~: Land claims..cont'a fr. pg.4 handle all financial compensation involved in a settlement. It’s the uncertainty of what the final cost of settling would be to B.C. that is keeping the province clear of the negotiating table. The Nisga’a Tribal Council has pioneered in the legal territory of land claims. Frank Calder, the Nisga’a who took the question to the Supreme Court in 1973, out- lined the Nisga’a aspirations for a land settlement. "We want to bring the Nisga’a people, land and resources into (Canada)... we seek ‘to define the relationship between the Nisga’a and the federal and provincial governments. We want to provide an economic basis for Nisga’a survival, we want to be a part of Canada. We want to pre- .serve and enhance our self-deter- mination, our cultural survival, and ensure our future. We want com- pensation for being left out of resource development. We want a land settlement to be entrenched in the constitution." Speaking to concerns of people who are fearful of being dispos- sessed by a land settlement, Calder stated: "We know how it feels to be left out and not fairly treated. We're certainly not going to do that to our fellow British Colum- bians.” The theme of being left out of the economic and decision-making " processes ran through all the native leaders’ speeches. Another theme indicated. that the legendary patience of native people with the slow process of negotiation may finally be coming to an end. Gerald Amos, chief councillor for the Haisla of Kitamaat, sent a blistering letter to the meeting. Amos was in Prince George with Fee waiver granted Terrace council has granted a waiver of arena rental fees for the Choices Program’s annual Christ- mas dance to be held Dec. 15. The Choices Program is run by Terrace . and : District Community Services for handicapped residents. Bogus invoices B.C. 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Kitselas chief Mel Bevan addressed the current situation in the Terrace "We all know a settlement is a long way off. (The Tsimshian claim, in which the Kitselas Band is involved, was accepted by the federal government in 1987). The issue is, what do we do in the meantime. We're all here to stay. "In the early 1900’s there was a frontier mentality, people came here to make money and go back home. Some of the government’s actions were based on that mental- ity — “take what you can, and move on" — and we’re left to deal with that. We have to work together now, make the negoti- ations smoother, with less fear and more understanding. "In the past native people have always. been excluded, our plans always blocked... We want a for- mal process so that we profit from our resources, and you profit too. By beginning the process of under- standing: now, we can erode the fear." The courts, the judges, the lawyers, and a man named Sparrow r * 4 ¥ Terrace Review — Wednesday, July 4, 1990 5 Bolton honoured At least a‘part of the contribution made to our community by Kit- sumkalum chief councillor Cliff Bolton was recognized by Terrace council last week. A _ special presentation noted his four years of dedicated service to the Tourism Economic Advisory Commission (TEAC). The commission is a group of volunteers who examine matters related to tourism and economic development and offer recommendations to council. Mayor Jack Talstra described Bolton’s TEAC contribution as "broadening our thinking to include the Native population". The work done by Bolton and the Kitsumkalum Band Council have done more to develop current-day he social and economic ties between ~ Vie a pee). “| the white and Native communities CLIFF BOLTON is honoured for his four years with TEAC. in our area than any other single factor. RESTORE THOSE PRECIOUS I IMAGES! 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