By VIC PARSONS WHITEHORSE, Yukon (CP) — The basis for a Yukon native land claims agreement could be worked .out within eight months if the federal government would get its bargalning act together, saya the Council for Yukon Indians. But the major hurdle is a call by leaders of the territory’s 6,-000 native people for constitutlonal guarantees, along with money and land, as part. of the settlement. Without an agreement, the. Indlan council has yowed to fight both pipeline con- - struction and a move by the Yukon toward provincial status, What the council wants isa guarantee in the constitution of the traditional native way of life in the North, including 8 clear definition of Indian rights, acceptance of marriage and adoption traditions, and contre] over * " education, health and social Bervices. Ié an agreement is not reached, council leaders bay they will take legal-action to halt contruction of the planned natural gas pipeline which is to parallel the Alaska Highway. The same companies involved also have an application before the National Energy Board to build asimilar oil pipeline, “The research ia done, Harry Allen, conunell chairman, said in an terview. “If we can get a policy from cabinet and if a mandate is given to the chief federal negotlator (Maurice Aked) we could outline the principala within eight months and the details could be ironed out later.” Dave Porter, the council's vice-chairman, says if land and money were the only problems, the dispute would ve been ‘settled long ago. “We don’t want to see just another province created in- without guarantees. that’s the large stumbling block." ' Porter and Allen say the lack a 0 rane of con stitutiona » especially in regard to hunting and fishing, was a failing in the much-touted Alaska land * ‘settlement reached before conatruction of the Alyeska | pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to. Valdez, Many of the ,Yukon Indians have, relatives in Alaska. The two Indian leaders sa: they are unhapp wit recent action by_t! - Ee federal government and Jake Epp, minister of Indian and northern affairs, especially with Jast week's move to give more authority to the territorial government and legislative ‘assembly, a move regarded as a big step ~ toward provincial status for the Yukon. “Epp had promised con- sultation,” says Porter. “Yet he never consulted wih us at The move also brought the new resignation of commissioner The Herald, Monday, fone Christensen, who Porter says did much to improve native and non- native relations in her 10 months In office, Epp wanted Mrs.. Christlensen to satay on as a federal Intermediary between the territory and the Indians, Yukon government leader Chris Pearson said last week in the assembly that it was “beyond his com- prehension” that provincial status would be obtained October 15, 1979, Page 7? Early native land claims deal possible before a land claims set- tlement. 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