_ The Terface Standard, Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - BS

a “ABORIGINAL bands near”
“Terrace are celebrating. .

oe _" important, aécords. struck ~

"this: year. giving them ‘ben-
a efits fron local resources. |
. The.’ mast: significant:
“was * the: Jan. 20 signing .
ceremony: cbetween "the
“Kitselas’and Kitsiimkaluny
‘f° bands’ and-forests niinister
Eos i Mike: dé Tong. | 7
osc + : The ‘deat lets: the: bands.
ve “eit: 800 000: ‘cubic metres -
of timber, over (the next

-o five--yéars, It. also turns

“) over -$2:8- million in. re-’

- * source’ revenue sharing ‘to
othe: twa. -bands.: over the .
‘ ‘same’ period:

ae lum’ leaders Say their peo- --
Bo . ple’-are™ now: working. to-°
“wards: turning the forestry.
»«, agreements into: concrete
~Lactivity:on.the land, gens

a - Grating jobs. for theif peo- .

ployment: for our, péopie,"’
“said .Kitselas. chief coun- -
: cillor. Glenn: ‘Bennett, on
The two: -bands: hope: to -

_: venture; potentially ‘part-
nering with, expérienced :
local: logging contractors, * |
was just. one’ of a sér-.
-cords. struck . ‘by: Victoria’

b ing: “similar: benefits to: the:

 Gitxsany othe “Lax:
: Kw’ alaams and the Haisla.-
Although.” the. ‘deals.

sprang, out of -the:court de: -

“Skeena. Cellulose’ Ss" licenc-.
° ‘es, DeJong. said :the gov. -

 -enmiment decided ‘to. make
> a provincial. policy. -.
Some: people call this

© iP PROBABLY helped

" «that a‘federal election was |
"> just ‘around the corner... ...

But. this spring: iumned ”
git tobe a: good-season for

_ aboriginal: tourism’ -advo-,..

“.)’ bands across. the: northwest
were among. more. than 80:

_ from’ the: federal softwood
Ss industry. telief package. ooo
The biggest néar -here..
was. the .Kitselas* Canyon
~.-/ National”
'- That. project - gets’ more’
"., than’-$415,000 -of the $23°

' million ‘released recently
under ‘the Softwood: Indus- *.
try ‘Community. Economic.:: -
-- Adjustment Initialive. Tt” *
“provides. -aid..to: communi-

dumber | dispute with” the
- US.
The money: Will: Help
_ the Kitselas: with:their’ $1.1
ae million. project: to re-estab-
isha traditional : Kilselas
Millage i inthe canyon, Pn
Its. to. be. a.centre: for
_ tours:'to view : petroglyphs”
and ‘other: evidence: of the’,
“historic use ‘of the canyon’:
area, where the Kitselas:
once controlled the flow of

~"Kitsélas’ and: Kitsumka- ;

" making,”

oe, elsewhere.,

projects: “getting” “grdints'

Historic: Site...

jects. petting - softwood : re-
lief, money-:in- the: north= °
“ties -hit--by. the - softwood. . ae

a ‘cultural ‘

| foreatry deals here pave.
_ way to economic future _

= KITSELAS: CHIEF: councillor Glenn. Bennett looks. ‘on at a January ceremony as:
'Kitselas: hereditary chief Mel Bevan; ‘provincial forests minister Mike de. Jong.
‘and Kitsumkalum chief Alex Bolton. put’ their signatures: to’ documents providing

ey toward: creating - -some, em: the Kilselas and Kitsumnicatiir bands. with access: to local forest: TeSOUICces:.

neremental: ‘treaty

it I do: know it?s, designed

, to get tothe heart ‘of-im=:
‘proving-the. lives’ ‘of ‘people :
“much. more- quickly. than: -.

: has’ happened i in-the, past,”
Yes’ -of ‘similar. timber -ac-’-*

“The.” revenue- ‘sharing

“Toney” is based diva: for-.
Over the past 'year, bring : mula. of - ‘around: "$500 per .:

“year: per: ‘band: “member...

