UBCIC News -- Vol. 1 No. 5 (May 25, 1977)

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Union of B|& Indian Chiefs

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NEWSLETTER May 25, 197i



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NEW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

On the final day of the Conference a new executive body was
chosen for the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs. With respect to
a new extra-ordinary resolution, which was accepted by the
Assembly, the Union is now administered by a President and
four Vice-presidents. By acclamation, George Manuel was the
Chiefs choice for President. For several years George was
President of the National Indian Brotherhood in Ottawa. Just
this last year he has returned to B.C. and has now taken on a
very responsible position as the Union's first president.
During his acceptance speech, the Assembly cheered as George
pledged that the organization will regain it's stature for

B.C. Indians under his leadership.

Each of the vice-president represent a specific region. They
are also required to make report's to the Chief's Council.
The next two years in office are going to be very busy ones
for the president and the vice-presidents. Here is a list

of the regions they will represent;-

Philip Paul is vice-president for the South-
Western Region which consists of District 2
(West Coast), District 14 (South Island),
District 7 (West Fraser) and District 8
(East Fraser);



Don Moses is vice-president for the Central
Interior Region which is made up of District
5 (Lillooet/Lytton), District 15 (Thompson/
Nicola) and District 11 (Kootenay/Okanagan) ;

Ray Jones is vice-president for the Coastal
Region which includes District 3 (Bella
Coola), District 9 (North Coast), Dastrict. 10
(Kwawkewlth), District 13 (Terrace), and Dist-
rict 12 (Babine) ;

Archie Patrick is vice-president for the North-
ern Region which is District 1 (Williams Lake),
District 4 (Lakes) and District 6 (Fort St.
John).



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TRIBAL GOVERNMENT



During the course of our Conference this year we held a work-

shop on Tribal Government. It proved to be one of the best

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attended too. It was obvious that people were becoming more
concerned about protecting and strengthening the most basic

of the rights of native nations: the right of self-government.
To date Indian Tribal Governments have not been functioning

at a level of maximum effectiveness simply because we do not
have adequate resources to support the operations of Tribal
Government. It is important for us to works towards acquir-
ing additional lands. [In order for Indian Government to be
effective sufficient land and resources are needed to adequat-
ely take care of people. At present our reserves and resources

are inadequate.

It has become quite apparent that bands are recognizing their
right to define the nature and structure of their own Tribal
Government. In order to develop a new and distinct Indian
'Government' structure represention must be made by all Ind-
ians in B.C. A mandate was passed at the Assembly for the
Chiefs Council and Executive to prepare discussion papers on
possible approaches and present these papers for discussion

throughout the province with all 16 Tribal groups.



WE WANT TO BE FULLY RECOGNIZED BY ALL OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERN-
MENT AS HAVING TOTAL AUTONOMY OVER OUR RESPECTIVE TRIBAL TER-
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UNION OF B.C. INDIAN CHIEFS NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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The Chiefs Council had a meeting the night before the Confer-
ence to finalize the agenda and also discuss a request made by
the newly formed Coalition. A good portion of debate and dis-
cussion evolved around their request to address the Assembly.
After a healthy debate it was resulted in a responsible decis-
ion by our Council to permit them time at the beginning of the

Conference, placing them first on the agenda.
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THE FIRST DAY OF THE ASSEMBLY BEGAN WITH A STRONG TRADITIONAL
PRAYER BY MRS. SALLY ERICKSON WHO IS FROM THE LAKES DISTRICT.
THE ESSENCE OF THIS PRAYER PREVAILED AND GUIDED THE CONFERENCE
THROUGHOUT THE THREE DAYS.

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“Before I start this prayer, will everybody be still before
God for a moment, just realize who you are and what you are

here for.

Heavenly Father, I ask you to send you Holy Spirit down upon
this Assembly; That you will give your love that we can share
with our Brothers and Sisters; That you will give us your wis-
dom that you gave to our forefathers as they sat around your
council fires; That you will give us peace and unity that

came from the longhouses of old. And Lord, that you will open
our minds and our hearts today to the issues at hand so that
when we speak, we will speak loud and clear so that everybody
will understand; Also give us the ability to listen when some-
one is speaking because everyone has something to say; and
Lord, with this, I leave the whole Assembly in your hands and

may your will be done."

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ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE SUCCESS OF THE CONFERENCE
WAS MADE BY NICK PRINCE ON BEHALF OF THE LAKES DISTRICT. HE
TOOK PART IN THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE WITH A
WELCOME SPEECH.

