONE NO. FOUR APRIL 19, 1977



THIS WEEKLY PUBLICATION COMES TO YOU, OUR MEMBERSHIP. IN AN EFFORT
TO KEEP YOU UP-TO-DATE ON WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND OUR PROVINCE, AND
NATIONALLY ON ISSUES OF CONCERN TO YOU AND YOUR PEOPLE. YOUR CONTRI-
BUTIONS TO THIS PUBLICATION WOULD BE SINCERELY APPRECIATED,

SEND YOUR ENQUIRIES AND/OR INFORMATION TO Rose WILLIAMS, EDITOR.
UBCIC NewsLetter, P.O. Box 86003, NorTH Vancouver, V7L 4J5 (986-2236)



GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MAJOR TOPIC DISCUSSION: ORGANIZATIONAL PLAN



APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO, YOUR PROVINCIAL ORGANIZATION HELD ITS
ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN CoURTENAY, B,C,, AND IF YOU WERE THERE,
WE ARE SURE YOU'D AGREE THAT IT WAS BOLDLY APPARENT THAT ORGANIZA-
TIONAL CHANGES WERE NECESSARY.

THESE NEEDS WERE OBVIOUS IN THE CHIEFS’ COMMENTS AND DISCUSSIONS
WHICH TOOK PLACE ON THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR,

WHAT WE'VE DONE IS TO AMALGAMATE THE ORGANIZATION’S FILES; REVIEW
OUR HISTORY, POSITION PAPERS, DECLARATIONS. AND ANALYSE THE WORK
COMPLETED IN THE PAST. AND STUDY THE PRESENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF THE
ORGANIZATION RIGHT FROM THE BAND AND DISTRICT/TRIBAL LEVEL TO THE
PROVINCIAL LEVEL. AS A RESULT OF THAT WORK, WE’ VE COMPILED A PLAN
WHICH OUTLINES A PRACTICAL AND SYSTEMATIC ALTERNATIVE TO HOW WE CAN
OPERATE AND WORK TOWARDS SOLVING OUR PROBLEMS. DURING THIS PAST

YEAR, WE, YOUR EXECUTIVE, HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS MANDATE TO PUT



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OUR ORGANIZATION BACK ON ITS FEET.

OuR CHILDREN’S FUTURE IS AT STAKE - WE NEED YOU AND YOUR VIEWS ON
THIS PLAN,

INFORMATION FORUM & GENERAL ASSEMBLY



THE INFORMATION FoRUM WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE INN OF THE NoRTH.

770 BRUNSWICK STREET, PRINCE GeorGe, B.C,

THE PURPOSE OF OUR INFORMATION FORUM IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR DELEGATES AND NON-DELEGATES TO PARTICIPATE IN RECEIVING INFOR-
MATION. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION AND COMMUNICA-
TIONS - AS WELL AS TO FORMULATE RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE FULLY DISCUSSED
PRIOR TO THEIR PRESENTATION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

IN TOTAL WE HAVE PLANNED 20 WORKSHOPS AND THERE WILL BE 3 TAKING
PLACE AT THE SAME TIME IN 3 DIFFERENT ROOMS. EACH HOLDS A MAXIMUM
oF 40 people. ALL OF THE WORKSHOPS WILL CONSIST OF STRUGGLES THAT
DIFFERENT BANDS ARE INVOLVED IN, THEY WILL EXPLAIN THE HISTORY AND
WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE. MANY OF THESE STRUGGLES HAVE BEEN LONG
AND HARD - WE CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS OPPORTUNITY OF LEARNING FROM
EACH OTHER AND SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER. YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTI-
CIPATE IN THOSE WORKSHOPS THAT PRESENT A ‘SITUATION’ SIMILAR TO
ONE THAT YOU ARE INVOLVED IN, YOU WILL THEREFORE BE AN ACTIVE
PARTICIPANT, YOU ARE URGED TO DRAFT THE BEST RESOLUTION POSSIBLE
AS WELL AS TO PLAN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESOLUTION, PRE-REGIS-
STRATION WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE BALLROOM,



** ATTACHED TO THIS SUMMARY OF WORKSHOPS YOU WILL FIND AN AGENDA
THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN PLANNING WHICH WORKSHOPS YOU WILL ATTEND.

ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED Io:

CONFERENCE FACILITIES & WORKSHOP - CHIEF STEVEN PoINTE, EXECUTIVE
CONFERENCE COORDINATOR

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF Ms, DeBBieE HOGAN

REGISTRATION - Ms JACKIE SEWARD (PRINTING. TYPING)
U.B.C.1.C. NEWSLETTER - ROSE WILLIAMS

EXPENSE CLAIMS - BoB MACHATIS

U.B.C.1I.C. LAND CLAIMS RESEARCH - Ms RarBara byss
Minutes - Ms VaLerte BRANT

VIDEO-TAPING - Mr. RENE NAHANEE

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COURTWORKERS - Man 5 > iM



THE NATIVE COURTWORKERS AND CoUNCILLING ASSOCIATION OF B,C, HAS
DEVELOPED A POLICY PAPER THAT DESCRIBES THE ROLE OF THE COURTWORKERS
BETWEEN NATIVE PEOPLE AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, [HE SOCIETY HAS
DISTRIBUTED THIS PAPER TO ALL BANDS, LOCALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND
FRIENDSHIP CENTRES IN AN EFFORT TO RECEIVE COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS
AND SUPPORT.

GEORGE WATTS, PRESIDENT, WILL BE PRESENT TO EXPLAIN THE CONTENT

OF THEIR PAPER AND DISCUSS IT WITH YOU,

MERCURY POLLUTION - Monpay. ApriL 25TH. Room 219, 9 a.m. To 10:30



NATIVE PEOPLE IN B.C. ARE BEING POISONED BY MERCURY POLLUTION. THIS
WORKSHOP WILL BE ADDRESSED BY RICK SHIOMI AND WILL SHOW THE LONG-



TERM EFFECTS OF DEVELOPMENT - THE THEME IS TO EXPOSE A COMMON
STRUGGLE AGAINST A COMMON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM. [O EMPHA-
SIZE THIS, RICK WILL BE SHOWING A VIDEO-FILM TITLED “MINIMATA
DISEASE” WHICH CONCENTRATES ON THE EFFECT OF MERCURY CONTAMINATION
ON THE PEOPLE OF JAPAN, IT HAD DRASTIC EFFECTS ON THE FISHERMEN
AND THEIR FAMILIES. A FILM ABOUT THE WHITE DOG AND GRASSY NARROWS
INDIANS, WHO MADE A TRIP TO MINIMATA. JAPAN, IN 1975 WILL ALSO BE
SHOWN. THESE PEOPLE ARE POISONED BY MERCURY ALSO. TO BRING THIS
ISSUE CLOSER TO HOME, THE CARRIER PEOPLE OF PINCHI LAKE, B.C. ARE
ALSO EXPERIENCING THE EFFECTS OF MERCURY CONTAMINATION WHICH IS
CAUSED BY CoMINCO MINES, THE STRUGGLE AGAINST MERCURY POISONING
SHOULD BE LINKED TO OUR STRUGGLES FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF OUR LAND CLAIMS.

WATTOMAL TNPTAN BROTHFRHOON - APRIL 25TH. Room 202. 10:30 To 3:00 P.M,



RESOURCE WORKERS FROM THE I'.1.B, WILL DESCRIBE AND DISCUSS THE NATIONAL HOUSING
POLICY WHICH WILL AFFECT US ALL: THE INDIAN AcT CHANGES THAT ARE IN THE PROCESS
OF GOING AHEAD IN EDUCATION AND Economic DeveLopment. THE U.B.C.1.C. HAS FOR-
WARDED ALL THIS INFORMATION TO ALL CHIEFS OVER THE PAST YEAR, YOU WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IN DETAIL THE PROCESS FOR CHANGING THE INDIAN AcT. THERE
1s A JoINT [!,1,B,-CABINET COMMITTEE WHICH MEETS EVERY MONTH TO DISCUSS INDIAN
ISSUES - YOU MAY LEARN ABOUT THIS PROCESS AND WHAT HAPPENS THERE.

