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Se:bad boys of land claims are up
ain. There they were, four of
them; “from the Gitksan and

: boarding a replica of the

Wet'suwet’en,
Santa Maria. The purpose was to protest
the landing 500 years ago of Christopher.
Columbus
Americas,
.. Aside from the dubious point of blam-.

ing some poor schlep who stumbled into ~

the Americas by accident for all of what

has happened since, the four (including ©

Kitimat-Stikine regional district director
Gordon Sebastian) achieved their goal.
And that was for maximum publicity.
These kinds of stunts — they continue
the tradition of the trickster that exists in
northwest native folk lore’ — form one
of the cornerstones in the Gitksan and
Wet’suwet’en philosophy toward land
claims, That philosophy is of no retreat,
no surrender. ,

The other cornerstone of. the
Philosophy is the cold-blooded and
deadly serious business of court actions
surrounding land claims. The B.C,

Supreme Court suit filed by the Gitksan _
and Wet’suwet?en against the federal

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“This

economic disasters in other parts of the
country and province, -

Yet in this area, we remain relatively
unaffected. Any -vague sense of
uneasiness is buffered by the knowledge

“that we've seen and’ been through much
Worse,
_, The warm response to. the organiza-
tions which each: Christmas assist those
less fortunate in our areais a further sign

on the ‘shores of the.

Will surely go down as one of the.
more uncertain holiday seasons in recent
years.. Each day we hear and see of .

dismissed, the
Wet’suwet’en are headed: for the
court this spring. ~~

litigate, Po A
The Gitksan and Wet’ suwet’en

responded by listing a series of condi-
tions. Each one of those serves to ad- |:
vance the claim of title a bit further. If
the government gives in, it will only serve ©.
‘to weaken its case and ultimate bargain- . ©

ing position.

have done is call the provincial govern-

‘ment’s bluff." The government: is |
desperate to promote. an atmosphere of

conciliation. It views claims settlements
as an essential part of economic and.
social progress into the next century. .
The Gitksan. and Wet’ suwet'en aren’t
So desperate. Each move js carefully
thought out. And who knows
trickster will strike again. -

eon

bedrock of humanity and Caring re-
mains. -

And as we gather with friends and

‘family this week, consider for a moment |

the massive changes that are taking place

in Eastern Europe and in what is left of

the Soviet empire. For those people this
season is both the end and the beginning
of immense challenges. . What happens
there will ultimately shape the world to
come. oe Lone
To those people and to you all, Merry
Christmas. ; a

“Before. trying to keep up

with the Joneses, follow them at
a safe distance until you know
where they're going.”
“== Good ‘Housekeeping
Trendsetters must lead an en-
viable life — happy, confident,

big step

Through:

Bifocals |
_ by Claudette Sandeck

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socially: welcome — dressed in
their chic finery, relaxing at
popular pastimes, - vacationing
at ‘fashionable resorts,

i Why, then, have I opted for a

profile ‘below the “height of

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fashion? 2 0.
-In-the '50’s, Iwas the only
high: school:grad who didn’t
wear saddle shoes-and a thigh-
length baggy. sweater. In the
60s, mine may well have been

when
Chatelaine,

Reebok steps on the evening
news. Next day, I owned an ex-
“ercise step, custom built for me
by my husband from a few feet:.
of' scrap lumber. oo
J had no inkling my status.
had elevated until weeks later, -
Cosmopclitan,
Okanagan Life
Magazine and CBC’s Midday
featured the Reebok :

“restless legs’, a bothersome

condition that keeps me awake

unless I put myself through a

pre-bedtime ‘exercise: ritual - the.
equivalent of Kurt Browning

limbering up to skate the quad.

In summer, a 40-minute walk
Over rugged terrain stretches my

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and provincial governments was for. all ;
of the marbles. Although ‘the suit was: | :
Gitksan’ and |_
appeal |
_. Here also there is an element’ of the |.
trickster. The Provincial : government: |.
tried for its own public relations advan-_
stage by asking the Gitksan and |
Wet’ suwet’en to negotiate rather-than to .|

What the Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en IC
When the’

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that’ whatever: else may occur, o

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you can do something for him. -

_ about soup kitchens. I really
don't understand, Santa, why
‘anyone in ‘this rather affluent.

hy

Dunahee’s
‘that their

leg muscles until they're.
satisfied to rest, But with early -

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_ the only closet without a-Jackie