“Chiefs, delegates, ladies and gentlement, it does my heart
good to see many of you again and for some of you, this won't
be your first trip to Prince George, and for those that have
been here, I'm sure you are familiar with the surroundings.
On behalf of the Lakes District Council and the Carrier Nat-
ion of the Central Interior of British Columbia, I welcome
you to the Ninth Annual General Assembly of the Chiefs of

British Columbia."

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Here is a summary of the Conference which was submitted to us

by one of our Chiefs;-

1) The Conference of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs was well
attended with 139 official delegates registered with num-

erous observers also in attendance.

2) The Conference officially opened 26 April 1977 and concl-
uded 28 April 1977 with preparational workshops held on

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5)

25 April 1977 and in the evening during the Conference:
a) the workshops dealt with:

- Aboriginal Rights Commission concept,

- Tribal Government proposal,

- Education,

- Environmental concerns: Kitimat pipeline - B.C.
Hydro, McGregor Dam Project, etc.,

- BOLDT Decision in Washington State which awarded
large percentage of State Fishery resources to
Natives,

- National Indian Brotherhood presentation.

b) The Assembly agenda was related directly to above and
there were numerous resolutions passed on all issues.
Much of the debate/discussion took place in workshops

which streamlined the Conference.

c) Many of the delegates worked very hard and late to
study for their people back home. There was such
great interest in many of the workshops that there was
only standing room available. These workshops were
organized as a result of the interest and concern exp-

ressed by our people.

Immediately after the Conference opened the Assembly acted
on a planning decision made by the Chiefs" Council to list-
en to a presentation by a group of Bands called the ALLIANCE
(Musqueam, Squamish, Sechelt, 3 Desolation Sound Bands),

the Native Brotherhood of B.C. which claimed to represent

20 other Bands on the Coast and the United Native Nations.
This group has formed another loosely knit organization

known as the "Coalition of B.C. Indians".

The Chiefs from the ALLIANCE group read Band Council Res-
olutions authorizing them to withdraw from the Union and
the Native Brotherhood spokesman gave a very weak present-
ation in announcing that his organization would work with
the "Coalition" claiming to represent 20 Bands on the Coast
who wanted to withdraw from the U.B.C.I.C.

Our reports indicate that the intent of the pull-out was
to attract other bands to do the same. But the present-

ation produced no response from the Assembly. The deleg-

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ates moved to proceed with the agenda, and the dissident

group remained in attendance as observers.

6) The six bands mentioned are not included in the total fig-
ure of 139 mentioned above. Max Beck, Regional Director,
Secretary of State Department was in attendance along with
Lynn Foster also of that Department. Obviously they were
there to get first hand reading on populations represented
by various groups in order to determine their funding form-

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7) Conference Highlights;-

a) An Extraordinary resolution was passed to change the
U.B.C.1I.C. structure from the three man Executive to:
- one president, and
- four regional vice-presidents
to serve for a period of two years.

b) The U.B.C.1I.C. Organizational Plan was approved out-
lining roles and responsibilities of:

- Band Councils,

- District Councils,

- Chiefs' Executive Council,
- Executive Committee,

- General Assembly.

c) An Aboriginal Rights and Land Claims Commission concept
was approved authorizing Chiefs Council and Executive
to pursue funding to provide for Director, field and
support staff to assist Bands to prepare claims.

dad) George Manuel was elected lst President of the U.B.C.I.C.
with the following elected as Regional Vice-presidents:

- Philip Paul - Archie Patrick

- Don Moses - Ray Jones

Their respective regions were mentioned earlier in this
newsletter.

e) As before each of the fifteen Districts will elect. rep-
resentatives to the Chiefs Council.

f) The National Indian Brotherhood was well represented
and Vice-president Dennis Nicholas addressed the main
Assembly and President Noel Starblanket addressed del-
egates in an N.I.B. workshop and at the Banquet. Other
staff members addressed workshop delegates and assisted
Nicholas.

g) The new Executive through George Manuel informed the
N.I.B. that B.C. Indians would once again take their
place as a strong force at the N.I.B. level in years
to come.

h) The new Executive President, George Manuel, in his acc-
eptance speech left the door open for the six Alliance
to rejoin the Union but not on an unconditional basis.
He said that the move of the Bands to withdraw was an
act of non-confidence in the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs
and it was their right to do so. He did, however, dis-
agree with the manner in which they handled the situat-
ion. He said that the proper way would have been to
move a non-confidence motion on the Assembly floor.