** T],1,B, WILL ALSO HAVE AN INFORMATION BOOTH IN THE BALLROOM.

EDUCATION - Monpay, APRIL 25TH, Room 219, 10:30 A.M. TO NOON



QurR PROVINCIAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE WAS FORMED AS A RESPONSE TO BOTH THE PRO-

POSED CHANGES TO THE INDIAN ACT AND THE UP-COMING RENEWAL OF THE MasTER [UITION
AGREEMENT (MTA) BETWEEN THE FEDERAL & PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS. STEWART PHILLIP WILL
PRESENT AND DISCUSS THIS INFORMATION WITH YOU, HE WILL ALSO PROVIDE BACKGROUND
DEVELOPMENTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PROVINCIALLY,

BoTH THE GITSKSAN-CARRIER PEOPLE AND THE Mount CURRIE PEOPLE WILL
PARTICIPATE BY DESCRIBING WHAT THEY ARE DOING RIGHT AT HOME. BOTH
THESE GROUPS ARE WORKING ON ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION IN ORDER THAT
THEIR PEOPLE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN BEING TOTALLY ASSIMILATED THROUGH
ATTENDING SCHOOLS. JHE MouNT CURRIE FILMSTRIP WILL BE SHOWN IF THERE
IS TIME,

McGREGOR DAM, PEACE RIVER. HAT CREEK, 25TH, Room 220, 10:30 to 2:30



THEME: THIS SEMINAR EXPOSES A COMMON STRUGGLE AGAINST HYDRO DEVELOPMENT.
FOR PART OF THIS WORKSHOP, GRAHAM FARSTAD, CHAIRMAN OF THE McGREGOR
Action GROUP FROM PRINCE GEORGE, IS GOING TO CONCENTRATE ON THE
EFFECTS OF THE DAM ON INDIAN Foop FISHING. HE WILL BE FEATURING A
SLIDE-TAPE SHOW,

DOREEN GREENWOOD OF THE PEACE RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION IS
GOING TO TALK ABOUT THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE DAM AT SITE C AND THE
EFFECT IT WILL HAVE ON TRAPLINES AND TRADITIONAL BURIEL GROUNDS.

A SLIDE-TAPE SHOW WILL ALSO BE FEATURED.

A HYDRO-THERMAL PLANT AND OPEN-PIT COAL MINE HAS BEEN PROPOSED FOR
THE HAT CREEK AREA. JHIS WOULD AFFECT 7 BANDS. THIS PART OF THE
WORKSHOP WILL DESCRIBE HOW THEY FORMED THE HAT CREEK COMMUNICATIONS
COMMITTEE IN ORDER TO EDUCATE THEIR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THE DEVELOP-
MENT AND TO PREPARE THEIR POSITION,

TRIBAL GOVERNMENT - Monpay, Apri 25TH. Room 202, 3:PpmM To 5 P.M,



OuR INDIAN GOVERNMENTS NEED MORE POWERS TO CONTROL OUR LIVES AND
SURVIVAL. QurR BAND AND DISTRICT COUNCILS AND OUR ORGANIZATIONS HAVE
THE POWER TO SPEND LIMITED FUNDS, THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO LITTLE
BEYOND BUDGET-WORK. ALL OF OUR “DECLARATIONS” IN B,C. LEAD US TO
UNDERSTAND AND BELIEVE THAT OUR GOVERNMENTS NEED MORE POWERS.



PHILIP PauL, JAcoB KruGerR. & ROBERT MANUEL WILL PARTICIPATE WITH YOU
IN A DIALOGUE THAT EXPLORES ALTERNATIVES TO THE POWERS OUR GOVERNMENTS
HAVE NOW,

