Nisga’a developing rules for homeland citizenship NISGA’A WHO live outside the Nass Valley will have to move back to enjoy a full say in what happens once a land claims scttle- mentis signed. Nisga’a = Tribal = ‘Council secretary-ireasurer Ed. Wright says the condition has already been adopted as one of the central points of self government: “If they. want. to. participate in the development of the land’ and territory, they'll have to move into the area,”’ he said. That means, ‘for. instance, all Nisga’a will-be able to vote for Nisga’a government representa- tives but only {hose living in the home territory can hold senior positions, Wright added. “We have looked at other models, where presidents lived in urban areas. We don’t want that with presidents in urban areas running the affairs, disrupting them and having (hem fall apart,’” . said Wright. The tribal council cstimates there are as many as 6,000 Nisga’a, either through blood lines or- through adoption. Approximately one-third of those live in the Nass Valley. The issue of eligibility and en- rolment is one of the areas being covered in land claims negotia- tions between the Nisga’a, the provinclal government and the federal government. Negotiators for. the three parties, who met for talks in Ter- yace last month, said. they are close to coming to agreement on the cligibility and enrolment. Wright said finding all eligible Nisga’a.can be difficult because some people were adopted out at an early age and no longer live in Gold shipped SKYLINE GOLD has made the first shipments of copper. and gold’ concentrate from’ its ° ejuvenated. Johnny Mountain ~ Mine in the Iskut Valley. Company president. hemes shipment is leaving Prince Rupert for Japan while a gold -con-” centrate shipment is off to" easter Canada, . “We hope to keep going until. mid-November and then close’ down until next spring,”’ he said. The company went into the site this spring with 26,000 ‘tons. of ore identified. -Grandison estimates that more than 10,000 tons has already been . Milled hopes (o boost. that figure ‘to’ between 22,000 and. 24,000 tons before closing down this year, ~The ‘concentrate is being flown _ out of the Iskut Valley to the Bob Quinn airstrip beside Hwy37 and then placed on trucks. Grandison said he’s: pleased with the work this year although dhe company isn’t making the kind of. money . it thought it. would. “Profits are part of the plan but : they have proved elusive,” he ‘foe said, , Skyline put ‘the mine in ‘moth- balls ‘in 1990 after ore expecta. |. tions..didn’t prove out and the, | company accumulated a Jorge. & . debt, «. forecast. _“T cartainly hope somehow ¥ we c. 4 can make a profit out of it all,” a he said, . The, company _ is also. dis- al ‘appointed that an exploration pros gram going on this year hasn’t proved. as successful . as first thought, : “Tt. still leaves . us with sufi cient reserves 10 open with next a year: but we: haven't quantified : ‘them yet,” said Grandison. ~~ ‘Also’ planned is a new program to find out more about a previous- “Clie ) Grafidisot ‘Said one -copper-gold Grandison said gold showings ei ce still arent what the company ex-". | pected. although operating costs.) ~ this ‘time have been. lower than the Nass. He and Harry Nyce, another tribal council executive member, said employment and educational opporlunities also lead to the movement away of Nisga’a. They expect some of those people will retum once a settle- ment is signed and economic de- velopment benefils begin to Now from ils contents The number of Nisga’a is also important because it'll be a factor in determining cash payments that will make up a final settle- ment package. 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