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1) The Coalition group presented a paper outlining a
phased program to resolve the Aboriginal Rights and
Land Claims issues over the next few years. The paper
provided the following breakdown of native population
represented:

- United Native Nations 20,000

(Status 15,000 and Non-status 5,000)
- Native Brotherhood 20,000
- Alliance 5,000

plus, representing 30,000 people of native origin from

j) The document contained the same rhetoric as other Land
Claims Position papers with no items of significance
except for the overblown claim of representation.

k) The outgoing Executive will be held over for a two
month transition period and major policy directions
will be announced shortly.

8) Planned Activities based on Resolutions passed are:

a) Developing concept and pursuit of funding and staffing
of Aboriginal Rights and Land Claims Commission.

b) Implementation of new Organizational Plan.

c) Holding workshops around the Province to develop con-
cept of "Tribal Government" along with defining the
Powers and Jurisdiction of the new "Alternative Gov-
ernment".

d) Pursuing maintenance and objective of Provincial Educ-
ation Committee which includes renegotiation of Master
Tuition Agreement between D.I.A. and Provincial Educ-
ation Department.

e) Participation in movements pressing positions on Env-
ironmental concerns:

- Mackenzie Valley Pipeline issue,

- Kitimat pipeline,

- Federal Penitentiary issue, Lillooet, B.C.
- B.C. Hydro - McGregor Dam issue.

The Assembly passed a Resolution calling for a morat-
orium on new developments until settlement of Aborig-
inal Rights and Land Claims is reached and implemented.

£f) Establishment of Economic Development Committee, Agric-
ultural Committee along with pursuit of funding, liaison
and development of objectives to make them operationally
successful.

g) Continued liaison with Northwest Washington Tribal Fish-
eries Commission re: Boldt Decision in Washington State
complete with:

i) exchange of ideas on Indian Fishery,
ii) possible development of similar objectives for B.C.
Natives,
iii) information workshops on Boldt Decision and implic-
ations are to be held throughout the province if
possible.

h) The Union Executive and Chiefs Council were authorized
by an Assembly Resolution to press for acceptance of
Report and implementation of Recommendations of National
Steering Committee of Indian Cultural Centres to D.I1.A.N.D.
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Government is being asked to continue with funding of
Indian Cultural Centres (in B.C. - Coqualeetza, Fish
Lake and Victoria).

9) In conclusion, the Conference lent promise to the devel-
opment of a strong cohesive organization to cope with the
problems and issues facing B.C. Indians. There will be
an interesting two year period in B.C. as the new Execut-

ive will be in position for that length of time.

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INDIAN DANCING



A VERY COMPLIMENTARY ACTIVITY TO OUR GENERAL ASSEMBLY WAS THE
INDIAN DANCING.

The Quesnel Dancers were very original with their costumes
hand made of colorful material. The girls with long dresses,
braided hair and each carrying a shawl, and the boys with
colorful feathered bustles, beads and the beautiful head pieces.

They wore high furry (white) leather mukluk type of moccasins.

To assist them they had the Mount Currie singers, and with res-

pect to tradition the dancers danced in a circle around them.

After the Quesnel Dancers were finished, Nick Prince intro-
duced the Carrier Dancers from the Stoney Creek Reserve. This
group was led by the elder women of the Reserve who did the

singing and led most of the dances.

Their traditional dances were very different from the Quesnel
Dancers. Their costumes were made of buckskin and the fringes
on the sleeves and hem line gave a beautiful accent to their
costumes while they danced. They also wore headbands and a

feather.

Mary John kept beat with her drum, as the children sang the
songs in their language and did their dance which was handed
down to them from their ancestors. It was good to see these
young children dancing so proudly. The youngest dancer,
Melanie, stole the hearts of the audience, not a bit shy to
dance, she was willing to do her own thing, her tiny feet, with
white rabbit fur on the moccasins were all over the place, but
still in time with the drums as she made gestures of "thank
you" with her hands. This was the traditional gestures of

our ancestors of long ago.

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The highlight of the dancing was when the Quesnel Dancers
requested to do the Friendship Dance. They started with
their own dancers by joining hands in the traditional circle.
Then they proceeded to invite members of the audience to join
in the circle. When it got too big a second line was formed
on the inside so that everyone was facing each other, moving

in opposite directions, shaking hands.

There was a strange excitement in the air after that dance

was over as we experienced a rare moment of unity. It didn't
seem to matter what Band, Tribe or Organization was represented,
the circle seemed to unite us as we shook each other's hand in

friendship.