NAZKO & KLUSKUS MORATORIUM - 25TH, Room 202, 3 P.M. To 5 P.M,














LOGGING ROADS AND TIMBER REMOVAL ARE THREATENING THE TERRITORY,
SURVIVAL AND LIFESTYLE OF THE NAzKo & KLUSKUS PEOPLE. FoR 4 YEARS
THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO PREVENT THIS DISASTER. THEY
HAVE ASKED THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT (THE CONTROLLER OF RESOURCES)
TO PARTICIPATE IN ECOLQGICALLY SOUND REMOVAL OF TIMBER. FORESTRY
REPRESENTS THE MAJOR INDUSTRY IN B.C... IT IS ALSO THE LARGEST
THREAT TO THE SURVIVAL OF OURNINDIAN NATIONS AND OUR LAND CEAIMS
STRUGGLE,
THE Nazko & KLuskus BAND MEMBERS AND RESOURCE WORKERS HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED IN LAND CLAIMS WORK FOR MANY YEARS AND WILL BE VERY HELP-
FUL IN ASSISTING YOU TO UNDERSTAND THOSE AREAS OF WORK THAT ARE
INVOLVED IN DOCUMENTATION, RESEARCH AND ORGANIZING,

THESE BANDS HAVE ALSO SOLICITED THE SUPPORT OF ALL NWDIAN PEOPLE
IN B.C, IF YOU HAVE NOT RESPONDED - YOU MAY LEARN THE DETAILS OF

THEIR STRUGGLE AND SEE HOW CLOSELY IT IS RELATED TO YOUR HOME&LAND.,

RESEARCH - LAND CLAIMS - Monpay, 25TH, Room 220, 3P.mM. To 5 PM



JOHN PRITCHARD WORKS AS A CONSULTANT TO THE KiTIMAT BAND AND HAS
UNDERTAKEN TO DO A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESEARCH RELEVANT
TO THEIR TERRITORY,

JOHN WILL BE HAPPY TO SHARE HIS EXPERTISE WITH YOU. THE PEARCE
CoMMISSION ON FORESTRY IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT JOHN HAS PUT MUCH
STUDY INTO. HE WILL BRING COPIES OF HIS SUMMARY ABOUT THE PEARCE

COMMISSION TO DISCUSS WITH YOU AT THIS WORKSHOP.

ABORIGINAL RIGHTS COMMISSI1OM - Monpay, Room 202, 8 PM - ON



GEORGE MANUEL WAS HIRED BY THE CHIEFS’ CouNncIL oF UBCIC To EXPLORE
THE POSSIBILITY OF OUR CONDUCTING COMMUNITY HEARINGS ABOUT OUR
INDIAN RIGHTS. GEORGE HAS HELD MANY MEETINGS THROUGHOUT B.C, To
DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF OUR CONDUCTING A COMMISSION AND WHAT
SUPPORT OUR PEOPLE WILL BRING,

THIS WORKSHOP IS ORGANIZED IN ORDER THAT ‘YOU MAY PARTICIPATE’

IN EXPLORING THE IDEAS AND NEEDS THAT WE HAVE AND TO DEFINE OUR
COMMON PROBLEMS PROVINCIALLY,

FISHING RIGHTS - U.S.A. BOLDT DECISION - Monpay. Room 219, 8pm - on



“JuDGE BoLDT RULED THAT CURRENT STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS ON OFF-
RESERVE FISHING BY INDIANS WERE UNLAWFUL ON THE GROUNDS THAT THEY
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST THE INDIANS, THAT THEY VIOLATED THE TREATY
PROVISIONS AND THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT THEY WERE
NECESSARY TO PRESERVE THE RESOURCE. QuoTE U.S, GOVERNMENT,

SOME OF THE TRIBES, SELF-REGULATE FISHERIES BOTH ON AND OFF-RESERVE
TwO PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH THE “NORTHWEST INDIAN FISHERIES COMMISSION”
IN WASHINGTON STATE WILL CONDUCT THIS WORKSHOP ON INDIAN FISHERIES.
MANY OF OUR OWN BANDS HAVE BECOME INVOLVED IN FISHING RIGHTS, MANY
OF OUR OWN BANDS HAVE TRAVELLED TO V'ASHINGTON TO LEARN ABOUT THE
REGULATING.. FISH PLANTS AND MANAGEMENT. YOU ARE INVITED TO DISCUSS
YOUR FOOD FISHING RIGHTS,

LAND CLAIMS RESEARCH - Monpay, 25TH, Room 220, 8: P.M. - ON









BARBARA WYSS WILL T THIS WORKSHOP, WHICH WILL REVIEW THE

TYPE OF RESEARCH THAT HAS BEEN D yY THE UBCIC, PROVINCIALLY.

