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April 2, 1993

Mayor Bellé Morse & Council
District of Maple Ridge

We support tha concepe that Narives have the right to catch “food fish" for use as “food,
societal end ceremonial puxposes.” But wa don't support the grandng of tha right to sell
that food Beh on a communcial basis beeauze to do so represents 4 grave threat to the
conservation of the resource.

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| Morten won't asad a Heence to cut uass, Who's to cay that

of Idetorle native culture .. meas wed to build lodges,

sion the same principle that was applied im the case of the

fond fish” frome baing eoplled fm te ease of our forests?

ca would allow Netives to have open access to ali forests for

mondial purposes", No rieteletion applies 09 the commercial enle of food

fic under thie some thorefore it would aoe apply to cha commercial sale of
timber ... or widiit:, o¢ aalmacele, o eny other natural macacce, The same dynamic that
anrmecans of Ralf a efliion Salmon frean the Prascr River lace summer, will be

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