UNION SETS UP CABINET EQUIVALENT TO PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT



The first steps of Indian Tribal Government have been set up
within the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs. At their first Execu-
tive Council Meeting, which was held in Williams Lake on

May 9th, our President, George Manuel appointed his vice-presi-
dents to the following cabinet posts; -

Philip Paul, Vice-president, South-Western Region has
been appointed the U.B.C.1I.C. representative to the
N.I.B. Philip is also responsible for Indian Act
Changes and Education.

Don Moses, Vice-president for the Central-Interior
Region has been appointed to Economic Development inclu-
ding all sub-committees such as Agriculture, etc. He is
also responsible for Forestry. Don will be working
Closely with Robert Pasco and our B.C. Agriculture Com-
mittee.

Ray Jones, Vice-president for the Coastal Region has
been appointed to be responsible for Federal-Provincial
Affairs. This means he will be responsible for monitor-
ing policy changes of both levels of governments on be-
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Archie Patrick, Vice-president of the Northern Region
has been appointed Secretary-Treasurer and is also res-
ponsible for Housing.

In addition to the responsibilities of our regional vice-
presidents portfolio assignments have been delegated to; -

Steven Point for Fishing Rights, and

Robert Manuel is responsible for Tribal Government and
Indian Youth Organizing.

These people are responsible for contacting all chiefs and
their people to help develop a policy. This means they will
be travelling around the province attending band meetings,
district meetings, and workshops for the purpose of collecting
your views and ideas. These will be used to incorporate into
an over-all general policy for Indian people in B.C.



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HERE IS A NICE LETTER WHICH WAS GRACIOUSLY RECEIVED BY
THE NEW AND FORMER EXECUTIVE, AS WELL AS THE STAFF OF
THB UNION. IT IS LETTERS LIKE THIS THAT KEEP US GOING.
THANK-YOU WES FOR TAKING TIME TO EXPRESS YOUR VIEWS.

KRERKREKREERERERER

Cowichan Band Council

P.O. Box 880

Duncan, B.C. V9L 3Y2

Telephone: 748-3196 May 4th, 1977

Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs
345 West Fifth Street,
North Vancouver, B.C.

Dear Sirs:

Congratulations to Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs and to all
of the Chiefs who attended the Conference that really made it
a success in Prince George.

In appreciation we would also like to thank the Executive
and the staff who put their whole heart into the Union when
there were those saying that the organization was dead. Whilst
there were those that were doing all the yapping you were doing
all the working and you came up with a winner at Prince George.

Congratulations to the Vice Presidents Archie Patrick, Don
Moses, Ray Jones and Philip Paul. A hearty welcome to our first
President George Manuel who has taken on a very responsible
position for B.C.

For the staff who worked so faithfully for the three execu-
tives, let us assure you that your president will be proud of
you as was your Chairman. And although the transition may be
a little difficult to get used to at first, you will find that
we all have a common purpose and you will find it in your Presi-
dent.

Sincerely

E. Wes Modeste
Cowichan People
Chief & Council

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CHIEFS PROPOSAL TO KITIMAT OIL PORT INQUIRY

We have submitted a proposal to the Thompson Commission to help
our people organize and prepare briefs and submissions for pre-
sentation to the Thompson Commission. For those who may not
know about this Commission, it has been established to review
and study the impact of oil spills on the environment along the
B.C. Coast. The Commission will be studying the proposed Kiti-
mat oil port as well as oil tanker routes to Cherry Point and
Port Angeles.

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"IT IS THE BEST STATEMENT ON INDIAN RIGHTS TO COME FROM ANY
GOVERNMENT BODY SINCE EUROPEANS FIRST CAME TO CANADA"



Our President, George Manuel, made that statement in regards

to the Berger Report which was released on Monday, May 9th.

A copy of George's statement was sent to all M.P.'s and M.L.A.'s
who represent the people of B.C. George also mentioned that

the Berger Report gives real hope to native people not only

in the North but in all parts of Canada. Judge Berger has
recognized in his Report firstly: That Indian people must con-
trol and plan their own economic development - any other approach
will fail, secondly: That Indian people must control their own
education - any other approach will fail, and thirdly: A
settlement of Native Land Claims requires Indian self-govern-
ment and a social contract between native people and the larger

society.



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It appears that our new President will be delegating our tribal
representatives to represent the organization on various occa-
Sions. With that, Wes Modeste, was appointed on behalf of the
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs to represent them at the Friend-
ship Centres (P.A.C.I.F.1I.C.) Annual General Assembly held at
Duncan, B.C. on the weekend of May 21 and 22, 1977.

