Page A12 — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 17, 1990

Need seen for urban —

B.C. native association _ 3

TERRACE — The United
Native Nations (UNN) wants to
revive its northwest locals to
meet the needs of natives living
in urban centres, says the
organization’s president.

‘Ron George said it’s becom-
ing apparent there aren’t going
to be the kinds of services pro-
mised to natives by the federal
government to return to their
home villages.

“The money's not there for
re-instated peaple. It’s not what
everyone envisioned,”’ said
George of the effects of Bill
C-31 which encourages natives
to once again take up member-
stip and residence in their home
villages.

‘He added there was a decline
in UNN membership when Bill
C-31 was brought in five years
ago but that has now changed.

There were 33 people at an
organizational. meeting here
Jan. 10 and 28 people in Prince
Rupert the night before, said
George,

‘There will always be a need
for an organization representing
native people who have
established themselves in cities,
who are non-status or who are
living away from their tribal
areas,”’ George continued.

That need will exist no matter
what kind of land claims set-
tlements are negotiated, he said,

No union

TERRACE — Golden Bear
mine workers have voted 29 to
16 against joining the Tunnel
and Rockworkers Union, a
mine spokesman said last week.

The certification took place
late last week at the mine,
located about 250im west of
Telegraph Creek.

It’s the second such vote to
take place at the mine which is
expected to go into production
this year.

In the meantime, union of-
ficials have recommended ac-
ceptance of a contract at the
Skyline Gold mine in the Iskut
Valley. .

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George saw the UNN acting
in co-operation with various
tribal groups and a continuation
of its role as a political voice for
urban natives,

The UNN in the last while has
begun acting as a contractor for
various government programs
including the Environment
Youth Corps, has been hired as
an employment advisor by
federal crown corporations to
meet employment equity goals
and has set up several other ven-
tures,

One of the latter is a founda-

tion to promote community .

development by soliciting
money from private sources and
a society to help needy children.

George said the UNN is also

Ron George
involved in a plan by native
veterans to travel to Europe to

visit various Second World War
battlefields,

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