DURING THE COMING YEAR BARBARA WILL CONTINU CLAIMS RESEARCH,

THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN ORGANIZED IN RESPONSE TO THE GROWI

ROM BANDS TO LEARN ABOUT THE RESEARCH THAT HAS ALREADY





BEEN COMPLETED. HOW T SE OF THIS RESEARCH AND HOW TO DO

LOCAL BAND RESEARCH,

ALASKA & JAMES BAY LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS - Tuespay, Room 219, 8 pM



BOTH THESE SETTLEMENTS ARE VERY COMPLEX, THEY DEAL WITH ELIGIBILITY,
COMPENSATION. THE RIGHTS OF INDIAN PEOPLE TO THEIR TRADITIONAL
TERRITORIES AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL HAVE ABORIGINAL RIGHTS AT
ALL AFTER A SETTLEMENT. BOTH THESE SETTLEMENTS ON PAPER ARE
HUNDREDS OF PAGES LONG AND VERY HARD TO READ,

DouG SANDERS WILL CONDUCT THIS WORKSHOP ON THESE TWO SETTLEMENTS.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE SETTLEMENTS IS APPARENT IN THE NUMBER OF
REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT THE UBCIC HAS RECEIVED. THE JAMES

BAY SETTLEMENT REFLECTS THE ATTITUDE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND —
HOW IT HOPES TO DEAL WITH INDIAN PEoPLE IN B.C. IN ORDER TO PREVENT
THAT TYPE OF SETTLEMENT THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THAT WE MUST DO RIGHT
AT HOME. THIS WILL BE A VERY INSPIRING WORKSHOP THAT WILL HELP US
SEE MORE CLEARLY WHAT WE MUST DO,

LOWER NICOLA BAND VS. CROWN Re: 1036, Room 220, TUESDAY, 8 pm - on



THE Lower NICOLA Band WILL BE REPRESENTED BY CHIEF Don Moses, WHO
ALSO DID A MAJOR STUDY ON THE LEGALITY, TERMS OF REFERENCE AND IMPACT
OF OrDER-IN-CounciL 1036. THIS STUDY WAS COMPLETED IN 1973, BUT

ITS CONTENTS ARE STILL VALID AND HAVE NOT BEEN OUT-DATED. THE LOWER
NICOLA BAND SUED THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT FOR TRESPASS, THIS ACTION
STARTED IN NovemBer 1975, . . THE DECISION HAS NOT BEEN HANDED DOWN
YET FROM THE SUPREME courT oF B,C,



THIS LEGAL CASE EFFECTS ALL BANDS IN BC - BECAUSE IT IS A TEST CASE
THAT QUESTIONS THE RIGHT OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TO HAVE PASSED
ORDER-In-CounciL 1036 Back IN 1938. SINCE THIS COURT ACTION STARTED
THE BAND HAS INCLUDED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THIS ACTION BECAUSE
THEY HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ACT AS TRUSTEES OVER INDIAN LAND -

YET THEY ALLOWED THE PROVINCE TO TAKE RESERVE LAND,

Don MoSES WILL CONDUCT THIS WORKSHOP IN ORDER TO EXPLAIN THE HISTORY
OF ORDER-IN-CounciL 1036 AND THE LEGAL CASE HIS BAND IS INVOLVED IN,
DON HAS APPEALED TO ALL BANDS TO BECOME AWARE OF THIS CASE AND SUPPORT