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RESOURCE MATERIAL





HERE IS A LIST OF MATERIAL THAT IS AVAILABLE AT OUR UNION OFF-
ICE, IT'S YOURS FOR THE ASKING, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO WRITE IN
AND REQUEST THIS INFORMATION.

A. THERE'S LOTS OF INFORMATION ON THE McGREGOR DAM
AND YOU CAN READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN SAUL TERRY'S
REPORT.

B. DON MOSES PREPARED A REPORT ON THE LOWER NICOLA BAND'S
1036 ISSUE. THIS IS THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED.

C. WE HAVE THE UNION OF B.C. INDIAN CHIEFS “SOCIETIES ACT"

D. WE HAVE INFORMATION ON THE MACKENZIE VALLEY PIPELINE
INQUIRY.

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“EVALUATING CHANGE: THE MACKENZIE VALLEY PIPELINE
INQUIRY" AN ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE
THOMAS R. BERGER,

"THE MACKENZIE VALLEY PIPELINE INQUIRY" AN ADAPTA-
TION FROM THE SECOND ANNUAL CORRY LECTURE AT QUEEN'S
UNIVERSITY, NOV. 25, 1975.

E. WE HAVE NAZKO-KLUSKUS T-SHIRTS. THE COST IS $5.00
AND THE TsSHIRTS COME IN RED, WHITE, BLUE AND GREEN.

| F. WE HAVE A MEMORANDUM TO ALL CHIEFS AND BAND MEMBERS
ON ISSUES, -e.g., THE INDIAN ACT, 1036, MINERALS,
FISHING RIGHTS, etc.

G. THE NATIONAL INDIAN BROTHERHOOD HAVE LEFT LOTS OF
INFORMATION. HERE IS A SHORT LIST.

- THE DENE DECLARATION BOOKLET

ix. INDIAN CONTROL OF INDIAN EDUCATION

Bid« NIB EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

iv. HOW INDIANS VIEW EDUCATION

Ve NIB CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS

Wis ENFORMATION ON THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS

ae ee THE NATIONAL INDIAN BROTHERHOOD'S NEWSLETTER
TLIils “SUPPORT THE DENE - NO PIPELINE" BUMPERSTICKERS

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INDIAN OUTLOOK AT WHITE GOVERNMENTS

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WE HAVE READ YOUR PROPOSAL
AND ARE GIVING IT SERIOUS CONSIDERATION



ARE ANY OF OUR READERS LOOKING FOR A JOB???? There are two posit-
1lons open right now with the McLeod Lake Band. A band manager is
needed and also a home-school co-ordinator. This is a great opp-
ortunity, the band could benefit from your skills and you, in
turn, could learn the Sekani way of living in this area. Anyone
interested could send in your resume to Chief Harry Chingee, Gen-
eral Delivery, McLeod Lake, B.C. More information could be obt-
ained from the U.B.C.I.C. office in Vancouver, 986-2236.
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In concluding this newsletter I would just like to mention a

few things which might be of interest to our readers. On the
final day of our Conference the staff of the Union presented

the Native students from the Prince George College with a copy
of our film "The Land is the Culture". These 11 students played
a very important role in the success of our Ninth General Assembly.
All the students were very dependable, and eager to help out with
any task that came up. Just as they were a great help to the
staff, this was a unique learning experience for them. Our heart-

iest thanks goes to;-

Theresa Sam Brenda Michell Bernadette Jim
Gordon Anatone Eileen Joseph Max Duncan
Johnny Charlie Kelsey Mack Cathy Pierre
Louise Alex Mary George

Thanks again for the hard work you did on behalf of all the
Indian people in B.C.



There are a lot of other people and organizations that we owe a
big THANK-YOU to. They include;-

Prince George Indian Friendship Centre
Prince George Native Women's Auxiliary
Stoney Creek Dance Group

Quesnel Indian Dancers

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National Indian Brotherhood

Mount Currie Singers

Mr. Teddy Seward

Mr. Cedric Billy

Mrs. Lillian Rathburn

Our hosts - the Lakes District Council

There are a great many others too, our list is endless. It would

be neat if we could get together again in the future.
THANKS EVERYONE! ! I E!tte@!



THIS CONCLUDES OUR NEWSLETTER. We would like to inform you that
this is your newsletter too. You are invited to express your
views, voice your concern, submit articles, and keep everyone
caught up on what is happening in your area. Material can be

sent toz;=- Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs,
Box 86003,
North Vancouver, B.C.
986-2236



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