Kennedy. pillobx hat of A-line
Ts even. refused ‘to
backcomb .my hair into. a

pliance Is a toaster, 'don't

recording, and no satellite dish
-blooms.in'our backyard,

- sMaybe.1 choose to wade in
the backwaters of the fashion

stream because so’ long.as I'm.

with being: “out? "buying

modish replacements; ‘and'sor-;

ting out-dated belongings into:
two discard ‘piles, Goodwill or
Garbag oe

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my shock: w

My: transformation was in-.

advertent. “One minute ‘1. w.
Watching ‘a’ fltiess’ti

Today, my kichen’s one plug-

possess’ a single Garth Brooks:

not ‘in’? I' won't have:to. deal

; ee ©
learned I had become a swinger.’

step, -
The Reebok step ‘craze began
in California, (Which fitness

fad didn’t?) It gives thighs and
. buttocks a low impact aerobic

winter. darkness, 1 must.
substitute indoor activities,

The step lets me cure my -
restless’ legs while listening to.
The National. That makes me’

workout comparable to walking happy. Otherwise, my new tren-
at three miles per hour, “Stepp-... ag

_ ing” can burn up to 600 calories :
‘per hour, depending upon the’.
the tempo, .
movements

height of the step,
and any added arm
or hand weights, -
_» My step lacks Reebok's curvy

Corners, colored plastic, and in-
' terlocking Slackability, It's a™

sturdy facsimile, just my height

(seven inched) and. our home.

‘isn’t mortgaged to finance it,

“stool with a. choice’ of

shelghts, -7 or 12 inches, Stored ©

flowerpot.

160-versatile; doubling ag :

ed beside thesofa, it Sup

diness hasn't improved my life,

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thing, 3.0

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VICTORIA — Dear Santa: I «
know you're pretty busy this
time of year, but‘I wonder if
you could give some considera-

tion to’ my wish list:.
Don’t be.put off by the

large number of requests;:none

Of them are ‘really for ‘myself.

I've got everything I want; but ~

it's come to my attention that
@ lot'obpeople:aren’t that'"

» tylueky. So, take'a look at the +

list and see what you can do.
The other day, a man stop- .

- ped me on the street and asked

if I could spare some change. .
He looked like he didn't have
much to look forward to this - .
Christmas. Said he was from

Nova Scotia, didn’t haye a job

and was hungry...
I gave him a few dollars, but
he needs more than that.’
Sorry, I don’t know’ his name,
you do, Perhaps.
I know you got influential
friends in high places."
"I'd also like to talk to you .’

society should have to rely:on
soup kitchens to get a ‘warm
meal. Maybe you could think
of a better way, «

_ And’speaking of a better
way, how about taking a shot
at confining the term food |.
bank to the dictionary? When.
folks have to rely on the
generosity of their fellow 7
citizens to feed their kids or.
themselves, there’s something
wrong, isn’t there, Santa?

-Falso would like-you to” *
‘make a special effort for a little

Victoria boy who’s been miss-\
ing for too long. Michael =:

boy will come back’:
to them, but dammit, they fe
need help. How about it, San-
ta?'I know you can doit, *
The other day, @ good friend

of mine told.me about a young ~~ ,
woman who could no longer.
put up with the physical ‘abuse.’

‘she. suffered.at the hands of ~<- -

her husband. She took her

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not one piece of furniture. I'll
see what I can do, but again, ©
that'woman, and a lot of |

Others like her, needs the kind
of help that one person alone.
cannot give her, |

1 also undertarid that there.
_ are a lot of kids who come'to-
school hungry and often have : -..
no lunch. Now, 1 don’t know | :

whether that is because their —
Parent haven’t got the money’

- to feed them properly or spend.

_ it on other things,

.. there, I know that’s hard to.
" believe, but it’s true. Surely,

help these kids or at least twig

the conscience of those who ©” -

can help them. C’mon Santa,

your reputation is at stake:

here,

Now, here’s a really impor-

tant‘one, Santa, You know ”
that folks like to celebrate this:

time of: year. There are the of:

fice parties, the Christmas ©." ’

visits to friends and relatives; : .
the New Year’s bashes, and

quite often, folks have a few

drinks. But the problem is that

some folks insist on driving | -

after they've had a few drinks. -

And that's bad. I know, I used

Aichai “to do it occasionally, but for- .
parents'keep hoping |

tunately, 1 was: catght before I

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She's got-a place to stay, but

The fact remains that there
. are a lot of hungry: kids out

you can find it in your heart to. -

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worrled about @ mean stréd|
folks'have been developing”
“over, the past few years: You
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“newspaper headlines or.

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regret for the, rest of imyjlife. *.

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