Al1A4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 7, 1998 MP calls it ethnic nationalism Treaty fails fairnesss test NISGA’A | self-government is government based on etb- nic nationalism, says Skeena MP Mike Scott. Scott says his averriding objection to the treaty now set for ratification is not the land, cash or resources to be handed to the Nisga’a, but its gavernment provisions, . “It’s the self-government package that troubles people. It really is,” Scott says, adding that’s where the treaty breaks from the Canadian sense of fairness and equality. “We don’t unify and iden- tify on the basis of cthnic nationalism,”’ Scott said. “We unify and identify on the basis of civic nation- alism, a belief that we are held together by common principles and beliefs.’” Foremost among those beliefs, Scott says, is equali- ly of slatus in the eyes of the law. “We break with that when we go to this notion that’s incufecated in the Nisga’ a agreement.”* stewart decries land loss STEWART RESIDENTS will tell the provincial government there is opposi- tion in the northwest to the Nisga’a land claims treaty, They’re holding a public meeting Oct. 27 and hope to present a petition to aboriginal affairs minister Dale Lovick. _ “It is simply wrong for him ta say on his trip north recently that he hasn’t heard any opposition,’’ said Stewart resident Mike Clarke last week. “We've got a petition of more than 100 names in- dicating otherwise.’’ Clarke’s also the Stewart representative on the tegional advisory committee set up by the provincial government to seek opinions on the run up to the Nisga’a treaty. He’s upset that there are a number of fee simple sites in the Stewart area going to the Nisga’a despite objec- tions he has raised. “We never had any access to the final document until it was announced as done deal,’? said Clarke last week. Of the fee simple sites, a number are on the Portland Canal at places where Stewart residck. “We've got a petition of more than 100 namics inde places where people go, drop their anchor and open a beer to get away from it all,’’ said Clarke, “Our lifestyle will be af- fected: and we did not have any say in the matter.” Now, with those areas to be part of the Nisga’a treaty, Clarke fears access will be cut off. There are also objections ta a fee simple site at the Meziadin Junction which could become a Nisga’a-run commercial enterprise. “That'll be an unfair com- petitive advantage to the businesses already there,” said Clarke. He and others are also. worried about a fee simple’ site on Meziadin Lake as it takes in salmon habitat, In a Ictter to Lovick, Clarke said the treaty doesn’t take into considera- tion the opinions of Stewart residents, “As this ireaty docs not take any land. away from Terrace and ils residents, ! would be very surprised if there were any opposition,’ Clarke wrote to Lovick, “Terrace and most of the people from that area could not care less how much of Stewart land is . given away,”’ Hunters ‘Tired of getting wet all day, are that non-native residents don’t get a voie in the arca, and all you catch is a cold? that accountability is lack- “These pipe-smoking bearded _ ing, and that jurisdiction in Come in to socialists philosophizing about what Some federal and provincial SLICKERS ought to be have forgotten the fundamen. NPs are permanently hand- tal principles of democracy,” Scott says. “+45 the end in my view and see how we the treaty is going to put the » can keep you dry! Nisga’a people themselves at the hands of their Icader- We have camouflage ae ship without proper tools for raingear fronts turn a blind eye to the damental principles of dem- ensuring democracatic ace iy. 5 inequality to be entrenched ocracy,” Scott says. countability and with ab- te a ly just for you hunters. in the Nispa’a treaty, _ “And as we engage more solutely no recourse if any- |) PAS Gc ay So ti ee ins democratic adventures, we ‘Mazeees wrong,” be ssid. I! SLICKERS Raingear Warehouse first one to stand up and democratic adventures, we Scott sald he could siill decry a two-ticred health weaken our country.”’ support self-government for . A care system,’’ Scott says. 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