HIS BAND - YOU MAY LEARN MORE AT THIS WORKSHOP,

CULTURAL CENTRES - WepNespay, 27TH, Room 202, & P.M, - ON



THREE CULTURAL CENTRES - COQUALEETZA, FISH LAKE & VICTORIA, WOULD
LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS WORKSHOP WITH YOU TO
EXPLAIN THE PROGRAMMING THEY PROVIDE. THERE IS MORE TO THE CENTRES
THAN CULTURAL PROGRAMS, ALL THREE CENTRES ARE USED AS A BASE FOR
THEIR PEOPLE FOR ORGANIZING AND PUBLISHING NEWSPAPERS. THERE ARE
PROBLEMS COMMON TO ALL THREE IN MAINTAINING THESE CENTRES. More
IMPORTANTLY THERE HAVE BEEN MANY STRONG DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR LAND
CLAIMS MOVEMENT THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE FROM THESE CENTRES. WHEN YOU
WANT TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON WITHIN A TRIBAL
AREA, YOU MAY BE SURE THAT A WORKER AT ONE OF THESE CULTURAL CENTRES
WILL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU,

KITIMAT PIPELINE OPPOSITION & SUPERTANKERS - 27TH, Room 219, 8 pM - ON



AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE TO SHIP OIL FROM ALASKA AND INDONESIA TO
THE UNITED STATES. JHIS WOULD MEAN SUPER-TANKERS WOULD TRANSPORT
OIL ALONG THE NORTHCOAST TO THE PROPOSED KITIMAT PIPELINE. JHE

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS APPOINTED ANDREW THOMPSON, COMMISSIONER TO



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CONDUCT AN INQUIRY TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED PIPELINE
AND SUPERTANKER ROUTE,

FISHING RIGHTS ARE PART OF ANY ABORIGINAL CLAIM. ANY INDIAN PEOPLE
WHO HAVE AN ABORIGINAL CLAIM TO A TERRITORY HAVE A LARGE INTEREST
IN PROTECTING THEIR AREA FROM THE EFFECTS OF AN OILSPILL. THERE
HAS BEEN AN OPPOSITION GROUP FORMED IN NORTHWESTERN B.C. THIS
GROUP WILL PARTICIPATE WITH YOU IN DISCUSSING THE EFFECTS OF THE
PROPOSAL AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN FORMED AGAINST
THE PIPELINE:

McKENZIE VALLEY PIPELINE INQUIRY - Wepnespay,. 27TH. Room 220, 8 P.M.



THIS INQUIRY WAS HELD TO LOOK AT ALL EFFECTS THAT THE PROPOSED
McKeENz1e VALLEY PIPELINE WOULD HAVE ON THE NORTH, INCLUDING IT’S
EFFECT ON THE DENE AND INUIT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES.

THE MAJOR EMPHASIS OF THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE ON THE PROCESS OF THE
INQUIRY. THE DENE AND INUIT PEOPLES USED THIS INQUIRY WELL, THEY
WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH A LOT OF RESEARCH AND ORGANIZING, THEY
HAVE DOCUMENTED THEIR LAND USE AND STRENGTHENED AND ACCEPTED THE

DENE DECLARATION (THE HEART OF THEIR PROPOSED INDIAN GOVERNMENT PLANS).

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Courtworkers

Mercury Pollution (Rick Shiomi)
Socio-Economic Development

N.I.B. — Housing, Indian Act Changes,
Joint NIB/Cabinet Committee
Education - Provincial Committee
(Stewart Phillip)

+ BKiteegukla, Mt. Currie, ete,
McGregor Dam, Peace River, Hat Creek
- Opposition to Hydro Development

Nidl«B. (Cont'd)
Tribal Government
McGregor Dam, etc. (Cont'd)

Nazko/Kluskus Moratorium
Tribal Government (Cont'd)
Research (John Pritchard)

Aboriginal Rights Commission (George Manvel)

Boldt (John Finkboneer, Barb Lane)

Research - Land Claims Developments
(Barbara Wyss, Sam Bedwast)

7 (Day One of the General Assembly)

Alaska & James Bay Settlement

Lower Nicola - 1036
F ILM S&S

(Day Two of the General Assembly)

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Cultural Centres (Fish Lake, Cocualeetza, Victoria)
Kitimat Pipeline Opposition

Judge Berger - McKenzie Valley Pipeline
FIGeses

O WORKSHOP S)

Resolutions on Agenda of General Assembly

INFORMATION BOOTHS

(Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)





Ballroom - Inn of the North