Wednesday, October 28, 1

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THE WILLIAMS LAKE TRIBUNE

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Better conditions for Indians
goal of new committee

Chiefs and spokesmen of the Indian bands in

the Williams
ference at Sugar
recommendations
among their
Interior,
Points in the brief, which wi|
be preserited later to the Federal|
government, were explained by
members of a committee formed
five months ago. This committee
came into being following a series
of meetings attended by Indian
delegates from the Centraa Inter-
ior and the Fraser Valley. |

The committee is known as
the Aboriginal Regional Rights
Committee of the Interior Tribes
of British Columbia.

FIND PLACE FOR INDIAN

In the preamble of the brief,
the committee states that its
whole approach to “our” problems
is to improve the Indians’ con-
ditions so that they will enjoy a
Standard of living commensurate
with the white man’s, and at the
same time fit the Indian into the
present day industrial develop-
ment of the province as a sought
after segment of the working and
social population of the province.

“at the same time,” the pre-
amble continues, “We, as prim-
arily rural minded people would
ask the government to respect
our communal desires as Indians
and to let us accurturize to the
white civilization at a pace com-
mensurate with our social develo-
pment.”

Toronto Telegram
A lion that has been re-
ported on the loose in To-
ronto may be just a dog —
a Rhodesian Ridgeback —
according to Dr. H. Heth-
tington of Kleinburg. Ont.
He poses with his 1°>-Ib.
Ridgeback, a cham~ on.
Also known as a liom ‘Jog,
the breed is used for © int-
ing big game.

poourine: on a principle of little

| payments

Lake Agency Sunday attended a con- |
Cane Reserve to study a brief on
to improve standards of living
people, particularly the Indians of the

The brief itself deals with the
following specific problems:

ALCOHOL acknowledging
this is the biggest problem  fac-
ing the Indians, the briet points
out that prohibition to both white
civilization and the Indian has
never achieved anything. Asked
for is full liquor privileges.

SELF-GOVERNMENT — Form-
ation of a committee, elected
from among the Indians to act as
an advisory board to the Indian
Affairs Branch in British Colum-
bia on all matters pertaining to
the Indians. -Payment of the
chiefs and councillors of local
bands an honorarium of $500 and
$200 per annum respectively.
WANT RESERVES KEPT

RESERVES — A plea that the
reserve system be retained, but
that the. government assist in
community planning, layout and
provision of recreational facilit-
ies on the reserves.

SEPARATE ACT — Since the
majority of the Indians in B.C.
are entirely different in their
government because of the fact
they have not received treaty
monies, and since one quarter of
all the Indians of Canada reside
in British Columbia, the brief
requests a special Indian Act| to
govern B.C. natives, or if this is
not possible, a separate section
of the present Indian Act per-
taining to B.C. Indians and their
different political structure.

EDUCATION — Since there is
a long waiting list for resident-
ial Indian school entrance in the
Interior, it is asked that approp-
riations for these schools be in-
creased. As Indian education is
alien to a majority of teachers,
we ask higher salaries for in-
structors in Indian schools. In-
stitution of Indian school boards
in the Interior. Program of vo-
cational training be instituted.

HOUSING — An extension of
the revolving loan fund instituted
for Indians to allow its use for

no down hiy

nt with moi

low as $20 or

month.

SEEK FEDERAL VOTE
FEDERAL VOTE — The right
to vote Federally without the loss
of aboriginal rights. The brief
also favors a system of voting
similar to the Maoris of New

Zealand where all the Indians of
Canada would vote for an Indian

| treated.

INDIAN AFFAIRS The
briet asks that Indian superin-
NFORCEMENT — The|tendants be divorced trom their
many grave injustices |administrative duties, and that
occur in cases involving Indians,|their whole efforts be towards
that magistrates do not generally |the education of the Indian in
treat them as the white men are self-government and industrial

It asks that the prosec- training. The brief asks that
utor in trials involving Indians trained personnel in Indian
be not a police officer in court, | Attairs work be given preference
but a lawyer. Also asked for is a/in the Indian Department with a

or Indian representative in parli-|
ament.

system of Indian police for work | special orientation course in sub-
jects relating to Indian work.

on the reserves.

YOUNG LEAD

men are examples of the

future
William Mus-
sell, left, who serves as secretary-treasurer of the

These two youns
leaders of Briti

ty of B

ish Columbia. Leonard Marchand of Vernon is an

agriculture graduate and is now working with the

Range Experimental Farm at Kamloops as ass
ecologist.

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COMMITTE AT SUGAR CANE

Pictured above are members of a new committee on
Indian affairs as they appeared Sunday in Sugar
Cane Reserve hall. From left to right are Chief
Genevieve Mussell, chief of the Chilliwack Skah
Band and first vice-chairman of committee; Oscar
Peters, spokesman of Hope area and chairman of
committee; Henry Castillou, legal advisor of com-
mittee; W. Mussell, jr., secretary-treasurer of com-
mittee; Charles Draney, chief of Deadman’s Creek
Reservation, Savona: William Walkem, spokesman
Spences Bridge area and head of agricultural affairs
on committee; Chief Richard Malloway, chief of the
Sardis Band, and head of Indian arts and crafts on
committee; Chief C. R. Brown, Lytton, and member
of B.C. Special Advisory Committee; Leonard
Marchand, Vernon; George Manual, spokesman of
Central Interior.

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