‘De: Jong’: ciédits: north.

a west ‘aboriginal leaders. for:
pioneering: the: deals ‘that
“are now. being: duplicated .
“It. takes cour-.
ee to 2 £0 first fo sit i down

trade’ up. “and dow. «the
‘Skeena. : 2
Wet hope . ‘to “capture.
“the. tich. history. in the can-
- yor! ahd “bé ‘able. to. show--:.”
case it.lo the public,” said
sy ‘Kitselas: chief- councillor
_ Glenn Bennett. '
- dated. projects’ proposéd. bye
~ go lowards. more-trails and

He: “said. the.” ‘afant will

trail: upgrades, ‘constriction.
of three. Jonghouses, and °*
~ the completion’ of an’ infor=

“mation.” centre, ,
shelter and wash: ooms’ that:
Have’ already” been started.
"The. work is to. be. Ssub-.-
ompléte. - and *:

stantially:

“the “histori¢ ‘site : “Open (to.
tourists: .by.. June 2005, as
cil .gets $247,000:to. build - .
|. Wal*Mart extends
re, dock Jand- boat: launch.” |
did washrooms: toform a
‘base for.:tourism- focussed: |
‘businésses.- an
7. ‘Skidegaie ‘pets: ‘more
than “$1.1 million to. cover,”
half the costs of building : «777
the. “Bill. Reid: Teaching: - 5
Centre. and ‘Performance. .

Bennett added.
“Other: First. ‘Nations pro-

west. include:

@ The Nisga’ a “Village
of Gingolx gets. $395,000."
1, help. build a. regional -
tte: featuring. a
- longhouse:-and- ‘Carving ©
~. shed. Total project cost is
$592,500. It’s-‘to create a°
“destination tourism attrac- -
‘tion “featuring” cultural re?
enactments atid: traditional 7

ceremonies.

i Moricetown = “gets.
$163; ‘500. for a centre: ana

de. Jong-said. “1:
“4 “don’t -know:-what yau.call
forge : ‘a new: forestry joint“

picnic:

“and: craft a document that.
First. Nations ‘people’ are :
_comfortable. with,” he- said.
“That leadership has’ ‘really -
emanated ‘from ‘this Patt Of se:
: British Columbia,” -

~ Also. in. the: “works is. a
deal ‘between “the ‘ Gitxsan’.
and. New: ‘Skeéna’ Porest
-"Producté: that would clear”
legal. questions from futisre
: Jogging: by- the * ‘company ‘in .
“There are 470: Kitselas » Git :
:: band’. members: rand’ 600...
‘Kitsumkalunt® ‘band | mem
bers,
- cision-over the -transfer.of.

~prtibang; écolours and abo: if
" sriginal ‘interpreters, ¢. 22].

ME The Gitwangak band”.
“gets $200,000: toward “a. «|!
Gilxsan’: heritage village :
“thal’s.to: be” tourism. and,

culture: ‘attraction, « :
~ Me Gitxsan. Treaty. S50:

ciety: “gets. $50, 000::to: ex-..
: amine = ‘joint. venture ° and.
partnership. Opportunities, in’
the Hazeltons, including
: opportunities. from: the.
2010 Olympics... cae
Ml The’ Gitanmaax band. -
“ine Hazelton. gels. $71,000: |
“'Ksatie., _
campground ‘ta include’ ans

artists’ kiosk. ov on
i Kispiox Band” Cour: T

to. improve: the:

a longtiouse/activity” cene

Space.

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: partners: in ‘planning. ‘and -
management. of ‘the -forest..
‘resources; ‘in: the : “upper

‘ist the company inia‘range: §
“of ways, including talking J
“to New Skeena ‘customers: :
‘and “bolstering, company”
. éfforts lo get. certification
of its products,. wes

comes: on: ‘the |
‘heels. of a deal struck’ ‘gar-"
Tier this -year- ‘hétween the’
. Gitanyow - and: Kitwanga
Lumber’ Ltd., the:new ‘own:’
ers-of New: ‘Skeona’ s Tom- *
-ér Kitwanga mill.”

~The. Jatest ‘agreement.
would make the” Gitxsan :

want, to" ‘work: with the: new.

cae

Skeena areas. :
It would © ‘also: “provide”

--Gitxsan and: other: area. tes- -. 0
Sidents. work: opportunities 2
An‘areas including silvicul- -. "9 & a ;
‘ure; logging, research and, TE

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Gitxsan negotiator La
er.:Derrick says ‘his’ people: -

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‘congratulations to
all First Nations
‘on National .

: Aboriginal Day.

“i The: Masset arca gets .
$500,000: for a. new wharf -:
cas, well as.'$150,000. fora.
: - Jonghouse: for. aboriginal:
“tourism businesses and ate
tractions,

was: rebuilt

~-that.was on the original long : :

"The if shop « carries. ssilver-carved ond pewle r jewelry,
slippers, prints, and dream, atchers; is: Well’ 3

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